Dictionnaire anglais–Acholi

Parcourez des mots anglais courants et leurs traductions en Acholi, avec des parties du discours et des phrases d'exemple. Utilisez ce dictionnaire pour rechercher du vocabulaire quotidien ou comme point de départ pour apprendre Acholi.

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Mot	Partie du discours	Traduction	Exemple
I	pronom	an	I am here now. An atye kany kombedi.
you	pronom	in	You are my friend. In itye larem na.
he	pronom	en	He is at home. En tye i gang.
she	pronom	en	She is my mother. En min awa.
we	pronom	wa	We are going home. Wa tye ka cito gang.
they	pronom	gi	They are in school. Gi tye i cukul.
what	pronom	ango	What do you want now? I mito ango kombedi?
where	adverbe	kwene	Where is your house? Gang mamegi tye kwene?
when	adverbe	karangene	When will you come? I bino karangene?
who	pronom	nga	Who is at the door? Nga tye i dog gang?
why	adverbe	pi ngo	Why are you sad? I tye ki cwercwiny pi ngo?
how	adverbe	nining	How do you know? I ngeyo nining?
to be	verbe	bedo	They are very happy. Gi bedo ki yomcwiny matek.
to have	verbe	bedo ki	I have a book. An abedo ki buk.
to do	verbe	timo	We do the work. Wa timo tic.
to go	verbe	cito	They go to school. Gi cito i cukul.
to come	verbe	bino	Please come here now. Tim ber ibin kany kombedi.
to see	verbe	nen	I see the moon. An aneno dwe.
to know	verbe	ngeyo	She knows my name. En ngeyo nying na.
to think	verbe	pongo	I think about home. An apongo pi gang.
to want	verbe	mito	They want more water. Gi mito pi mapol.
to need	verbe	dwongo	We need your help. Wa dwongo kony mamegi.
to make	verbe	timo	She makes good tea. En timo ca ber.
to take	verbe	mako	Take the book home. Mak buk icit kwede gang.
to give	verbe	miyo	Give me some water. Miya pi manok.
to say	verbe	waco	He says the truth. En waco ada.
to tell	verbe	wac	Tell me your name. Waci nying mamegi.
to ask	verbe	penyo	I ask one question. An apenyo lapeny acel.
to find	verbe	nongo	We found the child. Wa onongo latin.
to look	verbe	ngiyo	Look at the sky. Ngiyi polo.
to use	verbe	tiyo ki	We use this table. Wa tiyo ki mesa man.
to work	verbe	tic	They work every day. Gi tic ceng acel acel.
to eat	verbe	cam	The child eats rice. Latin camo bele.
to drink	verbe	mat	I drink cold water. An amat pi ngic.
to sleep	verbe	nino	The baby sleeps well. Latino nino maber.
to walk	verbe	wuot	We walk to school. Wa wuot i cukul.
to run	verbe	ringo	The boy runs fast. Labwony ringo oyot.
to read	verbe	kwan	She reads a book. En kwan buk.
to write	verbe	coyo	I write my name. An acoyo nying na.
to speak	verbe	loko	They speak Acholi well. Gi loko Acoli maber.
to listen	verbe	winyo	Listen to the teacher. Winyi lapwonya.
to hear	verbe	winyo	I hear the music. An awinyo wer.
to buy	verbe	wilo	We buy fresh food. Wa wilo cam manyen.
to sell	verbe	culo	They sell fish here. Gi culo rec kany.
to pay	verbe	culo	I pay the money. An aculo cente.
to help	verbe	kony	Please help the child. Tim ber ikony latin.
to love	verbe	mar	I love my family. An amar familia na.
to live	verbe	bedo	We live in Gulu. Wa bedo i Gulu.
to die	verbe	tho	Old trees die slowly. Yat macon tho mot mot.
to learn	verbe	kwan	Children learn at school. Lutino kwan i cukul.
to teach	verbe	pwonyo	They teach the children. Gi pwonyo lutino.
to open	verbe	yab	Open the door now. Yab dog gang kombedi.
to close	verbe	loro	Close the window please.
person	nom	dano	That person is kind. Dano ma tye ka eni kica.
man	nom	lacoo	The man is strong. Lacoo tye ki tek.
woman	nom	dako	The woman is cooking. Dako tye ka tedo cam.
child	nom	latin	The child is sleeping. Latin tye ka nino.
boy	nom	labwony	The boy is running. Labwony tye ka ringo.
girl	nom	nyako	The girl is reading. Nyako tye ka kwan.
family	nom	familia	My family is large. Familia na dit.
mother	nom	min	My mother is here. Min awa tye kany.
father	nom	won	My father works hard. Won awa tic matek.
friend	nom	larem	My friend came yesterday. Larem na bino i dyer.
house	nom	gang	The house is new. Gang manyen.
home	nom	gang	We are going home. Wa tye ka cito gang.
school	nom	cukul	The school is big. Cukul dit.
country	nom	piny	Our country is peaceful. Piny wa tye ki kwo muber.
world	nom	piny	The world is changing. Piny tye ka lokke.
street	nom	yo	The street is busy. Yo tye ki lwak mapol.
room	nom	ot	The room is clean. Ot leng.
time	nom	cawa	Time goes quickly. Cawa cito oyot.
day	nom	ceng	Today is a hot day. Tin ceng lyeto.
night	nom	dyewor	The night is cold. Dyewor ngic.
morning	nom	odiko	I walk every morning. An awuot odiko weng.
evening	nom	otino	We drink tea this evening. Wa mato ca otino man.
week	nom	wiki	I work every week. An atic wiki weng.
month	nom	dwe	This month is busy. Dwe man tye ki tic mapol.
year	nom	mwaka	This year is good. Mwaka man ber.
today	adverbe	tin	I am happy today. An atye ki yomcwiny tin.
tomorrow	adverbe	kiny	We will come tomorrow. Wa bino kiny.
yesterday	adverbe	dyer	She came yesterday morning. En bino dyer odiko.
now	adverbe	kombedi	Come here now please. Bin kany kombedi tim ber.
sun	nom	ceng	The sun is hot. Ceng lyeto.
moon	nom	dwe	The moon is bright tonight. Dwe lengo dyewor man.
star	nom	acer	I see one star. An aneno acer acel.
sky	nom	polo	The sky is blue. Polo tye rangi blue.
earth	nom	piny	The earth is our home. Piny en gang wa.
fire	nom	mac	The fire is hot. Mac lyeto.
water	nom	pi	The water is clean. Pi leng.
rain	nom	kot	The rain is heavy. Kot dit.
wind	nom	yamo	The wind is strong. Yamo tye ki tek.
tree	nom	yat	That tree is tall. Yat man bor.
mountain	nom	got	The mountain is high. Got malo.
river	nom	aala	The river has much water. Aala tye ki pi mapol.
food	nom	cam	The food is ready. Cam dong otayari.
bread	nom	mukaati	I ate bread today. An acamo mukaati tin.
rice	nom	bele	The rice is hot. Bele lyeto.
meat	nom	ringo	We are cooking meat. Wa tye ka tedo ringo.
fish	nom	rec	The fish is fresh. Rec manyen.
egg	nom	tol	The child ate an egg. Latin acamo tol.
milk	nom	cak	The baby drinks milk. Latino mato cak.
fruit	nom	nyig yat	We buy fresh fruit. Wa wilo nyig yat manyen.
tea	nom	ca	She drinks tea daily. En mato ca ceng acel acel.
coffee	nom	kawa	I drink coffee now. An amat kawa kombedi.
head	nom	wiye	My head hurts today. Wiye na tye ka two tin.
eye	nom	wang	Her eye is red. Wanggi tye makwar.
ear	nom	iti	My ear hears well. Iti na winyo maber.
mouth	nom	dog	Open your mouth wide. Yab dogi matek.
nose	nom	um	My nose is cold. Um na ngic.
hand	nom	cing	Wash your hands now. Lwok cingi kombedi.
foot	nom	tye	My foot hurts badly. Tye na two matek.
heart	nom	cwiny	Her heart is calm. Cwinygi opore.
name	nom	nying	My name is Ocen. Nying na Ocen.
book	nom	buk	This book is new. Buk man manyen.
word	nom	lok	That word is difficult. Lok man pe yot.
language	nom	leb	Acholi is a language. Acoli leb acel.
money	nom	cente	I have no money. An pe abedo ki cente.
work	nom	tic	This work is hard. Tic man pe yot.
love	nom	mar	Love brings people together. Mar coko dano kacel.
music	nom	wer	The music is beautiful. Wer ber ahinya.
story	nom	lok	Her story is true. Lokgi ada.
way	nom	yo	This way is easy. Yo man yot.
thing	nom	gin	That thing is mine. Gin ma eni en mara.
life	nom	kwo	Life is very important. Kwo pire tek ahinya.
door	nom	dog gang	The door is open. Dog gang oyabe.
table	nom	mesa	The table is clean. Mesa leng.
chair	nom	kom	The chair is broken. Kom oballe.
car	nom	motoka	The car is new. Motoka manyen.
good	adjectif	ber	This food is good. Cam man ber.
bad	adjectif	rac	The water smells bad. Pi man ngwec rac.
big	adjectif	dit	We have a big house. Wa bedo ki gang madit.
small	adjectif	matidi	The child is small. Latin matidi.
new	adjectif	manyen	I bought a new book. An awilo buk manyen.
old	adjectif	macon	That house is old. Gang man macon.
long	adjectif	bor	The road is long. Yo bor.
short	adjectif	kitidi	The rope is short.
high	adjectif	malo	The mountain is high. Got malo.
low	adjectif	piny	The table is low. Mesa tye piny.
hot	adjectif	lyeto	The tea is hot. Ca lyeto.
cold	adjectif	ngic	The water is cold. Pi ngic.
happy	adjectif	ki yomcwiny	The children are happy. Lutino tye ki yomcwiny.
sad	adjectif	ki cwercwiny	She feels sad today. En tye ki cwercwiny tin.
beautiful	adjectif	ber	The girl is beautiful. Nyako ber.
easy	adjectif	yot	This work is easy. Tic man yot.
fast	adjectif	oyot	The car is fast. Motoka cito oyot.
slow	adjectif	mot mot	The old man walks slow. Lacoo macon wuot mot mot.
right	adjectif	atir	Your answer is right. Damo mamegi atir.
wrong	adjectif	pe atir	That answer is wrong. Damo man pe atir.
important	adjectif	pire tek	Water is important for life. Pi pire tek pi kwo.
true	adjectif	ada	This story is true. Lok man ada.
full	adjectif	opye	The cup is full.
empty	adjectif	ono	The bottle is empty.
young	adjectif	matidi	The mother is young. Min matidi.
strong	adjectif	ki tek	That man is strong. Lacoo man tye ki tek.
weak	adjectif	pe ki tek	The child is weak. Latin pe tye ki tek.
red	adjectif	makwar	The flower is red.
black	adjectif	marac	The cow is black. Dyang marac.
white	adjectif	maleng	The paper is white.
yes	interjection	ee	Yes, I know him. Ee, an angeyo en.
no	interjection	pe	No, I do not know. Pe, an pe angeyo.
not	adverbe	pe	I am not ready. An pe atayari.
and	conjonction	ki	Mother and father are here. Min ki won tye kany.
or	conjonction	onyo	Tea or coffee is fine. Ca onyo kawa ber.
but	conjonction	ento	I came, but she left. An abino, ento en ocito.
if	conjonction	ka	If you come, we eat. Ka ibino, wa cam.
because	conjonction	pien	I stayed because it rained. An abedo pien kot ocobo.
with	préposition	ki	I came with my friend. An abino ki larem na.
without	préposition	ma pe ki	He left without money. En ocito ma pe ki cente.
for	préposition	pi	This gift is for you. Miyo man pi in.
from	préposition	ki i	She came from home. En bino ki i gang.
to	préposition	i	We went to school. Wa ocito i cukul.