What mgbe means
- mgbe Time and question
- when / time / periodUsed to ask or state time ('Kedu mgbe...?' = When...?).
How to say it
Say it as mgbe. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.
Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading. The recording is a native speaker.
mgbe in a sentence
- mgbe olewhen
- Kedu mgbe o bidoro?When did it start?
- Ákwá nwa ahụ kwụsịrị mgbe nne ya bịara.The child's crying stopped when the mother arrived.
- Edekọrọ m ya ọzọ mgbe onye nkụzi meziri m.I recorded it again after the teacher corrected me.