Festival names in Igbo and English - Common Igbo Vocabulary

Learn common Igbo vocabulary with this English-to-Igbo list of Festival names. Essential for daily conversations, this will help to build your Igbo language skills through popular words and play Igbo quizzes and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you do get not bored. If you think too hard to learn the Igbo language, then the 1000 most common Igbo words will help you to learn the Igbo language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Festival vocabulary words in Igbo.

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List of Festival names in Igbo with English Pronunciation

Learn Festival in Igbo, along with their English pronunciation. This vocabulary guide helps beginners and language enthusiasts expand their Igbo vocabulary for daily conversations.

Festival names - Igbo

New year	Afọ ọhụrụ
Christmas	Krismas
Easter	Ista
Onam	Onam
Diwali	Diwali
Pongal	Pongal
Independence day	Ụbọchị mwereonwe
Republic day	Ụbọchị Republic
Gandhi jayanti	Gandhi Jayanti
Holi	Holi
Durga puja	Durga Puja
Navratri	Navratri
Vinayaka chaturthi	Vinayaka Chaturthi
Krishna janmashtami	Krishna Janmashtami
Maha shivratri	Maha Shivratri
Mahavir janma kalyanak	Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
Makar sankranti	Makar Sankranti
Hornbill festival	Ememme Hornbill

Lohri festival	Ememme Lohri
Dussehra festival	Ememme Dussehra
Raksha bandhan	Raksha Bandhan
Rama navami	Rama Navami
Teej festival	Ememme Teej
Moatsü festival	Ememme Moatsü
Baishakhi	Baishakhi
Bihu festival	Ememme Bihu
Buddha purnima	Buddha Purnima
Chhath pooja	Chhat Pooja
Venice carnival	Kanival Venice
Losoong festival	Ememme Losoong
Montreux jazz festival	Ememme Montreux Jazz
Bon festival	Bon ememme
Kandy esala perahera	Kandy Esala Perahera
Saga dawa	Saga Daw
Womad festival	Ememme nwanyị

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Top 1000 Igbo words

Here you learn top 1000 Igbo words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Igbo meanings with transliteration.

Eat	rie
All	niile
New	ọhụrụ
Snore	snono
Fast	ngwa ngwa
Help	Enyemaka
Pain	mgbu
Rain	mmiri ozuzo
Pride	mpako
Sense	uche
Large	nnukwu
Skill	nka
Panic	ụjọ
Thank	daalụ
Desire	ọchịchọ
Woman	nwanyi
Hungry	agụụ

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Daily use Igbo Sentences

Here you learn top Igbo sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Igbo meanings with transliteration.

Good morning	Ụtụtụ ọma
What is your name	Kedu aha gị
What is your problem	Gịnị bụ nsogbu gị?
I hate you	akpọrọ gị m asị
I love you	a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Can I help you	Enwere m ike ịnyere gị aka?
I am sorry	ọ dị m nwute
I want to sleep	a chọrọ m ịrahụ ụra
This is very important	Nke a dị ezigbo mkpa
Are you hungry	Agụụ ọ na-agụ gị?
How is your life	Kedu ka ndụ gị dị?
I am going to study	Aga m agụ akwụkwọ