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This episode is a continuation of the first two episodes in Season I that sought to give learners "go to phrases" for maintaining conversations in Igbo. These phrases are additional phrases to add to your  Survival Igbo tool kit.

General Phrases to know:

• Enwere m ajụjụ - I have a question.
  
• Ngwanụ - word used to denote the start of an action, can sometimes be translated as being okay/alright but its meaning can change with context. .
  
• Hapụ m aka - leave me alone
  

Additional ways to say  "good morning," that directly translate to mean "have you awaken/ have you come out of your sleep."

• I teetago?
  
• I teela ?
  
• I pụtago ụra
  

Additional Morning phrase to impress

• I rahakwara nke oma/ofụma?- Did you sleep well? (Note Igbo Izugbe would use "rahụkwara")
  

Greetings

• Nnọọ nu -Welcome (used for multiple people)
  
• Ndewo nu- Greetings/Hello (used for multiple people)
  
• I biaruola? - have you arrived? Also translates to mean "welcome"
  
• I garuola?- have you returned back safely (used when someone has traveled back to somewhere else)
  

Welcome back (in different dialects)

• I lọtago?
  
• I lọtala ?
  
• I natago ?
  

Ways to greet/acknowledge someone who is leaving (in different dialects)

• I laala?
  
• i naana?
  
• I lawala/ilawago? Inabago?
  

( The above directly translates to "have you gone/ are you leaving. Note that it can also be used as a euphemism to express someone who has passed away, who has gone/left from the land of the living. )

See you laters

• Anyi ga-ahụ (afụ) Emecha- see ya later
  
• Anyi ga-ahụ (afụ) Echi- We will see later
  
• Emecha/ Emesia - later
  
• Ka emecha/ Ka emesia - Let it be till later