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sitagirl:
youngies glad to know you are on line,please need help on the following words
when, will, have,has,need,maybe,finish,can

It is not so easy to pick out some of these prepositions and verbs and simply translate them into Igbo language without putting them in context. The best translation comes when you use them in a phrase or sentence.

i am not sure = Amachaghi m
how many = ole
i might come = e nwere m ike i bia
can i come = o mu bia?
must i come = nga abiariri?
i dont know when i will come = Amghai m oge/mgbe m ga abia
when do you want me to come = ole oge/mgbe i choro ka m bia?
did you eat = i riri nri?
what did you eat = ole ihe i riri?
do you want some = i ka choro ?
can i have some = i ga enye tu m

sitagirl:
thank you so much youngies,Chukwu go zie gi.let me learn what you have sent me so far ,send you more when i am thru in the mean time may be u could send me some daily question and answer we ask in daily life.sitagirl

@sistagirl
Jehova gba gi ume

I am always at your service

eina:
@youngies. i jikwa oru eba. Please try teaching only the words that are used frequently. You know that present day igbos do speak "engiligbo" and nobody will call window "mpio", but instead they will call it "window". Nobody speaks pure igbo these days. So teach diamond only the igbo words that are mostly used.

@eina
Your observation is noted, but let me assure you that there ara very versatile Igbo speakers on this forum that can hold their own down without the frequent infusion of engligbo. Try Echelon, Ifyalways, yours sincerely and et al

sitagirl:
h.there is some words that i know like greetings,numbersand days.i need help on asking question and replying ,like

Good to know you already know how to use some words 

-how was business today

Kedu maka oru tata

-how much do you have

Kedu ole i nwere

-how much do you want

kedu ole i choro

-what did you say

Gini ka i kwuru

-what are you saying

Gini ka i na ekwu? (What = gini, ka = are, you = i, saying = ekwu)

-what do you want to eat

Gini ka i choro iri (What = gini, ka = do, you = i, want = choro, eat = iri)

-i dont have anything

E nweghi m ihe obula

-where are you coming from

kedu ebe isi abia?

-he is not here

Onoghi ebe a

-i dont know where he is

Amaghi m ebe ono

-i will be back soon

A ga m abiagha chi nso nso

-when will you be back

Kedu mgbe/oge i ga abiagha chi?

i dont like it

O dighi m nma

i like it

O di m nma

i hope you like it

E chekwubere m na odi gi nma

he is across the road

Ono na ngafe uzo

brush you teeth

Chie eze gi

did you brush your teeth

I chiela eze gi?

wash your face

Sa/sacha ihu gi

i am waiting for you.

A nam eche gi

are you coming

I ga abia?

i aslo need help on present and future tense

come = bia
coming = abia
came = biara

have = were
had = were 
having =were 
bring = weta
brought wetara
bringing = eweta

like
liked
liking

and more words you can help me with

There is need for us to take it gradually so that you won't be given too much at a time that may end up confusing you.
You also have to realise that Igbo language is a phonetic based lingo. One word can mean so many things depending on how it is pronounced.

Take for instance, the word "akwa"
akwa = egg
akwa = cry
akwa = bridge
akwa = bed
akwa = clothe

So you will improve quickly on the language skill if hear some of these words pronounced. Your husband call help in this regards

Hope this helps 
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This scandalous!!!

A major human development catastrophe is looming
The blame is on the government, teachers, parents and the society in general

Our values these days are highly misplaced
I once caught my nephew using his phone to download and play p.orn videos instead of preparing for his forthcoming JSS exams, while his mother sees nothing wrong in buying his 14 year old son an E70 Nokia phone.

I was quickly reminded of how Facebook, Hi5 and Nairaland and other social newtorking sites has replaced libraries.

A country that finds noffing wrong with a blatant public display of p.orn DVDs on the streets where kids of even 6 years can even watch has no future

. . .waiting . . .

Alright buzz me in my YIM when you are free, let's get cracking

Meanwhile, you and your husband should endeavour to create and share time together.
No excuses!

I am surprised to still see Pastor Joe Agbaje of CEC roaming free on this forum.
This man has no SHAME

He has severally been found and exposed to be an IMPOSTOR.

He is fake and a FRAUD

Private lessons is your best bet for now.

I am a bit busy now, but can manage a FREE one week lessons. Then we see how we can continue from there


^{Meanwhile, why not ask your hubby to teach you?}

Ify anyi ri nma ooo

@topic
Onye otu ukwu anaghi aza akwaa akwuru!
A one legged man's name can't be akwaa akwuru

Can someone quickly confirm this story please  

.

Dede Eziachi, please can you go on with this exposé on Nzeribe. It is very incisive.

Thanks

@Jakumo

The point is that we all tend to have ulterior motive most of the time we take a position in the mix of activities surrounding us

Jakumo:
Author Nzeribe is a long-time weapons dealer, and so it is perfectly natural for him to try his utmost to destabilize Nigeria, in order that can get back to selling guns and making the sort of profits he accrued during the Biafran War.

Every waking moment of Author Nzeribe is spent praying feverishly for war in sub-Saharan Africa, for he is the quitessential Dog of War, all sentiments aside.

What is the difference between him and the man selling casket by the road side of Lagos-Ibadan express way? Who is ever praying fervently for a massive fatality on that road each blessed day for business to be good

Both are business men. What is their crime?

Kosovo and Dede1 are NOT in any way in Jakumo's league

Jakumo is an artist, he uses of words is like applying paint brush on a canvas

rubi:
A na ano ebe onye ujo atu be dike aka
A man who is afraid always live long b/c of his diplomacy that a man who claims to be hero/brave

rubi nne,
imela akpo ole?

Anaghi aga be awo webe iwe na awo ebuyeghi ya oche, n'ihi na awo n'onwe ya rikwu arikwu
One does not get angry because the frog didn't offer a chair . . . the frog himself is squarting

You can't give what you don't have

toshmann:
@youngies

ma onwu egbughi amu, o ga eririla ihe gbara ahuonu

You need JESUS!!!

ifyalways:
I'm in love with ilu a and also na onye turu di ilu

Chai! luff gi egbu go mu

Oltime = marvix

He is an over-righteous self-seeking impostor

@Poster
Ndi Igbo siri na ahu ihe ka ubi ere oba
Once you discover what is more valueble than the farm, you can sell your barn

throttler:
ihere anaghi eme onye ara, obu ndi nwe onye ara ka ihere n'eme.

the mad man doesnt have shame, its the family of the mad man that has shame/is ashamed.

youngiesyyyyyyyyyyyyy! obi okwe!

throttler, ihe ogologo di n'ukwu asogbu go gi
Jirikwa nwayo maka mmawu emerua mmadu ahu

Agaba
Onye mere gi interpreter?

toshmann:
anaghi eji amu ogologo a-maja agadi nwanyi

you can't harrass an old woman with a large erected manhood . . . . _{she has probably seen many of such in her life time, try something else}
meaning: one cant be intimidated

youngies . .

Tosh i bu agavu honestly

Ify na rubi udo adikwa?

Wait a minute. . .
So it has been confirmed that Pastor Joe Agbaje is a CROOK?
Lawwwd have mercy

NEXT. . . let's dig go up his picture and splash it here

Joagbaje:
The thread has a focus.whenever KunleOshob and his disciples get stuck, they get into irrelivances, and abuses. which doesnt desrve a response .

There is no need to reduce my question to KunleOshob and his disciples, because there are so many of us who are being enlightened by your posts.
We want to know the stand point from which you are posting. Don't deny us this at least.

debosky:
I have received a number of reports from Joe Agbaje regarding this thread.

I cannot claim to fully understand what is going on here as I haven't gone through the details.

All I will say is this - any focus on the person of Joe Agbaje should be reserved for another thread.

In that regard, I am inclined to delete the references to his alleged 'exposure' - can the posters please edit their posts and open a separate thread for that purpose?

Thanks.

I know we lost a game yesterday,    
But do not allow it to also affect your cornea
STOP taking sides  

Poster Joagbaje please deny or[i] confirm[/i] that you are one and the same person as Pastor Joe Agbaje of the Christ Embassy Church in Yenagoa
Failure to do this by your NEXT post will certainly dismiss or confirm to a large extent the assertion that pastors are crooks

toshmann:
ify na youngies,

hapuchakwaa na mmiri mara amu, umuaka akpoo ya akpa nkwu, toshmann awughi obele mmadu n'ilulu

Toshi, ihe n'ile a i mega na ohio, one day ga abu one day

Onye riri amu ebule ji ibi ugwo
Whoever eats the the p.enis of a ram is already indebted to elphantiasis of the scrotum

[quote author=Sunny_bobo link=topic=385352.msg5361843#msg5361843 date=1264094114]I would have responded to your post but seeing your location which is Yemen i decided not to do that as it will amount to an exercise in futility.

Keep honing your suicide bombing skills there but be rest assured that it shall explode while strapped to your hijab.[/quote]@hatch#
Don't let this prediction come true . . .
Avoid using your hijab, try your anus _{(perfect place for an explosion)}

Sunny_bobo na die

ifyalways:
A nam amu ajo amu ebe a Tosh na Youngies ga egbu mmadu.

Ify no mind Tosh

@topic

Asi na obu mkpughari mkpughari ka eji ere nwa mkpi

Someone help me translate this one abeg

@People

Is there any way that we in Nigeria can send our own donations/help?

debosky:
Dude relax - I'm trying to introduce some humour into this tense atmosphere.

My first act when selected Goodluck The Second (VP to Goodluck the First) is to ban the viewing of foreign football in Nigeria to enable our youth focus on National Development.

Vote Debosky (aka Goodluck II) as your VP!!  

Deposky, is it Yaradie's death or the quest to become Goodluck II that has made you mutate into Jakumo  

toshmann:
@africhika

ihe nwata na eji egwu egwu wu ara nne ya, owughi amu nna ya

youngies

Tosh

Odighi m iwe at all _{I gave up on you long time ago}

toshmann:
@africhika
i no na chicago, obodo ndi ohi blago mafia, al capone obama

kedu? imaka. lekwanu so mma o, nne nyetukwala m akara ekwenti gi ka anyi kpaa ilulu better on the phone

@africhika

Ejikwela ihe ana agba n'nti agba n'anya
Toshi no na 'Watch list' ndi World Health Organisation
Ihe di guy bu n'ukwu bukwa weapon of mass destruction