Link Exchange...What's Up! GeoCities Ain't Wack! Some Igbo Phrases (Bold letters have a `·' underneath them) Nne m zuru azu—My mother bought some fish Ala Igbo di mma—Igbo Land is good Ufodu anyi bi ofesi—Some of us live abroad Nnaemeka na-asu Igbo—Nnaemeka speaks Igbo Nna m nwere onyonyo—My father has television Adaeze bu nwata akwukwo—Adaeze is a school girl Ndi mmadu choro asusu Igbo—People need Igbo Language Ukwa di m mma—I like bread-fruit Ugba masiri ndi Igbo—Igbo people like oil-bee Kelechi na Abumchi na-achi—Kelechi gets along with Abumchi Amerika mepere emepe—America is advanced Achicha bu nri—Bread is food Amanze nwere agba—Amanze has some paints Ha ritere chaachaa—They won gambling Soro etum—Beware of virus Ka chi foo, Daniel—Good night, Daniel (this is as good as it gets...the highest honor possible in Igbo Land) Nje no ebe nile—Bacteria are everywhere Agwa oma di mma—Good behavior is good Agwa mara nwa m—My child has fever Nne m mere Ogiri—My mum made some soup flavor Obi na-eje akwukwo—Obi goes to school Chizoma na-aga akwukwo—Chizoma is going to school Aha m bu Chike—My name is Chike Dirhem na-eje ulo-akwukwo i nya moto—Dirhem goes to riding school O na so Gide uso i nya moto na-ubochi Wednesday—Gide likes to drive on Wednesdays Ubulum nwu nyha—My brain died yesterday Nne na Nna m nyelum afa; Wa ewere ike ichoputa ezigbo—My parents never named me; they couldn't come up with a good enough name for me Bia! I ma na a fulum ya!—Man! I couldn't even see her! I ga mu nwata echi—You're having child tomorrow Last Update: 6/2/1997 Back to Learning Igbo Back to the main page
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Nne m zuru azu—My mother bought some fish Ala Igbo di mma—Igbo Land is good Ufodu anyi bi ofesi—Some of us live abroad Nnaemeka na-asu Igbo—Nnaemeka speaks Igbo Nna m nwere onyonyo—My father has television Adaeze bu nwata akwukwo—Adaeze is a school girl Ndi mmadu choro asusu Igbo—People need Igbo Language Ukwa di m mma—I like bread-fruit Ugba masiri ndi Igbo—Igbo people like oil-bee Kelechi na Abumchi na-achi—Kelechi gets along with Abumchi Amerika mepere emepe—America is advanced Achicha bu nri—Bread is food Amanze nwere agba—Amanze has some paints Ha ritere chaachaa—They won gambling Soro etum—Beware of virus Ka chi foo, Daniel—Good night, Daniel (this is as good as it gets...the highest honor possible in Igbo Land) Nje no ebe nile—Bacteria are everywhere Agwa oma di mma—Good behavior is good Agwa mara nwa m—My child has fever Nne m mere Ogiri—My mum made some soup flavor Obi na-eje akwukwo—Obi goes to school Chizoma na-aga akwukwo—Chizoma is going to school Aha m bu Chike—My name is Chike Dirhem na-eje ulo-akwukwo i nya moto—Dirhem goes to riding school O na so Gide uso i nya moto na-ubochi Wednesday—Gide likes to drive on Wednesdays Ubulum nwu nyha—My brain died yesterday Nne na Nna m nyelum afa; Wa ewere ike ichoputa ezigbo—My parents never named me; they couldn't come up with a good enough name for me Bia! I ma na a fulum ya!—Man! I couldn't even see her! I ga mu nwata echi—You're having child tomorrow
Last Update: 6/2/1997
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