Here, let's briefly talk about the meaning of one of the popular terms shakara in pidgin English, we'll also through more light on it pronoun cation and usage.
In Nigerian Pidgin English, shakara refers to showing off, being proud of something or yourself, or acting overly confident in a playful way, Praising oneself or doing something to impress others or Claiming to be whom your not. There are what shakara implies in English.
She dey do shakara because she fine."
(She’s showing off because she’s beautiful.)
"No dey do shakara for me.
(Don’t act proud with me.)
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Example and usage of shakara in communication
Here are 5 examples of how shakara is used in Nigerian Pidgin:
1. "That guy too like shakara, him no go gree hear word."
(That guy likes showing off too much; he won’t listen to advice.)
2. "No dey do shakara, abeg come chop your food."
(Stop showing off, please come and eat your food.)
3. "She wear fine dress today, she just dey do shakara for road."
(She’s wearing a beautiful dress today, just showing off on the street.)
4. "Your shakara no go help you for this exam o."
(Your pride won’t help you in this exam.)
5. "The car fine, but why you dey do shakara like say na you get am?"
(The car is nice, but why are you showing off as if it’s yours?)
How to pronounce it
This is how to pronounce the word correctly.
Sha-ka-ra:
Sha sounds like the sha in shark.
Ka is pronounced like car.
Ra is pronounced like rah (with a soft "r" sound).
So, it sounds like: SHAH-kah-rah. The first syllable carries the emphatic stress.
