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on dit quoi ?
🇨🇮 French slang from West Africa
What does “on dit quoi ?” mean?
what's up?
Example
“On dit quoi, mon frère ?”
What's up, bro?
Good to know
Common greeting in Ivory Coast, Cameroon and elsewhere in francophone Africa.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
👋 Hellos
The textbook way to say it: Comment ça va ?
Heard in a conversation
A wedding in Yopougon
Kouamé Mariam, on dit quoi ? Tu es prête pour le mariage de Didier ?
Mariam, what's up? Are you ready for Didier's wedding?
Mariam Y'a fohi ! Ma robe en pagne est prête, je vais m'enjailler jusqu'au matin.
No problem! My wax-print dress is ready, I'm going to party till morning.
👋 How other countries say “hi! / what's up?”
- 🇫🇷 weshFrance · Street register; with anyone, just 'salut'.
- 🇨🇦 allôQuébec · In Québec it's hi in person too, not only on the phone.
More from West Africa
- bonne arrivéewelcome! (to someone who just arrived)
- on est làwe're here, getting by (the reply to how are you)
- bon couragekeep going! (greeting someone at work)
- ça dit quoi ?what's up?
- s'enjaillerto have fun, party
- gaounaive person, sucker
- môgôguy, dude
- bramôgôbuddy, close friend
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