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Igbo word

họrọ

In Igbo, họrọ means choose or select. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What họrọ means

họrọ Professional and public
choose or selectUse this verb when selecting among stated options; the object supplies what is chosen.

How to say it

Say it as họ-rọ. Pronounce both dotted ọ vowels clearly.

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.

họrọ in a sentence

  • Ụzọ nke ọzọ bụ ige ntị, tụgharịa uche na ya, wee họrọ nke ọma.The other path is to listen, consider the matter, and then choose carefully.
  • Ka onye ọ bụla họrọ aha ọhụrụ maka onwe ya.”Let each of us choose a new name.”
  • Mbe wee họrọ aha ọhụrụ, kpọọ onwe ya Unu Niile.Tortoise then chose a new name and called himself ‘All of You’.