THINGS

English/Igbo

 Igbo

& English

1  House

  Ụlọ

Ụnọ

Nne m na Nna m

zụrụ  ụlọ ọhụrụ

Nne m na Nna m

golu ụnọ ọfụlụ

My mother and

Father bought a

new house

My parents bought

a new home

 Nne = Mother

Nna = Father

Zụrụ = buy(bought)

Golu = buy(bought)

 Ụlo (Ụnọ) = house/home

Ohụru (ọfụlu) =new 

2  Living Room/

Parlour

Palọ

Mbala Ụnọ

 Palọ anyị buru ibu

Mbala ụnọ anyị bulu

ibu

Our living room

is large

 Vocabulary:

Palọ = Igbo version

of Parlour/living room

 anyị = our;

buru ibu= is big

 3  Bedroom

Nkpuka

ihi Ụra

Mkpuke

ilalụ ụla

Nke a bụ "Nkpuka" ihi Ụra n'ụlọ anyị

Nke a bụ

"Mkpuke" ilalụ ụla n'ụnọ anyị

Nke a bụ "Mkpuke" ilalụ ụla na banyị

This is a bed room in

our house  

4   Food

Nri

Nni

Hamburger –

Hambọga

  -------------

Pounded Yam 

Nri ji

Nni ji

Pounded yam

Nne m ma esi nri

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Nne m ma esi nni

My mother knows

how to cook

Nri a bụ hambọga

Nni a bụ hambọga

This food is hamburger

 -----------

Ihe a bụ nri ji

Ife a bụ nni ji

This is pounded yam

Vocabulary:

Nne = Mother;

ma = knows;

esi = to cook 

5 Dinning Room/

Area

Ebe a na-eri nri

Ebe a na-eli nni

Dinning Room/

Area

Anyị nọ n'ebe 

a na-eri nri"

n'ụlọ anyị

Anyị nọ n'Ebe a

na-eli nni n'ụnọ anyị

We are eating

in our dinning

room/area

 6 Bathroom

 Mkpuka isa ahụ

Mkpuke isa arụ

Nke a bụ

"Mkpuka" isa ahụ

Ife a bụ "Mkpuke"

isa arụ

This is a bathroom

  7 Toilet Seat

Mkpuka inyụ

mamịrị

Mkpuke

Inyụ amịlị

Ebe a bụ "Mkpuka"inyụ

mamịrị

Ebe a bụ "Mkpuke" Inyụ amịlị

This is a toilet or

a place we pee

8  Chair, Seat,

Couch

Oche

Oche

 Nne m nwere ezigbo

"Oche" n'ụlọ anyị

Nne m nwelụ

ezigbo "Oche" n'ụnọ anyị

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My mother has

a nice couch/

seat/chair in

our house

9 Box or suite case

or a luggage

Igbe

Akpatị

Nna m zụrụ

"Igbe"

Nna m golu

"Akpatị"

My father

bought

a box or suite

case or

a luggage

10 Door

Ụzọ

Ụzọ

Biko, mehee

"Ụzọ"

 Biko, mepe kene

"Ụzọ"

Please, open the door

11  Window

 Ụzọ nta

Biko, mechie

"Ụzọ nta"

Please, close the

window

12  Bed

 Ákwá

Akwa

 Lee "Ákwá" m

Nekwa Ákwá m

Look at my bed

or

see my bed

13  Clothes

 Akwa

Akwa

Nne nne m na-eyi

"Akwa" mara nma

Nne nne m na-eyi

"Akwa" malụ nma

My grand mother

Wears beautiful attire/clothing

14   Towel

Akwa ihicha ahụ

Akwa ificha arụ

Akwa ihicha

ahụ m di ọhụọ 

Akwa nficha

arụ m di ọfụọ

My towel is new

15  Dress

Uwe

Afe

 Nwanne m

nwanyị na-eti "Uwe" mara nma

Nwanne m nwanyi na-eyi afe mara nma

My sister wears nice 

dresses or outfits

16  Hat or Cap

 Okpu

Okpu

"Okpu" mee

Mee ka-eji ama

ndi Eze

 "Okpu" mee mee ka-eji amalu ndi Eze

Red hats are

symbolic

of Kings (Eze)

17  Light

Ọkụ

Ọkụ

Ụlọ anyị n'ime

Obodo enweghị

"Ọkụ"

Ụnọ anyị n'ime

Obodo enwero "Ọkụ"

Our village house

does not have light

 18   Ceiling Fan

 Akupe Bekee

 Akupe Oyibo

Nke a bụ "Akupe Bekee" anyị na Kalifonịa

Ife a bụ "Akupe Oyibo"

anyị na Kalifonịa

This is a Ceiling

Fan in California

 19  Air Conditioner

Ntu Oyi

 Ntụ Oyi

Ntu Oyi bara uru

na Naijiria

Ntụ Oyi balụ ụlụ

na Naijiria

Air Conditioner is

important in Nigeria

20   Shoes

Akpụkpọ ụkwụ

Akpụkpọ ụkwụ

Nneka nwere 

"Akpụkpọ ụkwụ"

mara nma

Nneka nwelụ

"Akpụkpọ ụkwụ" malụ nma

Chinwe has nice Shoes

21  Mirror

Enyo

Enyo

Lee onwe gi

na "Enyo"

Kilie onwe

gi na "Enyo"

Nene onwe

gi na "Enyo"

Look at yourself in

the mirror

  22 Television (TV)

Ihe Onyinyo

Ife enyonyo

Anyị nwere

"Ihe Onyinyo"

n'ụlọ anyị

Anyị nwelụ "Ife

enyonyo"

n'uno anyị

We have a TV in

 our house

 23  Dog

Nkịta

  Nkita

 Nkịta na-eche

ụlọ anyị nche

 Nkita na-eche

ụnọ anyị nche

A dog guards our home/house

24  Cats

Nwamba

Nwamba

 Anyị nwere Nwamba 

Anyi nwelu nwamba 

We have three

cats in our house/

home

25   Swimming Pool

Ebe igwu mmiri

 Ebe igwu mmili

Anyị nwere "Ebe a

na-egwu mmiri"

n'azụ ụlọ anyị

Anyị nwelụ "Ebe a

na-egwu mmili"

n'azụ ụnọ anyị

We have a swimming

pool in our back yard