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Igbo word

ihu

In Igbo, ihu means face / front / presence. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What ihu means

ihu Body and place
face / front / presenceFace or front ('okwu ihu ọha' = public address/speech).

How to say it

Say it as i-hu. 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.

ihu in a sentence

  • okwu ihu ọhapublic speech or address
  • Ma akụkọ ihu igwe kwuru na mmiri nwere ike izo.But the weather report said that it might rain.
  • Ọ tụgharịghị azụ, ma o ji ncheta ahụ gaa n'ihu.She did not turn back, but carried the memory forward.