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Ihi ụra

Iralụ ụla

To Sleep

A na m ehi ụra

A na m aralụ ụla

I am  Sleeping

Ite n’ura

Itete  n’ula

Waking up

E tela m n’ụra

E tego m n’ụla

I am awake from sleep

 Ikpe Ekpere

Ikpe Ekpele

 To pray

A na m ekpe ekpere

A na m ekpe ekpele

I am praying

Isa eze

Brushing teeth

A na m asa eze

I am brushing my teeth

Isa ahu

Isa arụ

Taking a shower

 A na m asa ahụ

A na m asa arụ

I am taking a shower

Isi nri

Isi nni

To cook

Nne m na-esi nri

Nne m na-esi nni

My mother is  cooking

Iri nri

Ili nni

To eat

Biko, A chọrọ m iri nri

Biko, A chọlụ m ili nni

Please, I want to eat

 Ijikere

Ikwado

To get ready or

To prepare

A na m ejikere

A na m akwado

I am getting  ready or

Getting prepared

Iga ọrụ

Ije ọlụ

Going To Work

Nna m na-aga ọrụ

My father is going to work

Nne m na-eje ọlụ

My mother is going To Work

I ga akwukwo

I je  akwụkwọ

Going to school

A na m aga akwukwo

A na m eje akwụkwọ

I am going to school

Ịgụ akwụkwọ

Reading a book

A na m agụ akwụkwọ

I am reading a book 

Igwu egwu

Playing

A na m egwu egwu

I am Playing

Igwu mmiri

Igwu mmili

Swimming

A na m egwu mmiri

A na m egwu mmili

I am Swimming

Ipụ n'ezi

Ipụ n'ilo

Going outside

A chọrọ m Ipụ n'ezi

A chọlụ m Ipụ n'ilo

I want to go outside

Igba bọolụ

Playing ball

A na m agba bọọlụ

I am Playing ball

 Igba ọsọ

To Run

 A na m agba ọsọ

I am running

Ite Egwu 

Igba Egwu 

To Dance

 Anyi na-ete egwu 

Anyi na-agba egwu 

 We are dancing

Ichi Ọchị 

To Laugh

 A na m achị ọchị 

I am lauging

Ikwa Akwa 

 Ibe Akwa 

To Cry

 Nwantakiri na-akwa  Akwa 

Nwantakiii na-ebe  Akwa 

The baby is Crying