ifyalways:

lol
Agadi da ada ugboro abuo,nke ato o guo ihe o bu na ugbo onu.
Once bitten twice shy
rubi,ndeewo.

Agba mbu, otua n'ogwe; agba abuo, otua n'ogwe; o na bu ogwe ka apiara aku
Once bitten twice shy

youngies:


Agba mbu, otua n'ogwe; agba abuo, otua n'ogwe; o na bu ogwe ka apiara aku
Once bitten twice shy

Akpusi gba Otele,O muru ako.
Once bitten,twice shy

Onye añu gbara na agba oso ma o hu okpurukpu ijiji. Once bitten, twice shy.

ifyalways:


Akpusi gba Otele,O muru ako.
Once bitten,twice shy

Ify o dika igaghi atuli proverb without otele. Everytime gi si ka agbusi gbaam.

@topic

onye agwo turu, igide na atu ya ujo.
Once bitten twice shy

@topic
Onye mkpumkpu na aga ikiri egwu n'oge
Once bitten, twice shy

Ugwu muta mgbaji ukwu, agadinwanyi amuta agakata akwuru.

Nwoke anaghi ano n'ulo ya nopia akpa amu ya

Okenye anaghi ano n'ulo ewu amuo n'ogbiri

@topic

Ugwu muta igbaji ikpere, agadi nwanyi amuta arikata akwuru
Once bitten, twice shy   

Ify keep it real 

Achowa mma ekwe agba ama ihe eriri

rubi:

Nwoke anaghi ano n'ulo ya nopia akpa amu ya

Nne biko tugharia ilu gi a na asusu Igbo

youngies:

@topic

Ugwu muta igbaji ikpere, agadi nwanyi amuta arikata akwuru
Once bitten, twice shy   

Ify keep it real 

I give up,u won

otele:

Ify o dika igaghi atuli proverb without otele. Everytime gi si ka agbusi gbaam.

@topic

onye agwo turu, igide na atu ya ujo.
Once bitten twice shy

N'ihi na ahuru m Otele m na anya.I cant go anywhere without Otele m.
@Topic,O nweghi ihe anya ga ahu ma o bu huru gbaa nmme.
Nothing is new to the ear,nothing can be said to be unheard of before

rubi:

Nwoke anaghi ano n'ulo ya nopia akpa amu ya

youngies:

Nne biko tugharia ilu gi a na asusu Igbo

If a man should continue sitting down in his house he will shred his scrotum by sitting on it

Meaning A man will always have power over his house/wealth[b] or [/b] b/c a man has many wives that does not mean he will not have peace anymore in his own house

Ify a mma daa?

Idu kwa nma?

Nwata huwa anya,O kwuwa onu.
For every action,there is equal and opposite reaction
Rubi,a dim nma.Kedu maka ndi nke gi?Imella 
Throtler wu onye army,always on awol.

Hahahahah, am lovn this idea guys. Imagine I can't even come up with any,chai ewu a taa mmadu igwu n'isi

onye ishi zogbula udara ozotara na ukwu, onye ga enye ya ozo.

Onye a na-agwo ibi, o na-eto afo, udene na-akpo ya oku n'ajo ofia.
Mbosi aka ga-akpara ezekudene, ezekudene ekwuo onye chiri ya ozo
Aguu guwa amu okenie, aguu guo otu, obewe akwa.

@Topic,Oke soro ngwere maa mmiri,oko oke o gaghi ako ngwere.
Shoes get size,levels dey,maintain your lane 

agabaI23:

Ukwa ruo oge ya odaa.

Isi akwu dara n'ala edetula aja

hahaha, ify always abeg where i for see igbo quotes joor? u bi igbo teacher??

ifyalways:

Agaba nyuru ahuru na threadia
@Topic,Eji ushi ahuru amata uto nshi.
The begining of anything to some extent determines how it wud end
Anu gba aja oso,ajuju a ya ajo egbe kara aka.
Desperate situations calls for desperate measures
Echezonnnnnnnnnnnnnnna,u are missed.
Rubi,Throttler . . .Kedu ka eke si anya anwu?

ooppps, @ifyalways!! u bo igbo tutuor? where i for get access to all these adages abeg??

Holydante,mba kwa oh.Im just a learner and everyday babe like u,assuming na i bu nwanyi
Stay on the thread,read through and most importantly associating with Igbos where ever u are located wud help.
Imeela

ifyalways:

Holydante,mba kwa oh.Im just a learner and everyday babe like u,assuming na i bu nwanyi 
Stay on the thread,read through and most importantly associating with Igbos where ever u are located wud help.
Imeela 

lol (achiala m ochi nke ukwuuu) Nwada IfyAlways, isi na ibu learner with all these that you are droppn? ha!!! ekweghi m, meanwhile awum dimkpa ooo, abughi babe. ok, anula m, ndi enyi m wukwa ndi igbo na olu mana onye obula suga bekee na pidgn, aga m anwa okem.

dalu nwanyi oma

Interesting!

Onye nzuzu n' eji aka ekpe arú úlö nna ya aka
It is only the foolish person that points to his father's house with his left hand
(Stupid to treat serious issues with disdain)
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Onye úmúnnaya dinyere ozi n’eji ukwu agbawa úzö
A man on an errand by his kinsmen, breaks into the house without knocking on the door
(If you have authority, you show it without looking back)
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Nwa nza rijue afö, ya si chi ya púta mgba
When the small bird has had enough to eat, it challenges its god to a wrestling bout
(When a negligible achievement makes ones head swell to the extent that he takes on challenges that he can't handle)
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ösö nwanyi n'agba hapú ara ya aka, abúghi obere ösö // öbúghi egwu achi útaba n'aka agba
When a woman runs without holding her breasts, then the situation must be serious (note, in those days bra had not yet been invented)
// It's a kind of dance one can't do with tobacco stuff on the palm of his hand
(This situation is critical // You must take this serious)
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Nwa ga egburu nna ya ehi, ana amaya  n’ ije ukwu ya // Eji ahú ama uto nsi
You can easily tell a child that will buy a cow for his father's funeral, simply from his footsteps
(There is always an indication to whether something will be successful)
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Nwata akwö n’azú amaghi n’ije na ara ahú
The child on her mothers back does not know how difficult it is to walk a long distance
(When you have things on a platter of gold, you wont know what others go through to get it)
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Onye añú gbara n’atú ijiji újö
A man stung by a bee runs when he sees a fly
(Experience of a mishap makes one extra cautious // Once bitten twice shy)
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ijijji benyere n’ akpa amú, I hapú ya, öta akpa amú, isi ka igbue ya, ikupia mkpúrú amú (IDIOM)
It's like a fly that perched on the scrotum, if you decide to leave it, it will bite the scrotum, if you decided to hit it, you crush the testes
(A dicey situation, all the options present serious risks)

Onye nna ya dunyere ori, na-eji ukwu agbawa uzo

Naani onye di ndu ka amu na eke.

slap1:

Naani onye di ndu ka amu na eke.

Nwata noro na ura nyuo ahu, kpote ya ka onu ushi ya.

Andre Uweh:

Nwata noro na ura nyuo ahu, kpote ya ka onu ushi ya.

Lol, so that o gaghi anyu ozo.

Onye ji igwu ka ewu na eso.
More money,more friends

rubi:

Nwoke anaghi ano n'ulo ya nopia akpa amu ya

ve not been happy but i just popped onto this thread and ve been hahahahahaha all day with such ilu and adage joined together, Nwanyi Oma transalte if you can,

rubi:

Nwoke anaghi ano n'ulo ya nopia akpa amu ya

Eche m ma o bu ". . . nopia nkpuru amu ya?"

holydante:

ve not been happy but i just popped onto this thread and ve been hahahahahaha all day with such ilu and adage joined together, Nwanyi Oma transalte if you can,

rubi:

If a man should continue sitting down in his house he will shred his scrotum by sitting on it

Meaning A man will always have power over his house/wealth[b] or [/b] b/c a man has many wives that does not mean he will not have peace anymore in his own house

Ako walam ilu an' mbu