New Words Flashcards
Pillow
Nhiwe
Kitchen
Useekwu
Big
Nnukwu
By
Site
Fridge
Igwe nju oyi
Enter
Banye e.g banye inmu ulo
Come in (when you’re inside and the person is outside)
Bata
Before
Tupu
Earrings
Iyerin nti
Insult/ disgrace
mkparị
Gun
egbe
I don’t like him/her (my heart doesn’t agree)
Obim a nabata ya
Progress
ọganiru ( I choro oganiru ya? ) you don’t want their progress?
Cassava
Osisi akpu
I’m fetching water
A nam echu mmiri
Birth mark
Ahụmarachi
I sent her/him on an errand
E zirim ya ozi
Ozi bu message na bekee
Is she around
O nno ya?
O noro ya
Farm
Ubi
Won/ win
Wee merie/ merie
Fasting
Ibu onu/ ibu nri
Disgrace
Mmebo
Big
Nnukwu e.g Nnukwu moto/ugboala (big car)
Small
Obere/ pe mpe
Eg Ṅwayi a pe mpe
O di obere
A proverb that means how are you
How did the python bask in the sun
Kedu ka Eke (python) si anyanwu?
You tried/ you’re trying
I bali noo/ i na bali
To be afraid
Tu ujọọ
E chem e da tu ujọọ (i thought you don’t get scared)
I na tu ujọọ (are you afraid?)
Hide
Izo ezo ( I ne zo ezo)? Are you hiding?
Echem i si, e de tu ujọọ, ki ki je ezo
Kiss me
Nyem ṅsusu
Sex
Mmekori/ dinaa (ha ne dinaa)
AC
Ntu oyi
Young man
Ikorobịa
Young lady
nwa agbọghọ
Chapter
Isi nke eg matiu isi nke iri abuo na ise (Mathew chapter 25)
I’m thirsty
Akpiri n’akpo m nkụ / akpiri kporo m nkụ
Akpiri ọ na akpọ gị nkụ (are you thirsty) ?
Throat bu akpịri
Salt and pepper
Nnu na ose
Under
N’okpuru
Nkịta nọ n’okpuru akwa = The dog is under the bed.
Inside
N’ime
Amaka bara n’ime ahịa
Behind
N’azu
Ewu no n’azu ulo
On top/ on/ above
N’elu
Oroma no n’elu oche (the orange is on the chair)
To sell
Ere
ana m ere uwe/akwa (I sell dresses or clothes)
Sold
Erere
erere m ya ugbua (I sold it now)
Steal
Izu oshi ( onye oshi) - thief
Izu ohi
E.g ezurum nrị Ada ( I stole Ada’s food)
Emeka siri na ya zuru nrị gi (Emeka said he stole your food)
To flog
Pịara
Chike to Chioma: A pịara Ekene ụtalị
(Ekene was flogged)
Chioma to Ekene: Chike sịrị na a pịara gị ụtalị (Chike said that you were flogged).
Crooked
Mgbago
Straight
Ọto
Wet
Dere ede
Dry
Kọrọ ako
Alive
Dị ndụ
Push
Kwaa (kwaa ya) push it
Pull
Dọọ
Short
Mkpumkpu
Tall
Ogologo
Old
Ochie
New
Ọhụụ
Dead
Nwụrụ anwu
Left / Right
Aka ekpe (aka ikpa) / Aka nri
Front / back
Ihu/ Azu
Noise / silence
Mkpọtụ/ Jụụ
Lower
Wetuo/ wetuo ya ala (bring it down)
Raise
Welie
Soft /hard
Gwọli gwọli / siri ike
Light
Ife / ọkụ
Darkness
Ochichiri
Add/ subtract
Mgbakọ/ mwepụ
Sit down/ stand up
Nọdụ ala/ kwụrụ ọtọ
Urine
mmamịrị - m chọrị nnu mmamịrị
Sweat
ọsụsọ - ọsụsọ na sum
Or Ajirija - Ajirija na gbam
Poo
Nshi/ nsi
A chorom e nyu nshi
Tears
Anya mmịrị
Spit
Asọ mmrị
Ọ bupu asọ mmri (she spat)
Fart
nyụ ahụ̀rụ̀
Onye nyụrụ ahụrụ.
Police man/ police men
Onye uwe ojii ( pronounced uwoji)
Ndi uwe ojii
He doesn’t fight.
Ọ naghị alu ogu
He/she doesn’t come to my house
Ọ naghị abia u’lo m
Plate
Efere
Every time
Mgbe ọ bụla
Obi ga na - eri nri mgbe ọ bụla
It is plenty
o hiri ne
I went / they went
E jèrè m
Ha jèrè
To live together
ibiko
Beans
Agwa
Snake
Agwo
Last year
afo gara aga
Izu gara aga (last week)
Onwa gara aga (last month)
Abali gara aga (last night)
Ingestion
afo mkpochi
I’m on my knees
Ịkpere m di n’ala
Long throat
Akpirị ogọlogo
Do you know what it means in English?
Ị ma ihe ọ pụtara na bekee?
But you have your own
mana ị nwere nke gị
Am I holding you ?
E jịrim gi?
Are you satisfied?
Iri ju afọ?
Afo ojuru gi? Is your stomach full?
Ọ ge juụ gi? Will it be enough for you?
Afo ọjuju
I’m satisfied example
Ihe ifuannya mere jurum afọ
Ihe ọ mere jurum afọ
Lucky or Favour
Ihụoma
Ọ were ihuoma
To buy
Zuta
Azụtara m ụgbọala a n’afọ gara aga.
I bought this car last year.
Another word for buy
Gote
Aga m egote ya echi.
1 will buy it tomorrow.
Obi siri na o ga-egote ya echi
Obi said he will buy it tommorrow
Uju gara igote nri.
Uju went to buy food.
Anyị na-egote ihe eji aru ulo.
We are buying building materials
Gini mere i jiri gote udi akwa a?
Why did you buy thid type of clothe?
O teela aka anyị gotere ya.
Igbo land/ Igbo things
Ala ndị igbo/ ihe ndi igbo
Wipe (wipe your face)
Hichaa/ Fichaa
hichaa ihu gị
Fichaa onu gi
Rub/apply
Ite
Te ya (rub it)
Te mmanu/ Te ude (rub oil or rub lotion) Bia kam te gị ude (come let me rub you cream)
Talk
Kwu okwu
Mepee onụ gị kwu okwu
Blow your nose
Zịe imị gị
Clap
kụọ aka
If ou accept Jesus as your savior all your problems go away
Ị were jisọs ka onye zuopta gị nsogbu niile a naa!
You’re hurting yourself
Ị na egbukasị onwe ghi ahụ
Jesus will heal you
Onye nwe anyị ka agwọ gi
Jisos ga agwọ m
He/she has suffered
Ọ taala ahuhu
A tara m ahụhụ ta
Around
gburugburu
It’s getting late
chi ejiela
Planted
Kuru/kulu
O muwa kuru ya
Watermelon, banana
Anyu Mmri, unere
Decided/Decide
Kpebiri/ kpebie
Ị kpebiri ihe choro i me (have you decided what you want to do?)