| m | Pronomen | I | Anọ m ebe a ugbu a. I am here now. |
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| gị | Pronomen | you | Ị bụ enyi m. You are my friend. |
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| ya | Pronomen | he | Ọ nọ n’ime ụlọ. He is in the room. |
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| ya | Pronomen | she | Ọ bụ nwanne nwanyị m. She is my sister. |
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| anyị | Pronomen | we | Anyị na-aga ụlọ. We are going home. |
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| ha | Pronomen | they | Ha nọ n’ụlọ akwụkwọ. They are at school. |
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| gịnị | Pronomen | what | Gịnị ka ị chọrọ ugbu a? What do you want now? |
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| ebee | Adverb | where | Ebee ka ụlọ gị dị? Where is your house? |
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| mgbe ole | Adverb | when | Mgbe ole ka ị ga-abịa? When will you come? |
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| onye | Pronomen | who | Onye bụ nwoke ahụ? Who is that man? |
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| gịnị mere | Adverb | why | Gịnị mere i ji nwee mwute? Why are you sad? |
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| otú | Adverb | how | Olee otú i si mara? How do you know? |
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| ịbụ | Verb | to be | Ọ nwere nnukwu obi ụtọ taa. She is very happy today. |
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| inwe | Verb | to have | Enwere m akwụkwọ ọhụrụ. I have a new book. |
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| ime | Verb | to do | Anyị na-eme ọrụ anyị nke ọma. We do our work well. |
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| ịga | Verb | to go | Ha na-aga ụlọ akwụkwọ kwa ụbọchị. They go to school daily. |
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| ịbịa | Verb | to come | Bịa n’ụlọ m biko. Please come to my house. |
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| ịhụ | Verb | to see | Ahụrụ m igwe anụnụ anụnụ. I see the blue sky. |
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| ịma | Verb | to know | Ama m aha gị. I know your name. |
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| iche | Verb | to think | Anyị na-eche banyere ọdịnihu. We think about the future. |
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| ịchọ | Verb | to want | Achọrọ m mmiri dị ọcha. I want some clean water. |
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| ịchọ | Verb | to need | Anyị chọrọ oge ọzọ. We need more time. |
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| ime | Verb | to make | Ha na-eme achịcha ọma ebe a. They make good bread here. |
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| iwere | Verb | to take | Were akwụkwọ ahụ laa ụlọ. Take the book home. |
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| inye | Verb | to give | Nye m akwụkwọ uhie ahụ. Give me the red book. |
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| ikwu | Verb | to say | Ekwula nke ahụ. Do not say that. |
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| ịgwa | Verb | to tell | Gwa m akụkọ ahụ. Tell me the story. |
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| ịjụ | Verb | to ask | A na m ajụ ajụjụ dị mfe. I ask a simple question. |
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| ịchọta | Verb | to find | Anyị chọtara ụzọ ụlọ. We find the way home. |
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| ile | Verb | to look | Lee igwe. Look at the sky. |
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| iji | Verb | to use | Ana m eji tebụl a kwa ụbọchị. I use this table daily. |
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| ịrụ ọrụ | Verb | to work | Ha na-arụ ọrụ n’obodo. They work in the city. |
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| iri | Verb | to eat | Ụmụaka na-eri osikapa n’ụlọ. Children eat rice at home. |
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| ịṅụ | Verb | to drink | Ṅụọ mmiri mgbe ọrụ gasịrị. Drink water after work. |
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| ịrahụ ụra | Verb | to sleep | Nwata ahụ na-arahụ ụra n’abalị. The child sleeps at night. |
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| ije ije | Verb | to walk | Anyị na-eje ije gaa ụlọ akwụkwọ. We walk to school. |
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| ịgba ọsọ | Verb | to run | Nwa nwoke ahụ na-agba ọsọ ọsọ. The boy runs fast. |
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| ịgụ | Verb | to read | Ana m agụ akwụkwọ a ugboro ugboro. I read this book often. |
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| ide | Verb | to write | Ọ na-ede aha ya. She writes her name. |
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| ikwu okwu | Verb | to speak | Ha na-ekwu asụsụ anyị nke ọma. They speak our language well. |
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| ige ntị | Verb | to listen | Gee egwu ahụ ntị. Listen to the music. |
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| ịnụ | Verb | to hear | Anụrụ m mmiri ozuzo n’èzí. I hear the rain outside. |
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| ịzụ | Verb | to buy | Anyị na-azụ nri taa. We buy food today. |
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| ire | Verb | to sell | Ha na-ere mkpụrụ osisi ebe a. They sell fruit here. |
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| ịkwụ ụgwọ | Verb | to pay | Ana m akwụ ụgwọ maka nri ahụ. I pay for the food. |
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| inyere aka | Verb | to help | Biko nyere nne gị aka. Please help your mother. |
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| ịhụnanya | Verb | to love | Ahụrụ m ezinụlọ m n’anya. I love my family. |
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| ibi | Verb | to live | Anyị bi n’obodo a. We live in this city. |
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| ịnwụ | Verb | to die | Mmadụ niile na-anwụ otu ụbọchị. All people die someday. |
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| ịmụ | Verb | to learn | Ụmụaka na-amụ n’ụlọ akwụkwọ. Children learn at school. |
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| izi | Verb | to teach | Ha na-ezi ụmụaka nta. They teach the young children. |
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| imeghe | Verb | to open | Meghee ụzọ ugbu a. Open the door now. |
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| imechi | Verb | to close | |
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| mmadụ | Substantiv | person | Mmadụ ọ bụla nwere aha. Each person has a name. |
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| nwoke | Substantiv | man | Nwoke ahụ siri ike nke ukwuu. The man is very strong. |
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| nwanyị | Substantiv | woman | Nwanyị ahụ bụ enyi m. That woman is my friend. |
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| nwata | Substantiv | child | Nwata ahụ na-arahụ ụra. The child is sleeping. |
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| nwa nwoke | Substantiv | boy | Nwa nwoke ahụ na-agụ akwụkwọ. The boy reads a book. |
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| nwaanyị | Substantiv | girl | |
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| ezinụlọ | Substantiv | family | Ezinụlọ m bi ebe a. My family lives here. |
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| nne | Substantiv | mother | Nne m nọ n’ụlọ. My mother is at home. |
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| nna | Substantiv | father | Nna ya na-arụsi ọrụ ike. His father works hard. |
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| enyi | Substantiv | friend | Ọ bụ ezigbo enyi m. She is my best friend. |
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| ụlọ | Substantiv | house | Ụlọ ha buru ezigbo ibu. Their house is very big. |
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| ụlọ | Substantiv | home | Anyị na-ala ụlọ ugbu a. We are going home now. |
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| ụlọ akwụkwọ | Substantiv | school | Ụlọ akwụkwọ dị nso n’ụlọ. The school is near home. |
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| obodo | Substantiv | city | Obodo a buru ezigbo ibu. This city is very large. |
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| obodo | Substantiv | country | Obodo anyị mara mma. Our country is beautiful. |
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| ụwa | Substantiv | world | Ụwa buru ezigbo ibu. The world is very big. |
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| okporo ụzọ | Substantiv | street | Okporo ụzọ ahụ toro ogologo. The street is long. |
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| ụlọ | Substantiv | room | Ụlọ ahụ dị obere nke ukwuu. The room is very small. |
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| oge | Substantiv | time | Anyị nwere oge zuru ezu. We have enough time. |
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| ụbọchị | Substantiv | day | Taa bụ ụbọchị ọma. Today is a good day. |
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| abalị | Substantiv | night | Abalị ahụ jụrụ oyi. The night is cold. |
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| ụtụtụ | Substantiv | morning | Ụtụtụ mara mma. The morning is beautiful. |
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| mgbede | Substantiv | evening | Anyị na-eje ije n’anyasị. We walk in the evening. |
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| izu | Substantiv | week | Ana m arụ ọrụ kwa izu. I work every week. |
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| ọnwa | Substantiv | month | Ọnwa a juru ọrụ nke ukwuu. This month is very busy. |
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| afọ | Substantiv | year | Afọ a dị iche. This year is different. |
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| taa | Adverb | today | Enwere m obi ụtọ taa. I am happy today. |
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| echi | Adverb | tomorrow | Anyị ga-aga echi. We will go tomorrow. |
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| ụnyaahụ | Adverb | yesterday | Ọ bịara ụnyaahụ ụtụtụ. She came yesterday morning. |
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| ugbu a | Adverb | now | Bịa ebe a ugbu a. Come here now. |
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| anwụ | Substantiv | sun | Anwụ na-ekpo ọkụ nke ukwuu. The sun is very hot. |
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| ọnwa | Substantiv | moon | Ọnwa na-enwu n’abalị a. The moon is bright tonight. |
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| kpakpando | Substantiv | star | Kpakpando ahụ na-enwu. That star is bright. |
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| igwe | Substantiv | sky | Igwe na-acha anụnụ anụnụ. The sky is blue. |
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| ụwa | Substantiv | earth | Ụwa bụ ụlọ anyị. The earth is our home. |
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| ọkụ | Substantiv | fire | Ọkụ ahụ na-ekpo ọkụ nke ukwuu. The fire is very hot. |
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| mmiri | Substantiv | water | Mmiri ahụ dị ọcha. The water is clean. |
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| mmiri ozuzo | Substantiv | rain | Mmiri ozuzo siri ike taa. The rain is heavy today. |
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| ifufe | Substantiv | wind | Ifufe ahụ jụrụ oyi. The wind is cold. |
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| osisi | Substantiv | tree | Osisi ahụ toro ogologo nke ukwuu. That tree is very tall. |
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| ifuru | Substantiv | flower | Ifuru a mara mma. This flower is beautiful. |
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| ugwu | Substantiv | mountain | Ugwu ahụ dị elu nke ukwuu. The mountain is very high. |
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| osimiri | Substantiv | river | |
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| oke osimiri | Substantiv | sea | Oke osimiri buru ezigbo ibu. The sea is very big. |
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| nri | Substantiv | food | Nri adịla njikere ugbu a. The food is ready now. |
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| achịcha | Substantiv | bread | Ana m eri achịcha kwa ụtụtụ. I eat bread every morning. |
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| osikapa | Substantiv | rice | Osikapa ahụ na-ekpo ọkụ nke ukwuu. The rice is very hot. |
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| anụ | Substantiv | meat | Anyị na-esi anụ taa. We cook meat today. |
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| azụ | Substantiv | fish | Azụ ahụ dị ọhụrụ. The fish is fresh. |
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| akwa | Substantiv | egg | Eriri m otu akwa. I ate one egg. |
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| mmiri ara ehi | Substantiv | milk | Nwa ahụ na-aṅụ mmiri ara ehi. The baby drinks milk. |
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| mkpụrụ osisi | Substantiv | fruit | Anyị na-azụ mkpụrụ osisi ọhụrụ. We buy fresh fruit. |
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| tii | Substantiv | tea | Ọ na-aṅụ tii kwa ụbọchị. She drinks tea daily. |
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| kọfị | Substantiv | coffee | Ana m aṅụ kọfị ugbu a. I drink coffee now. |
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| isi | Substantiv | head | Isi m na-afụ ụfụ taa. My head hurts today. |
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| anya | Substantiv | eye | Anya ya na-acha uhie uhie. Her eye is red. |
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| ntị | Substantiv | ear | |
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| ọnụ | Substantiv | mouth | Meghee ọnụ gị nke ọma. Open your mouth wide. |
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| imi | Substantiv | nose | Imi m jụrụ oyi. My nose is cold. |
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| aka | Substantiv | hand | Saa aka gị ugbu a. Wash your hands now. |
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| ụkwụ | Substantiv | foot | Ụkwụ m na-afụ ụfụ ugbu a. My foot hurts now. |
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| obi | Substantiv | heart | Obi m siri ike. My heart is strong. |
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| aha | Substantiv | name | |
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| akwụkwọ | Substantiv | book | Akwụkwọ a dị ọhụrụ. This book is new. |
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| okwu | Substantiv | word | Okwu ahụ dị mkpa. That word is important. |
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| asụsụ | Substantiv | language | Igbo bụ asụsụ. Igbo is a language. |
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| ego | Substantiv | money | Achọrọ m ego ọzọ. I need more money. |
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| ọrụ | Substantiv | work | Ọrụ a siri ike. This work is hard. |
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| ịhụnanya | Substantiv | love | Ịhụnanya dị ezigbo mkpa. Love is very important. |
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| egwu | Substantiv | music | Egwu ahụ mara mma. The music is beautiful. |
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| akụkọ | Substantiv | story | Gwa m akụkọ. Tell me a story. |
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| ụzọ | Substantiv | way | Ụzọ a dị mfe. This way is easy. |
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| ihe | Substantiv | thing | Ihe ahụ bụ nke m. That thing is mine. |
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| ndụ | Substantiv | life | Ndụ dị mkpụmkpụ nke ukwuu. Life is very short. |
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| ụzọ | Substantiv | door | Ụzọ ahụ ghe oghe. The door is open. |
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| tebụl | Substantiv | table | Tebụl ahụ dị ọcha. The table is clean. |
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| oche | Substantiv | chair | Oche ahụ emeela agadi. The chair is old. |
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| ụgbọala | Substantiv | car | Ụgbọala ahụ dị ọhụrụ. The car is new. |
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| ọma | Adjektiv | good | Nri a dị mma. This food is good. |
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| ọjọọ | Adjektiv | bad | |
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| ukwu | Adjektiv | big | Ụlọ ahụ buru ibu. The house is big. |
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| obere | Adjektiv | small | Ụlọ ahụ dị obere. The room is small. |
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| ọhụrụ | Adjektiv | new | Azụtara m ụgbọala ọhụrụ. I bought a new car. |
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| ochie | Adjektiv | old | Akwụkwọ a ochie. This book is old. |
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| ogologo | Adjektiv | long | Okporo ụzọ ahụ toro ogologo. The street is long. |
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| mkpụmkpụ | Adjektiv | short | Akụkọ ahụ dị mkpụmkpụ. The story is short. |
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| elu | Adjektiv | high | Ugwu ahụ dị elu. The mountain is high. |
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| ala | Adjektiv | low | Tebụl ahụ dị ala. The table is low. |
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| ọkụ | Adjektiv | hot | Tii ahụ na-ekpo ọkụ. The tea is hot. |
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| oyi | Adjektiv | cold | Mmiri ahụ jụrụ oyi. The water is cold. |
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| obi ụtọ | Adjektiv | happy | Nwata ahụ nwere obi ụtọ. The child is happy. |
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| mwute | Adjektiv | sad | Ọ na-enwe mwute taa. She feels sad today. |
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| mara mma | Adjektiv | beautiful | Ifuru ahụ mara mma. The flower is beautiful. |
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| mfe | Adjektiv | easy | Ọrụ a dị mfe. This work is easy. |
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| siri ike | Adjektiv | hard | Ajụjụ a siri ike. This question is hard. |
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| ngwa ngwa | Adjektiv | fast | Ụgbọala ahụ na-aga ngwa ngwa. That car is fast. |
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| nwayọ | Adjektiv | slow | |
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| ziri ezi | Adjektiv | right | Azịza gị ziri ezi. Your answer is right. |
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| ezighi ezi | Adjektiv | wrong | Azịza ahụ ezighi ezi. That answer is wrong. |
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| mkpa | Adjektiv | important | Akwụkwọ a dị mkpa. This book is important. |
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| eziokwu | Adjektiv | true | Akụkọ a bụ eziokwu. This story is true. |
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| juputara | Adjektiv | full | |
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| efu | Adjektiv | empty | Ụlọ ahụ tọgbọ efu. The room is empty. |
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| nwata | Adjektiv | young | Nwa nwoke ahụ ka bụ nwata. The boy is young. |
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| siri ike | Adjektiv | strong | Nwoke ahụ siri ike. That man is strong. |
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| adịghị ike | Adjektiv | weak | Nwata ahụ adịghị ike. The child is weak. |
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| uhie | Adjektiv | red | Ifuru ahụ na-acha uhie uhie. The flower is red. |
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| anụnụ anụnụ | Adjektiv | blue | Igwe na-acha anụnụ anụnụ. The sky is blue. |
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| akwụkwọ ndụ ndụ | Adjektiv | green | Osisi ahụ na-acha akwụkwọ ndụ ndụ. The tree is green. |
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| odo | Adjektiv | yellow | Ifuru ahụ na-acha odo odo. The flower is yellow. |
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| oji | Adjektiv | black | Ụgbọala ahụ na-acha oji. The car is black. |
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| ọcha | Adjektiv | white | Mmiri ara ehi ahụ na-acha ọcha. The milk is white. |
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| ee | Interjektion | yes | Ee, ama m ya. Yes, I know him. |
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| mba | Interjektion | no | Mba, ama m ya. No, I do not know. |
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| ọ bụghị | Adverb | not | Nke a adịghị mma. This is not good. |
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| na | Konjunktion | and | Nne na nna nọ ebe a. Mother and father are here. |
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| ma ọ bụ | Konjunktion | or | Tii ma ọ bụ kọfị dị mma. Tea or coffee is fine. |
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| mana | Konjunktion | but | Abịara m, mana ọ hapụrụ. I came, but he left. |
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| ọ bụrụ na | Konjunktion | if | Ọ bụrụ na ị bịa, m anọ. If you come, I stay. |
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| n’ihi na | Konjunktion | because | Anọ m n’ihi na mmiri zoro. I stayed because it rained. |
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| na | Präposition | with | Mụ na enyi m bịara. I came with my friend. |
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| na-enweghị | Präposition | without | Ọ hapụrụ na-enweghị ego. He left without money. |
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| maka | Präposition | for | Onyinye a bụ maka gị. This gift is for you. |
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| site na | Präposition | from | Esi m n’obodo a. I am from this city. |
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| gaa | Präposition | to | Anyị gara ụlọ akwụkwọ. We went to school. |
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