Igbo

It’s Cold

Oyi di

I’m fine

O di mma

Parents

ndi nne na nna

friend

enyi

Boyfriend

Enyi nwoke

Girlfriend

enyi nwaanyị

Wife

Nwunye

Husband

di

brother

nwanne nwoke

sister

nwanne nwaanyi

children

umuaka

daugther

nwa nwaanyị

son

nwa nwoke

father

onye nna

mother

nne

her

ya

his

ya

their

nke ha

My name is Okey

Aha m bu Okey

my

mu

what’s your name?

Gini bu aha gi?

I’m sick

Ahu esighi m ike

I

Mu

he

ya

parent

nne na nna

human

mmadu

nobody

onweghi onye

everybody

mmadu nille

girl

nwata nwaanyi

boy

nwata nwoke

man

nwoke

woman

nwaanyi

people

ndi mmadu

I think

ana m eche

I speak

ana m ekwu

I call

ana m akpo

I ask

ana m aju

I eat

ana m eri

I play

egwuru m egwu

I write

edere m

I sleep

ana m arahu ura

I drink

ana m anu

I live in

Ebi m na

Where?

Ebee?

Why?

Maka gini?

When?

Olee mgbe?

What?

Gini?

Who?

Onye?

I am happy

Obi di m uto

I like

Ona-amasi m

Or

Maobu

and

na

no

mba

yes

ee

thank you

daalu

please

biko

bye

ka o di

hi

ndewo

this

nke a

color

agba

black

ojii

green

akwukwo ndu

yellow

edo edo

silver

olaocha

red

uhie

gold

ola edo

gray

ntu

purple

odo odo

white

ucha

among

so

up

elu

down

ala

inside

n’ime

under

okpuru

close

di nso

around

gburugburu

inside

n’etiti

bottom

n’ala ala

I walk

ana m aga ije

I make

ana m eme

I sit

ana m anodu odu

I don’t want

achoghi m

I come

ana m abia

zero

efu

1

otu

2

abuo

3

ato

4

ano

5

ise

6

isii

7

asaa

8

asato

9

itolu

10

iri

11

iri na otu

12

iri na abuo

13

iri na ato

14

iri na ano

15

iri na ise

16

iri na isii