Asking for Help

Level 2

Use biko and a short command.

How It Works

Learn these four phrases first.

SayMeaning
Nyere m aka.Help me.
Biko, kwuo ya ọzọ.Please say it again.
Biko, kwuo nwayọọ.Please speak slowly.
Aghọtaghị m.I do not understand.

Aka means “hand”, so nyere m aka literally means “give me a hand”. Use ya for “it” after the verb. The command of kwu is kwuo.

Say biko first and then the request. Nyere m aka works for any kind of help, from a heavy bag to a hard word.

Examples (4)

  1. Nyere m aka.

    Help me.

    A short request.

  2. Biko, kwuo ya ọzọ.

    Please say it again.

    Kwuo ya ọzọ is say it again.

  3. Biko, kwuo nwayọọ.

    Please speak slowly.

    Nwayọọ is slowly.

  4. Aghọtaghị m.

    I do not understand.

    Add this when lost.

How It Connects

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Asking for HelpLevel 2

Learn This First

The ways to ask for help are commands with the word for please, so commands and biko come first.

Words in This Pattern

bikokwunwayọọ