Socializing Words/Pictures

Igbo & English

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Maka gịnị?

  Whȳ 

Maka gịnị ka iji chọọ

ka-anyi bido

ibụ enyị nwoke na

enyị nwanyị

 Why do you like us to

start dating?

 16

 Nmasi

 Like

Nnenna, imasiri m

nke ukwu

Nnenna, imasili m

rie nne

Nnenna, I like you

17

    Mara nma

 malu nma

Beautiful

  Ị bụ nwaanyị mara nma

  You are a beautiful lady 

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Omalicha

 Dazzling beauty

 I bu omalicha nwaanyi

{

 You are a dazzling

beauty

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      Nma nwoke

      Handsome

I bu nwoke mara nma

You are a handsome

man

20

 Daalu

    Thanks

Daalụ, maka ihe ichere

gbasara m

Dalu maka ife ichelu

gbasalu m

Thanks, for how you

think about me.

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        Eeh

       Yes

Eeh, ka anyi gbalia

Eeh, ka anyi gbania

Eeh ka anyị nwaa

Yes, let’s give it a shot

(let’s try it and see)

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 Mba

  No

 Mba, nyetu m nwa oge

 Mba, nyetu m obele oge

  No, give me more time

23

Jiri nwayọ

 jili nwayọ

Take it easy

 Ka anyị jiri nwayọ

 Ka anyị jili nwayọ

 Let's take it easy

 24

 Ịchị ọchị

Imu amụ

 To laugh

  Ị na-eme m ka m chịa ọchị

 I na-eme m ka m mụo amụ

You make  laugh

25

 Ikpa amụ

 To crack to  laugh

I na-akpa m amụ

You crack me to  laugh

26

 Ime obi ọma

To make  happy

 I na-eme m obi oma

I na-eme m obi ọma

You make me happy

27

Iga legharia anya

Ije  neghalia anya

  Going for a walk

 A chọrọ m ka anyi

ga legharia anya

A chọlu m ka anyi jee

neghalia anya

I want us to go

for  a walk

28

Iga muvi

 Ije muvi

Going to movies

 Bia, ka anyi gag muvi

 Bia, ka anyi jee muvi

 Come, let us go to

the movies

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Ite egwu

 Igba egwu

 Dancing

Ka mụ na gị gaa tee egwu

 Ka mụ na gị jee gbaa egwu

Let both of us go

out dancing or

Let you and I go

out dancing