Estella’s most commonly used words (with sentences)

Question 1

like: It’s just like the picture/ I like it

Answer 1

dị ka: Ọ dị ka foto/ Ọ na-amasị m

Question 2

I: I am tall

Answer 2

M: Abụ m onye toro ogologo

Question 3

and: Put on his coat and shoes

Answer 3

na: Tinye katu ya na akpụkpọ ya

Question 4

the: The thing over there

Answer 4

Ihe: Ihe ahụ dị ebe ahụ

Question 5

it: It is cool/good

Answer 5

ọ: ọ dị mma

Question 6

is: It is her

Answer 6

bụ: Ọ bụ ya

Question 7

my: my bag

Answer 7

M: Akpa m

Question 8

to: I’m going to school

Answer 8

na: Ana m aga ụlọ akwụkwọ

Question 9

they: They are not coming

Answer 9

ha: Ha agaghị abịa

Question 10

for: It’s for me/you

Answer 10

Maka: Ọ nkem/nke gị

Question 11

because: I though it was because she didn’t want to.

Answer 11

maka: Echere m na ọ bụ maka na ọ chọghị

Question 12

but: I like the food but it needs more salt

Answer 12

mana: Nri ahụ masịrị m mana ọ chọrọ nnu

Question 13

so: I’m going to exercising now so I can eat later

Answer 13

Ka/ya mere: Aga m emega ahụ ugbu a ka m wee nwee ike iri nri mgbe e mesịrị

Question 14

in: It is in my room on my desk

Answer 14

n’ime: Ọ dị n’ime ụlọ m n’elu oche m

Question 15

of: most of it/Open page three of the book

Answer 15

nke/n’ime: ọtụtụ n’ime ya/Mepee peeji nke atọ nke akwụkwọ ahụ

Question 16

yeah

Answer 16

ee

Question 17

not: It’s not that/ That’s not the one

Answer 17

ọ bụghị: Ọ bụghị nke ahụ/ya

Question 18

because: I didn’t do it because it was boring

Answer 18

Maka: Emeghị m ya maka na ọ na-agwụ ike

Question 19

we: We are going to town

Answer 19

anyị: Anyị na-aga obodo

Question 20

she/he: She/he didn’t do it

Answer 20

Ọ/Ọ: Ọ meghị ya

Question 21

me: It wasn’t/was me

Answer 21

m: Ọ bụghị/bụ m

Question 22

them: I (don’t) see them

Answer 22

ha: (Afụho)/Afụrụ m ha

Question 23

really: It is really small

Answer 23

n’ezie: Ọ bụ n’ezie obere

Question 24

about: What about me?

Answer 24

banyere: Gịnị banyere m?

Question 25

just: Just get out

Answer 25

naanị: Naanị tinye onwe gị

Question 26

all: Can I have all of it?

Answer 26

niile: M̀ nwere ike inweta ha niile?

Question 27

no

Answer 27

mba

Question 28

know: I know/ don’t know

Answer 28

mara: Amaara/Amaghị m

Question 29

with: I ate it with smoothie

Answer 29

na: Ejiri m ya na smoothie

Question 30

think: I think it’s good

Answer 30

chere: Echere m na ọ dị mma

Question 31

up: Look up

Answer 31

elu: Lee Anya n'Elu

Question 32

also: I also want this one

Answer 32

kwa: Achọrọ m nke a kwa

Question 33

get: I’m going to get it

Answer 33

nweta: M ga-enweta ya

Question 34

out: Take her out

Answer 34

pụọ: Kpọrọ ya pụọ

Question 35

one: One of them left

Answer 35

otu: Otu n'aka ekpe

Question 36

morning: I did it in the morning

Answer 36

ụtụtụ: Emere m ya n'ụtụtụ

Question 37

time: What’s the time?

Answer 37

oge: Gịnị bụ oge?

Question 38

could: Could you come?

Answer 38

nwere ike: I nwere ike ịbịa?

Question 39

day: What day is it?

Answer 39

ụbọchị: Gịnị bụ Ụbọchị

Question 40

they're: They are late

Answer 40

ha: ha abịala n'oge

Question 41

said: They said they wanted it/ He said no

Answer 41

kwuru/sịrị: Ha kwuru na ha chọrọ ya/ Ọ sịrị mba

Question 42

their: Their food is here

Answer 42

ha: Nri ha dị ebe a

Question 43

at: At the house

Answer 43

na: N'ụlọ

Question 44

after: After school

Answer 44

mgbe: Mgbe a gbasara akwụkwọ

Question 45

even: Even though it’s small

Answer 45

Oburu: Oburugodi Ọ dị obere

Question 46

stuff: Where is the stuff?

Answer 46

ihe: Ebee ka ihe ahụ dị?

Question 47

want: I want to eat dinner/lunch/breakfast

Answer 47

chọrọ: Achọrọ m iri nri abalị/nri ehihie/nri ụtụtụ

Question 48

going: I’m going to see

Answer 48

na-aga: Aga m ahụ

Question 49

do: I do netball

Answer 49

mee: Ana m eme netball

Question 50

some: I want some, Do you want some?

Answer 50

ụfọdụ: Achọrọ m ụfọdụ, Ị chọrọ ụfọdụ?

Question 51

good: The show was good

Answer 51

mma: Ihe ngosi ahụ dị mma

Question 52

how: How are you?

Answer 52

kèdụ/Olee otú: Olee otú i/ kèdụ ka emere?

Question 53

thing: What is that thing?

Answer 53

ihe: Gịnị bụ ihe ahụ ?

Question 54

your: Where is your phone

Answer 54

gị: Ebee ka ekwentị gị dị

Question 55

Bit: I want a bit

Answer 55

obere: Achọrọ m obere

Question 56

now: I’m going now

Answer 56

ugbu a: M na-aga ugbu a

Question 57

tomorrow: Tomorrow, I’m going to go out to see my friend

Answer 57

echi: Echi, aga m aga ịhụ enyi m

Question 58

well: well I thought it was there

Answer 58

nke ọma: nke ọma echere m na ọ dị ebe ahụ

Question 59

playing: I’m playing a netball

Answer 59

egwu: Ana m egwu egwuregwu

Question 60

play: He wants to play with you

Answer 60

egwu: Ọ chọrọ ka gị na ya gwurie egwu

Question 61

few: There’s a few left

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ole na ole: E nwere ole na ole fọdụrụ

Question 62

were: We were very good/ They were very good

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bụ/dị: Anyị bụ ezigbo ndị/Ha dị ezigbo mma

Question 63

when: When are we going?

Answer 63

mgbe: Olee mgbe anyị ga-aga?

Question 64

let: Let’s do it

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ka: Ka anyị mee ya

Question 65

had: They had it

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nwere: Ha nwere ya

Question 66

before: I’ve had it before

Answer 66

mbụ: Enwetụla m ya mbụ

Question 67

probably: It’s probably going to rain today

Answer 67

Onwere: Miri nwere ike izo tata

Question 68

never: I never liked it/ I never did that

Answer 68

ọ dịghị mgbe: Ọ dịghị mgbe ọ masịrị m/ Ọ dịghị mgbe m mere nke ahụ

Question 69

don't: Don’t do it/that

Answer 69

emela: Emela ya/nke ahụ

Question 70

if: Only if you do it

Answer 70

ọ bụrụ: Naanị ma ọ bụrụ na i mee ya

Question 71

where: Where is it?

Answer 71

ebee: Ebee ka ọ dị?

Question 72

find: I can’t find it

Answer 72

chọta: Enweghị m ike ịchọta ya

Question 73

finds: She finds it

Answer 73

chọta: Ọ chọtara ya

Question 74

stop: Stop doing that

Answer 74

kwusi: Kwụsị ime nke ahụ

Question 75

saying: What was I saying?

Answer 75

na-ekwu: Gịnị ka m na-ekwu?

Question 76

other: I knew all the other things

Answer 76

ndị ọzọ: Amaara m ihe ndị ọzọ nile

Question 77

left: I think we left it

Answer 77

hapụrụ: Echere m na anyị hapụrụ

Question 78

surprise: It was a surprise

Answer 78

ihe ijuanya: Ọ bụ ihe ịtụnanya

Question 79

girls: The girls got all of it

Answer 79

ụmụ agbọghọ: Ụmụ agbọghọ ahụ nwetara ya nile

Question 80

boys: The boys didn’t get any

Answer 80

ụmụ nwoke: Ụmụ nwoke ahụ enwetaghị nke ọ bụla

Question 81

school: I’m going to school now

Answer 81

akwụkwọ: Ana m aga ụlọ akwụkwọ ugbu a

Question 82

results: My results were good

Answer 82

nsonaazụ: nsonaazụ m dị mma

Question 83

test: I had a test

Answer 83

ule: Enwere m ule

Question 84

better:I hope I get better

Answer 84

mma: Enwere m olileanya na m ga-akawanye mma

Question 85

netball: I play netball

Answer 85

bọọlụ: M na-agba bọọlụ netball

Question 86

team: I play on the school team

Answer 86

otu: M na-egwu otu ụlọ akwụkwọ

Question 87

cancel: Why did they cancel it?

Answer 87

kagbuo: Gịnị mere ha ji kagbuo ya?

Question 88

cancelled: The club was cancelled

Answer 88

kagburu: A kagburu klọb ahụ

Question 89

skincare: I’m doing my skincare

Answer 89

nlekọta anụ: Ana m eme nlekọta anụ m

Question 90

how?

Answer 90

kèdụ?

Question 91

What?

Answer 91

Gịnị?

Question 92

Which one?

Answer 92

Kedu nke ọ bụ?

Question 93

When?

Answer 93

Mgbe?

Question 94

Where?

Answer 94

Ebee?

Question 95

What is the matter?

Answer 95

Gịnị na-eme?

Question 96

Why?

Answer 96

Maka gini?