Learn Ga

Where it's spoken

Greater Accra, Ghana

Speakers

around 2 million

Writing system

Latin alphabet with ŋ, ɛ and ɔ

Ga is the indigenous language of Accra, so it is the language of Ghana's capital neighbourhoods and street life.

What makes Ga different

• Tonal, with two main tone levels.
• Heavy everyday code-switching with Twi and English.
• Many Accra place names are plain Ga words.

Your first Ga phrases

Each phrase is written the way it's spelled, then respelled for English speakers with the stressed syllable in capitals.

• OgekooHello/oh-geh-KOH/
• OyiwaladonThank you/oh-yee-wa-la-DON/
• OjekooWelcome/oh-jeh-KOH/
• Yaa nyɛGoodbye/ya nyeh/
• HɛɛYes/HEH-eh/
• DaabiNo/DAH-bee/
• Ojɔɔ miPlease/oh-JAW mee/
• KpaashiSorry/KPAH-shee/

Want the full list? Read the free Ga phrasebook with pronunciation, grab the free printable Ga starter kit, or compare SemaSoma with other African language apps.