Ask who, what, where — and say you don’t understand.

• ònye?who?
• gịnị?what?
• ebee?where?
• kèdú mgbe?when? (lit. 'which time?')
• gịnị mere?why? (lit. 'what happened/caused it?')
• kèdú ka?how? (lit. 'in what way?')
• ego ole?how much? (asking price; lit. 'money how-much?')
• kèdú nke?which one?
• Ị na-asụ Bekee?Do you speak English? (lit. 'do you speak English/the white man's tongue?')
• Aghọtaghị mI don't understand
• Kèdú ka esi akpọ ya?How do you say it? (lit. 'how is it called/said?')
• ole?how many? / how much? (general quantity question)