PEOPLE

Socializing Words/Pictures

Sentences in

Igbo & English

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  Idi na nma

    Idi na nma

    Like

Ike na Nkechi  dị na nma

Ike na Nkechi di na nma

Ike and Nkechi like

each other

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Ihu nanya

Ifụ nanya

     Love

 Ike hụrụ Nkechi na anya

Ike  fụlụ Nkechi na anya

Ike loves  Nkechi

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    Ibi Oma

Iti obi

   Hugging

Ike na Nkechi na-ebi ọma

Ike na Nkechi na-eti obi

Ike and Nkechi are hugging  

46

Iriọ arịo ọlụlụ

Ịyọ ayịyịọ ọnụnụ

 Marriage proposal

Ike na-ariọ Nkechi arịrịọ ọlụlụ

Ike na-ayọ Nkechi ayịyịọ ọnụnụ

Ike is proposing to marry  Nkechi

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Mgbala aka

   Mgbana aka

 Ring

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Mgbala aka ilụ di na nwuye

Mgbana aka ilụ di na nwuye

   Wedding Ring/Band

Ike nyere Nkechi mgbala aka ọlụlụ

Ike nyelụ Nkechi mgbana aka ọnụnụ

Ike gave Nkechi an 

engagement ring

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Ike  na Nkechi yi mgbala

aka di na nwunye

Ike  na Nkechi yi mgbana aka di na nwunye

Ike and Nkechi are wearing their Wedding Ring/Band

48

Igba akwụkwọ

Igba akwụkwọ

  Wedding

Ike na Nkechi gbara akwụkwọ

Ike na Nkechi gbalụ akwukwọ

Ike and Nkechi had a wedding

49

Ememe igba akwụkwọ

Ememe agbama akwụkwọ

Wedding Party/Celebration

Ike na Nkechi mere ememe igba akwụkwọ

Ike na Nkechi melụ ememe agbama akwụkwọ

Ike and Nkechi had a Wedding Party

50

ịmị Ọnụ

ịmị Ọnụ

Kissing

Di na Nwunye na-amị ọnụ

Di na nwunye na-amị Ọnụ

Husband and wife are kissing

51

 Nri ezi na ụlọ

Nni Ezi na ụnọ

Family Dinning

Anyị na-eri nri ezi na ụlọ

Anyị na-eli nni Ezi na ụnọ

We are eating like

a family Dinning

52

Izụ ahịa

Izu afịa

Shopping

Mu na di m gara ahia

Mụ na di m jelu afịa

My husband and I went shopping

Nkechi na enyi ya nwoke gara ahia

Nkechi na ọyị ya nwoke jelụ afịa

Nkechi and  her boy friend went shopping

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Ha gara ahịa

Fa jelụ afia

They went shopping

53

Mmekpa ahụ

Nsogbu

Problem/Not feeling well

Afọ na-arụ m

I have a stomach ache or  My stomach is paining me

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Ahụ na-enye m mmekpa ahụ

Ahụ na enye m nsogbu

 I am  not feeling well

54

Kpọọ Dịbịa Bekee

Kpọọ Dokinta

Call a Doctor

Biko, kpọọrọ m Dịbịa Bekee

Biko, Kpọọlụ m Dokinta

Please, call a Doctor for me

55

      Ụlọ ọgwụ

Ụnọ Ọgwụ

      Hospital

 Kpọrọ m gaa  ụlọ ọgwụ

Kpooga m ụnọ ọgwụ

Take me to the Hospital

56

   Ime

   Ime

Pregnant

Nwunye m di ime ejima

Nwunye m di ime ejima

My wife is pregnant with twins

57

Imụ nwa

Imụ nwa

Child birth

 Nwunye m mụrụ ejima

Nwunye m mụlụ ejima

My wife gave birth to a set of twins

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        Kedụ?

      Kedụ?

       How? 

Kedu maka ụmụ gi?

Kedu maka ụmụ gi?

  How are your children?

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       Nke ọma

Ọfụma

         Fine

 Ụmụaka m nọ nke ọma

Ụmụaka m nọ ọfụma

My children are doing fine

60

Kedu maka ndi nke gị

Kedu maka ndi nke gị

How about yours

 Ndi nke m nọ nke ọma

Ndi nke m nọ ọfụma

Mine (children)  are doing fine