What elu means
- elu Place and quality
- high / top / sky / upUpper position ('n'elu tebụl' = on the table, 'ụda olu elu' = high pitch).
How to say it
Say it as e-lu. 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.
elu in a sentence
- ụgbọ eluan aeroplane
- ụda olu eluhigher pitch or high voice level
- ọbara mgbali elu mmy blood pressure
- Ọbara mgbali elu m dị elu.My blood pressure is high.