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Gini ka anyi ga eri?
Deciding what to eat in Igbo
Basic dialogue between Chidera and her mother Amara.
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| Nne, gini ka anyị ga-eri n’abalị taa? | Mum, what will we eat tonight? |
Amara (Mother): |
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| Nwa m, anyị ga-eri akara. | My child, we will eat akara. |
Chidera: |
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| Mana, achoghi m akara. | But, I don’t want akara. |
Amara (Mother): |
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| Ginikwanụ ka ị chọrọ iri? | What (then)do you want to eat? |
Chidera: |
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| Achọrọ m iri utara. | I want to eat utara. |
Amara (Mother): |
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| Ngwanu, a ga m esi utara. | Ok then, I will cook utara |
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| Vocabulary | |
| Nne | Mother |
| Gini | What |
| anyị | we |
| ga-eri | to eat |
| n’abalị taa | tonight |
| Nwa m | my child |
| Akara | akara – type of food (fried bean fritta) |
| Mana | but |
| achoghi m | I don’t want |
| Ginikwanụ | what then |
| ị chọrọ | you want |
| A chọrọ m | I want |
| Iri | to eat |
| Utara | Utara – type of food (boiled flour paste/dough) |
| Ngwanụ | ok then |
| A ga m | I will |
| Esi | to cook |
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