![]() If someone says you are giving them pressure it can only mean these two things: You're giving them life! As in that outfit or waist beads is giving them pressure, which would mean that they are loving it! Or simply that you are disturbing their peace of mind. So maybe the person was saying something like I love Ghanaian pidgin :) and then you of course being ignorant assumed he meant ‘pigeon. ![]() It simply means that you're not an easily accessible person from your the way you look to your status. I believe you mean ‘pidgin which is a kind of colloquial English which is mostly spoken by the youth in the country. Over 5 million people speak Ghanaian Pidgin English.It is influenced by indigenous language as a way to express solidarity however there is stigma attached. If someone calls you hot cake, then trust me that you're highly respected. If we are supposed to translate it then we would say OH DEAR! HOT CAKE With women we tend to use madam instead and its a sarcastic way of saying boss.ĪSEM OO Asem ooo, this is often used when during a conversation we are talking about drama, or problems. MASSA Massa is another interesting one that often comes before a sentence that won't make you very happy lol. It's often used to greet friends, to call someone's attention in a conversation or simply as a filler word. CHALE! Who on earth doesn't know CHALE?! If you're Ghanaian, or you have Ghanaian friends then it's impossible that you've never heard this word before. Let us know what you think about this list by leaving your comment below! APUU:Īpuu is very expressive and it simply means HELL NO! You don't really use it with elderly people. ![]() That's why we've decided to create the most comprehensive list of Ghanaian words that actually get used. ![]() Ghanaians switch between reading English and speaking indigenous. Many people find it difficult to speak or write the Ghanaian Pidgin English language. SPEAK PIDGIN is a Ghanaian pidgin language handbook which translates some commonly used pidgin phrases and words into English Language. Consider the sample of Ghanaian Pidgin that Magnus Huber provides in Ghanaian Pidgin. ![]()
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