A arsenal of beneficial phrases in Igbo, a Volta-Niger language talked in Nigeria and also Equatorial Guinea by about 18 million people.
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| Welcome | Nnọọ Daalụ |
| Hello (General greeting) | Ndeewo |
| How room you? | Kedụ? Kee ka ị mee? Olee otu i mere? Kedụ ka ọ dị? Kee kwanụ? Kedụ ka ị mere? |
| Reply come 'How room you?' | Ọ di mụ mma A di mụ mma |
| Long time no see | Anya ịị Anya gị Anya n'ibie (reply) Anya n'ibe ya (reply) |
| What's her name? | Kedụ aha gị? Kedụ afa gị? |
| My name is ... | Aha m bụ ... Afa m bụ ... |
| Where space you from? | Onye ebee ka ị bụ? |
| I'm native ... | A bụ m onye ... E si m ... |
| Pleased to satisfy you | Nnọọ Daalụ |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) | Ị bọọla chi (How did friend wake?) Ị saala chị Ị pụtakwaa ọfụma Ị larụkwaa ọfụma |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) | Ndeewo Ndewo (reply) |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) | Ndeewo Ndewo (reply) |
| Good night | Ka chi foo Ka ọ bọọ (reply) |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) | Ka ọmesịa Ka ọ dị (see you) Ya gazie Ka ọ dị echi (see you tomorrow) |
| Good luck! | Ya gaziere gị Nwee chi ọma |
| Cheers! good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) | Mma mma nụ! |
| Have a nice day | Ya gaziere gị taa (May it walk well because that you today) |
| Bon appetit / have a nice meal | Rie nke ọma Nri abịagọ Oriri adaa |
| Bon voyage / have a good journey | Ijeọma |
| I understand | Aghọtara m Aghọtalụ m |
| I don't understand | Aghọtaghị m Aghọtarọ m |
| I don't know | Amaghị m Amarọ m |
| Please speak more slowly | Biko jịrị nwayọ kwuo okwu |
| Please say that again | Biko, kwuo ịhe ahụ ọzọ |
| Please write it down | Biko detuo ya |
| Do girlfriend speak English? | Ị na-asụ Bekee? Ị na-asụ oyibo? |
| Do you speak Igbo? | Ị na-asụ Igbo? |
| Yes, a little(reply come 'Do you speak ...?') | Eee, a na m asụ obele Igbo Eee, a na m asụ ntakịrị Ịgbo |
| Speak to me in Igbo | Sụọrọ m Igbo Sụọlụ m ịgbo Gwam okwu n'Igbo |
| How perform you to speak ... In Igbo? | Kedụ ịfe ana akpọ ... N'asụsụ Igbo? Kedụ ịhe ana akpọ ... N'asụsụ Igbo? Kedụ ka e si ekwu ... N'asụsụ ịgbo? Gịnị ka a na-akpọ ... N'Igbo? |
| Excuse me | Biko chere (for attention) Biko, chetụ (for attention) Biko, iwe e wela gị (begging pardon) Biko, e wel iwe (begging pardon) |
| How lot is this? | Ego ole ka ihe a bụ? Egọ one ka ịfe a bụ? Ihe a ọ bụ ego ole? |
| Sorry | Ndo Gbaghara m (Forgive me) Gbaghalụ m (Forgive me) |
| Please | Biko |
| Thank you | Ị meela Daalụ |
| Reply to thank you | Nsogbu adịghịị Nsogbu adịrọọ (No worries) |
| Where's the restroom / bathroom? | Ebee ka ụlọ mposi dị? |
| This gentleman will pay because that everything | Ezi Nwoke a ga-akwụ ụgwọ ịhe niile |
| This lady will certainly pay because that everything | Ezi nwanyị a ga-akwụ ụgwọ ịhe niile |
| Would you favor to dance with me? | Ị chọrọ ka mụ na gị gbaa egwu? |
| I miss you | Obi gị na-eme m |
| I love you | A hụrụ m gị n’anya A fụlụ m gị n'anya |
| Get well soon | Ndo Ayakwana Gbakee ngwa ngwa |
| Go away! | Pụọ ebe a! Si ebe a pụọ! Si m n'iru pụọ! |
| Leave me alone! | Hapụ m aka! Rapụ m aka! Haa m aka! |
| Help! | Nyere m aka! A chọrọ m enyemaka! Nyelụ m aka! |
| Fire! | Ọkụ! Ọkụ na-agba! |
| Stop! | Kwụsi! |
| Call the police! | Kpọọ ndị uwe ojii! |
| Christmas greetings | Ekene Ekeresimesi |
| New Year greetings | Ekene afọ ọhụụ Ekene arọ ọfụụ |
| Easter greetings | Ekene mbilite ọnwụ Kristi |
| Birthday greetings | Ekene ncheta ọmụmụ |
| Congratulations! | Nnọọ nụ! Chukwu alụka! Ị nwaka! (you've excellent well) Unu anwaka! (you (plural) have actually done well) |
| One language is never ever enough | Otu asụsụ anaghị ezu Ofu asụsụ anarọ ezu |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | Azụ juputara na hovercraft m Azụ juputara n'ụgbọ ikuku m |
Notes
In Igbo heritage there space no particular greetings because that afternoon and also evening - ndeewo or daalụ room the classic Igbo greetings throughout the day. Mgbedeọma / ụtụtụọma / ehihieọma are a modern-day trend through some civilization who made literal translations the the English greetings an excellent morning / good afternoon / an excellent evening).
Corrections, additions and recordings by Nkiruka Obi that Igbo Conversation Hour, Ann Okuefuna, Charles Njoku, Ijeoma Akubue and also Yvonne Chioma Mbanefo.
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Links
Other collections of Igbo unit volume http://www.igboguide.org/HT-igboconversation.htm http://wikitravel.org/en/Igbo_phrasebook http://www.igbofocus.co.uk/html/learn_igbo_2.html#Greetings http://ilanguages.org/igbo_phrases.php http://archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/Language/IBO/ibo_conversation_1981_01.html
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