What bi means
- bi Verb
- live / reside / dwellTo live or reside somewhere ('Kedu ebe ị bi?' = Where do you live?; 'bi na' = live in).
How to say it
Say it as bì. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.
Igbo is a tonal language, so the pitch of a word carries meaning. The spelling above keeps the marks the app teaches, and the recording is a native speaker, not a machine voice.
bi in a sentence
- Kedu ebe ị bi?Where do you live?
- M bi na Lagos.I live in Lagos.
- Olee ebe ị bi?Where do you live?