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Igbo word

rịọ

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

What rịọ means

rịọ Verb
ask / requestTo request something or ask permission.

How to say it

Say it as rịọ. 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.

rịọ in a sentence

  • A gwara anyị ka anyị rịọ nkwenye tupu anyị ese foto.We were told to ask permission before taking photographs.
  • Mbe gara rịọ nnụnụ ndị ahụ, sị, “Ndị enyi m, biko, ka onye ọ bụla n’ime unu nye m otu nku.Tortoise went to the birds and pleaded, “My friends, please give me a feather each.