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Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by linusbnn(m): 10:28pm On Nov 16, 2012
Idowuogbo:
Oh.. My bad!

I got loads I need help wiv... I find it a bit difficult to read sometimes but! I understand a few bits and bobs going by facial expression.LOL

Can sum1 translate dis>> Badosky kedu ihe ina-akpariri mmadu? Now d only tin I can pick up here is, my name and abuse? embarassed
Badosky wat is d cause for ur insulting some1..dnt knw if badosky is a name anyway..
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Idowuogbo(f): 10:37pm On Nov 16, 2012
linusbnn: Badosky wat is d cause for ur insulting some1..dnt knw if badosky is a name anyway..
Lol! Badosky na my nickname.

Thanks for translating tho! *winks*
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by beylinko(m): 10:40pm On Nov 16, 2012
Idowuogbo:
Lol! Badosky na my nickname.

Thanks for translating tho! *winks*
u can never change id. How r u
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Idowuogbo(f): 10:43pm On Nov 16, 2012
beylinko:
u can never change id. How r u
See my padi o! How far na! U gud?
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by beylinko(m): 10:46pm On Nov 16, 2012
Idowuogbo:
See my padi o! How far na! U gud?
THank God, still breathing. u nko
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 3:56am On Nov 17, 2012
What does Yoruba mean?? I want to know why it's offensive.

Dat Onila girl is always saying it
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 4:02am On Nov 17, 2012
Shollypopz: What does Yoruba mean?? I want to know why it's offensive.

Dat Onila girl is always saying it
Yoruba means "oily soup"

It is a term used by Igbos to refer to Yorubas cos it is claimed that their soups are oily. Most people find it denigrating.

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Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by nosagold(m): 7:03am On Nov 17, 2012
Eze Promoe: Greetings in Igbo Language
Good morning - Otutu oma
Good afternoon - Ehihie oma
Good evening - Mgbede oma
Welcome - Nnoò
Good night - Kachifo

SOME UNUSUAL WORDS IN IGBO
Especially - Tumadi
Perhaps - Eleghianya
Unexpectedly - Mberede


Ndi igbo otutu/ututu oma nu!
Onwee ndi ugbu a bu anyaasi ha, TUMADI umu nne anyi ndi nke no n'america, anam asi unu KACHIFO nu

Op ihe Ina eme n'ebe a na atom uto n'obi, ELEGHIANYA ma ndi na abughi ndi igbo gana amuta asusu ala anyi n'ihe nkuzi a ina akuzi n'ebe a
Daalu r'nne nwoke oma

Chei! Nnaa I βξ correct igbo guy, who wan try ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ 4 asusu igbo? Unu mana obu MBEREDE nyiri dike lol
There are many more like irony, exaggeration etc which i've forgotten the meaning but as time goes on i will remember it.
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by nosagold(m): 7:05am On Nov 17, 2012
Btw! Is it "otutu oma" or ututu oma? As in good morning tins@op
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by EzePromoe: 7:20am On Nov 17, 2012
REALITY101:

Which dialect are you using cuz you getting me lost here.
That's Igbo Izugbe (central Igbo)
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by omenziate(m): 8:14am On Nov 17, 2012
Unu asala chi?
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Shokoloko(f): 10:43am On Nov 17, 2012
Eze promoe Igbaliala. Ndigbo echefuola asusu ha echefu. Ha chohu ima. O wu Chukwu ga zoputa anyi sad
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by kcreal(f): 1:38pm On Nov 17, 2012
Eze Promoe:
That's Igbo Izugbe (central Igbo)

Do Igbos say ututu oma when greating (good morning)
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by ifyalways(f): 2:45pm On Nov 17, 2012
Good morning =ututu oma/ i bola chi?/ i sala chi?

Good night = ka chi boo/ ka chi foo. (3 words )

Deme Eze Promoe.

Önu ogugu contd:
100= nari
101= otu nari na otu
102=otu nari na abuo. . .
110=otu nari na iri
112=otu nari na iri na otu
113= otu nari na iri na ato. . .
120=otu nari na iri abuo
122=otu nari na iri abuo na abuo
124=otu nari na iri abuo na ano. . .
130= otu nari na iri ato
135=otu nari na iri ato na ise. . .
140=otu nari na iri ano
141=otu nari na iri ano na otu. . .
150=otu nari na iri ise

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Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 3:41pm On Nov 17, 2012
ifyalways: Good morning =ututu oma/ i bola chi?/ i sala chi?

Good night = ka chi boo/ ka chi foo. (3 words )

Deme Eze Promoe.

Önu ogugu contd:
100= nari
101= otu nari na otu
102=otu nari na abuo. . .
110=otu nari na iri
112=otu nari na iri na otu
113= otu nari na iri na ato. . .
120=otu nari na iri abuo
122=otu nari na iri abuo na abuo
124=otu nari na iri abuo na ano. . .
130= otu nari na iri ato
135=otu nari na iri ato na ise. . .
140=otu nari na iri ano
141=otu nari na iri ano na otu. . .
150=otu nari na iri ise

Onu ogugua grin
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by EzePromoe: 5:52pm On Nov 17, 2012
REALITY101:

Onu ogugua grin
Don't abuse our Ezenwanyi angry
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by somegirl1: 6:57pm On Nov 17, 2012
afam4eva:
Isn't it the same thing as "get lost" or "Leave here".

It is: Si eba puo

or "shi nga fuo" or "gba fuo nga" (If I recall correctly)

afam4eva:
It is: "Yem ya". I hope i got the spelling right. You can also adda little english to it: "Yem that thing"

"Nyem"
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by somegirl1: 7:15pm On Nov 17, 2012
Eze Promoe: More translations

Small - Obere

what dialect is this? thought cnetral Igbo was "Ntakirii" other dialects are "obele" and "Owede"
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by EzePromoe: 7:26pm On Nov 17, 2012
some-girl:

what dialect is this? thought cnetral Igbo was "Ntakirii" other dialects are "obele" and "Owede"
That was Idemili dialect anyway.
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by somegirl1: 7:51pm On Nov 17, 2012
Cyberknight: Eriri nke a masiri m nke ukwu. Anyi macha n'otutu ndi Igbo amaghi kp'e si asu asusu nwuo. Ikwuo eziokwu, esokwa m n'ime ha, rika ndi a muru na Lagos k'a m wu. Ma na o nwere ihe na-agbagoju m anya: a hube m onye Yoruba nenweghi ike isu asusu ha. Ebe obula ha ji muo nwuo, ha na-asu asusu ha, suda ya n'ala. K'anyi jisikwa ike muta asusu anyi, na-asukwa ya ebe obula anyi no, maka na okwa unu maa na asusu na-anwu anwu mgbe enweghi otutu mmadu na-asu ya. Anyi bu ndi a muru mgbe aluchara ogu Biafra amutaghi Igbo ofuma. Ari kpa umum anyi ga-eme? Ma umu umu anyi? O buru nenweghi ihe anyi mere ugbulaka maka ime k'asusu anyi di ndu, o ga-ala. Jisienu ike.

asusu gi a ri ka asusu owerri mana i dere "di" ebe nd'owerri na asu "ri".
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by nedu210(m): 8:10pm On Nov 17, 2012
ifyalways: Good morning =ututu oma/ i bola chi?/ i sala chi?

Good night = ka chi boo/ ka chi foo. (3 words )

Deme Eze Promoe.

Önu ogugu contd:
100= nari
101= otu nari na otu
102=otu nari na abuo. . .
110=otu nari na iri
112=otu nari na iri na otu angry
113= otu nari na iri na ato. . .
120=otu nari na iri abuo
122=otu nari na iri abuo na abuo
124=otu nari na iri abuo na ano. . .
130= otu nari na iri ato
135=otu nari na iri ato na ise. . .
140=otu nari na iri ano
141=otu nari na iri ano na otu. . .
150=otu nari na iri ise
In my place we dont use ka chi bọọ as greetin but as a response.
When one greet " ka chi foo"
the other response will be "ka ọ bọọ"

Then the morning greetin will be
" ịbọkwal "or" ịbọọ "
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by odumchi: 11:57pm On Nov 17, 2012
some-girl:


asusu gi a ri ka asusu owerri mana i dere "di" ebe nd'owerri na asu "ri".

Nwaanyi Owere, ndaa?

Does all of Owere/Urata replace the 's' sound with the 'sh' sound?

some-girl:

what dialect is this? thought cnetral Igbo was "Ntakirii" other dialects are "obele" and "Owede"

The standardized way to say 'small' in Igbo is obere while the standardized way to say large is nnukwu. Although ntakiri also means small, it isn't the standard version.
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 8:51am On Nov 18, 2012
Chukskalidon: 'taa' cannot stand on its own and mean 'si ebea puo'. 'Taa' is an Igbo exclamation word, it can be used before any word or sentence to show how serious and resistance u are e.g taa mma gi ura ee,taa i na-ayi ara,taa onweghi ihe na-eme etc.

Is the bolded the same as "onwero ife na eme"?
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 8:52am On Nov 18, 2012
Eze Promoe: Don't abuse our Ezenwanyi angry

Lol, hapu ya. Kedu ka imere?

Ndi Igbo nnoo. Ogini kwanu? Ote kwana. Idowuogbu, ke maka akwukwo? Lmao.
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Nobody: 9:05am On Nov 18, 2012
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).

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Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Afam4eva(m): 9:11am On Nov 18, 2012
ogugua88:
A gwa gom gi. (I told you.)
It's "I have told you" as opposed to "I told you". "I told you" should be "A gwam gi".

ogugua88: A nom ya. (I'm alright.)
It's "I'm around". "I'm alright" is "Anom ofuma"
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Idowuogbo(f): 9:21am On Nov 18, 2012
beylinko:
THank God, still breathing. u nko
Alive and kicking no traffic. wink

ogugua88:

Lol, hapu ya. Kedu ka imere?

Ndi Igbo nnoo. Ogini kwanu? Ote kwana. Idowuogbu, ke maka akwukwo? Lmao.
Liv him alone, he's also Igbo.

Is Idowuogbo learning fast?


Ogugua, I tried o! Wots my mark? embarassed
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Afam4eva(m): 9:25am On Nov 18, 2012
Idowuogbo:
Liv him alone, he's also Igbo.
Ogugua, I tried o! Wots my mark? embarassed
The Igbo word for "IGBO" is Igbo. There's no Igbo in Ogugua's statement yet you translated the last part to include Igbo.

Translation: leave him alone. How are you?

I won't really blame you cos the two sentences are nowhere related.
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Idowuogbo(f): 9:39am On Nov 18, 2012
afam4eva: [/b]
The Igbo word for "IGBO" is Igbo. There's no Igbo in Ogugua's statement yet you translated the last part to include Igbo.

[b]Translation: leave him alone. How are you?

I won't really blame you cos the two sentences are nowhere related.
embarassed embarassed embarassed

Damn! Dis shyte hard mehn....

@bolded Lpmso!

Ndi Igbo noo= ?

Idowuogbo, ke maka akwukwo = ?

Translate pls...
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Afam4eva(m): 9:45am On Nov 18, 2012
Idowuogbo:
Ndi Igbo noo= ?

Translation: Ndi Igbo nnoo= Igbo people welcome(welldone)

Idowuogbo:
Idowuogbo, ke maka akwukwo = ?

Translation: Idowuogbo, ke maka akwukwo = Idowuogbo, what about school?...
Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by Idowuogbo(f): 9:51am On Nov 18, 2012
Kai! Wey I for get learning fast? grin grin grin embarassed

Ogugua, if u laugh hen! angry embarassed

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

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