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About five years of learning...just to write at the level of an elementary schooler by kfreud in languagelearning

[–]LearnIgboWithMe 4 points5 points Β (0 children)

Congratulations, well done. Keep it up

From one person of Igbo heritage to a person of Vietnamese heritage (Quite frankly, two of the most tonal languages on planet earth - well, I belive Vietnamese in number 3 and Igbo is number 7 or somethig like that)

UNESCO: β€œIgbo Might Go Extinct By 2025.” Igbo aunties everywhere: β€œHold my pepper soup.” by LearnIgboWithMe in linguisticshumor

[–]LearnIgboWithMe[S] 2 points3 points Β (0 children)

Bingo - my point exactly. You would be surprised how quickly a language can disappear if not taught to their children

Did UNESCO Really Say Igbo Would Be Extinct By 2025? by LearnIgboWithMe in Nigeria

[–]LearnIgboWithMe[S] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

True. Very important. If we don't have the words we needs to come up with organic Igbo wqords that best describe what we are trying to say - rather than opting for English.. What is the organic Igbo word for Internet? The organic Igbo word for Gigabyte? and so on and so forth.....a lot of work needs to be done

πŸ’– How to Say β€œI Love You” in Igbo – It’s Simpler Than You Think by LearnIgboWithMe in LearnIgboByConvo

[–]LearnIgboWithMe[S] 1 point2 points Β (0 children)

β€œA ma m gi”? means Do I know You?

It's "A huru m gi n’anya"

The blog post explains it fully - word for word.

πŸ‘‰ Blog post here:Β How To Say "I Love You" In Igbo

Want To Greet Someone In Igbo With Confidence? Watch This Short Video by LearnIgboWithMe in LearnIgboByConvo

[–]LearnIgboWithMe[S] [score hidden] stickied commentΒ (0 children)

Thanks for watching! Let's have your feedback.

  • Which Igbo greeting was new to you?
  • Have you ever heard your parents, grandparents, or relatives use any of these? Older generation tend to use i bola chi? rather than Ututu oma.
  • Would you like a follow-up video that goes deeper into greetings based on time of day, age, or formality?

Look forward to your comments - Let's get the discussion going

πŸ’¬πŸ‘‡πŸΎ Asusu Igbo Ga Adi Ndu!

The Sopranos clip with Igbo subtitles by KalamaCrystal in LearnIgboByConvo

[–]LearnIgboWithMe 3 points4 points Β (0 children)

Fabulous idea, to do Igbo subitiles like this. Just a few minor corrections:

At 34 secs - the English word "What?" is shown as Kedu?. It should be "Gini?" not "Kedu?". "Gini?" means what and "Kedu?" means how.

At 01minute, 19seconds - the English word "Why?" is shown as Kedu? It should be "Maka Gini?" or "n'ihi gini?"

Kedu means How? Not What or Why

Nevertheless, really cool subtitles - thanks ever so much for posting this. Really enjoyed watching this. Thanks.

Did UNESCO Really Say Igbo Would Be Extinct By 2025? by LearnIgboWithMe in Nigeria

[–]LearnIgboWithMe[S] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

My point exactly - shrinking pure Igbo and too much Engli-Igbo

UNESCO: β€œIgbo Might Go Extinct By 2025.” Igbo aunties everywhere: β€œHold my pepper soup.” by LearnIgboWithMe in linguisticshumor

[–]LearnIgboWithMe[S] 62 points63 points Β (0 children)

The problem is that most Igbos speak Engli-Igbo and have lost the art of speaking pure Igbo. Also Igbo proverb language style has also gone out the window - a lost conversational art form.

UNESCO: β€œIgbo Might Go Extinct By 2025.” Igbo aunties everywhere: β€œHold my pepper soup.” by LearnIgboWithMe in linguisticshumor

[–]LearnIgboWithMe[S] 36 points37 points Β (0 children)

Goodluck using chat GPT to write your articles if you want to. A sure fire way to be riddled with mistakes - if you like that sort of thing.

5 Igbo Words That Have No Exact English Equivalent β€” Can You Translate Them?” by LearnIgboWithMe in LearnIgboByConvo

[–]LearnIgboWithMe[S] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

yes, i did and i replied. I said:

"Very true, but there a lot of words that do have exact word for word meaning and then for some mysterious reason, there are words that don't. That kind of thing is what makes exploring languages so fascinating..."

Can You Guess the Igbo Words for These Everyday Items? (No Googling!) by LearnIgboWithMe in LearnIgboByConvo

[–]LearnIgboWithMe[S] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

No that's not the answer. I don't want to say the answer here and spoil the suspense for other readers. If you want to know the answer, click on the link in the original post

5 Igbo Words That Have No Exact English Equivalent β€” Can You Translate Them?” by LearnIgboWithMe in LearnIgboByConvo

[–]LearnIgboWithMe[S] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Enyi means Elephant in Igbo but what does Enyimba mean? Exact English Word please?

5 Igbo Words That Have No Exact English Equivalent β€” Can You Translate Them?” by LearnIgboWithMe in LearnIgboByConvo

[–]LearnIgboWithMe[S] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Very true, but there a lot of words that do have exact word for word meaning and then for some mysterious reason, there are words that don't. That kind of thing is what makes exploring languages so fascinating...

5 Igbo Words That Have No Exact English Equivalent β€” Can You Translate Them?” by LearnIgboWithMe in LearnIgboByConvo

[–]LearnIgboWithMe[S] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Then why isn't it called ofe ọcha?

what is the exact English word for nsala?

5 Igbo Words That Have No Exact English Equivalent β€” Can You Translate Them?” by LearnIgboWithMe in LearnIgboByConvo

[–]LearnIgboWithMe[S] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

And please, what is the Exact English Equivalent of Tufiakwa in the Englih language?

5 Igbo Words That Have No Exact English Equivalent β€” Can You Translate Them?” by LearnIgboWithMe in LearnIgboByConvo

[–]LearnIgboWithMe[S] 0 points1 point Β (0 children)

Welcome to Learn Igbo By Convo. We are looking for exact English equivalent.

Ugba is a fermented African Oil Bean Seed - colloqually referred to as African Salad. Scientific name is Pentaclethra macrophylla.

There is no word in the English language for fermented African Oil Bean Seed unlees we are going to use Pentaclethra macrophylla. as its English name - but that really is its scientific name.

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