shade
shade is Ga for “luck; lucky”.
shade in a sentence
Mi: Ojogbaŋŋ, shade kpakpa. Ha ni ma le nɔ ni tsɔne saalɔ lɛ kɛɛ.
“Me: Well, good luck. Let me know what the mechanic says.”
Shi amrɔ nɛɛ, amɛ fiteee too loo lɛ ni mi kɛ wo naakpɛɛ nii gbɛ nɔ loo shade kpakpa kɛkɛ.
“By the way, they did not screw up the rack of lamb, and I attribute that to divine intervention or just plain dumb luck.”
Ebɔ ajwamaŋ shi eye shade bɔni afee ni eyi aná wala.
“She poisoned herself but luckily enough she survived.”
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