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Igbo word

rie

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

What rie means

rie Food and hospitality
eatUse it to tell one person to eat: Rie nri.

How to say it

Say it as ri-e. Keep both vowels audible across the syllable boundary.

Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading. The recording is a native speaker.

rie in a sentence

  • Rie ya.Eat it.
  • Ka anyị rie.Let’s eat.
  • Bịa rie nri.Come and eat.