Nnailmbo aka (mbo aka ya di ogologo – her nail is long)nameaha (aha mụ bu Paul – my name is Paul)nasty ajo; ihe ojoo (ajo nwanyi – nasty woman)native doctordibe; dibia (ahụrụ mụ dibe – I saw a native doctor)nearnso (ebemụ di nso – my place is near) neatocha (Uche di ocha – Uche is neat)neckolu; onu (gịnị mere olu gị - what happened to your neck)necklaceihe ana gba nolu (ihe ana gba nolu mụ di mma – my necklace is fine)needcho; ịcho (a cho mụ ri – I need food)neighbourọnye agbataobi (ọnye agbataobi mụ di mma gara ọnye nbụ - my neighbour is good than the previous one)newọhụrụ; ihe ọhụrụ (ụgbọ mụ di ọhụrụ - my car is new)nicemma; di mma (ụgbọ mụ dim ma – my car is nice)nightabalị (ọbụ abalị - it is night)nomba (mba acho dmụ - no I don’t want)noisenkpotụ; nkpatụ (emekwala nkpotụ - don’t make noise)noisyụzụ (ụgbọ di ụzụ - the motor is noisy)noonehihie (uda bu ehihie – now is noon)notadirọnot goodadirọ mma (ri adirọ mma – food is not good)nothingadirọkwa; enwedụnowuda; ugba; ugbua (uda bu ehihie – now is noon)numberonuogụ; nomba (onuogụ bu isa – the number is five)nut aki (aki di uto – the nut is sweet)TopOoffendkpasu iwe to offend ịkpasu iwe (John kpasu mụ iwe – John offends me)oh dearewoo (nne anwu, ewoo ịsị ngịnị, nne anwu – mother is dead, oh dear, what did you say, mother is dead)oh Godchimoo; cheimoo (chimoo, nne anwu – oh God mother is dead)oh noewoo (ewoo nne anwu – oh no mother is dead)oilmmanụ (ndi ofe mmanụ - people that eat oil soup)okayọ dị mma; dị mma (ọ dị mma, a dị mma – okay, I am okay)okraokro (ofe okro – okra soup)oldagadi; ochie; oshe (nna di agadi – father is old)onna (ego no na oche – money is on the chair)onionyabasi (yabasi a no dị no ofe – onion is not in the soup)openmehe; meha; megha (mehe igbe – open the boxopenly spokenhoo ha (Ngozi kwuru hoo ha - Ngozi openly spoken)orma; mana; ma ọ bụ; mokwnu (Obi ma Ada ka eme ya – Obi or Ada will do it)otherọzọ; ndi ọzọ (Ada ma ndi ọzọ ka eme ya – Ada or others will do it)ouranyi; anyị (uche anyi di mma – our mind is good)our inlaw ọgọ anyi (ndi ọgọ anyi bu ndi ofe mmanụ - our inlaw is people that eat oil soup)outopupu; pọla; prapu (dede prapu – uncle has gone out)oweụgwọ (Peter gị mụ ọgwọ - Peter owes me)ownnke (ọgbụ bu nke mụ - the motor is my own)owneronye nwe (Onye nwe ihe - owner of something)owner of the houseonye nwe ụlọ (Opara bụ onye nwe ụlọ - Opara is the owner of the house)owner of the landonye nwe ala (Chikwe bụ onye nwe ala - Chikwe is the owner of the land)oxygenikuku (biko nye mụ ikuku – please give me oxygen)TopPpainmgbu; o huhu (obi mụ na a hu mụ o huhu – my chest is in pain)pairmkpi; di abua (agbalu ukwu di abua – the shoe is in pair)palace obi-eze (nka bu obi-eze – this is the palace)palm winemmanya ngwọ (bute mmanya ngwọ - bring the palm wine)paperakwụkwọ (nye mụ akwụkwọ - give me paper)partnkabi; agba; nkewa (nye mụ nkabi ego – give me part of the money)pay kwuo; kwuo ugwo (biko kwuo mụ ugwo – please pay me what you owe)peaceudo (udo diri gị - peace be with you)peoplendi mmadụ (ndi mmadu na ati nkputụ - people are shouting)persononye; ọnye; mmadụ (onye mba - foreign person)pepperose (ose di na ofe – pepper is in the soup) perhapsikekwe; ike kwa (nna apọla ikekwe ọ no na eze-obi – father has gone out perhaps he is at the palace)periodoge; mgbe (nne na egbu oge – mother is killing time)phoneuda; mgbrịgba (Obi di na uda – Obi is on the phone)picturefoto; enyo (foto gị amka – your picture is very good)pigezi pig meat anụ ezi (gị dika ezi – you look like pig)placeebaa (dede no ebaa ano agu nmaya – uncle is at a place where they are drinking)plantainọgede; ọgede ojoko (biko wete ọgede – please bring the plantain)plateefere (efere ruru ụnyi – the plate is dirty)playegwu; ịgwu egwu (nwata na egwu egwu – the child is playing)pleasebiko (biko jewe (jewa) lawa – please go)please you (or you all)bikonu (bikonu le roo anya – please all of you should watch out)please please biko biko (biko biko lawa nu – please please you ( or all of you) should go)pocketakpa (ego di na akpa – money is in the pocket)powerike (Uche digwa ike – Uche has power)policekotima; uwe ojii (le ndi kotima – look at the police)praiseotito (otito diri Chineke – praise to God)prayekpere (ekpere diri Chineke – pray to God)pregnantime (Nneka di ime – Nneka is pregnant)prepare kwado; nkwado; gkwara (nne kwado ahia – mother prepare for market)preservechebe; chere (chebe mmaya – preserve the drink)presidentọnye ịsị obodo (Okoro na acho ịbu ọnye ịsị obodo – Okoro wants to be the country’s president)presside (ide edgbole gị - the press has finished you)priceonu (onu ji di mma – the price of yam is good)princenwa eze; nwoke eze (Onychi bu nwoke eze – Onychi is a prince)princessada eze; nwa eze (Kelechi bu ada eze – Kelechi is a princess)prisonnga; nkporo (Bonny ag la nga - Bonny has to prison)problemnsogbu (ụmụ-aka nu na nsogbu – these children and problem)professionaka oru (Adaeze kwere aka oru – Adaeze has a profession)profituru (ịcho ego wete mụ uru – business brought profit for me)progressịga niru (anyi choro ịga niru – we want progress)promisekwe nkwa; ịkwe nkwa (agmụ nye ego – I will give the money)proof agosi; ihe ga agosi (nne mụ ga agosi mgbe amuru mụ - my mother will proof when I was born)protectichedo; chedoro (onye nkuzi no ichedo ụmụ-aka – the teacher will protect the children)proverbilu (ilu siri – the proverb says)pumpkinụgụ (achormụ ịri ụgụ - I want to eat pumpkin)puttinye; kpunye (tinye ego na akpa – put the money in the pocket)TopQqualifyitọọzụ (Peter itọọzụ na ọnye na agbko ego – Peter qualify as an accountant)quarrelise okwu (nne Ada dika onye ise okwu – Ada’s mother is a person who likes quarrel)queeneze nwanyi; lọlọ; lolo (eze nwanyi apọla – the queen has gone out)question ajụjụ; jụ ajụjụ to question ịjụajụjụ (ajụjụ nka bu ngini – what type of question is this)quickosiso (dada me osiso – aunty do quick)TopRrainmmịrị odudo; mmịrị na edo; mmịrị na ezo (mmiri odudo – it is raining or water is falling)rainy seasonudu mmịrị (udu mmịrị no – it is rainy season)raiseweli; welite; wele; kule to raise iweli; ikuli (Obina kule – Obina raise or get up)rawndụ; ihe ana esdiesi (anu di ndụ - the meat is raw)razor reza (gi reza kpụcha – use razor to shave)readgụ to read ịgụ (gụ akwụkwọ - read book)reasonihe ogrime (kwamụ ihe ogrime – tell me the reason) receive nata; nabuta; nabata to receive ịnata; ịnabuta; ịnabata (nata ego – receive money)recordnkwa; deto (deto ya – record/write it)reduceweto (weto ego – reduce money)refusejụ to refuse ịjụ (jụ ịweto ego – refuse to reduce money)relativenwa nnemụ (nwa nnemụ no ebaa – relative is here)religionnsọ (nsọ kamụ bu kiristian – my religion is christain)remembercheta to remember icheta (cheta aha mụ - remember my name) repeat meya ozọ (meya ozọ aha mụ - repeat my name)restzuru ike (biko zuru ike – please rest)returnlọta; nlọghachi to return ịlọta (biko lọta ego – please return the money)riceosikapa; rosi; urosi (Peter eri osikapa – Peter eats rice)richogaranye; gi ego (Uhura di ogaranye – Uhura is rich)rightmma; ihe di mma everything is rightright handaka ri (ụgbọ di aka ri – motor is right hand) ringkpo (biko kpo mụ - please ring me)rivermmịrị (ụgbọ mmịrị no na mmịrị - boat is on the river)roadụzọ (ụzọ mechi emechi – road closed)robberyoshi; ohi (ndi nwoke ahu bu ndi oshi – those men carrying out robbery) rock nkume; okwute (ihe ahu bu nkume – that thing is a rock)rocketọgbụ-na-igwe (ọgbụ-na-igwe di na eli-igwe – rocket is in the sky)roomime ụlọ (nna di na ime ụlọ - father is in the room)rooster oke ọkụkọ(oke ọkụkọ ahuru na oku - male fowl or chicken roasted)ropeeriri (wete eriri – bring rope)rubber roba; nchicha (egi roba em ihe – roba is used for many things)rubbishmekasa (ime ụlọ di mekasa – room is rubbish or messy)rudenkpari; aso anya (Josephine di nkpari – Josephine is rude)ruleiwu (anyi were iwu – we have rule)rungba ọsọ; gbalaga to run ịgba ọsọ; ịgbalaga (Bona na gba ọsọ - Bona will run) rust ita nchara; tara agari; turu agari (ihe tara agari – something that is rusted or rust)Top
Everyday Igbo Words
Nnailmbo aka (mbo aka ya di ogologo – her nail is long)nameaha (aha mụ bu Paul – my name is Paul)nasty ajo; ihe ojoo (ajo nwanyi – nasty woman)native doctordibe; dibia (ahụrụ mụ dibe – I saw a native doctor)nearnso (ebemụ di nso – my place is near) neatocha (Uche di ocha – Uche is neat)neckolu; onu (gịnị mere olu gị - what happened to your neck)necklaceihe ana gba nolu (ihe ana gba nolu mụ di mma – my necklace is fine)needcho; ịcho (a cho mụ ri – I need food)neighbourọnye agbataobi (ọnye agbataobi mụ di mma gara ọnye nbụ - my neighbour is good than the previous one)newọhụrụ; ihe ọhụrụ (ụgbọ mụ di ọhụrụ - my car is new)nicemma; di mma (ụgbọ mụ dim ma – my car is nice)nightabalị (ọbụ abalị - it is night)nomba (mba acho dmụ - no I don’t want)noisenkpotụ; nkpatụ (emekwala nkpotụ - don’t make noise)noisyụzụ (ụgbọ di ụzụ - the motor is noisy)noonehihie (uda bu ehihie – now is noon)notadirọnot goodadirọ mma (ri adirọ mma – food is not good)nothingadirọkwa; enwedụnowuda; ugba; ugbua (uda bu ehihie – now is noon)numberonuogụ; nomba (onuogụ bu isa – the number is five)nut aki (aki di uto – the nut is sweet)TopOoffendkpasu iwe to offend ịkpasu iwe (John kpasu mụ iwe – John offends me)oh dearewoo (nne anwu, ewoo ịsị ngịnị, nne anwu – mother is dead, oh dear, what did you say, mother is dead)oh Godchimoo; cheimoo (chimoo, nne anwu – oh God mother is dead)oh noewoo (ewoo nne anwu – oh no mother is dead)oilmmanụ (ndi ofe mmanụ - people that eat oil soup)okayọ dị mma; dị mma (ọ dị mma, a dị mma – okay, I am okay)okraokro (ofe okro – okra soup)oldagadi; ochie; oshe (nna di agadi – father is old)onna (ego no na oche – money is on the chair)onionyabasi (yabasi a no dị no ofe – onion is not in the soup)openmehe; meha; megha (mehe igbe – open the boxopenly spokenhoo ha (Ngozi kwuru hoo ha - Ngozi openly spoken)orma; mana; ma ọ bụ; mokwnu (Obi ma Ada ka eme ya – Obi or Ada will do it)otherọzọ; ndi ọzọ (Ada ma ndi ọzọ ka eme ya – Ada or others will do it)ouranyi; anyị (uche anyi di mma – our mind is good)our inlaw ọgọ anyi (ndi ọgọ anyi bu ndi ofe mmanụ - our inlaw is people that eat oil soup)outopupu; pọla; prapu (dede prapu – uncle has gone out)oweụgwọ (Peter gị mụ ọgwọ - Peter owes me)ownnke (ọgbụ bu nke mụ - the motor is my own)owneronye nwe (Onye nwe ihe - owner of something)owner of the houseonye nwe ụlọ (Opara bụ onye nwe ụlọ - Opara is the owner of the house)owner of the landonye nwe ala (Chikwe bụ onye nwe ala - Chikwe is the owner of the land)oxygenikuku (biko nye mụ ikuku – please give me oxygen)TopPpainmgbu; o huhu (obi mụ na a hu mụ o huhu – my chest is in pain)pairmkpi; di abua (agbalu ukwu di abua – the shoe is in pair)palace obi-eze (nka bu obi-eze – this is the palace)palm winemmanya ngwọ (bute mmanya ngwọ - bring the palm wine)paperakwụkwọ (nye mụ akwụkwọ - give me paper)partnkabi; agba; nkewa (nye mụ nkabi ego – give me part of the money)pay kwuo; kwuo ugwo (biko kwuo mụ ugwo – please pay me what you owe)peaceudo (udo diri gị - peace be with you)peoplendi mmadụ (ndi mmadu na ati nkputụ - people are shouting)persononye; ọnye; mmadụ (onye mba - foreign person)pepperose (ose di na ofe – pepper is in the soup) perhapsikekwe; ike kwa (nna apọla ikekwe ọ no na eze-obi – father has gone out perhaps he is at the palace)periodoge; mgbe (nne na egbu oge – mother is killing time)phoneuda; mgbrịgba (Obi di na uda – Obi is on the phone)picturefoto; enyo (foto gị amka – your picture is very good)pigezi pig meat anụ ezi (gị dika ezi – you look like pig)placeebaa (dede no ebaa ano agu nmaya – uncle is at a place where they are drinking)plantainọgede; ọgede ojoko (biko wete ọgede – please bring the plantain)plateefere (efere ruru ụnyi – the plate is dirty)playegwu; ịgwu egwu (nwata na egwu egwu – the child is playing)pleasebiko (biko jewe (jewa) lawa – please go)please you (or you all)bikonu (bikonu le roo anya – please all of you should watch out)please please biko biko (biko biko lawa nu – please please you ( or all of you) should go)pocketakpa (ego di na akpa – money is in the pocket)powerike (Uche digwa ike – Uche has power)policekotima; uwe ojii (le ndi kotima – look at the police)praiseotito (otito diri Chineke – praise to God)prayekpere (ekpere diri Chineke – pray to God)pregnantime (Nneka di ime – Nneka is pregnant)prepare kwado; nkwado; gkwara (nne kwado ahia – mother prepare for market)preservechebe; chere (chebe mmaya – preserve the drink)presidentọnye ịsị obodo (Okoro na acho ịbu ọnye ịsị obodo – Okoro wants to be the country’s president)presside (ide edgbole gị - the press has finished you)priceonu (onu ji di mma – the price of yam is good)princenwa eze; nwoke eze (Onychi bu nwoke eze – Onychi is a prince)princessada eze; nwa eze (Kelechi bu ada eze – Kelechi is a princess)prisonnga; nkporo (Bonny ag la nga - Bonny has to prison)problemnsogbu (ụmụ-aka nu na nsogbu – these children and problem)professionaka oru (Adaeze kwere aka oru – Adaeze has a profession)profituru (ịcho ego wete mụ uru – business brought profit for me)progressịga niru (anyi choro ịga niru – we want progress)promisekwe nkwa; ịkwe nkwa (agmụ nye ego – I will give the money)proof agosi; ihe ga agosi (nne mụ ga agosi mgbe amuru mụ - my mother will proof when I was born)protectichedo; chedoro (onye nkuzi no ichedo ụmụ-aka – the teacher will protect the children)proverbilu (ilu siri – the proverb says)pumpkinụgụ (achormụ ịri ụgụ - I want to eat pumpkin)puttinye; kpunye (tinye ego na akpa – put the money in the pocket)TopQqualifyitọọzụ (Peter itọọzụ na ọnye na agbko ego – Peter qualify as an accountant)quarrelise okwu (nne Ada dika onye ise okwu – Ada’s mother is a person who likes quarrel)queeneze nwanyi; lọlọ; lolo (eze nwanyi apọla – the queen has gone out)question ajụjụ; jụ ajụjụ to question ịjụajụjụ (ajụjụ nka bu ngini – what type of question is this)quickosiso (dada me osiso – aunty do quick)TopRrainmmịrị odudo; mmịrị na edo; mmịrị na ezo (mmiri odudo – it is raining or water is falling)rainy seasonudu mmịrị (udu mmịrị no – it is rainy season)raiseweli; welite; wele; kule to raise iweli; ikuli (Obina kule – Obina raise or get up)rawndụ; ihe ana esdiesi (anu di ndụ - the meat is raw)razor reza (gi reza kpụcha – use razor to shave)readgụ to read ịgụ (gụ akwụkwọ - read book)reasonihe ogrime (kwamụ ihe ogrime – tell me the reason) receive nata; nabuta; nabata to receive ịnata; ịnabuta; ịnabata (nata ego – receive money)recordnkwa; deto (deto ya – record/write it)reduceweto (weto ego – reduce money)refusejụ to refuse ịjụ (jụ ịweto ego – refuse to reduce money)relativenwa nnemụ (nwa nnemụ no ebaa – relative is here)religionnsọ (nsọ kamụ bu kiristian – my religion is christain)remembercheta to remember icheta (cheta aha mụ - remember my name) repeat meya ozọ (meya ozọ aha mụ - repeat my name)restzuru ike (biko zuru ike – please rest)returnlọta; nlọghachi to return ịlọta (biko lọta ego – please return the money)riceosikapa; rosi; urosi (Peter eri osikapa – Peter eats rice)richogaranye; gi ego (Uhura di ogaranye – Uhura is rich)rightmma; ihe di mma everything is rightright handaka ri (ụgbọ di aka ri – motor is right hand) ringkpo (biko kpo mụ - please ring me)rivermmịrị (ụgbọ mmịrị no na mmịrị - boat is on the river)roadụzọ (ụzọ mechi emechi – road closed)robberyoshi; ohi (ndi nwoke ahu bu ndi oshi – those men carrying out robbery) rock nkume; okwute (ihe ahu bu nkume – that thing is a rock)rocketọgbụ-na-igwe (ọgbụ-na-igwe di na eli-igwe – rocket is in the sky)roomime ụlọ (nna di na ime ụlọ - father is in the room)rooster oke ọkụkọ(oke ọkụkọ ahuru na oku - male fowl or chicken roasted)ropeeriri (wete eriri – bring rope)rubber roba; nchicha (egi roba em ihe – roba is used for many things)rubbishmekasa (ime ụlọ di mekasa – room is rubbish or messy)rudenkpari; aso anya (Josephine di nkpari – Josephine is rude)ruleiwu (anyi were iwu – we have rule)rungba ọsọ; gbalaga to run ịgba ọsọ; ịgbalaga (Bona na gba ọsọ - Bona will run) rust ita nchara; tara agari; turu agari (ihe tara agari – something that is rusted or rust)Top