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Igbo word

foto

In Igbo, foto means photograph / photo. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What foto means

foto Loanword noun
photograph / photoIgbo-adapted loanword from English ‘photo’.

How to say it

Say it as foto. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.

Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading. The recording is a native speaker.

foto in a sentence

  • A gwara anyị ka anyị rịọ nkwenye tupu anyị ese foto.We were told to ask permission before taking photographs.