Translate Igbo to English
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Common Igbo to English translations
| Igbo | English | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ndewo | Hello | n-DEH-woh | ||
| Ututu oma | Good morning | oo-TOO-too OH-mah | ||
| Dalu | Thank you | DAH-loo | ||
| Biko | Please | BEE-koh | ||
| Ego ole ka nke a? | How much is this? | EH-goh OH-leh kah n-KEH ah | ||
| Ulo mposi di ebe? | Where is the bathroom? | OO-loh m-POH-see dee EH-beh | ||
| Aghota m | I do not understand | ah-GHOH-tah m | ||
| I nwere ike inyere m aka? | Can you help me? | ee n-WEH-reh EE-keh in-YEH-reh m AH-kah | ||
| Achorom tii | I would like tea | ah-CHOH-rom TEE | ||
| Ego m, biko | The bill, please | EH-goh m BEE-koh | ||
| O di mma izute gi | Nice to meet you | oh dee m-MAH ee-ZOO-teh gee | ||
| Ka omesia | Goodbye | kah oh-MEH-see-ah | ||
| Achorom dibia | I need a doctor | ah-CHOH-rom dee-BEE-ah | ||
| Cheregodi | Excuse me | cheh-reh-GOH-dee |
Tips for Igbo to English translation
Igbo text without tone marks is ambiguous. Context-based disambiguation works for most sentences but may miss poetic or unusual constructions.
Igbo has a vowel harmony system where vowels in a word must belong to the same set (heavy or light). This affects suffix choices.
Igbo names are meaningful sentences: Chinua means “God fights for,” Okonkwo means “born on Nkwo market day.” Names pass through translation unchanged.
Igbo uses ideophones (sound-symbolic words) extensively. These expressive words often have no direct English equivalent.
About the Igbo language
Igbo is spoken by about 45 million people, primarily in southeastern Nigeria. It is one of Nigeria's three major languages alongside Hausa and Yoruba. Igbo people have a strong entrepreneurial tradition and are prominent in Nigerian business, academia, and the arts.
Igbo literature gained international prominence through Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart (1958), the most widely read African novel ever. The Igbo cultural region produced the ancient Nri Kingdom and the remarkable Igbo-Ukwu bronze artifacts dating to the 9th century.
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