Practice Conversations

Learn Ikwerre through real-life dialogues and scenarios

Meeting Someone New

Learn how to greet and introduce yourself in Ikwerre

Beginner
A:
Kedu?
Hello?
B:
Ọ dị mma, daalụ. Kedu gị?
I'm fine, thank you. And you?
A:
Maka Chukwu, ọ dị mma.
By God's grace, I'm fine.
A:
Aha m bụ John. Gịnị bụ aha gị?
My name is John. What's your name?
B:
Aha m bụ Mary. Ọ dị mma izute gị.
My name is Mary. Nice to meet you.

At the Market

Practice bargaining and shopping vocabulary

Intermediate
Seller:
Ị bịa! Kedu ihe ị chọrọ?
Welcome! What do you want?
Buyer:
Ego ole ka tomato a bụ?
How much is this tomato?
Seller:
Ọ bụ narị abụọ.
It's two hundred.
Buyer:
Ego dị oke ọnụ. Biko belata ya?
That's expensive. Please reduce it?
Seller:
Ọ dị mma, were ya na otu narị na iri ise.
Okay, take it for one fifty.