Lesson 3
(Common Phraises - Nkejiokwu Ndị Mmadụ Maara)

In this section, we shall learn how to pronounce different phrases and sentences in Igbo. For each phrase or sentence the standard variety will be provided as well as the Anambra and Imo varieties.

Na mpaghara nke a, anyị ga-amụ etu e si akpọpụta nkeji okwu na ahịrịokwu Igbo dị iche iche. Maka nkejiokwu na ahịrịokwu ọbụla, a ga-ewepụta etu e si akpọpụta ya n’Igbo Izugbe nakwa olundị Anambara na olundị Imo.

Examples Ọmụmaatụ - Two-Word Phrases

English	Standard Igbo	Anambra	Imo
A man	nwoke	nwoke	nwoke
My man	nwoke m	nwoke m	nwoke m
Our man	nwoke anyị	nwoke ayị	nwoke anyị
Their man	nwoke ha	nwoke fa	nwoke ha
My woman	nwaanyị m	nwaanyị m	nwaanyị m
Our woman	nwaanyị anyị	nwaanyị ayị	nwaanyị anyị
Their woman	nwanyị ha	nwaanyị fa	nwaanyị ha
This man	nwoke a	nwoke a	nwoke a
This woman	nwaanyị a	nwaanyị a	nwaanyị a
That woman	nwaanyị ahụ	nwaanyị ahụ	nwaanyị ahụ
Those men	Ụmụnwoke ahụ	Ụmụnwoke ahụ	Ụmụnwoke ahụ
Those women	Ụmụnwaanyị ahụ	Ụmụnwaanyị ahụ	Ụmụnwaanyị ahụ
White man	nwoke ọcha	nwoke ọcha	nwoke ọcha
White woman	nwaanyị ọcha	nwaanyị ọcha	nwaanyị ọcha
Tall man	nwoke ogologo	nwoke ogonogo	nwoke ogologo
Tall woman	nwaanyị ogologo	nwaanyị ogonogo	nwaanyị ogologo
Black man	nwoke ojii	nwoke ojii	nwoke ojii
Black woman	nwaanyị ojii	nwaanyị ojii	nwaanyị ojii
Short man	nwoke mkpụmkpụ	nwoke mkpụmkpụ	nwoke mkpụmkpụ
Short woman	nwaanyị mkpụmkpụ	nwaanyị mkpụmkpụ	nwaanyị mkpụmkpụ
Fat man	nwoke buru ibu	nwoke buru ibu	nwoke buru ibu
Fat woman	nwaanyị buru ibu	nwaanyị buru ibu	nwaanyị buru ibu
Handsome man	nwoke ọma/ọmarịcha nwoke	nwoke ọma/ọmarịcha nwoke	nwoke ọma/ọmarịcha nwoke
Beautiful woman	nwaanyị ọma/ọmarịcha nwaanyị	nwaanyị ọma/ọmarịcha nwaanyị	nwaanyị ọma/ọmarịcha nwaanyị
Bad man	nwoke ọjọọ/ajọ nwoke	nwoke ọjọọ/ajọ nwoke	nwoke ọjọọ/ajọ nwoke
Bad woman	nwaanyị ọjọọ/ajọ nwaanyị	nwaanyị ọjọọ/ajọ nwaanyị	nwaanyị ọjọọ/ajọ nwaanyị
Cunny man	nwoke aghụghọ	nwoke arụmana	nwoke arụrụala
Cunny woman	nwaanyị aghụghọ	nwaanyị arụmana	nwaanyị arụrụala
His/her child	ụmụ ya	ụmụ ya	ụmụ ya
Their child	ụmụ ha	ụmụ ha	ụmụ ha
Our child	ụmụ anyị	ụmụ ayị	ụmụ anyị
My bag	akpa m	akpa m	akpa m
His/her bag	akpa ya	akpa ya	akpa ya
Our bag	akpa anyị	akpa ayị	akpa anyị
Their bag	akpa ha	akpa ha	akpa ha
My house	ụlọ m	ụnọ m	ụlọ m
His/her house	ụlọ ya	ụnọ ya	ụlọ ya
Their house	ụlọ ha	ụnọ ha	ụlọ ha
Our house	ụlọ anyị	ụnọ ayị	ụlọ anyị
My money	ego m	ego m	ego m
His/her money	ego ya	ego ya	ego ya
Their money	ego ha	ego ha	ego ha
Our money	ego anyị	ego ayị	ego anyị
My school	ụlọakwụkwọ m	ụnọakwụkwọ m	ụlọakwụkwọ m
His/her school	ụlọakwụkwọ ya	ụnọakwụkwọ ya	ụlọakwụkwọ ya
Their school	ụlọakwụkwọ ha	ụnọakwụkwọ ha	ụlọakwụkwọ ha
My child	nwa m	nwa m	nwa m
My son	nwa m nwoke	nwa m nwoke	nwa m nwoke
My daughter	nwa m nwaanyị	nwa m nwaanyị	nwa m nwaanyị
My children	ụmụ m	ụmụ m	ụmụ m
His child	nwa ya	nwa ya	nwa ya
Their child	nwa ha	nwa ha	nwa ha
Our child	nwa anyị	nwa ayị	nwa anyị
His son	nwa ya nwoke	nwa ya nwoke	nwa ya nwoke
Their son	nwa ha nwoke	nwa ha nwoke	nwa ha nwoke
Our son	nwa anyị nwoke	nwa ayị nwoke	nwa anyị nwoke
His/her father	Nna ya	Nna ya	Nna ya
Their father	Nna ha	Nna ha	Nna ha
Our father	Nna anyị	Nna ayị	Nna anyị
His/her mother	Nne ya	Nne ya	Nne ya
Their mother	Nne ha	Nne ha	Nne ha
Our mother	Nne anyị	Nne ayị	Nne anyị
His/her brother	Nwanne ya nwoke	Nwanne ya nwoke	Nwanne ya nwoke
Their brother	Nwanne ha nwoke	Nwanne ha nwoke	Nwanne ha nwoke
Our brother	Nwanne anyị nwoke	Nwanne ayị nwoke	Nwanne anyị nwoke
His/her sister	Nwanne ya nwaanyị	Nwanne ya nwaanyị	Nwanne ya nwaanyị
Their sister	Nwanne ha nwaanyị	Nwanne ha nwaanyị	Nwanne ha nwaanyị
Our sister	Nwanne anyị nwaanyị	Nwanne ayị nwaanyị	Nwanne anyị nwaanyị
His/her children	Ụmụ ya	Ụmụ ya	Ụmụ ya
Their children	Ụmụ ha	Ụmụ ha	Ụmụ ha
Our children	Ụmụ anyị	Ụmụ ayị	Ụmụ anyị
School boy	Nwata akwụkwo nwoke	Nwata akwụkwo nwoke	Nwata akwụkwo nwoke
School girl	Nwata akwụkwọ nwaanyị	Nwata akwụkwọ nwaanyị	Nwata akwụkwọ nwaanyị
School child	Nwata akwụkwọ	Nwaakwụkwọ	Nwata akwụkwọ
School children	Ụmụakwụkwọ	Ụmụakwụkwọ	Ụmụakwụkwọ
My father	Nna m	Nna m	Nna m
My mother	Nne m	Nne m	Nne m
My grandmother	Nne nne m	Nne nne m/Mama nnukwu	Nne nne m/Mama nnukwu
My grandfather	Nnukwu nna m	Nnukwu nna m/Papa nnukwu	Nnukwu nna m/Papa nnukwu
My brother	Nwanne m nwoke	Nwanne m nwoke	Nwanne m nwoke
My sister	Nwanne m nwaanyị	Nwanne m nwaanyị	Nwanne m nwaanyị
My enemy	Onyeiro m	Onyeilo m	Onyeiro m
His/her enemy	Onyeiro ya	Onyeilo ya	Onyeiro ya
Their enemy	Onyeiro ha	Onyeilo ha	Onyeiro ha
Our enemy	Onyeiro anyị	Onyeilo ayị	Onyeiro anyị
My teacher	Onyenkụzi m	Onyenkụzi m	Onyenkụzi m
His/her teacher	Onyenkụzi ya	Onyenkụzi ya	Onyenkụzi ya
Their teacher	Onyenkụzi ha	Onyenkụzi ha	Onyenkụzi ha
Our teacher	Onyenkụzi anyị	Onyenkụzi ayị	Onyenkụzi anyị
My wife	Nwunye m	Nwunye m	Nwanyị m
His wife	Nwunye ya	Nwunye ya	Nwunye ya
Their wife	Nwunye ha	Nwunye ha	Nwunye ha
Our wife	Nwunye anyị	Nwunye ayị	Nwunye anyị
My husband	Di m	Di m	Di m
Her husband	Di ya	Di ya	Di ya
Their husband	Di ha	Di ha	Di ha
Our husband	Di anyị	Di ayị	Di anyị
Our husband	Nna anyị ukwu	Nna ayị ukwu/Oga ayị	Nna anyị ukwu
Our school	Ụlọakwụkwọ anyị	Ụnọakwụkwọ ayị	Ụlọakwụkwọ anyị
My car	Ụgbọala m	Ụgbọala m	Ụgbọala m
His/her car	Ụgbọala ya	Ụgbọala ya	Ụgbọala ya
Their car	Ụgbọala ha	Ụgbọala ha	Ụgbọala ha
Our car	Ụgbọala anyị	Ụgbọala ayị	Ụgbọala anyị
My thing	Ihe m	Ihe/ife m	Ihe m
His/her thing	Ihe ya	Ihe/ife ya	Ihe ya
Their thing	Ihe ha	Ihe/ife ha	Ihe ha
Our thing	Ihe anyị	Ihe/ife ayị	Ihe anyị
My goods	Ngwaahịa m	Ngwaahịa m	Ngwaahịa m
His/her goods	Ngwaahịa ya	Ngwaahịa ya	Ngwaahịa ya
Their goods	Ngwaahịa ha	Ngwaahịa ha	Ngwaahịa ha
Our goods	Ngwaahịa anyị	Ngwaahịa ayị	Ngwaahịa anyị
My book	Akwụkwọ m	Akwụkwọ m	Akwụkwọ m
His/her book	Akwụkwọ ya	Akwụkwọ ya	Akwụkwọ ya
Their book	Akwụkwọ ha	Akwụkwọ ha	Akwụkwọ ha
Our book	Akwụkwọ anyị	Akwụkwọ ayị	Akwụkwọ anyị
My friend	Enyi m	Enyi m	Enyi m
His/her friend	Enyi ya	Enyi ya	Enyi ya
Their friend	Enyi ha	Enyi ha	Enyi ha
Our friend	Enyi anyị	Enyi ayị	Enyi anyị
My boyfriend	Enyi m nwoke	Enyi m nwoke	Enyi m nwoke
His/her boyfriend	Enyi ya nwoke	Enyi ya nwoke	Enyi ya nwoke
Their boyfriend	Enyi ha nwoke	Enyi ha nwoke	Enyi ha nwoke
Our boyfriend	Enyi anyị woke	Enyi ayị woke	Enyi anyị woke
My grandfather	Papa nnukwu m	Papa nnukwu m	Papa nnukwu m
His/her grandfather	Papa nnukwu ya	Papa nnukwu ya	Papa nnukwu ya
Their grandfather	Papa nnukwu ha	Papa nnukwu ha	Papa nnukwu ha
Our grandfather	Papa nnukwu anyị	Papa nnukwu ayị	Papa nnukwu anyị
My grandmother	Mama nnukwu m	Mama nnukwu m	Mama nnukwu m
His/her grandmother	Mama nnukwu ya	Mama nnukwu ya	Mama nnukwu ya
Their grandmother	Mama nnukwu ha	Mama nnukwu ha	Mama nnukwu ha
Our grandmother	Mama nnukwu anyị	Mama nnukwu ayị	Mama nnukwu ayị
My grandchild	Nwa nwa m	Nwa nwa m	Nwa nwa m
His/her grandchild	Nwa nwa ya	Nwa nwa ya	Nwa nwa ya
Their grandchild	Nwa nwa ha	Nwa nwa ha	Nwa nwa ha
Our grandchild	Nwa nwa anyị	Nwa nwa ayị	Nwa nwa anyị
My grandson	Nwa nwa m nwoke	Nwa nwa m nwoke	Nwa nwa m nwoke
His/her grandson	Nwa nwa ya nwoke	Nwa nwa ya nwoke	Nwa nwa ya nwoke
Their grandson	Nwa nwa ha nwoke	Nwa nwa ha nwoke	Nwa nwa ha nwoke
Our grandson	Nwa nwa anyị nwoke	Nwa nwa ayị nwoke	Nwa nwa anyị nwoke
My granddaughter	Nwa nwa m nwaanyị	Nwa nwa m nwaanyị	Nwa nwa m nwaanyị
His/her granddaughter	Nwa nwa ya nwaanyị	Nwa nwa ya nwaanyị	Nwa nwa ya nwaanyị
Their granddaughter	Nwa nwa ha nwaanyị	Nwa nwa ha nwaanyị	Nwa nwa ha nwaanyị
Our granddaughter	Nwa nwa anyị nwaanyị	Nwa nwa ayị nwaanyị	Nwa nwa anyị nwaanyị

English	Standard Igbo
A man	nwoke
My man	nwoke m
Our man	nwoke anyị
Their man	nwoke ha
My woman	nwaanyị m
Our woman	nwaanyị anyị
Their woman	nwanyị ha
This man	nwoke a
This woman	nwaanyị a
That woman	nwaanyị ahụ
Those men	Ụmụnwoke ahụ
Those women	Ụmụnwaanyị ahụ
White man	nwoke ọcha
White woman	nwaanyị ọcha
Tall man	nwoke ogologo
Tall woman	nwaanyị ogologo
Black man	nwoke ojii
Black woman	nwaanyị ojii
Short man	nwoke mkpụmkpụ
Short woman	nwaanyị mkpụmkpụ
Fat man	nwoke buru ibu
Fat woman	nwaanyị buru ibu
Handsome man	nwoke ọma/ọmarịcha nwoke
Beautiful woman	nwaanyị ọma/ọmarịcha nwaanyị
Bad man	nwoke ọjọọ/ajọ nwoke
Bad woman	nwaanyị ọjọọ/ajọ nwaanyị
Cunny man	nwoke aghụghọ
Cunny woman	nwaanyị aghụghọ
His/her child	ụmụ ya
Their child	ụmụ ha
Our child	ụmụ anyị
My bag	akpa m
His/her bag	akpa ya
Our bag	akpa anyị
Their bag	akpa ha
My house	ụlọ m
His/her house	ụlọ ya
Their house	ụlọ ha
Our house	ụlọ anyị
My money	ego m
His/her money	ego ya
Their money	ego ha
Our money	ego anyị
My school	ụlọakwụkwọ m
His/her school	ụlọakwụkwọ ya
Their school	ụlọakwụkwọ ha
My child	nwa m
My son	nwa m nwoke
My daughter	nwa m nwaanyị
My children	ụmụ m
His child	nwa ya
Their child	nwa ha
Our child	nwa anyị
His son	nwa ya nwoke
Their son	nwa ha nwoke
Our son	nwa anyị nwoke
His/her father	Nna ya
Their father	Nna ha
Our father	Nna anyị
His/her mother	Nne ya
Their mother	Nne ha
Our mother	Nne anyị
His/her brother	Nwanne ya nwoke
Their brother	Nwanne ha nwoke
Our brother	Nwanne anyị nwoke
His/her sister	Nwanne ya nwaanyị
Their sister	Nwanne ha nwaanyị
Our sister	Nwanne anyị nwaanyị
His/her children	Ụmụ ya
Their children	Ụmụ ha
Our children	Ụmụ anyị
School boy	Nwata akwụkwo nwoke
School girl	Nwata akwụkwọ nwaanyị
School child	Nwata akwụkwọ
School children	Ụmụakwụkwọ
My father	Nna m
My mother	Nne m
My grandmother	Nne nne m
My grandfather	Nnukwu nna m
My brother	Nwanne m nwoke
My sister	Nwanne m nwaanyị
My enemy	Onyeiro m
His/her enemy	Onyeiro ya
Their enemy	Onyeiro ha
Our enemy	Onyeiro anyị
My teacher	Onyenkụzi m
His/her teacher	Onyenkụzi ya
Their teacher	Onyenkụzi ha
Our teacher	Onyenkụzi anyị
My wife	Nwunye m
His wife	Nwunye ya
Their wife	Nwunye ha
Our wife	Nwunye anyị
My husband	Di m
Her husband	Di ya
Their husband	Di ha
Our husband	Di anyị
Our husband	Nna anyị ukwu
Our school	Ụlọakwụkwọ anyị
My car	Ụgbọala m
His/her car	Ụgbọala ya
Their car	Ụgbọala ha
Our car	Ụgbọala anyị
My thing	Ihe m
His/her thing	Ihe ya
Their thing	Ihe ha
Our thing	Ihe anyị
My goods	Ngwaahịa m
His/her goods	Ngwaahịa ya
Their goods	Ngwaahịa ha
Our goods	Ngwaahịa anyị
My book	Akwụkwọ m
His/her book	Akwụkwọ ya
Their book	Akwụkwọ ha
Our book	Akwụkwọ anyị
My friend	Enyi m
His/her friend	Enyi ya
Their friend	Enyi ha
Our friend	Enyi anyị
My boyfriend	Enyi m nwoke
His/her boyfriend	Enyi ya nwoke
Their boyfriend	Enyi ha nwoke
Our boyfriend	Enyi anyị woke
My grandfather	Papa nnukwu m
His/her grandfather	Papa nnukwu ya
Their grandfather	Papa nnukwu ha
Our grandfather	Papa nnukwu anyị
My grandmother	Mama nnukwu m
His/her grandmother	Mama nnukwu ya
Their grandmother	Mama nnukwu ha
Our grandmother	Mama nnukwu anyị
My grandchild	Nwa nwa m
His/her grandchild	Nwa nwa ya
Their grandchild	Nwa nwa ha
Our grandchild	Nwa nwa anyị
My grandson	Nwa nwa m nwoke
His/her grandson	Nwa nwa ya nwoke
Their grandson	Nwa nwa ha nwoke
Our grandson	Nwa nwa anyị nwoke
My granddaughter	Nwa nwa m nwaanyị
His/her granddaughter	Nwa nwa ya nwaanyị
Their granddaughter	Nwa nwa ha nwaanyị
Our granddaughter	Nwa nwa anyị nwaanyị

Lesson 3
(Common Phraises - Nkejiokwu Ndị Mmadụ Maara)

Examples Ọmụmaatụ - Two-Word Phrases

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