CENTRAL IGBO

(Anambra)

IGBO and English

Sentences

 1a

Ụtụtụ Ọma

Good morning

 Nna m, Ụtụtụ Ọma

My Father, Good

morning

 1b

Ezigbo Ụtụtụ 

Good Morning

Nne m na Nna m, 

Ezigbo Ụtụtụ

My Mother and father, 

Good Morning

2a

Ehihe Ọma

Efife Ọma

Good Afternoon

Ndi banyị, Ehihe Ọma

Ndi banyị, Efife Ọma

Our People,

Good Afternoon

2b

Ezigbo Ehihe 

Ezigbo Efife 

Good Afternoon

Ndi banyị, Ezigbo ehihe

Ndi banyị, Ezigbo efife

Our People,

Good Afternoon 

3a

Anyasị Ọma

Mgbede Ọma

Good Evening

 Ndi banyị, Anyasi ọma                                                         

Ndi banyị, Mgbede Ọma

Our People,

Good Evening

3b

Abalị Ọma

Uchichi Ọma

Good Night

 Ndi banyị, Abalị Ọma

Ndi banyị, Uchichi Ọma

Our People,

Good Night

 4

Ka Chi bọọ

Ka Chi foo

 Good night

Nne m na Nna m,

ka chi bọọ

Nne m na Nna m

Ka Chi foo

My Mother and father,  

Good night 

5

Nnọọ

Ịbịa

 Welcome

 Nde banyị nnọọ nụ

Our people welcome

Nde banyị, Unu abịa

Our people, You are

Welcome

 6

Ekele

 Ekene

Greetings 

 Ekele Diri gị (singular)

Ekene Dili gị (singular)

Greetings to you

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Ekele Diri unu (plural)

Ekene Dili unu (plural)

Greetings to you all

 7

Ikwe n'aka

 Hand Shake

Anyị na-ekwe n'aka

We are shaking hands

8

Udo 

Udo 

Peace 

Udo diri gi

Udo dili gị

Peace  be with you

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Udo diri unu

Udo dili unu

Peace  be with you all

 9

Gozie (Ngozi)

Gozie (Ngozi)

 Bless 

Ka Chineke gozie gị

Ka Chineke gozie gị

May God bless you

10

Chebe

Chebe

Protect

Ka Chineke chebe gi

May God protect you

(singular)

Ka Chineke chebe unu

May God protect you all (plural)

11

Gịnị?

What?

11a

 Gịnị bụ aha gị?

Gịnị bụ afa gị?

 What is your name?

(Vocabulary Key)

Aha= Name

 Afa= Name

   Ọzịza

Responses

 Aha m bụ Uchechi 

 Afa m bụ Uchechi

 My name is Uchechi

12

Kedụ

How?

Kedu ka Ị dị?

How are you?

Kedu? for short

 Responses for Kedu below:

  A dị m nma 

I am fine

Ọ dị nma

It is fine

13

Kedu?

What?

14

Kedu ihe Ị na-eme?

Kedu ife Ị na-eme?

 What do you do?

 => AZỊZA

RESPONSES

 A bụ m nwa akwụkwo

 I am a student

 A bụ m onye ọrụ bekee

A bụ m onye ọlụ oyibo

I am a white collar worker

 15

Kedu maka Nne gī

na Nna gị?

 What about your mother

and father?

(How about your parents?)

 => AZỊZA

                  RESPONSES

 Nne m na

Nna m dị nma

 My mother and my

father are fine

 Kedụ maka ọrụ gị?

 Kedụ maka ọlụ gị?

 How is your work?

 => AZỊZA

                        RESPONSES:

 Orụ m dị nma

Ọlụ m na-aga ọfụma

 My work is

progressing  well

My Work(job) is good

16

Kedụ maka ulọ

akwụkwọ gị?

Kedụ maka unọ

akwụkwọ gị?

 How is your

Schooling?

 => AZỊZA

             Responses:

 Ụlọ Akwụkwọ m

na-aga nke ọma

 Ụnọ Akwụkwọ m

na-aga ọfụma

 My schooling is

progressing well

17

Ebe ole?

 Ebe one?

Where?

18

Ebe ole ka ulọ orụ gị dị?

Ebe one ka unọ olụ gị dị?

Where is your

Office(work)  located? 

 => AZỊZA

               Responses:

 Ụlọ orụ m dị na Atlanta

 Ụnọ olụ m dị na Atlanta

My  work is in Atlanta 

19

Ebe ole ka Ị na-aga

Akwụkwọ?

Ebe one ka Ị na-eje

Akwụkwọ?

 Where do you go

to school?

 => AZỊZA

Response

 A na m aga akwụkwọ

na Mahadum

dị na Nuyọk

A na m eje akwụkwọ

na Mahadum

dị na Nuyọk

 I attend a University

in New York

(Vocabulary Key)

Mahadum= University

 20

Ndewo

 Imeela

 Daalụ

 Imego

 Thank you or

Greetings/Thank you

 21

Ka emesịa

 Goodbye

Nde banyị, ka emesịa

Our People, Goodbye

 22

Ote kwaala

Otego  kwanụ

Long time no see

23

Anya m huru gi egbula m

Anya m fụlụ gị egbuna m

Anya m ji fụ gị egbuna m

Nice Seeing you

24

Biko

 Biko

Please

 25

Eeh

Eeyi

Iye

Yes

 26

Mba

 No

 27

Nke Ole?

Nke one?

  Which one?

Nke ole ka Ị chọrọ?

Nke one ka Ị cholu

Which one do you want?

 28

Ego ole?

Ego one?

 How much?

 29

Ego ole ka Ị zụrụ ya?

Ego one ka Ị golu ya?

 How much did you

pay for it?

30

Ọ dị anya?

 O tera anya?

O telụ anya?

 Is it far?

How far?

 31

Onye?

Who?

Onye ka Ị bụ?

Who are you?

 => AZỊZA

Response:

 32

A bụ m onye Igbo

A bụ m nwoke Igbo

A bụ m nwanyị Igbo

 I am an Igbo person

I am an Igbo man

I am an Igbo woman