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Igbo word

ige

In Igbo, ige means to listen / listening. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What ige means

ige Infinitive verb
to listen / listeningInfinitive form of 'ge' (listen), as in 'ige egwu' (listening to music).

How to say it

Say it as i-ge. 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.

ige in a sentence

  • Ọ na-amasị m ige egwu.I like listening to music.
  • 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.