CENTRAL IGBO

(Anambra)

IGBO and English

Sentences

 1a

Ụtụtụ Ọma

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Good morning

 Nna m, Ụtụtụ Ọma

{audio}m11z1.mp3{/audio}

My Father, Good

morning

 1b

Ezigbo Ụtụtụ 

{audio}m11.mp3{/audio} 

Good Morning

Nne m na Nna m, 

Ezigbo Ụtụtụ

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My Mother and father, 

Good Morning

2a

Ehihe Ọma

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Efife Ọma

{audio}m11kk3.mp3{/audio}

Good Afternoon

Ndi banyị, Ehihe Ọma

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Ndi banyị, Efife Ọma

{audio}m11kk11.mp3{/audio}

Our People,

Good Afternoon

2b

Ezigbo Ehihe 

{audio}m11kk.mp3{/audio}

Ezigbo Efife 

{audio}m11kk1.mp3{/audio}

Good Afternoon

Ndi banyị, Ezigbo ehihe

{audio}m11kk8.mp3{/audio}

Ndi banyị, Ezigbo efife

{audio}m11kk9.mp3{/audio}

Our People,

Good Afternoon 

3a

Anyasị Ọma

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Mgbede Ọma

{audio}m11kk5b.mp3{/audio}

Good Evening

 Ndi banyị, Anyasi ọma                                                                                 

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Ndi banyị, Mgbede Ọma

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Our People,

Good Evening

3b

Abalị Ọma

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Uchichi Ọma

{audio}m11kk5.mp3{/audio}

Good Night

 Ndi banyị, Abalị Ọma

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Ndi banyị, Uchichi Ọma

{audio}m11kk13.mp3{/audio}

Our People,

Good Night

 4

Ka Chi bọọ

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Ka Chi foo

{audio}m11kk7.mp3{/audio}

Good night

Nne m na Nna m,

ka chi bọọ

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Nne m na Nna m

Ka Chi foo

{audio}m11kk7p.mp3{/audio}

My Mother and father,  

Good night 

5

Ịbịa

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Nọọ

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Welcome

 Nde banyị nọọ nụ

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Our people welcome

Nde banyị, Unu abịa

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Our people, You are

Welcome

 6

Ekele

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Ekene

{audio}gt2acs.mp3{/audio}

Greetings 

 Ekele Diri gị (singular)

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Ekene Dili gị (singular)

{audio}gt2acs1.mp3{/audio}

Greetings to you

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Ekele Diri unu (plural)

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Ekene Dili unu (plural)

{audio}gt2acty.mp3{/audio}

Greetings to you all

 7

IKWE N'AKA

{audio}gt001c.mp3{/audio}

Hand Shake

Anyị na-eke n'aka

{audio}gt001a.mp3{/audio}

We are shaking hanfs

8

Udo 

{audio}gt4abs.mp3{/audio}

Udo 

Peace 

Udo diri gI

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Udo dili gị

{audio}gt4acn.mp3{/audio}

Peace  be with you

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Udo diri unu

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Udo dili unu

{audio}gt4ack.mp3{/audio}

Peace  be with you all

 9

Gozie (Ngozi)

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Gozie (Ngozi)

Bless 

Ka Chineke gozie gị

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Ka Chineke Gozie gị

May God bless you

10

Chebe

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Chebe

Protect

Ka Chineke Chebe gi

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May God protect you

(singular)

Ka Chineke Chebe unu

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May God protect you

all (plural)

11

Gịnị?

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What?

 Gịnị bụ aha gị?

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Gịnị bụ afa gị?

{audio}gt14b.mp3{/audio}

 What is your name?

(Vocabulary Key)

Aha= Name

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Afa= Name

{audio}gt14d.mp3{/audio}

 ð  Ọzịza

Responses

 Aha m bụ Uchechi 

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Afa m bụ Uchechi

{audio}gt15ak.mp3{/audio}

 My name is Uchechi

12

Kedụ

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How?

Kedu ka Ị dị?

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How are you?

Kedu? for short

 Responses for Kedu below:

  A dị m nma 

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I am fine

Ọdị nma

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It is fine

13

Kedu?

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What?

14

Kedu ihe Ị na-eme?

 {audio}gt8amc.mp3{/audio}

Kedu ife Ị na-eme?

 {audio}gt8ana.mp3{/audio}

 What do you do?

 => ỌZỊZA

RESPONSES

 A bụ m nwa akwụkwo

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 I am a student

 A bụ m onye ọrụ bekee

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A bụ m onye ọlụ oyibo

{audio}gt8ak.mp3{/audio}

I am a white a

white collar worker

 15

Kedu maka Nne gī

na Nna gị?

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What about your mother

and father?

(How about your parents?)

 => AZỊZA

 Nne m na

Nna m dị nma

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 My mother and my

father are fine

 Kedụ maka ọrụ gị?

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 Kedụ maka ọlụ gị?

{audio}gt3d1.mp3{/audio}

 How is your work?

 => AZỊZA

                        Response:

 Orụ m dị nma

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Ọlụ na-aga ọfụma

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 My work is

progressing  well

My Work(job) is good

16

Kedụ maka Ulọ

akwụkwọ gị?

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Kedụ maka Unọ

akwụkwọ gị?

 {audio}gt3dd4a.mp3{/audio}

 How is your

Schooling?

 => AZỊZA

             Responses:

 Ụlọ Akwụkwọ m

na-aga nke ọma

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Ụnọ Akwụkwọ m

na-aga ọfụma

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 My schooling is

progressing well

17

Ebe ole?

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 Ebe one?

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Where?

18

Ebe ole ka Ụlọ Ọrụ gị dị?

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Ebe one ka Ụnọ Ọlụ gị dị?

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Where is your

Office(work)  located? 

 => AZỊZA

               Response:

 Ụlọ Ọrụ m dị na Atlanta

 {audio}gt11kd1.mp3{/audio}

Ụnọ Ọlụ m dị na Atlanta

 {audio}gt11kz1.mp3{/audio}

My  work is in Atlanta 

19

Ebe ole ka Ị na-aga

Akwụkwọ?

 {audio}gt11zt.mp3{/audio}

Ebe one ka Ị na-eje

Akwụkwọ?

 {audio}gt11bmyk.mp3{/audio}

 Where do you go

to school?

 => AZỊZA

Response

 A na m aga akwụkwọ

na Ahamadum

dị na Nuyọk

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A na m eje akwụkwọ

na Ahamadum

dị na Nuyọk

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 I attend a University

in New York

(Vocabulary Key)

Ahamadum = University

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 20

Ndewo

 {audio}gt4a.mp3{/audio}

 Imela

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 Dalụ

 {audio}gt4.mp3{/audio}

 Imego

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 Thank you or

Greetings/Thank you

 21

Ka emesịa

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Goodbye

Nde banyị, Ka emesịa

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Our People, Goodbye

 22

Ote kwala

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Otego  kwanụ

{audio}gt6b.mp3{/audio}

Long time no see

23

Anya m huru gi egbula m

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Anya m fụlụ gị egbuna m

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Anya m ji fụ gị egbuna m

{audio}gt7c.mp3{/audio}

Nice Seeing you

24

Biko

{audio}gt8.mp3{/audio}

Biko

Please

 25

Eeh

 {audio}gt9.mp3{/audio}

Eyi

 {audio}gt9a.mp3{/audio}

Iye

 {audio}gt9b.mp3{/audio}

Yes

 26

Mba

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 No

 27

Nke Ole?

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Nke one?

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Nke Ole ka Ị chọrọ?

{audio}gt15ay.mp3{/audio}

Nke one ka Ị chOlU

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Which One do you want?

 28

Ego ole?

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Ego one?

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 How much?

 29

Ego ole ka Ị zaụrụ ya?

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Ego one ka Ị gaolaaaau ya?

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 How much did you

pay for it?

30

Ọ dị anya?

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 Otera anya?

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Otelụ anya?

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 Is it far?

How far?

 31

Onye?

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Who?

Onye ka Ị bụ?

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Who are you?

 => AZỊzA

Response:

 32

A bụ m onye Igbo

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I am an Igbo person

A bụ m nwoke Igbo

{audio}gtz17za1na.mp3{/audio}

I am an Igbo person

A bụ m nwaanyị Igbo

{audio}gtz17za1n.mp3{/audio}

I am an Igbo woman