Twi Vocabulary
Terms
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- Yes
- aane
- adamfo
- friend
- aduane
- food
- akwaaba
- welcome
- Amεrikani
- American person
- Amma
- a name(girl born on Saturday)
- anaa
- or
- ankaa
- orange
- Asanteni
- Asante Person
- awuraa
- miss; madam
- baabae oo
- bye-bye; good-bye
- baae
- bye
- benkum
- lef(opposite to right)
- bia
- beer
- biako
- one
- Bor]fo
- English Language(language of the European's)
- B]k]]
- slowly
- b]s
- bus
- b]s st]p
- bus stop
- bra bio
- come again
- dabi
- no
- deεn
- what
- dε
- sweet
- di
- eat
- du
- ten
- ε
- it
- εw] he?
- Where is it?
- εw] ho
- It is there
- εnyε hwee!
- It's nothing! (It's no matter!)
- εs]n
- response to greetings
- εyε
- It is all right (It's enough)
- εyε nnan
- it is four
- Fanteni
- Fante person
- fε
- beautiful
- Germanni
- German person
- gye
- here! (i.e. tak it)
- ha
- here (i.e. this place)
- he?
- where?
- ho yε fε
- beautiful/handsome
- h]
- there
- ka bio
- say it again
- kaa
- car
- kakra
- a little
- Kofi
- a name (boy born on Friday)
- k]
- go
- K] so
- Go ahead
- k]]p
- cup
- kube
- coconut
- Kumase
- Kumasi
- maaha
- good afternoon
- maadwo
- good evening
- maakye
- good morning
- maakye oo
- good morning (with emphasis to help voice carry)
- maame
- mother
- m'adamfo
- my friend
- me (Twi)
- I (English)
- Me ho yε
- I am fine
- me nso
- I too (me too)
- Meda ase
- I thank you
- Meda ase pii
- I thank you very much
- me'ek] (merek])
- I am going
- mek]
- I go
- mempε
- I don't like
- menk]
- I don't go
- Menni sika
- I don't have money
- mennom...
- I don't drink...
- menom
- I drink
- mente
- I don't speak ("I don't hear")
- mente aseε
- i don't understand
- menyε
- I am not
- mepa wo kyεw
- please; excuse me
- mepε
- I like
- mese
- I say
- Mete aseε
- I understand
- mew]
- I have(i.e. I possess)
- meyε
- I am
- mmienu
- two
- mmiεnsa
- three
- mpεsewa
- pesewas
- Nana
- chief's title
- ne
- and(to join single words)
- nifa
- right(opposite of left)
- Nkran
- Accra
- nkon
- nine
- Nnna ase
- Don't mention it.
- nni ha, etc.
- is/are not here
- nnum
- five
- nom
- drink
- nsia
- six
- nso
- also
- nson
- seven
- nw]twe
- eight
- paa
- very much
- pε
- like(i.e. to be fond of)
- pii
- many
- posu]feso
- post office
- Saa!
- Is that so! Is that right!
- se/mese
- say(i.e I say)
- Sεn?
- How much?
- sidi
- cedi
- sika
- money
- sini
- movie;cinema
- sukuu
- school
- tena ase
- sit down
- tiafi
- bathroom
- tii
- tea
- Twini
- Twi person
- w'adamfo
- your friend
- wo
- your
- Wo ho te sεn?
- How are you?
- wo nso
- you too
- Wo nso ε?
- And you?
- wok]
- you go
- wonk]
- you don't go
- wonom
- you don't drink
- wonte
- you don't speak
- wonyε
- you are not
- Wo'ok] he?
- Where are you going?
- Wose sεn?
- What do you say?
- wote
- you speak
- wote aseε
- you understand
- woyε
- you are
- w]
- have(i.e. to possess)
- w] he...?
- Where is...?
- wo] h]
- is there
- Yaa, εs]n.
- a response to greetings
- yei
- this
- yei yε...
- this is...
- Yei yε deεn?
- What is this?
- yε
- is/am(the verb to be)
- yε dε
- is sweet
- yε fε
- is beautiful
- yε sεn?
- is how much/ is how many?
- Yεfrε wo sεn?
- What is your name?
- Yoo.
- O.K.