Looking for practical Xhosa to Igbo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Xhosa 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: pick five Igbo phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Molo
Ndewo(Ndewo)
Enkosi
Daalụ(Daalụ)
Ubusuku obuhle
Ụtụtụ ọma(Ụtụtụ ọma)
Ubusuku obuhle
Ehihie ọma(Ehihie ọma)
Ubusuku obuhle
Mgbede ọma(Mgbede ọma)
Lala ngoxolo
Ka chi fo(Ka chi fo)
Ndiza kubonana kamva
Hụ gị n'anya(Hụ gị n'anya)
Hamba kakuhle
Ka ọ dị(Ka ọ dị)
Ngubani igama lakho?
Kedu aha gị?(Kedu aha gị?)
Igama lam nguJohn
Aha m bụ John(Aha m bụ John)
Unjani?
Kedu?(Kedu?)
Kuhle ukukwazi
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.
Uthetha isiNgesi?
Ị na-asụ Bekee?
Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle
Anaghị m asụ Hindi nke ọma
Andiqondi
Anaghị m aghọta
Nceda thethe kancinci
Biko sụpụta nwayọọ
Ungakuphinda lokho?
Ị nwere ike ikwu ya ọzọ?
Iphi ibhafu?
Ebee ka ụlọ mposi dị?
Ndingafika njani kwi mveliso ye dolophu?
Kedu ka m ga-esi ruo etiti obodo?
Jolisa kwesokunxele
Tụọ aka ekpe
Jolisa kwesokudla
Tụọ aka nri
Hamba ngqo
Gaa n'ihu
Iholo ingakanani?
Elo ka ụgwọ njem?
Ithikithi elinye, nceda
Otu tiketi, biko
Ingakanani ukusuka apha?
Ọ dị anya site n'ebe a?
Ndilahlekile
Echere m na m furu efu
Nphi endinokuthenga khona iSIM card?
Ebee ka m ga-azụta kaadị SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ewe
Ee
Hayi
Mba
Mhlawumbi
O nwere ike
Ndiyavuma
A na m akwado
Andivumi
A naghị m akwado
Okuhle
O yiri ka ọ dị mma
Ucinga ntoni?
Kedu ihe ị chere?
Ungandinceda?
Ị nwere ike inyere m?
Ndidinga uncedo
Achọrọ m enyemaka
Linda umzuzu
Chere nkeji
Ndicela uxolo
Echegbula m
Akukho ngxaki
Enweghị nsogbu
Wamkelekile
Nnọọ
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
Ezi ụbọchị ọmụmụ
Uhambo olukhuselekileyo
Nwee njem dị mma
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Uphi umphakathi wemithwalo?
Ebee ka ọdụ ụgbọ oloko dị?(Ebee ka odu ugo oloko di?)
Uphi umphakathi weebhasi?
Ebee ka ọdụ bọs dị?(Ebee ka odu bos di?)
Yeyiphi iphondo?
Kedu ebe a na-apụ?(Kedu ebe a na-apu?)
Ihamba ngexesha elingakanani?
Kedu oge ọ na-apụ?(Kedu oge o na-apu?)
Ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo?
Ọ bụ ụzọ ziri ezi?(O bu uzo ziri ezi?)
Ikho kufutshane apha
Ọ dị nso ebe a(O di nso ebe a)
Ikude apha
Ọ dị anya site na ebe a(O di anya site na ebe a)
Ungandibonisa kwiimeko?
Ị nwere ike igosi m na maapụ?(I nwere ike igosi m na mapu?)
Misa apha, nceda
Kwụsị ebe a, biko(Kwụsị ebe a, biko)
Ithatha ixesha elingakanani?
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.
Ithini le mali?
Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?(Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?)
Le mali ibiza kakhulu.
Nke a dị oke ọnụ.
Unayo into engabizi?
Ị nwere ihe dị cheaper?
Ndingakhokha ngekhadi?
Enwere m ike ịkwụ ụgwọ site na kaadị?
Ndicela itafula lempahla ezimbini.
Achọrọ m tebụl maka mmadụ abụọ.
Ibhili, nceda.
Biko, nye m ụgwọ.
Ingaba inkonzo ibandakanyekile?
Ọ bụ ọrụ e tinyere?
Ndiyavegetarian.
Abụ m onye na-eri nri akwụkwọ.
Akukho ukutya okunobhotolo, nceda.
Biko, enweghị nri na-atọ ụtọ.
Oku kumnandi.
Nke a dị ụtọ.
Ndingafumana imenyu?
Enwere m ike inweta menu?
Ingxube ye water, nceda.
Biko, nye m iko mmiri.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Biza uphondo
Kpọọ ndị uwe ojii
Biza i-ambulensi
Kpọọ ambulance
Ndifuna ugqirha
Achọrọ m dọkịta
Ndiziva ndingalunganga
Anọ m n'ahụhụ
Ndine-allergy kwi-peanuts
Enwere m ọrịa na mkpụrụ ara ehi
Uphi umphakathi oseduze?
Ebee ka ụlọ ọgwụ kacha nso dị?
Kubuhlungu apha
O na-anu m ebe a
Ndilahlekelwe yi passport yam
Akwụkwọ njem m furu efu
Ungabiza ihotele yam?
Ị nwere ike ịkpọọ ụlọ nkwari akụ m?
Uncedo!
Enyemaka!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Kuhle ukukwazi
Ọ dị m ụtọ izute gị(O di m uto izute gi)
Masihlele umhlangano
Ka anyị hazie nzukọ
Yiphi ixesha elikufaneleyo?
Kedu oge dị gị mma?
Ndiza kuthumela ingxelo namhlanje
M ga-eziga akụkọ ahụ taa
Singathetha ngomso?
Ị nwere ike ikwu echi?
Nceda ufumane ifayile ehlanganisiweyo
Biko chọta faịlụ a na-ejikọta
Enkosi ngexesha lakho
Daalụ maka oge gị
Ndijonge phambili ekusebenzeni nawe
Anaghị m eche ihu ịrụ ọrụ na gị
Ungacacisa le ndawo?
Ị nwere ike kọwaa nke a?
Mna ndiza kubuyela kuwe
Ka m laghachiri gị
Umhla wokugqibela nguLwesihlanu
Ụbọchị ikpeazụ bụ Fraịdee
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.