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Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Afam4eva(m): 9:53am On Nov 18, 2012

Idowuogbo:
But wait o, afam! Ndigbo and ndi Igbo... Y'all getting me all confused na! Can u space it out?

Of course you can space it out if you wanna.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 10:03am On Nov 18, 2012

Idowuogbo: Kai! Wey I for get learning fast?

Ogugua, if u laugh hen!

But wait o, afam! Ndigbo and ndi Igbo... Y'all getting me all confused na! Can u space it out?

I won't laugh. It's part of learning

@afam4eva, dalu nwoke m.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by ifyalways(f): 2:40pm On Nov 18, 2012

ogugua88: I found my old notebook. Before my blackberry was stolen, *cries*, I was learning Igbo from my cousin via BBM who stays in Abuja. I scribbled a bunch of phrases down and practiced them. I'll go ahead and share some common ones (correct me/us if any are wrong):

Chelu m biko. A nu'm a bia. (Wait for me, please. I am coming [as in "I'll be back" and not what you dutty people have in mind lol])

E' na nu? (You understand?)

E' nu go? (You hear me?)

A nu gom. (I have heard.)

Ula o na tu gi? (Are you tired/is sleep catching you?)

Jisie ike na olu. (Keep up the good work/stay strong at work.)

A gwa gom gi. (I told you.)

A nom ya. (I'm alright.)

Bia ebe a. (Come here.) <--- my mother's favorite.

Gbanye oku. (Turn on the light.)

Gbanyuo oku. (Turn off the light.)

Biko, e weni iwe. (Please, don't be angry. Or, excuse me [begging pardon].)

Nye m aka! (Help!/Give me a hand!)

A ghotaghim. (I don't understand).

nice. Some corrections :

I na-anu ? = are you hearing. . .

I nu go?= have you heard ?

Ura/ula a na-atu gi= are you feeling sleepy?

A gwago m gi= I have told you.

A gwara m gi= I told you.

Biko, e wena/wela iwe=please don't be angry.

Nyelu/nyere m aka= help me.

When I have time, I'll give a lesson on the prepositions (na, ga, kwa, etc) and how to use them(with an apostrophe ' or a hypen - )

Dalu nu.

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Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by ifyalways(f): 2:43pm On Nov 18, 2012

Idowuogbo: Kai! Wey I for get learning fast?

Ogugua, if u laugh hen!

But wait o, afam! Ndigbo and ndi Igbo... Y'all getting me all confused na! Can u space it out?

Ndi Igbo is the right way. 2 words.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by ifyalways(f): 2:49pm On Nov 18, 2012

ogugua88:

Is the bolded the same as "onwero ife na eme"?

Yes, they're same.

Nothing dey happen cheesy

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Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by EzePromoe: 10:58pm On Nov 18, 2012

Ogugua, you're leaning this Igbo language so damned fast.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by odumchi: 2:34am On Nov 19, 2012

I thought this might be useful: here's a list of some basic structural words in Central Igbo.

And - yá nà
But - kámà (some say mánà)
Rather - kámà
Or - ma ọ bụ
Because - maka (some say níhì)
If - ọ bụrụ
As a result of - ya mee
What about - kwan

Here's an example of kwan meaning also: "di gi kwan" means: "what about your husband?"

Kwa is one of the strange words that fluctuates greatly in meaning. It can be used to express an idea in the form I a question and can also mean "even", "again" and "also".

Example of kwa meaning again:
Mechie kwá yá ọzọ - Close it again.

Example of kwa meaning also :
Nke ahụ kwa - That one also?

Example of kwa meaning even:
I hụ kwara ihe ahụ? - Did you even see that thing?

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Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 7:11am On Nov 19, 2012

Thanks for the corrections Ify.

@Eze Promoe, lol. I'm trying. I understand and can write very basic Igbo. Speaking and reading? That's another thing lol. I called my friend onye oshi yesterday and he laughed to death over my oyibo accent undecided

@Odumchi, thank you very much. I'll write those down too.

Let me remind Eze Ndi Igbo of this thread. Our professors are doing marvelous jobs.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by charlsecy4(m): 7:30am On Nov 19, 2012

Idowuogbo: I picked up abuse/ insult in dat statement...

Please drop the insult.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 5:25pm On Nov 19, 2012

dilbert100: igbo is tough

yea tough bt d bst

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by ChinenyeN(m): 9:44pm On Nov 19, 2012

Please, what is the meaning of igba okoso?

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 9:59pm On Nov 19, 2012

ChinenyeN: Please, what is the meaning of igba okoso?

'igba okoso' is a way of saying sum1 is 'flirting'. It means flirting'

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by ChinenyeN(m): 11:03pm On Nov 19, 2012

Alright. Thank you, Chukskalidon.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Idowuogbo(f): 11:04pm On Nov 19, 2012

charlsecy4:

Please drop the insult.

Pardon?

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 12:55am On Nov 20, 2012

ChinenyeN: Alright. Thank you, Chukskalidon.

welcum

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by gold3n(f): 5:57am On Nov 20, 2012

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by 9jaIhail(m): 9:43am On Nov 20, 2012

Right step in right direction. You guys are doing good.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Eifeh(m): 11:56am On Nov 20, 2012

ChinenyeN: Alright. Thank you, Chukskalidon.

also means oringo

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by ifyalways(f): 6:34pm On Nov 20, 2012

Eifeh: also means oringo

Wow,what dialet please ?
The Igbo Izugbe translation for also is Ozo and/or Ozokwa.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 9:12am On Nov 21, 2012

'igba okoso' na 'igba oringo' bu otu ihe but different dialect mainly around nwewi,onitsha,awka,orumba etc.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Valon4ego(m): 11:54am On Nov 21, 2012

What is the meaning of 'osadebe' cos i have noticed that many bini names start with 'osa' e.g 'osadolor' does it mean that osadebe is a bini name?

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by odumchi: 12:07pm On Nov 21, 2012

Valon4ego: What is the meaning of 'osadebe' cos i have noticed that many bini names start with 'osa' e.g 'osadolor' does it mean that osadebe is a bini name?

'Osadebe' means "God keep [me]". Osa means 'God' in parts of Anambra and Delta. Debe means 'keep'.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by ifyalways(f): 5:52am On Nov 23, 2012

^ I think you meant "Olisa". Osa is the shorter version of Olisa which means "God".

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by odumchi: 8:03pm On Nov 23, 2012

Here is a clear Igbo dictionary that I found. This dictionary is in Onicha dialect (the main dialect of Anambra), and even though it's not Central Igbo, most people will still understand you.

http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/VN/Igboid/IGBO%20Dictionary.pdf

ifyalways: ^ I think you meant "Olisa". Osa is the shorter version of Olisa which means "God".

Ok then. No problem.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 2:12am On Dec 07, 2012

Umu Igbo, o gini di? Kedu ebe onye abu na? (spelling? lol)

No one wants to learn again? Lol.

Thanks for the dictionary, Odumchi. Very helpful.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by EzePromoe: 7:48am On Dec 07, 2012

ogugua88: Umu Igbo, o gini di? Kedu ebe onye abu na? (spelling? lol)

No one wants to learn again? Lol.

Thanks for the dictionary, Odumchi. Very helpful.

I na agbali

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 9:18pm On Dec 10, 2012

A ghotaghim undecided

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by manny4life(m): 9:25pm On Dec 10, 2012

ogugua88: A ghotaghim

If I understand, he means you're trying sha... or maybe not

My sister, you're indeed trying o... grin

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 9:26pm On Dec 10, 2012

Lol. You see my flaws though. I can type but have a harder time understanding responses. I have a lot of studying to do lol.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by manny4life(m): 9:28pm On Dec 10, 2012

ogugua88: Lol. You see my flaws though. I can type but have a harder time understanding responses. I have a lot of studying to do lol.

My sister, take time read and understand, you will get there. As for me, my parents started speaking Igbo to me at a young age. In fact, when we all gather together (family), we speak Igbo mostly.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 9:37pm On Dec 10, 2012

manny4life: My sister, take time read and understand, you will get there. As for me, my parents started speaking Igbo to me at a young age. In fact, when we all gather together (family), we speak Igbo mostly.

I will o, patience is key when learning a language. You're lucky. The only reason I can hear Igbo adequately is because my grandmother taught me when I was a toddler. Once she went back home, my parents spoke only English lol.

I didn't know you spoke Igbo though. You've been promoted to Professor, joining the ranks of Ifyalways, Eze Promoe, Afam4eva and others. Daalu soo lol.

Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by EzePromoe: 11:13am On Dec 11, 2012

manny4life:

My sister, take time read and understand, you will get there. As for me, my parents started speaking Igbo to me at a young age. In fact, when we all gather together (family), we speak Igbo mostly.

Same case for me! I never grew up in the village. But my parents spoke Igbo to me as a teenager while I reply her in English. But one certain time, my father was denied his visa back home to Nigeria, my mum had to take me to my grandmum, so within that one year i stayed in the village, i also schooled. That place was like another world. We did most of our works there in school in Igbo. We wrote essays, letters, dictation in Igbo. That was how I came to learn Igbo, verbal and written.

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