Igbo Adjectives
Welcome to the second Igbo lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Igbo to help you practice your daily phrases.
black oji |
grey ntụ ntụ |
white ọcha |
blue ọtanjele |
green ọchandụ |
yellow edo |
red mme |
brown braun |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules - Igbo |
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| my house is white [noun + adjective] ụnọ/ụlọ m dị ọcha |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] obodo unu buru ibu |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] akwụkwọ ọhụrụ dị oke ọnụ |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] obi dị anyị ụtọ/ụsọ |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] o nwere ọbele nkịta atọ |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] asụsụ a dị ezigbo mfe |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] e nwere m ọbele ụnọ ọchandụ |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold oyi |
hot ọkụ ọkụ |
cloudy urukpu |
rainy mmiri |
snowy sno |
sunny anwụ anwụ |
windy ikuku ikuku |
warm ọkụ |
Conversation in Igbo
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English - Igbo |
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| hi kedụ |
| how are you? kedụ k'ịmere? |
| I'm good, thank you a dị m mma |
| and you? g'ịnwa kwanụ? |
| what is your name? kedụ afa gị? |
| my name is Maya afa m bụ Maya |
| nice to meet you obi dị m ụtọ ịmata onye ị bụ |
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