Igbo Practice Example

Here’s an example of ways to practice your Igbo. Use this page to practice listening and pronouncing Igbo words.

Listen to the video below, see if you recognise any words.

Excerpt from the movie Akaeze:


Try to read the text aloud, the audio clips are there to help you with the pronunciation.

Igbo

O nwere akแปฅkแป m ga kแปrแป แปฅnแปฅ

Kแปrแป anyแป‹ ka obi dแป‹ anyแป‹ mma

O nwere adaeze ha na-akpo Akwaeke

Akwaeke bแปฅ ada eze Amanatแป Okporo

Akwaeke mara mma nke ukwu

Nke mere, แปฅmแปฅ okorobแป‹a Amanatแป Okporo ji wee na-achแป ka ha lแปฅwa ya

Akwaeke nna ya Ochikeze na nne ya Ugoeze hแปฅrแปฅ ya n’anya nke ukwu


If you can, record yourself reading the dialogue out loud. Does it sound right? If not, try to use both the video and the audio clips to keep practicing.

Igbo/English

O nwere akแปฅkแป m ga kแปrแป แปฅnแปฅ.
Thereโ€™s a story Iโ€™m going to tell you.

Kแปrแป anyแป‹ ka obi dแป‹ anyแป‹ mma.
Tell us so our hearts will be happy.

O nwere adaeze ha na-akpo Akwaeke.
There was a princess that they called Akwaeke.

Akwaeke bแปฅ ada eze Amanatแป Okporo.
Akwaeke is the first daughter of King Amanato Okporo.

Akwaeke mara mma nke ukwu.
Akwaeke is very beautiful.

Nke mere, แปฅmแปฅ okorobแป‹a Amanatแป Okporo ji wee na-achแป ka ha lแปฅwa ya.
For this, young men of Amanatแป Okporo want to marry her.

Akwaeke nna ya Ochikeze, na nne ya Ugoeze, hแปฅrแปฅ ya n’anya nke ukwu.
Akwaeke’s father, Ochikeze, and her mother, Ugoeze, loved her a lot.


Song Practice: Umu Obiligbo – Culture

Try to listen to the verse again, see if you can follow along with the lyrics below. After, try it again without the music.

Onye amแปฅma sแป‹ anyแป‹ gbalแปฅ แปฅmแปฅ nwanyแป‹ แปsแป
Ma ka m jแปฅแป gแป‹ Okpuozor
Anyแป‹ ga agbalแปฅ แปฅmแปฅ nwanyแป‹ แปsแป?
Ijele nwanne
Asแป‹ m anyแป‹ ga agbalแปฅ แปฅmแปฅ nwanyแป‹ แปsแป?
Ana m agbalแปฅ แปlแปฅ แปsแป?
Nwanne adแป‹ghแป‹ agbalแปฅ แปlแปฅ แปsแป
แป‹ na anแปฅ ka mแปฅ na ekwu eh?

To listen to the whole song click here, for the full lyrics click here.

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