Igbo

gi (sg.), unu (pl.)

you

m, mu

I

na (direction), ị (infinitive marker)

to

(implied; no article)

the

(implied; no article)

a

na

and

na (conj.), nke ahụ (dem.)

that

ya, ọ

it

nke

of

m, mu

me

gịnị?

what

bụ

is

n’ime

in

nke a

this

ma

know

a bụ m (I am), a na m (I am doing)

I'm

maka

for

mba

no

nwere

have

m, nke m

my

emela (neg. imperative), anaghị m (I don't)

don't

naanị, ugbu a (just now)

just

adịghị, -ghị

not

me

do

bụ

be

n’elu, na

on

gị (sg.), unu (pl.)

your

bụ (past), jere (went)

was

anyị

we

ọ bụ

it's

na, jiri

with

ya mere

so

mana

but

niile, nile

all

nke ọma, mma

well

bụ, dị

are

ọ, ya

he

oh!

oh

banyere, maka

about

aka nri (direction), ezi (correct)

right

ị bụ, ị na-

you're

nweta

get

ebe a

here

pụta, n’èzí

out

na-aga

going

dị ka (similar), masị (like/love)

like

ee, eeh

yeah

ọ bụrụ na

if

ya (poss.), ya (obj.)

her

ọ, ya

she

nwere ike

can

elu, buli elu

up

chọ

want

chee, lọ

think

nke ahụ bụ

that's

ugbu a

now

je, gaa

go

ya

him

na

at

kedu? otu ole?

how

nwetara, nwere

got

ebe ahụ

there

otu

one

mere (do), -lu (past tense marker)

did

gịnị mere?

why

hụ, fụ

see

bịa

come

ọma

good

ha

they

n’ezie, nke ukwuu

really

dị ka

as

ga- (conditional)

would

lee anya

look

mgbe

when

oge

time

ga- (future)

will

dị mma, ok

okay

azụ

back

enweghị ike, apụghị

can't

pụtara (meaning), obi ọjọọ (mean=unkind)

mean

gwa

tell

a ga m, m ga-

I'll

si, site na

from

hé!

hey

bụ (past), nọ (were at)

were

ọ bụ, ọ na-

he's

nwere ike (past)

could

emeghị (do), -ghị

didn't

ee, eeh

yes

ya

his

bụrụla, nọrọla

been

ma ọ bụ

or

ihe

something

onye

who

n’ihi na

because

ụfọdụ

some

nwere (past), -rụla

had

mgbe ahụ

then

sị, kwuo

say

dị mma

ok