Looking for practical Cantonese to Igbo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Cantonese phrase first, then the Igbo translation (Igbo) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Igbo.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Igbo-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
你好
Ndewo(Ndewo)
多謝
Daalụ(Daalụ)
早唞
Ụtụtụ ọma(Ụtụtụ ọma)
午安
Ehihie ọma(Ehihie ọma)
晚上好
Mgbede ọma(Mgbede ọma)
晚安
Ka chi fo(Ka chi fo)
再見
Hụ gị n'anya(Hụ gị n'anya)
再見
Ka ọ dị(Ka ọ dị)
你叫咩名？
Kedu aha gị?(Kedu aha gị?)
我叫John
Aha m bụ John(Aha m bụ John)
你好嗎？
Kedu?(Kedu?)
好高興見到你
Ọ dị m ụtọ ịmata gị(Ọ dị m ụtọ ịmata gị)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
你會講英文嗎？
Ị na-asụ Bekee?(nei5 wui5 gong2 jing1 man2 maa3?)
我不太會講印地語
Anaghị m asụ Hindi nke ọma(ngo5 bat1 taai3 wui5 gong2 jan3 dei6 jyu5)
我不明白
Anaghị m aghọta(ngo5 bat1 ming4 baak3)
請慢慢講
Biko sụpụta nwayọọ(cing2 maan6 maan6 gong2)
你可以再講一次嗎？
Ị nwere ike ikwu ya ọzọ?(nei5 ho2 ji5 zoi3 gong2 jat1 ci3 maa3?)
洗手間在哪裡？
Ebee ka ụlọ mposi dị?(sai2 sau2 gaan1 zoi6 naa5 lei5?)
我怎樣去市中心？
Kedu ka m ga-esi ruo etiti obodo?(ngo5 zam2 joeng6 heoi3 si5 zung1 sam1?)
向左轉
Tụọ aka ekpe(hoeng3 zo2 zyun3)
向右轉
Tụọ aka nri(hoeng3 jau6 zyun3)
直走
Gaa n'ihu(zik6 zau2)
票價是多少？
Elo ka ụgwọ njem?(piu3 gaai3 si6 do1?)
請給我一張票
Otu tiketi, biko(cing2 kap1 ngo5 jat1 zoeng1 piu3)
離這裡遠嗎？
Ọ dị anya site n'ebe a?(lei4 ze5 lei5 jyun5 maa3?)
我迷路了
Echere m na m furu efu(ngo5 mai4 lou6 liu5)
我可以在哪裡買SIM卡？
Ebee ka m ga-azụta kaadị SIM?(ngo5 ho2 ji5 zoi6 naa5 lei5 maai5 SIM haak3?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
係
Ee(hai)
唔係
Mba(m4 hai)
可能
O nwere ike(ho2 nang4)
我同意
A na m akwado(ngo5 tung4 ji3)
我唔同意
A naghị m akwado(ngo5 m4 tung4 ji3)
聽落好
O yiri ka ọ dị mma(ting1 lok6 hou2)
你點睇？
Kedu ihe ị chere?(nei5 dim2 tai2)
你可以幫我嗎？
Ị nwere ike inyere m?(nei5 ho2 ji5 bong1 ngo5 maa3)
我需要幫助
Achọrọ m enyemaka(ngo5 seoi1 jiu3 bong1 zo2)
等一陣
Chere nkeji(dang2 jat1 zan6)
對唔住
Echegbula m(deoi3 m4 zyu6)
冇問題
Enweghị nsogbu(mou5 man6 tai4)
恭喜
Nnọọ(gung1 hei2)
生日快樂
Ezi ụbọchị ọmụmụ(saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6)
一路平安
Nwee njem dị mma(jat1 lou6 ping4 on1)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
火車站在哪裡？
Ebee ka ọdụ ụgbọ oloko dị?(Ebee ka odu ugo oloko di?)
巴士站在哪裡？
Ebee ka ọdụ bọs dị?(Ebee ka odu bos di?)
哪個月台？
Kedu ebe a na-apụ?(Kedu ebe a na-apu?)
幾點出發？
Kedu oge ọ na-apụ?(Kedu oge o na-apu?)
這是正確的路嗎？
Ọ bụ ụzọ ziri ezi?(O bu uzo ziri ezi?)
在這裡附近。
Ọ dị nso ebe a(O di nso ebe a)
離這裡很遠。
Ọ dị anya site na ebe a(O di anya site na ebe a)
你可以在地圖上給我看嗎？
Ị nwere ike igosi m na maapụ?(I nwere ike igosi m na mapu?)
請在這裡停。
Kwụsị ebe a, biko(Kwụsị ebe a, biko)
需要多久？
Olee ogologo oge ọ na-ewe?(Olee ogologo oge o na-ewe?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
這個多少錢？
Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?(Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?)
那個太貴了
Nke a dị oke ọnụ.(naa5 go3 taai3 gwai3 liu5)
你有沒有便宜的東西？
Ị nwere ihe dị cheaper?(nei5 jau5 mou5 pin2 ji4 dik1 dung1 se3?)
我可以用卡支付嗎？
Enwere m ike ịkwụ ụgwọ site na kaadị?(ngo5 ho2 ji5 jung6 kaat1 zi1 fu6 maa3?)
我想要一張兩人的桌子
Achọrọ m tebụl maka mmadụ abụọ.(ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 jat1 zoeng1 loeng5 jan4 dik1 coek3 zi2)
請給我帳單
Biko, nye m ụgwọ.(cing2 kap1 ngo5 zoeng3 daan1)
服務包括在內嗎？
Ọ bụ ọrụ e tinyere?(fuk6 mou6 baau1 kwok3 zoi6 noi6 maa3?)
我係素食者
Abụ m onye na-eri nri akwụkwọ.(ngo5 hai6 sou3 sik6 ze2)