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Igbo word

jụọ

In Igbo, jụọ means ask. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What jụọ means

jụọ Extended conversation
askUse it for asking: Jụọ ya, ask him. Jụọ ajụjụ, ask a question.

How to say it

Say it as jụ-ọ. Keep dotted ụ and dotted ọ distinct across the vowel boundary.

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.

jụọ in a sentence

  • Jụọ ya.Ask him.
  • Ọ bụrụ na ị maghị ihe ị ga-eme, jụọ tupu ị mee ihe.If you do not know what to do, ask before acting.
  • Ọ bụrụ na ị maghị ụdị okwu kwesịrị ekwesị, jụọ onye ahụ.If you do not know which way of speaking fits, ask the person.