Eh? Did you say what?
Here are some more everyday Naija pronunciations of English words, in continuation of the first article on the subject :
- Paparazzi – Kpakparazee
- Status – startoose
- Birthday – bard-day
- Arsenal – Asunal
- Engine – In-gin
- Calcium – Kal-shoom
- Trouser – trawzis or trawza
- text – tecks
- straight – streth
- Mathematics – matimatis
- Pounds Sterling – pounce starling
- Quaker oats – Coker oat
- Tax – tass
- Guava – gover
- Alsatian – Police Dog
Ha ha. We really should take a foreigner and teach them how to pronounce words the way we uniquely do. Anyway enjoy this scene from Mickey Blue Eyes, a Hugh Grant movie where he tries to learn how to feign an Italian mobster’s accent to save his relationship.
Coker oat lmao. I did not know that was Quaker Oats/Oatmeal for the longest time.
Statoose brings back memories of being asked ‘do you know who I am? I will show you!’…
Here’s a few other classics
Bathe=Baff
Peaugot-Pijo
Motor=Moto
And my personal Fave, Gucci=Gussi, Goosee (Jury is still out on the spelling sef..LOL)
Nice work
@ Tunmi – ah, thats what I used to call it b4 and had always know it as
@ Ohj – Lol. As if you know.. that is always the next line “Do you know who I am?”
@ Mina Kalu – Lol @ Baff (bathe). That one is so on point.
Keep em coming lads (and lasses)
I wanna admit that this is very helpful, Thanks for taking your time to write this.
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