✅ BASICS
- 👍 Yes: Ee (eh-eh)
- 👎 No: Mba (mm-bah)
- 🙏 Please: Biko (BEE-koh)
- 😊 Thank you: Daalụ (DAH-loo)
- 🤗 You’re welcome: Ọ dị mma (aw DEE mah)
- 😬 Sorry: Ndo (en-doh)
- 🙋 Excuse me: Ebe m ọnụ (EH-beh m oh-noo)
👋 GREETINGS
- 👋 Hi / Hello: Kedu (keh-DOO)
- 👋 Bye: Ka ọ dị (kah aw DEE)
- 🌞 Good morning: Ịtụtụ ọma (ee-TOO-too AW-mah)
- 🌙 Good night: Ka chi fo oju (kah chee foh OH-joo)
❓ QUESTIONS
- ❓ What is it?: Gịnị bụ nke a? (GHEE-nee boo nkh-eh ah?)
- 👤 Who?: Onye? (on-YEH?)
- 🕒 When?: Mgbe ole? (m-BEH aw-le?)
- 📍 Where?: Ebee? (EH-bay?)
- 🛠️ How?: Olee otú? (oh-LEE OH-too?)
- 🤔 Why?: Gịnị kpatara ya? (GHEE-nee kpah-TAH-rah yah?)
- 🤷 I don’t know: Amaghị m (ah-mah-GHAH m)
- 😕 I don’t understand: Aghọtaghị m (ah-ghoh-TAH-gh ee m)
- 🔁 Again: Otu ọzọ (OH-too OH-zo)
- 🙋♂️ Can I…?: Enwere m ike…? (en-WEH-ray m EE-keh…?)
🍎 WHAT?
- 🌟 Good: Ọma (AW-mah)
- 👎 Bad: Ọjọọ (aw-JAW)
- 😋 Yummy: Ọ ụtọ! (aw OO-toh!)
- 🤢 Yucky: Ọ kpọrọ ụtọ! (aw kpaw-roh OO-toh!)
- 🧸 I like it: A ga m amasị ya (ah gah m ah-MAH-see yah)
- 💔 I don’t like it: A gaghị m amasị ya (ah GHAH-hee m ah-MAH-see yah)
- 💧 Water: Mmiri (mm-MEE-ree)
- 🍝 Food: Nri (N-ree)
- 👉 This: Nke a (nkh-eh ah)
- 👉 That: Nke ahụ (nkh-eh AH-hoo)
🧍♂️ WHO?
- 🧒 My name is: Aha m bụ… (AH-hah m boo…)
- 🗣️ What’s your name?: Gịnị bụ aha gị? (GHEE-nee boo AH-hah ghee?)
- 🙋 I am: Abụ m… (ah-BOO m…)
- 👉 You are: Ị bụ… (ee boo…)
😀 FEELINGS
- 😃 I’m happy: Anọ m n’ọṅụ (ah-NOH m nawn-OO)
- 😢 I’m sad: Anọ m na-atụpụ obi (ah-NOH m nah-TOO-po oh-bee)
- 😴 I’m tired: Anọ m ụkwara (ah-NOH m oo-KWAH-rah)
- 😡 I’m mad: Anọ m iwe (ah-NOH m EE-weh)
- 🤕 I’m hurt: M nwere mmerụ (m n-WEH-ray m meh-ROO)
- 🫤 I don’t feel good: Anọ m adịghị mma (ah-NOH m ah-DEE-lee MAH)
- 🥰 I love you: A hụrụ m gị n’anya (ah hoo-ROO m ghee n-AHN-yah)
- 🍽️ I’m hungry: Anọ m agịrị (ah-NOH m ah-GHEE-ree)
- 🥤 I’m thirsty: Anọ m agwụghị afọ (ah-NOH m ah-GWOO-gee AH-foh)
⏰ WHEN?
- 📅 Today: Taa (TAH-ah)
- 📆 Tomorrow: Echi (EH-chee)
- 🕰️ Yesterday: Echi ụnyaahụ (EH-chee OON-yah-HOO)
- 🌅 Morning: Ụtụtụ (OO-toh-too)
- 🌌 Night: Abali (ah-BAH-lee)
- ⏳ Now: Ugbu a (oogh-BOO ah)
- 🔜 Later: Ka e mesịa (kah eh meh-SEE-ah)
📍 WHERE?
- 🔜 Right: Nri aka nri (ah-KAH ah-KAH nee-ri)
- 🔙 Left: Nri aka ekpe (ah-KAH eh-KPEH)
- ⬆️ Straight: N’ihu (n-EE-hoo)
- ⬅️ Front: N’ihu (n-EE-hoo)
- ➡️ Behind: Mgbe azụ (m-BEH a-ZOO)
- ⬆️ Top / above: N’elu (n-AY-loo)
- ⬇️ Bottom / below: N’okpuru (n-OK-poo-roo)
- 🏠 Inside: N’ime (n-EE-meh)
- 🌳 Outside: N’èzí (n-eh-ZEE)
- 🚪 Entrance / in: Banye (BAHN-yeh)
- 🏃♀️ Exit / out: Pụọ (POO-oh)
🔢 HOW MUCH?
- 💵 How much?: Ọ́ ga-eri ego ole? (oh GAH-air-ree EH-go oh-leh?)
- 😮 Too much: Ọ buru ibu! (aw BOO-roo EE-boo!)
- 👌 A little: Ole ole (oh-leh oh-leh)
- 1️⃣ One: Otu (OH-too)
- 2️⃣ Two: Abụọ (ah-BOO-oh)
- 3️⃣ Three: Atọ (ah-TOH)
- 4️⃣ Four: Anọ (AH-naw)
- 5️⃣ Five: Ise (EE-seh)
- 6️⃣ Six: Isii (EE-see-ee)
- 7️⃣ Seven: Asaa (ah-SAH-ah)
- 8️⃣ Eight: Asatọ (ah-SAH-toh)
- 9️⃣ Nine: Itoolu (ee-TOH-loo)
- 🔟 Ten: Iri (EE-ree)
- 💯 One hundred: Nari (NAH-ree)
🧠 WHY?
- 🤔 Because: N’ihi na (n-EE-hee nah)
- 🧩 So…: Ya mere… (yah MEH-reh…)
- 👀 If…: Ọ bụrụ na… (aw BROO nah…)
- 🆚 But: Ma… (mah…)
- 🔄 Or: Ma ọ bụ… (mah oh boo…)
- ➕ And: Na (nah)
💬 ACTIONS
- 🤲 I need: A chọ m (ah CHAW m)
- 🙋♀️ I want: Achọrọ m (ah-CHOH-roh m)
- 🙌 I give: M na-enye (m nah-NYEH)
- 🤝 I help: M na-enyere (m nah-EN-yeh-reh)
- 🙋 I ask: M jụrụ (m JOO-roo)
- 🗣️ I say: M kwuru (m KWOO-roo)
- 👂 I listen: A na m-ege (ah nah m-EH-geh)
- 👀 I see: A na m-a hụ (ah nah m-AH hoo)
- 🦶 I go: A na m-aga (ah nah m-AH-gah)
- 🍽️ I eat: A na m-eri (ah nah m-EH-ree)
- 🥤 I drink: A na m-aṅụ (ah nah m-AH-goo)
- 🛌 I sleep: A na m-a-dọ (ah nah m-AH-daw)
🔊 IMPORTANT WORDS
- 🆘 Help!: Enyemaka! (en-YEH-mah-kah!)
- 🔇 Quiet!: Nọdụ ala! (naw‑DOO ah‑LAH!)
- 🛑 Stop!: Kwụsị! (KWOO-see!)
- 👀 Look!: Lee! (LEH!)
- 🥱 Calm down: Gee ntị! (GHEE N-tee!)
- 👏 Come here: Bịa ebe a! (BEE-ah EH-beh ah!)
- ⏳ Wait: Chere! (CHEH-reh!)
- 🌟 Good job!: Ọmụma! (oh‑MOO-mah!)
- 🤝 Let’s go!: Ka anyị gawa! (kah AHN-yee GAH-wah!)