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Igbo Word practice
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| Prompt | Answer |
|---|---|
| One | ofu |
| Two | abụọ |
| Three | atọ |
| Four | anọ |
| Five | ise |
| Six | ishii |
| Seven | asaa |
| Eight | asatọ |
| Nine | itenanị |
| Ten | iri |
| First | nke mbụ |
| Second | nke abụọ |
| Monday | monde |
| Tuesday | tuzde |
| Wednesday | wenzde |
| Thursday | tọzde |
| Friday | fraide |
| Saturday | satde |
| Sunday | ụbọchị ụka |
| Now | kịta |
| Yesterday | echi gara aga/ụbọchị gara aga |
| Today | tata |
| Tonight | abani tata |
| Tomorrow | echi |
| Fruits | akwụkwọ ndụ |
| Apples | aplụ |
| Bananas | unene |
| Tomatoes | tomatosi |
| Potatoes | nduko |
| Onions | alibasa |
| Red | mme |
| Green | ọchandụ |
| Blue | ọtanjele |
| White | ọcha |
| Black | oji |
| Grey | ntụ ntụ |
| Breakfast | nri ụtụtụ |
| Lunch | nri efifie |
| Dinner | nri abanị |
| Milk | ala-efi |
| Coffee | kọfị |
| Bread | achịcha |
| Sunny | anwụ anwụ |
| Windy | ikuku ikuku |
| Rainy | mmiri |
| Snowy | sno |
| Cold | oyi |
| Hot | ọkụ ọkụ |
| Boy | nwa nwoke |
| Girl | nwa nwanyị |
| Son | nwa nwoke |
| Daughter | nwa nwanyị |
| Brother | nwa nne nwoke |
| Sister | nwa nne nwanyị |
| Man | nwoke |
| Woman | nwanyi |
| Father | nna |
| Mother | nne |
| Grandfather | nna nna/nne |
| Grandmother | nne nna/nne |
| House | ụlọ/ụnọ |
| Toilet | ụlọ mposi |
| Room | ime ụlọ/ime ụnọ |
| Bedroom | obu |
| Kitchen | usekwu |
| Table | nkwako |
| Cat | pusu |
| Dog | nkịta |
| Mouse | oke |
| Bird | nnụnụ |
| Cow | efi |
| Horse | ayịya |
| Socks | soksi |
| Shoes | akpụkwụ |
| Trousers | traụza |
| Shirt | afe/uwe |
| Sweater | afe oyi |
| Coat | koti |
| English | bekee |
| French | asụsụ ndị french |
| German | asụsụ ndị jemanị |
| Spanish | asụsụ ndị Spain/Panya |
| Italian | asụsụ ndị Italy |
| Portuguese | asụsụ ndị Portugal |
| Greek | asụsụ ndị Greece |
| Russian | asụsụ ndị Russia |
| Arabic | arakwụba |
| Hindi | asụsụ ndị India |
| Chinese | asụsụ ndị china |
| Japanese | asụsụ ndị Japan |
| Taxi | agbataekee/taksi |
| Bus | bus |
| Hotel | ụlọ oriri na ọghụghụ |
| Reservation | mgbachi ọnọdụ |
| Airport | ọdụ ụgbọelu |
| Passport | akwụkwọ ikike e ji eje mba |
| Student | nwata akwụkwọ |
| Teacher | onye nkuzi |
| Pen | edemede |
| Books | ọtụtụ akwụkwọ |
| Page | iruakwụkwọ |
| Dictionary | akwụkwọ nkọwa |
| Hand | aka |
| Feet | mkpịsị/mkpụrụ ụkwụ/ọkpa |
| Hair | ntutu ishi |
| Eye | anya |
| Mouth | ọnụ |
| Nose | imi |
| Ambulance | ambulans |
| Doctor | dibia oyibo |
| Hospital | ụlọ ọgwụ |
| Pharmacy | ebe a na-ere ọgwụ |
| Police | ndi uwe ojii |
| Stomach ache | afọ mgbu |
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