Parts of the Day

Level 2

n' + ụtụtụ, ehihie or abalị.

How It Works

Three phrases name parts of the day.

PhraseMeaning
n'ụtụtụin the morning
n'ehihieat midday, in the afternoon
n'abalịat night

The apostrophe is the shortened na before a vowel. The same words appear in the greetings ụtụtụ ọma and ehihie ọma. Evening is mgbede, as in mgbede ọma. A time phrase goes at the end, like other time words.

Examples (4)

  1. Ọ na-agụ akwụkwọ n'ụtụtụ.

    He or she reads in the morning.

    N'ụtụtụ ends the sentence.

  2. Anyị na-eri nri n'ehihie.

    We eat at midday.

    N'ehihie is midday.

  3. Ọ ga-abịa n'abalị.

    He or she will come at night.

    N'abalị is at night.

  4. Ha na-ehi ụra n'abalị.

    They sleep at night.

    Na-ehi ụra means sleeping.

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Parts of the DayLevel 2

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They start with n' and use the same words as the greetings, so both come first.

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Words in This Pattern

ụtụtụehihiemgbedeabalị