GRID: Que & Ans (Ajụjụ na Ọsịsa )

AJỤJỤ NA ỌSỊSA

Questions and Answers

(Igbo language has six(6) ways of asking

questions like in English. These are listed

numerically (1 thru 6) in the Table below:)

1. Onye?

Who?

2. Gịnị?

What?

Gini?

Why?

3. Kedụ?

How?

4. Ebe ole?

Ebe one?

Where?

5. Mgbe Ole?

Mgbe One?

What Time?

6. Nke Ole?

Nke One?

Which one?

=Sentences involving Questions and Answers==

AJỤJỤ (Questions)	ỌSỊSA ( Answers)
1. Onye? Who?
Onye ka ị bụ? Who are you?	A bụ m ….. I am …
	(tinye onye Ị bụ dika aha gị, ebe isi, dokinta, onye nkuzi) ( Insert who you are, such as, your name, where you’re from, doctor, teacher)
	A bụ m Chima I am Chima
	A bụ m onye Igbo I am an Igbo
	A bụ m nwa akwụkwọ I am a student
Gịnị? What?
Gịnị bụ Aha gi? *Gịnị bụ Afa gi?* What is your name?	Aha m bụ ---- *Afa m bụ ------* My name is -------
	Aha m bụ Chima *Afa m bụ Chima* My name is Chima
Gịnị bụ Aha *(Afa)* Nna gị? What is your father’s name?	Aha *(Afa)* Nna m bụ -- My father’s name is ---
*Gịnị bụ Aha (Afa)* Nne gị? What is your mother’s name?**	*Aha (Afa)* Nne m bụ -- My mother’s name is -**
Gịnị ka I riri? Gịnị ka I rili? What did you eat?	E riri m osekapa *E rili m osekapa* I ate Rice
Gịnị ka I chọrọ? Gịnị ka I chọlụ? What do you want?	A chọrọ m ----- *A chọlụ m -----* I want ------
	(Tinye akwukwọ, nri, osekapa, ego, azụ, ) (Insert book, food, rice, money, fish)
	A chọrọ m nri *A chọlụ m nni* I want food
2. Gịnị ka I na-eme? What are you doing?	A na m ----- I am ----
	(Tinye ihe ị na-eme, add what you’re doing)
	A na m eri ihe I am eating something
	A na m eri nri I am eating food A na m eri osekapa I am eating rice
	A na m amụ ihe I am learning something
	A na m amụ akwukwọ I am studying
	A na m amụ Igbo I am learning Igbo
	A na m egwuri egwu I am playing
2a. Gịnị? Why? Gịnị mere I ji ebe akwa akwa? *Gịnị melụ I ji ebe akwa?* Why are you crying?
3. Kedụ? How?
Kedụ ka Ị dī? How are you?	A di m nma I am fine
Kedụ ka ọ dī? How is it?	Ọ dị nma It is fine
4. Ebe ole? *Ebe one?* Where?
Ebe ole ka isi? *Ebe one ka isi?* Where are you from?	E si m ------ I come from – E si m OVIM I come from OVIM
Ebe ole ka ibi? *Ebe one ka ibi?* Where do you live?	E bi m na ------ I live in ------ E bi m na Nu Yọk I live in New York
5 Mgbe Ole? *Mgbe One?* What Time?
Mgbe Ole ka Ị gara ụlọ akwụkwọ? *Mgbe One ka Ị jere ụnọ akwụkwọ?* What Time did you go to school?	A gara m ụlọ akwụkwọ na elekere iri? *E jere m ụnọ akwụkwọ na Elekere ili?* I went to school by 10 O’clock?
6 Nke Ole? *Nke One?* Which one?
Nke Ole ka i chọro? *Nke One ka ị chọlụ?* Which one do you want?	A chọrọ m nke oji *A chọlụ nke oji* I want the black one

AJỤJỤ (Questions)

ỌSỊSA ( Answers)

1. Onye?

Who?

Onye ka ị bụ?

Who are you?

A bụ m …..

I am …

(tinye onye Ị bụ dika aha gị, ebe isi, dokinta, onye nkuzi)

( Insert who you are, such as, your name, where you’re from, doctor, teacher)

A bụ m Chima

I am Chima

A bụ m onye Igbo

I am an Igbo

A bụ m nwa akwụkwọ

I am a student

Gịnị?

What?

Gịnị bụ Aha gi?

Gịnị bụ Afa gi?

What is your name?

Aha m bụ ----

Afa m bụ ------

My name is -------

Aha m bụ Chima

Afa m bụ Chima

My name is Chima

Gịnị bụ Aha (Afa) Nna gị?

What is your father’s name?

Aha (Afa) Nna m bụ --

My father’s name is ---

Gịnị bụ Aha (Afa) Nne gị?

What is your mother’s name?

Aha (Afa) Nne m bụ --

My mother’s name is -

Gịnị ka I riri?

Gịnị ka I rili?

What did you eat?

E riri m osekapa

E rili m osekapa

I ate Rice

Gịnị ka I chọrọ?

Gịnị ka I chọlụ?

What do you want?

A chọrọ m -----

A chọlụ m -----

I want ------

(Tinye akwukwọ, nri, osekapa, ego, azụ, )

(Insert book, food, rice, money, fish)

A chọrọ m nri

A chọlụ m nni

I want food

2. Gịnị ka I na-eme?

What are you doing?

A na m -----

I am ----

(Tinye ihe ị na-eme, add what you’re doing)

A na m eri ihe

I am eating something

A na m eri nri

I am eating food

A na m eri osekapa

I am eating rice

A na m amụ ihe

I am learning something

A na m amụ akwukwọ

I am studying

A na m amụ Igbo

I am learning Igbo

A na m egwuri egwu

I am playing

2a. Gịnị?

Why?

Gịnị mere I ji ebe akwa akwa?

Gịnị melụ I ji ebe akwa?

Why are you crying?

3. Kedụ?

How?

Kedụ ka Ị dī?

How are you?

A di m nma

I am fine

Kedụ ka ọ dī?

How is it?

Ọ dị nma

It is fine

4. Ebe ole?

Ebe one?

Where?

Ebe ole ka isi?

Ebe one ka isi?

Where are you from?

E si m ------

I come from –

E si m OVIM

I come from OVIM

Ebe ole ka ibi?

Ebe one ka ibi?

Where do you live?

E bi m na ------

I live in ------

E bi m na Nu Yọk

I live in New York

5 Mgbe Ole?

Mgbe One?

What Time?

Mgbe Ole ka Ị gara ụlọ akwụkwọ?

Mgbe One ka Ị jere ụnọ akwụkwọ?

What Time did you go to school?

A gara m ụlọ akwụkwọ na elekere iri?

E jere m ụnọ akwụkwọ na Elekere ili?

I went to school by 10 O’clock?

6 Nke Ole?

Nke One?

Which one?

Nke Ole ka i chọro?

Nke One ka ị chọlụ?

Which one do you want?

A chọrọ m nke oji

A chọlụ nke oji

I want the black one