No.

Igbo/English

Igbo & English 

Sentences

1

Ụra

Ụla

 Sleep

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 Ihi ụra

Ilalụ ụla

 To sleep

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Ilaba n'ụra

 Inaba n'ula

To go to sleep/

To go to bed

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Ite n'ụra

Itete n'ụla

To wake up from sleep

A na m ehi ụra

A na m arahu ụra

A na m alalụ ụla

  I am sleeping

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Achọrọ m ihe ụra

 Achọlụ m ilalụ ụla

 I want to sleep or

I need to sleep or

I desire to sleep

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Anyi chọrọ ihe ụra

Anyi chọlụ ilalụ ụla

We want to sleep or

We need to sleep or

We desire to sleep

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A chọrọ m ilaba n'ụra n'oge

A chọlụ m inaba n'ụla n'oge

I want to go to bed on time or

I need to go to bed on time or

I desire to go to bed on time

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 E tela m n'ụra

E tego m n'ụla

I am awake from sleep

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A chọrọ m

 I want or I need or I desire

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Anyị = We

2

Ekpere

Ekpele

Prayer

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Ikpe Ekpere

Ikpe ekpele

To Pray

Bịa ka anyị kpee Ekpere

Bia ka anyị kpee ekpele

Come Let us pray

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A chọrọ m ikpe ekpere

A chọlụ m ikpe ekpele

I want to pray                     

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Anyị chọrọ  ikpe ekpere

Anyị chọlụ  ikpe ekpele

We want to pray

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Bịa= Come

Bịa n'ebe a= Come here

3

ihu

Iru

Face

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Isa Ihu            

Isa Iru            

To Wash  Face 

ihu m mara nma

Iru m amaka

My face is beautiful

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 Ga ka isa ihu ụtụtụ

Jee ka isaa Iru ụtụtụ

Go and have your morning 

face wash

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A na m asa iru  ụtụtụ          

A na m asa iru ụtụtụ           

I am having my morning

face wach  

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Ga= Go

Jee= Go

4

Isa Ọnụ

Isa Ọnụ         

To wash the mouth

Nwanne m nwaanyị chọrọm

isa ọnụ ụtụtụ

Nwanne m nwaanyị chọlụ

isa ọnụ ụtụtụ

My sister wants to wash

her mouth

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A na m asa ọnụ ụtụtụ                

A na m asa ọnụ ụtụtụ            

I am having my morning

mouth wash 

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Ụtụtụ = Morning 

Na-asa = Is washing  

5

 Ịsa Eze          

Isa Eze         

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A choro m m isa eze m

A chọlụ m isa Eze m

I want to brush my teeth

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A na m asa eze m

I am brushing my teeth

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 Anyi na-asa eze anyị

We are brushing our teeth

6

 ịsa ahụ

Ịsa arụ

To take a shower

 A na m asa ahụ

A na m asa ahụ

I am taking a shower.

7

isi nri

isi nli

To Cook /To prepare food

Mother and Father cooking

Nri

My mother is preparing breakfast

Nne m na-acho isi nri ụtụtu

Nne m na-acho isi nli ụtụtu

My mother wants to

prepare breakfast

Nne m na Nnam na-esi nri

Nne m na Nnam na-esi nni

8

 Iri nri

Ili nni

To eat food

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Iri ife

Ile ife

To eat some thing

Notes:

ụtụtụ = morning

ehihe=afternoon

efifie= afternoon

anyasi =  evening

mgbede= evening

Abali = night

Abani= night

uchichi= night

 A chọrọ m iri nri

A chọlụ m ili nni

I want to eat food

Anyị na-eri nri ụtụtụ

Anyị na-eli nni ụtụtụ

We are eating break fast

Anyi na-eri ife

Anyi na-eli ife

We are eating some thing

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Anyi na-eri nri -----(fill blank)

We are eating

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9

Ịṅụ

To Drink

 iṅu ihe

ịṅụ ife

ila ife

To drink some thing

ịṅụ mmiri

ịṅụ mmili

To drink water

Ịṅụ mmanya

ịṅụ mmanya

ịla mmanya

To drink alcohol

A na m aṅụ mmiri

 I am drinking water

Anyị na  aṅụ mmiri

We are drinking water

10

Ijikere

Ikwado

To prepare/ To get ready

A chororọ m ijikere iga

ulọ akwụkwọ

A cholu m ikwado ije

ụnọ akwukwọ

I want to get ready to

go to school

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Anyị  chọrọ ijikere ịga ọrụ

We want to get ready

to go to work 

Anyị chọlụ ikwado iga ọlụ         

11

Iga         

Ije 

To go

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Ụlọ  Akwụkwọ = school;

Afia = Market/Shop

Ahịa = Market/Shop

Ọlụ =Work

Ọrụ  = work;

Ụlọ Ọgwụ = Hospital

Ụnọ Ọgwụ = Hospital

Ịchọ ọru = job hunting

 Ichọ ọlụ = Job Hunting

Ụnọ  Akwụkwọ = school;

Nne na Nna m chorọ ịga ọrụ      

Nne m na Nna m chọlụ ije ọlụ

My mother and father want

to go to work

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Nwanne m nwoke na-achọ ọrụ    

Nwanne m nwoke na-achọ ọlụ    

My brother is job hunting/

My brother is looking for work               

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Nwanne m nwanyị chọrọ

ịga ahịa   

Nwnne m nwanyị chọlụ

m ije afịa

My sister wants to go

the market or shop

12

Igụ akwụkwọ 

Igụ  akwụkwọ

  To read a book

Achọrọ m  ịgụ akwụkwọ

Achọlụ m igụ akwụkwọ

I want to read a book