Igbo Vocabulary
Welcome to the 9th lesson about the Igbo vocabulary. We're dedicating this page to the most important and most used words in Igbo. For example: clothes, languages, countries, travel, survival words, class, and house components.
shirt afe/uwe | sweater afe oyi | jacket jaketi | coat koti |
socks soksi | shoes akpụkwụ | trousers traụza | pajamas afeụla |
belt belt | underwear ọgọdọ | hat okpu | skirt peteli |
The following words are related to languages and countries.
| Language | Igbo | Country | Igbo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | arakwụba | Morocco | moroko |
| Chinese | asụsụ ndị china | China | china |
| English | bekee | England | England |
| French | asụsụ ndị french | France | france |
| German | asụsụ ndị jemanị | Germany | jemanị |
| Greek | asụsụ ndị Greece | Greece | Greece |
| Portuguese | asụsụ ndị Portugal | Portugal | Portugal |
| Hindi | asụsụ ndị India | India | India |
| Italian | asụsụ ndị Italy | Italy | Italy |
| Japanese | asụsụ ndị Japan | Japan | Japan |
| Russian | asụsụ ndị Russia | Russia | Russia |
| Spanish | asụsụ ndị Spain/Panya | Spain | Spain/Panya |
| Swedish | asụsụ ndị Sweden | Sweden | Sweden |
The following vocabulary is related to travel and survival.
| Travel | Igbo | Survival | Igbo |
|---|---|---|---|
| airport | ọdụ ụgbọelu | doctor | dibia oyibo |
| airplane | ụgbọelu | medicines | ọgwụ |
| train | ụgbọ oloko | pharmacy | ebe a na-ere ọgwụ |
| taxi | agbataekee/taksi | hospital | ụlọ ọgwụ |
| bus | bus | ambulance | ambulans |
| car | ụgbọ ala | poison | nshị |
| ticket | tiket | help me | nyere m aka |
| hotel | ụlọ oriri na ọghụghụ | danger | nsogbu ọjọọ |
| reservation | mgbachi ọnọdụ | accident | ọghọm |
| passport | akwụkwọ ikike e ji eje mba | police | ndi uwe ojii |
| luggage | ngwo ngwo/ibu | headache | isi mgbu |
| tourism | mkpagharị obodo | stomach ache | afọ mgbu |
The following list of words is related to a class environment and the components of a house.
| Class | Igbo | House | Igbo |
|---|---|---|---|
| books | ọtụtụ akwụkwọ | toilet | ụlọ mposi |
| pen | edemede | bed | akwa |
| dictionary | akwụkwọ nkọwa | bedroom | obu |
| library | ụlọ akwụkwọ | furniture | ihe e ji ebi n'ụlọ |
| desk | nkwako | house | ụlọ/ụnọ |
| student | nwata akwụkwọ | kitchen | usekwu |
| teacher | onye nkuzi | plate | afele |
| chair | oche | refrigerator | nji oyi |
| paper | akwụkwọ | room | ime ụlọ/ime ụnọ |
| page | iruakwụkwọ | table | nkwako |
| pencil | uriakwụkwọ | window | mpio |
| question | ajụjụ | television | iheoyiyo |
Did you enjoy this lesson about the Igbo vocabulary? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions here. You can now check the next lesson below.
| Igbo Verbs |
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