Igbo Mask Kola Nut Flower  
Resources for Igbo Language Students

2007-10-30

Simple Questions And Statements

 

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Where are you?

Ebee ka i nọ?

What are you doing?

Gini ka i na-eme?

What are you drinking?

Gini ka i na-añụ?

What are you thinking?

Gini ka i na-éché?

What are you waiting (for)?

Gini ka i na-échè?

What do you think?

Gini ka ị chere?

What did you say?

Gini ka ị kwuru?

What did he say?

Gini ka ọ kwuru?

Have you taken your medicine?

Ị ñụola ọgwụ gi?

I have drunk / taken it!

Añụla m ya!

Don't drink it!

Añụla ya!

Quick! Hurry!

Ọsọọsọ!

Please, come quickly!

Biko, bịa ọsọọsọ!

We will be late!

Anyi ga-eme lẹt!

We are late!

Anyi emeela lẹt!

I'm tired!

Ike gwuru m!

I want to rest!

Achọrọ m izu ike!

Has he gone?

Ọ jeela?

Have you gone to (the) market?

Ị jeela ahia?

Have you returned?

Ị lọla?

Did he see them?

Ọ hụrụ ha?

I don't know!

Amaghi m!

Explain what you saw!

Kowa ihe ị hụrụ!

Say/tell what you saw!

Kwuo ihe ị hụrụ!

Add salt and pepper (to it)

Tinye nnú na ósè

Don't put a lot / too much!

Etinyela nnukwu!

Put a little (bit)!

Tinye obere!

Put a little (bit)!

Tinye ntakiri!

I love you!

Ahụrụ m gi n'anya!

Please, help me!

Biko, nyere m aka!

Lift up the chair (and) sweep under it!

Builie oche, zaa okpuru ya!

There it is, under the chair!

Lee ya n'okpuru oche!

Bring the other one!

Weta nke ọzọ!

Today is fine (weather)

Ụbọchị ta di mma

Today is fine (weather)

Ụbọchị ta mara mma

Today is very nice (indeed)

Ta amáká

The sun is shining

Anwụ na-acha

It is raining

Mmiri na-ezo

It is nice

Ọ máká

It is cold!

Oyi na-atụ!

Rain is preparing to fall!

Mmiri na-akwado izo!

Lets run, rain is coming!

Ka-anyi gbaa ọsọ, mmiri na-abia!

It is too bad (not a condolence)

Ọ jọka

It is very long

Ọ toka

It is very sweet

Ọ tọka

I'm preparing to go out

Ana m akwado epo

I'm preparing to go on a journey

Ana m akwado ije njem

It is night / dark

Chi ejiela

Night / darkness has come

Ochịchịri abịala

I'm affraid

Egwu na-atụ m

Speak!

Kwu ukwu!

Speak out!

Kwusie ike!

He came recently

O biara nsọ nsọ a

He is near

O no nsọ

It is near

O di nsọ

We shall leave at . . .

Anyi ga-ahapu . . .

Wait for us!

Chere anyi!

Time is gone / we are finished

Oge ezugo

We have finished

Anyi emechaala

We have finished

Anyi emesigo

It is not a joke!

O bughi egwuregwu!