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Igbo word

mbụ

In Igbo, mbụ means first / beginning. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What mbụ means

mbụ Ordinal and noun
first / beginningMarks the first item, speaker, step, or opening.

How to say it

Say it as mbụ. 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.

mbụ in a sentence

  • ọnwa mbụ na afọJanuary
  • Onye mbụ ji ‘Kedu ka ị mere?’ kelee ibe ya.The first person greeted the other with ‘Kedu ka ị mere?’
  • Nhọrọ nke mbụ bụ ụgbọ ala ọha; ọ dị ọnụ ala.The first option is public transport; it is inexpensive.
  • Ozi mbụ kwuru na emume ahụ ga-amalite n'elekere abụọ.The original message said that the event would begin at two o'clock.