Ụdị ekele dị iche iche n’asụsụ Igbo | Different Types Of Greetings in Igbo
Ekele dị iche iche, lee n’okpuru ụfọdụ ụdị ekele n’asụsụ Igbo:
| ENGLISH | IGBO |
Greetings |
|
|---|---|
| Good morning | Ibọlachi Ụtụtụ ọma Isala chi Ekene nke ụtụtụ |
| reply: Good morning/ Morning | Ibolachi |
| How are you? | Kedu ka idị Kedu ka ọdị |
| Fine, thank you/ I’m fine | Ọdi mma |
| Good afternoon | Efife Ọma Ehihie Ọma Imela ehiihie Ezigbo ehihie |
| Good evening | Mgbede ọma |
| Ans: Good/ evening | Mgbede ọma |
| Good night | Kachifo Anyasi ọma {ans: Ka Ọbụaa Ka ọbọ ọ} |
| Have a nice sleep | Hie ura ọfuma Hie ura nkeọma |
| Good day Welcome Good afternoon Good evening |
Ndewo/ Ndeewo {reply: Oga diri gi} |
| Good afternoon my son | Ndeewo nwamụ |
| It will be well with you my child/ son/ daughter | Oga diri gi nwa mu |
Casual Greetings |
|
| Hello | Kọdi |
| Bye | Kọdi |
| My friend | Enyi m |
| Thank you | Dalu/ Imela |
| How is it? | Kedu ka Ọdi |
| How is everything? | Kedu ka ihe di?? |
| Hope you are well | Eji m aka na arudi gi? |
| How is your family? | Kedu maka ezinulo gi? |
| How is your Husband? | Kedu maka di gi? |
| How is your Wife? | Kedu maka nwunye gi? |
| Come and eat | Bia rie nri |
| Excuse me Hold on |
Chere mu |
| Welcome | Nno |
| My greetings | Ekene mu unu |
| Goodbye | Ka omesia |
| See you tomorrow | Ka o di echi |
| Chief, I greet you | Chief, ekene m gi |
| Father, I greet you | Nna, ekene m gi |
| Mother, I greet you | Nne, ekene m gi |
| Our Fathers, I greet you | Nna anyi, ekene m unu |
| Our Mothers, I greet you | Nne anyi, ekene m unu |
| Uncle, I greet you | Dede, ekene m gi |
| Aunty, I greet you | Dada, ekene m gi |
| Morning Afternoon Evening |
Ọlịaa/ Oliaa |
Greeting some one at work |
|
| Well done at work | Ji si-ike na ọlu |
| I believe work is going on well | Eji m aka na ọlu na ga ọfuma |
| Yes, thank you | Eaa! Dalu |
| How are you doing? | Kedu ka imere? |
| I am okay I am all right |
A di mu mma |
| Good luck Best wishes |
Ihe oma diri |
Greetings the Sick |
|
| Sorry | Ndo |
| No | Mba |
| Please | Biko |
| Please please | Biko biko |
| Yes | Ekwele mu E ya Yaa |
| Sorry are you Improving? | Ndo! Eji m aka na ọna ebenata? |
| You will soon recover | Nwebere oge kita nso-gbụ gi anaa |
| God will help you get alright – Amen | Onye nweayi ga enyere gi aka na nso-gbụ gi anaa – Amen |
| Always pray to God, He will help you | Oge ọbuna, kpere onye nwe ayi ekpere |
| Are you well now? | Nso-gbụ gi, ọna go kita? |
| Safe journey | Ije ọma |
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