CENTRAL IGBO

(Anambra)

IGBO and English

Sentences

15

Kedu ka Ị dị?

How are you?

Kedu? for short

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Response:

A dị m nma  

I am fine

Response:

Ọdị nma

It is fine

17

Kedu?

What?

What?

18

Kedu ihe Ị na-eme?

Kedu ife Ị na-eme?

What do you do?

Response:

A bụ m nwa akwụkwo

I am a student

Responses:

A bụ m onye ọrụ bekee

A bụ m onye ọlụ oyibo

I am a white collar worker

19

Kedu maka Nne gī na Nna gị?

How are your parents?

Responses

Nne m na Nna m dị nma

My mother and my father are fine

20

Ebe ole ka Ụlọ Ọrụ gị dị?

Ebe one ka Ụnọ Ọlụ gị dị?

Where is your Office

(work) located?

 Response:

Ụlọ Ọrụ m dị na Atlanta

Ụnọ Ọlụ m dị na Atlanta

My  work is in Atlanta

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Kedụ maka ọrụ gị?

Kedụ maka ọlụ gị?

How is your work?

Response: 

Orụ m dị nma

Ọlụ na-aga ọfụma

My work is progressing  well

My Work(job) is good

22

Ebe ole ka Ị na-aga Akwụkwọ?

Ebe one ka Ị na-eje Akwụkwọ?

Where do you go to school?

Responses:

A na m aga akwụkwọ na Ahamadum

dị na Nuyọk

 A na m eje akwụkwọ na Ahamadum

dị na Nuyọk

I attend a University in New York

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Ahamadum = University

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Questions

Kedụ maka Ulọ akwụkwọ gị?

Kedụ maka Unọ akwụkwọ gị?

How is your Schooling?

 Responses:

Ụlọ Akwụkwọ m na-aga nke ọma

Ụnọ Akwụkwọ m na-aga ọfụma

My school is progressing well

24

Dalụ

Ndewo

Imela 

Imego

Thank you or

Greetings/Thank you

25

Ka emesịa

Goodbye

Nde banyị, Ka emesịa

Our People, Goodbye

26

Ote kwala

Otego  kwanụ

Long time no see

Long time no see

27Anya m huru gi egbula m

Anya m fụlụ gị egbuna or

Anya m ji fụ gị egbuna m

Nice Seeing you

Nice Seeing you

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Biko

Biko

Please