Igbo /English

Igbo and English Sentences

   1

 Ụlọ Ọrụ

Ụnọ Ọlụ

Office

Ụlọ Ọrụ m di na Nụyọk

Ụnọ Ọlụ m di na Nụyọk

My office is in New York

 2

Onye Ọrụ

Onye Ọlụ

  A worker

 Ndi Ọrụ

Ndi  Ọlụ

Workers

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Note "ndi" that conotes

plural

A na m aga ọrụ.

Ejeko m Ọlụ

I am going to work

 Anyị na-aga Ọrụ

 Anyị na-eje Ọlụ

We are going to work

Note: "anyi" means "we"

 3

Onye Isi ụlọ ọrụ

Onye Isi ụnọ ọlụ

Supervisor

Onye isi ụlọ ọru m  bụ nwoke

Onye isi ụnọ olụ m bụ nwoke

My supervisor at work is a man

Onye isi ụlọ ọru anyị  bụ nwoke

 Onye isi ụnọ olụ anyị bụ nwoke

 Our supervisor at work is a man

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 Note "anyi" = "we"

4 

Onye Ode Akwụkwọ

 Onye Ode Akwụkwọ

 Secretary

 Onye na-aza fonu

Receptionist

Onye ode akwụkwọ n'ụlọ

ọrụ  m bụ ṅwaanyị

 Onye ode akwụkwọ n'ụnọ

ọlụ m bụ ṅwaanyị

My secretary at work is a female/lady 

 Enyi m nwaanyị bu Onye na-aza fonu

 Ọyi  m nwaanyị bu One na-aza fonu

My girl friend is a Receptionist

5

Ụlọ nri

Ụnọ nni

Cafeteria

Anyị nwere ụlọ nri n’ụlọ ọrụ anyi

Anyị nwelu ụnọ nni n'ụnọ

ọlụ  anyị

We have a Cafeteria in our work(office)

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Ụlọ Nzukọ

Ụnọ Nzuko

Conference Room

A nọ m n’ụlọ nzuko

A nọ m n’ụnọ nzukọ

I am in the Conference room

 7

Kabineti

 Kabineti

 Cabinets

Anyị nwere kabineti

n'ụlọ ọrụ anyị

Anyi nwelu Kabineti

n'ụnọ ọlụ anyị

We have cabinets at work

 8

Okpokoro

Okpokolo

Tabụlụ

Table

Anyị nwere okpokoro n'ụlọ ọrụ anyị

 Anyị nwere okpokoro n'ụlọ ọrụ anyị

Anyị nwelu okpokolo

n'ụnọ olụ anyị

Anyị nwere Tabụlụ n’ụlọ ọrụ anyi

 We have a Table in

our office(at work)

 9

Oche

Oche

 Chair

Anyị nwere oche n’ụlọ ọrụ anyị

Anyị nwelu oche n’ụnọ ọlụ anyị

We have chairs at work

10

Ebe a na-anyụ mamịrị

Ebe a na-anyụ amịlị

Restroom/Toilet

Bathroom/Restroom

Anyị nwere ebe a

na-anyụ mmamiri

 Anyị nwelu ebe a na-anyụ amịlị

We have a Bathroom or  We have a Restroom or

We have a toilet

11

Ebe a na-egwu egwu

Ebe a na-egwuli egwu

Gym or Recreational Center

Anyị nwere ebe a na-egwu egwu

Anyị nwelu ebe ana-egwuli egwu

We have a Gym or a Recreational Center

12

Telefonu

 Igwe eji ekwu okwu

Telephone

Ihe a bụ telefonu

ụlọ ọrụ  anyị

Ife a bụ telefonu ụnọ ọlụ anyị

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Ihe a bụ igwe eji ekwu okwu

n’ụlọ ọrụ  anyị

Ife a bu igwe eji ekwu okwu

n'ụnọ ọlụ  anyị

This is our  Telephone at work

13

Akwụkwọ

Akwụkwọ

  Books

Anyị nwere akwụkwọ ọgụgụ n’ụlọ ọrụ anyị

  Anyị nwelu akwụkwọ ọgụgụ n’ụnọ ọlụ anyị

We have books for reading at work

14

Mkpịsị Akwụkwọ

Mkpịsị Akwụkwọ

Pens

Ihe ndia a bụ mkpịsị akwụkwọ

  Ife ndi a  bụ mkpịsị akwụkwọ

These are pens

15

Pensụlụ

Pensụlụ

  Pencils

Ihe ndi a bụ  pensụlụ

Ife ndi a bụ  pensụlụ

These are pencils

16

Kopị manshin

  Kopị manshin

Copy Machine

Ihe a bụ kọpị manshịnị anyị

Ife a bụ kọpị manshịnị anyị

This is our copy machine

17

kọmputa

kọmputa

Computer

Ihe a bụ Kọmputa anyị

Ife a bụ Kọmputa anyị

This is our Computer

18

Printa

Printa

Printer

Ihe a bu Printa ọhụọ

 Ife a bụ Printa ofụọ

This is a new Printer

ọhụọ = new

ọfụọ = new

19

Igwe eji ede ihe

Igwe eji ede ife

Type Writer

Ihe a bụ Igwe eji ede ihe

Ife a bu Igwe eji ede ife

This is a type writer

20

Ichọ ọrụ

 Ichọ ọlụ

 Looking for a job/Job Hunting

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ịcho = to look for

 ọrụ/ọlụ = work

 Looking for a job

Job hunting

A na m acho ọrụ

A na m acho ọlụ

I am looking for a job/work

I am  job hunting

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 Nwanne m nwoke na-achọ ọrụ

Nwanne m nwoke na-achọ ọlụ

My brother is looking for work

My brother is job hunting

21

 Ego

Ego

Money

 Ego di mkpa

  Money is important

Biko, nye m ego

Biko, nyetunụ  m ego

Please, give me money

22

Ụgwọ ọnwa

Ụgwọ ọnwa

  Monthly salary

Biko, kwụọ m ụgwọ ọnwa m

Biko, kwụkene  m ụgwọ ọnwa m

 Please,  pay me my monthly salary

23

Ụlọ Ego

Ụnọ Ego

 Ụlọ Akụ

Ụnọ Akụ

 Bank

A na m etinye ego m n’ụlọ ego

A na m edebe ego m n’ụlọ ego

I deposit my money  in the bank

I put my money in the bank

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Akpa ọrụ

Akpa ọlụ

Brief case

Biko, bunye m  akpa ọrụ m

Biko bunyekene  m akpa ọlụ m                                         

Please give me my brief case

Please hand me over my brief case