Lesson 27

Section A (Detailed English-Igbo Word-by-Word)

27.1 Would ga- you ị like chọrọ tea tii or ma ọ bụ coffee kọfị?

27.2 The The shop ụlọ ahịa opens na-emepe at na nine elekere itoolu or ma ọ bụ ten iri

27.3 Students Ụmụakwụkwọ must ga- bring wetara pencils pensụl or ma ọ bụ pens mkpịsị odee

27.4 We Anyị can nwere ike meet izute today taa or ma ọ bụ tomorrow echi

27.5 The The bus ọkọọtọ arrives na-eru early n'oge or ma ọ bụ late mgbe ụfọdụ

27.6 Is Ọ bụ this nke a book akwụkwọ yours nke gị or ma ọ bụ mine nke m?

27.7 They Ha speak na-asụ English Bekee or ma ọ bụ Igbo Igbo at na home ụlọ

27.8 The The fruit mkpụrụ osisi is dị ripe chara acha or ma ọ bụ unripe achaghi acha

27.9 Will Ga- she ọ walk ije or ma ọ bụ take were the the bus ọkọọtọ?

27.10 Choose Họrọ red ọbara ọbara or ma ọ bụ blue blue for maka your gị shirt uwe

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Section B (Complete English Sentences with Igbo Translation)

27.1 Would you like tea or coffee? Ị ga-achọrọ tii ma ọ bụ kọfị?

27.2 The shop opens at nine or ten. Ụlọ ahịa na-emepe na elekere itoolu ma ọ bụ iri.

27.3 Students must bring pencils or pens. Ụmụakwụkwọ ga-ewetarịrị pensụl ma ọ bụ mkpịsị odee.

27.4 We can meet today or tomorrow. Anyị nwere ike izute taa ma ọ bụ echi.

27.5 The bus arrives early or late. Ọkọọtọ na-eru n'oge ma ọ bụ mgbe ụfọdụ.

27.6 Is this book yours or mine? Akwụkwọ a ọ bụ nke gị ma ọ bụ nke m?

27.7 They speak English or Igbo at home. Ha na-asụ Bekee ma ọ bụ Igbo na ụlọ.

27.8 The fruit is ripe or unripe. Mkpụrụ osisi ahụ dị chara acha ma ọ bụ achaghi acha.

27.9 Will she walk or take the bus? Ọ ga-eje ije ma ọ bụ were ọkọọtọ?

27.10 Choose red or blue for your shirt. Họrọ ọbara ọbara ma ọ bụ blue maka uwe gị.

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Section C (English Text Only)

27.1 Would you like tea or coffee?

27.2 The shop opens at nine or ten.

27.3 Students must bring pencils or pens.

27.4 We can meet today or tomorrow.

27.5 The bus arrives early or late.

27.6 Is this book yours or mine?

27.7 They speak English or Igbo at home.

27.8 The fruit is ripe or unripe.

27.9 Will she walk or take the bus?

27.10 Choose red or blue for your shirt.

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Section D (Grammatical Explanation in Igbo)

Etu e si eji "or" eme okwu na Bekee: -

Mgbe e ji "or" akọwa ihe abụọ: -

Na Bekee, "or" na-egosi na ị nwere ike ịhọrọ otu n'ime ihe abụọ -

Dị ka "ma ọ bụ" n'asụsụ Igbo -

Adịghị eji ya egosi ihe abụọ nwere ike ime otu mgbe -

Ọnọdụ "or" n'ahịrị okwu: -

Na-anọ n'etiti ihe abụọ a na-akọwa -

Anaghị eji ya amalite ahịrịokwu -

Anaghị etinye comma tupu "or" ma ọ bụrụ naanị okwu abụọ -

Iji "or" ajụ ajụjụ: -

E nwere ike iji ya mee ajụjụ nwere azịza abụọ -

Na-ewebata nghọta abụọ ndị mmadụ ga-ahọrọ otu -

Dị ka "Would you like tea or coffee?" -

Mgbe ị ga-eji "or": -

Mgbe ị chọrọ ka mmadụ họrọ otu ihe -

Mgbe i nwere ohere abụọ ma ọ bụ karịa -

Mgbe ị na-akọwa ihe ga-eme n'otu n'ime oge abụọ

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Section E (Cultural Note in Igbo)

Nghọta "or" n'etiti ndị Igbo na ndị Bekee: -

N'ụzọ ndị Igbo si ahụ ya: -

Ndị Igbo na-eji "ma ọ bụ" egosi nghọta dị iche iche -

N'ọdịnala Igbo, ịhọrọ ihe bụ usoro pụrụ iche -

Ụfọdụ mgbe, ndị Igbo nwere ike ịhọrọ ha abụọ -

N'ụzọ ndị Bekee si ahụ ya: -

"Or" na-egosi na ị ga-ahọrọ naanị otu -

Ọ bụ usoro doro anya na nghọta ya -

Anaghị atụ anya ka ị họrọ ihe abụọ mgbe e jiri "or" -

Ihe ndị dị mkpa: -

Ịghọta na "or" na Bekee na-achọ ka ị họrọ otu -

Ịmata na ọ dị iche na "and" bụ nke na-egosi ihe abụọ -

Iji nke a eme mkparịta ụka n'ụzọ kwesịrị ekwesị

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Section F (Literary Quote)

Part F-A (Detailed English-Igbo)

"To be ịdị or ma ọ bụ not ọ bụghị to ị be dị" - William Shakespeare (Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1)

Part F-B (Complete Translation)

"To be or not to be" "Ịdị ma ọ bụ ọ bụghị ịdị"

Part F-C (Literary Analysis)

Nke a bụ otu n'ime okwu kachasị ama ama Shakespeare dere. N'okwu a, o ji "or" egosi mkpebi dị mkpa mmadụ nwere ike ime n'ndụ ya. Ọ na-egosi na mmadụ nwere naanị otu n'ime ụzọ abụọ a ịgafe.

Part F-D (Grammatical Notes)

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"Or" na-egosi na e nwere naanị ụzọ abụọ -

Usoro okwu na-egosi na nghọta ya dị omimi -

E ji ya egosi mkpebi dị mkpa -

Ọ bụ otu n'ime ụzọ e si eji "or" eme okwu na literatụ

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Genre Section: Dialogue in a Restaurant

Section A (Detailed English-Igbo Word-by-Word)

27.16 Waiter: Odibo: Good Ezigbo evening anyasị, would ga- you ị like chọrọ a otu table tebụl inside n'ime or ma ọ bụ outside na mpụta?

27.17 Customer: Onye ahịa: Inside N'ime, please biko. Is Ọ bụ the the air conditioning igwe okuku working na-arụ ọrụ or ma ọ bụ not mba?

27.18 Waiter: Odibo: Yes Ee, would ga- you ị prefer ka mma the the corner nkuku or ma ọ bụ window windo seat oche?

27.19 Customer: Onye ahịa: The The window windo, please biko. Do Ị you na- serve enye lunch nri ehihie or ma ọ bụ dinner nri abalị now ugbu a?

27.20 Waiter: Odibo: Both Abụọ. Would Ị ga- you ị like chọrọ to ị see hụ the the menu akwụkwọ nri or ma ọ bụ hear nụrụ today's taa specials nri pụrụ iche?

27.21 Customer: Onye ahịa: The The specials nri pụrụ iche, please biko. Is Ọ bụ the the fish azụ grilled eghere eghere or ma ọ bụ fried esiri esi?

27.22 Waiter: Odibo: You Ị can nwere ike have inwe it ya either ma way ụzọ. Would Ị ga- you ị like chọrọ rice osikapa or ma ọ bụ potatoes ji awai with ya na that nke ahụ?

27.23 Customer: Onye ahịa: Rice Osikapa, please biko. Is Ọ bụ it ọ white ọcha or ma ọ bụ brown brown rice osikapa?

27.24 Waiter: Odibo: We Anyị have nwere both abụọ. Would Ị ga- you ị like chọrọ still nkụ or ma ọ bụ sparkling fọrọ ụfọdụ water mmiri?

27.25 Customer: Onye ahịa: Still Nkụ water mmiri, please biko. Should Ọ ga- I m pay kwụọ now ugbu a or ma ọ bụ later mechie?

27.26 Waiter: Odibo: You Ị can nwere ike pay kwụọ before tupu or ma ọ bụ after mgbe eating iri nri, as dị ka you ị prefer chọrọ.

Section B (Complete English Sentences with Igbo Translation)

27.16 Waiter: Good evening, would you like a table inside or outside? Odibo: Ezigbo anyasị, ị ga-achọrọ tebụl n'ime ma ọ bụ na mpụta?

27.17 Customer: Inside, please. Is the air conditioning working or not? Onye ahịa: N'ime, biko. Igwe okuku ọ na-arụ ọrụ ma ọ bụ mba?

27.18 Waiter: Yes, would you prefer the corner or window seat? Odibo: Ee, ị ga-achọrọ oche nkuku ma ọ bụ nke windo?

27.19 Customer: The window, please. Do you serve lunch or dinner now? Onye ahịa: Nke windo, biko. Ị na-enye nri ehihie ma ọ bụ nri abalị ugbu a?

27.20 Waiter: Both. Would you like to see the menu or hear today's specials? Odibo: Abụọ. Ị ga-achọrọ ịhụ akwụkwọ nri ma ọ bụ ịnụ nri pụrụ iche nke taa?

27.21 Customer: The specials, please. Is the fish grilled or fried? Onye ahịa: Nri pụrụ iche, biko. Azụ ahụ eghere eghere ma ọ bụ esiri esi?

27.22 Waiter: You can have it either way. Would you like rice or potatoes with that? Odibo: Ị nwere ike inwe ya n'ụzọ ọ bụla. Ị ga-achọrọ osikapa ma ọ bụ ji awai ya na nke ahụ?

27.23 Customer: Rice, please. Is it white or brown rice? Onye ahịa: Osikapa, biko. Ọ bụ osikapa ọcha ma ọ bụ osikapa brown?

27.24 Waiter: We have both. Would you like still or sparkling water? Odibo: Anyị nwere ha abụọ. Ị ga-achọrọ mmiri nkụ ma ọ bụ mmiri fọrọ ụfọdụ?

27.25 Customer: Still water, please. Should I pay now or later? Onye ahịa: Mmiri nkụ, biko. M ga-akwụ ugbu a ma ọ bụ mechie?

27.26 Waiter: You can pay before or after eating, as you prefer. Odibo: Ị nwere ike ịkwụ tupu ma ọ bụ mgbe iri nri, dị ka ị chọrọ.

Section C (English Text Only)

27.16 Waiter: Good evening, would you like a table inside or outside?

27.17 Customer: Inside, please. Is the air conditioning working or not?

27.18 Waiter: Yes, would you prefer the corner or window seat?

27.19 Customer: The window, please. Do you serve lunch or dinner now?

27.20 Waiter: Both. Would you like to see the menu or hear today's specials?

27.21 Customer: The specials, please. Is the fish grilled or fried?

27.22 Waiter: You can have it either way. Would you like rice or potatoes with that?

27.23 Customer: Rice, please. Is it white or brown rice?

27.24 Waiter: We have both. Would you like still or sparkling water?

27.25 Customer: Still water, please. Should I pay now or later?

27.26 Waiter: You can pay before or after eating, as you prefer.

Section D (Grammar Notes for Dialogue Genre)

Nkọwa maka etu e si eji "or" eme mkparịta ụka: -

Iji "or" ajụ ajụjụ: -

E ji ya enye mmadụ ohere ịhọrọ ihe -

Na-adị n'etiti ihe abụọ a na-ahọrọ -

Dị mkpa na mkparịta ụka ndị na-eme n'ụlọ oriri -

Azịza maka ajụjụ nwere "or": -

Ị nwere ike ịza site n'ịhọrọ otu n'ime ha -

Ọ dịghị mkpa ịkpọ "or" n'azịza -

Ị nwere ike iji "please" sonyere azịza -

Mkparịta ụka na ụlọ oriri: -

"Or" dị mkpa n'inye ndị ahịa ohere ịhọrọ -

Na-egosi nri dị iche iche e nwere -

Na-egosi etu e si esi nri -

Usoro mkparịta ụka: -

Odibo na-eji "or" enye ohere -

Onye ahịa na-eji ya ajụ ihe ndị ọ chọrọ ịmata -

E ji ya eme ka mkparịta ụka dị mfe

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