This selection of Pidgin words and phrases comes from a number of sources, including Pidgin English Sing-Song, published in London in 1892, and All About Shanghai, published in Shanghai in the 1930s. Pidgin was also used in the Pacific Islands and particularly in New Guinea, where it is still spoken.

Pidgin Lexicon All-plopa - quite right blong - is, are, belong to, etc. Bottom-side -- downstairs Bym-bye - later Can do Can you do, or Yes, I can do it. Catchee - Have, get, bring, e.g. "My look-see one piecee man.catchee chow-chow' - I saw a man eating. Chit - note, letter, sometimes IOU, e.g."bar chit" Chop - stamp, inscription, carved seal Chop - chop-chop, quickly Chow-chow - food, to eat Cumshaw - gratuity, sometimes a present Dlinkee, to drink Finishee - completed, done, finished Girley - girl Godown - warehouse Hab, have Hab got - is, there is, has How fashion? - what for? why? What is the meaning? Inkeli - English Joss-house - temple, church Joss-house man - clergyman Joss-pidgin - religion Largee, largey, largo - much, great Likee - to like Look-see - look, appear like, see Makee - make, do, cause, become Maskee - never mind Melican - American More betta - better Muchee - very, sometimes muchee-muchee My - my, me, I, sometimes we, our, ours Naifoo - knife Nightey - night No can - not good, I cannot, impossible No can do? - Can you not? Number one - very good Olo - old One piecee, a, an, one Pay - to give, bring, deliver, transfer Plenty - much, very, very much Plopa - proper, good, right, correct, nice Savvy - know, understand Shroff - dealer in money Side - place, country Smellum-water - perfume, cologne Solly - sorry Talpan - boss, important foreign businessman Talkee - tell, say, inform, ask This side - here Tiffin - lunch Tinkee - think Too muchee - very, excessive Topside - upstairs, on top waifo - wife Walkee - to go Wantchee - to want What for? - why? What fashion no can? Why not? What-side - where?