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Igbo word

mgbe

In Igbo, mgbe means when / time / period. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

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 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.

mgbe in a sentence

  • Kedu mgbe?When?
  • 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.