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Igbo word

chọrọ

In Igbo, chọrọ means wanted / wants / needs. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What chọrọ means

chọrọ Verb form
wanted / wants / needsForm of ‘chọ’ expressing desire or need; time follows context.

How to say it

Say it as chọrọ. 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.

chọrọ in a sentence

  • Ị chọrọ gịnị?What do you want?
  • Ndị chọrọ iweghachi akwụkwọ ga-abịarịrị tupu oge ahụ.People who want to return books must come before that time.
  • Nne nne m họọrọ akụkọ ọ chọrọ ịkọ, ọ bụghị nke m họọrọ ya.My grandmother chose the story she wanted to tell; I did not choose it for her.