Lesson 3
Continuation
Examples - Three Word Phrases
English | Standard Igbo | Anambra | Imo |
This white man | nwoke ọcha a | nwoke ọcha a | nwoke ọcha a |
This white woman | nwaanyị ọcha a | nwaanyị ọcha a | nwaanyị ọcha a |
That white man | nwoke ọcha ahụ | nwoke ọcha ahụ | nwoke ọcha ahụ |
That white woman | nwaanyị ọcha ahụ | nwaanyị ọcha ahụ | nwaanyị ọcha ahụ |
My first son | Diọkpara m | Diọkpara m | Diọkpara m |
His/her first son | Diọkpara ya | Diọkpara ya | Diọkpara ya |
Their first son | Diọkpara ha | Diọkpara ha | Diọkpara ha |
Our first son | Diọkpara anyị | ọkpara ayị | ọkpara anyị |
My school bag | akpa akwụkwọ m | akpa akwụkwọ m | akpa akwụkwọ m |
His/her school bag | akpa akwụkwọ ya | akpa akwụkwọ ya | akpa akwụkwọ ya |
Their school bag | akpa akwụkwọ ha | akpa akwụkwọ ha | akpa akwụkwọ ha |
Our school bag | akpa akwụkwọ anyị | akpa akwụkwọ ayị | akpa akwụkwọ anyị |
This tall man | Nwoke ogologo a | Nwoke ogonogo a | Nwoke ogologo a |
This tall woman | Nwaanyị ogologo a | Nwaanyị ogonogo a | Nwaanyị ogologo a |
That tall man | Nwoke ogologo ahụ | Nwoke ogonogo ahụ | Nwoke ogologo ahụ |
That tall woman | Nwaanyị ogologo ahụ | Nwaanyị ogonogo ahụ | Nwaanyị ogologo ahụ |
This black man | Nwoke ojii a | Nwoke ojii a | Nwoke ojii a |
This black woman | Nwaanyị ojii a | Nwaanyị ojii a | Nwaanyị ojii a |
That black man | Nwoke ojii ahụ | Nwoke ojii ahụ | Nwoke ojii ahụ |
That black woman | Nwaanyị ojii ahụ | Nwaanyị ojii ahụ | Nwaanyị ojii ahụ |
This short man | Nwoke mkpụmkpụ a | Nwoke mkpụmkpụ a | Nwoke mkpụmkpụ a |
This short woman | Nwaanyị mkpụmkpụ a | Nwaanyị mkpụmkpụ a | Nwaanyị mkpụmkpụ a |
That short man | Nwoke mkpụmkpụ ahụ | Nwoke mkpụmkpụ ahụ | Nwoke mkpụmkpụ ahụ |
That short woman | Nwaanyị mkpụmkpụ ahụ | Nwaanyị mkpụmkpụ ahụ | Nwaanyị mkpụmkpụ ahụ |
This fat man | Nwoke a buru ibu | Nwoke a buru ibu | Nwoke a buru ibu |
This fat woman | Nwaanyị a buru ibu | Nwaanyị a buru ibu | Nwaanyị a buru ibu |
That fat man | Nwoke ahụ buru ibu | Nwoke ahụ buru ibu | Nwoke ahụ buru ibu |
That fat woman | Nwaanyị ahụ buru ibu | Nwaanyị ahụ buru ibu | Nwaanyị ahụ buru ibu |
This handsome man | Nwoke a mara mma | Nwoke a mara mma | Nwoke a mara mma |
This beautiful woman | Nwaanyị a mara mma | Nwaanyị a mara mma | Nwaanyị a mara mma |
That handsome man | Nwoke ahụ mara mma | Nwoke ahụ mara mma | Nwoke ahụ mara mma |
That beautiful woman | Nwaanyị ahụ mara mma | Nwaanyị ahụ mara mma | Nwaanyị ahụ mara mma |
This bad man | Nwoke ọjọọ a | Nwoke ọjọọ a | Nwoke ọjọọ a |
This bad woman | Nwaanyị ọjọọ a | Nwaanyị ọjọọ a | Nwaanyị ọjọọ a |
That bad man | Nwoke ọjọọ ahụ | Nwoke ọjọọ ahụ | Nwoke ọjọọ ahụ |
That bad woman | Nwaanyị ọjọọ ahụ | Nwaanyị ọjọọ ahụ | Nwaanyị ọjọọ ahụ |
This cunny man | Nwoke aghụghọ a | Nwoke aghụghọ a | Nwoke aghụghọ a |
This cunny woman | Nwaanyị aghụghọ a | Nwaanyị aghụghọ a | Nwaanyị aghụghọ a |
That cunny man | Nwoke aghụghọ ahụ | Nwoke aghụghọ ahụ | Nwoke aghụghọ ahụ |
That cunny woman | Nwaanyị aghụghụ ahụ | Nwaanyị aghụghụ ahụ | Nwaanyị aghụghụ ahụ |
A good man | Ezigbo nwoke | Ezigbo nwoke | Ezigbo nwoke |
A good woman | Ezigbo nwaanyị | Ezigbo nwaanyị | Ezigbo nwaanyị |
A good boy | Ezigbo nwata nwoke | Ezigbo nwata nwoke | Ezigbo nwata nwoke |
A good girl | Ezigbo nwata nwaanyị | Ezigbo nwata nwaanyị | Ezigbo nwata nwaanyị |
A strong man | Nwoke siri ike | Nwoke siri/sili ike | Nwoke siri ike |
A strong woman | Nwaanyị siri ike | Nwaanyị siri/sili ike | Nwaanyị siri ike |
A strong boy | Nwata nwoke siri ike | Nwata nwoke siri/sili ike | Nwata nwoke siri ike |
A strong girl | Nwata nwaanyị siri ike | Nwata nwaanyị siri/sili ike | Nwata nwaanyị siri ike |
A mad man | Nwoke onye ara | Nwoke onye ala | Nwoke onye ara |
A mad woman | Nwaanyị onye ara | Nwaanyị onye ala | Nwaanyị onye ara |
My girl friend | Enyi m nwaanyị | Enyi m nwaanyị | Enyi m nwaanyị |
His/her girl friend | Enyi ya nwaanyị | Enyi ya nwaanyị | Enyi ya nwaanyị |
Their girl friend | Enyi ha nwaanyị | Enyi ha nwaanyị | Enyi ha nwaanyị |
Our girl friend | Enyi anyị nwaanyị | Enyi ayị nwaanyị | Enyi anyị nwaanyị |
My first son | Diọkpara m | Diọkpala m | Diọkpara m |
His/her first son | Diọkpara ya | Diọkpala ya | Diọkpara ya |
Their first son | Diọkpara ha | Diọkpala ha | Diọkpara ha |
Our first son | Diọkpara anyị | Diọkpala ayị | Diọkpara anyị |
My first daughter | Ada m | Ada m | Ada m |
His/her first daughter | Ada ya | Ada ya | Ada ya |
Their first daughter | Ada ha | Ada ha | Ada ha |
Our first daughter | Ada anyị | Ada ayị | – |
| English | Standard Igbo |
| This white man | nwoke ọcha a |
| This white woman | nwaanyị ọcha a |
| That white man | nwoke ọcha ahụ |
| That white woman | nwaanyị ọcha ahụ |
| My first son | Diọkpara m |
| His/her first son | Diọkpara ya |
| Their first son | Diọkpara ha |
| Our first son | Diọkpara anyị |
| My school bag | akpa akwụkwọ m |
| His/her school bag | akpa akwụkwọ ya |
| Their school bag | akpa akwụkwọ ha |
| Our school bag | akpa akwụkwọ anyị |
| This tall man | Nwoke ogologo a |
| This tall woman | Nwaanyị ogologo a |
| That tall man | Nwoke ogologo ahụ |
| That tall woman | Nwaanyị ogologo ahụ |
| This black man | Nwoke ojii a |
| This black woman | Nwaanyị ojii a |
| That black man | Nwoke ojii ahụ |
| That black woman | Nwaanyị ojii ahụ |
| This short man | Nwoke mkpụmkpụ a |
| This short woman | Nwaanyị mkpụmkpụ a |
| That short man | Nwoke mkpụmkpụ ahụ |
| That short woman | Nwaanyị mkpụmkpụ ahụ |
| This fat man | Nwoke a buru ibu |
| This fat woman | Nwaanyị a buru ibu |
| That fat man | Nwoke ahụ buru ibu |
| That fat woman | Nwaanyị ahụ buru ibu |
| This handsome man | Nwoke a mara mma |
| This beautiful woman | Nwaanyị a mara mma |
| That handsome man | Nwoke ahụ mara mma |
| That beautiful woman | Nwaanyị ahụ mara mma |
| This bad man | Nwoke ọjọọ a |
| This bad woman | Nwaanyị ọjọọ a |
| That bad man | Nwoke ọjọọ ahụ |
| That bad woman | Nwaanyị ọjọọ ahụ |
| This cunny man | Nwoke aghụghọ a |
| This cunny woman | Nwaanyị aghụghọ a |
| That cunny man | Nwoke aghụghọ ahụ |
| That cunny woman | Nwaanyị aghụghụ ahụ |
| A good man | Ezigbo nwoke |
| A good woman | Ezigbo nwaanyị |
| A good boy | Ezigbo nwata nwoke |
| A good girl | Ezigbo nwata nwaanyị |
| A strong man | Nwoke siri ike |
| A strong woman | Nwaanyị siri ike |
| A strong boy | Nwata nwoke siri ike |
| A strong girl | Nwata nwaanyị siri ike |
| A mad man | Nwoke onye ara |
| A mad woman | Nwaanyị onye ara |
| My girl friend | Enyi m nwaanyị |
| His/her girl friend | Enyi ya nwaanyị |
| Their girl friend | Enyi ha nwaanyị |
| Our girl friend | Enyi anyị nwaanyị |
| My first son | Diọkpara m |
| His/her first son | Diọkpara ya |
| Their first son | Diọkpara ha |
| Our first son | Diọkpara anyị |
| My first daughter | Ada m |
| His/her first daughter | Ada ya |
| Their first daughter | Ada ha |
| Our first daughter | Ada anyị |
Examples - Multiple Words Phrase
English | Standard Igbo | Anambra | Imo |
A boy and his school bag | Nwata nwoke na akpa akwụkwọ ya | Nwata nwoke na akpa akwụkwọ ya | Nwata nwoke na akpa akwụkwọ ya |
This boy and his school bag | Nwata nwoke a na akpa akwụkwọ ya | Nwata nwoke a na akpa akwụkwọ ya | Nwata nwoke a na akpa akwụkwọ ya |
That boy and his school bag | Nwata nwoke ahụ na akpa akwụkwọ ya | Nwata nwoke ahụ na akpa akwụkwọ ya | Nwata nwoke ahụ na akpa akwụkwọ ya |
A girl and her friend | Nwata nwaanyị na enyi ya | Nwata nwaanyị na enyi ya | Nwata nwaanyị na enyi ya |
This girl and her friend | Nwata nwaanyị a na enyi ya | Nwata nwaanyị a na enyi ya | Nwata nwaanyị a na enyi ya |
A man and his wife | Nwoke na nwunye ya | Nwoke na nwunye ya | Nwoke na nwunye ya |
A woman and her husband | Nwaanyị na di ya | Nwaanyị na di ya | Nwaanyị na di ya |
A man and his daughter | Nwoke na nwa ya nwaanyị | Nwoke na nwa ya nwaanyị | Nwoke na nwa ya nwaanyị |
A man and his son | Nwoke na nwa ya nwoke | Nwoke na nwa ya nwoke | Nwoke na nwa ya nwoke |
A woman and her son | Nwaanyị na nwa ya nwoke | Nwaanyị na nwa ya nwoke | Nwaanyị na nwa ya nwoke |
A woman and her daughter | Nwaanyị na nwa ya nwaanyị | Nwaanyị na nwa ya nwaanyị | Nwaanyị na nwa ya nwaanyị |
A man and his grandchild | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya |
A woman and her grand child | Nwaanyị, na nwa nwa ya | Nwaanyị, na nwa nwa ya | Nwaanyị, na nwa nwa ya |
A man and his sibling | Nwoke na nwanne ya | Nwoke na nwanne ya | Nwoke na nwanne ya |
A woman and her sibling | Nwaanyị na nwanne ya | Nwaanyị na nwanne ya | Nwaanyị na nwanne ya |
A man and his brother | Nwoke na nwanne ya nwoke | Nwoke na nwanne ya nwoke | Nwoke na nwanne ya nwoke |
A man and his sister | Nwoke na nwanne ya nwaanyị | Nwoke na nwanne ya nwaanyị | Nwoke na nwanne ya nwaanyị |
A woman and her brother | Nwaanyị na nwanne ya nwoke | Nwaanyị na nwanne ya nwoke | Nwaanyị na nwanne ya nwoke |
A woman and her sister | Nwaanyị na nwanne ya nwaanyị | Nwaanyị na nwanne ya nwaanyị | Nwaanyị na nwanne ya nwaanyị |
A man and his grandchild | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya |
A woman and her grandchild | Nwaanyị na nwa nwa ya | Nwaanyị na nwa nwa ya | Nwaanyị na nwa nwa ya |
A man and his grandson | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya nwoke | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya nwoke | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya nwoke |
A man and his granddaughter | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya nwaanyị | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya nwaanyị | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya nwaanyị |
A woman and her grandson | Nwaanyị na nwa nwa ya nwoke | Nwaanyị na nwa nwa ya nwoke | Nwaanyị na nwa nwa ya nwoke |
A woman and her granddaughter | Nwaanyị na nwa nwa ya nwaanyị | Nwaanyị na nwa nwa ya nwaanyị | Nwaanyị na nwa nwa ya nwaanyị |
The woman in the kitchen | Nwaanyị ahụ nọ n’usekwu | Nwaanyị ahụ nọ n’usekwu | Nwaanyị ahụ nọ n’usekwu |
A bird on the tree | Nnụnụ nọ n’osisi | Nnụnụ nọ n’osisi | Nnụnụ nọ n’osisi |
A paper in the bag | Akwụkwọ dị n’akpa | Akwụkwọ dị n’akpa | Akwụkwọ dị n’akpa |
A dog on the chair | Nkịta nọ n’oche | Nkịta nọ n’oche | Nkịta nọ n’oche |
A rat in the house | Oke nọ n’ụlọ | Oke nọ n’ụnọ | Oke nọ n’ụlọ |
My father and mother | Nne m na nna m | Nne m na nna m | Nne m na nna m |
My brother and sister | Nwanne m nwoke na nwaanyị | Nwanne m nwoke na nwaanyị | Nwanne m nwoke na nwaanyị |
| English | Standard Igbo |
| A boy and his school bag | Nwata nwoke na akpa akwụkwọ ya |
| This boy and his school bag | Nwata nwoke a na akpa akwụkwọ ya |
| That boy and his school bag | Nwata nwoke ahụ na akpa akwụkwọ ya |
| A girl and her friend | Nwata nwaanyị na enyi ya |
| This girl and her friend | Nwata nwaanyị a na enyi ya |
| A man and his wife | Nwoke na nwunye ya |
| A woman and her husband | Nwaanyị na di ya |
| A man and his daughter | Nwoke na nwa ya nwaanyị |
| A man and his son | Nwoke na nwa ya nwoke |
| A woman and her son | Nwaanyị na nwa ya nwoke |
| A woman and her daughter | Nwaanyị na nwa ya nwaanyị |
| A man and his grandchild | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya |
| A woman and her grand child | Nwaanyị, na nwa nwa ya |
| A man and his sibling | Nwoke na nwanne ya |
| A woman and her sibling | Nwaanyị na nwanne ya |
| A man and his brother | Nwoke na nwanne ya nwoke |
| A man and his sister | Nwoke na nwanne ya nwaanyị |
| A woman and her brother | Nwaanyị na nwanne ya nwoke |
| A woman and her sister | Nwaanyị na nwanne ya nwaanyị |
| A man and his grandchild | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya |
| A woman and her grandchild | Nwaanyị na nwa nwa ya |
| A man and his grandson | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya nwoke |
| A man and his granddaughter | Nwoke na nwa nwa ya nwaanyị |
| A woman and her grandson | Nwaanyị na nwa nwa ya nwoke |
| A woman and her granddaughter | Nwaanyị na nwa nwa ya nwaanyị |
| The woman in the kitchen | Nwaanyị ahụ nọ n’usekwu |
| A bird on the tree | Nnụnụ nọ n’osisi |
| A paper in the bag | Akwụkwọ dị n’akpa |
| A dog on the chair | Nkịta nọ n’oche |
| A rat in the house | Oke nọ n’ụlọ |
| My father and mother | Nne m na nna m |
| My brother and sister | Nwanne m nwoke na nwaanyị |
Summary
In the lesson, we have studied common phrases in Igbo. Some of them are two-word phrases, three-word phrases and multiple word phrases.