105 essential Twi phrases with pronunciation written out for English speakers. Everything below is what a beginner actually needs first: greetings, polite words, numbers, family, food, time and getting around. The stressed syllable is in capitals so you can say it out loud without guessing.
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First words Greet someone and be polite
Maakye Good morning Medaase Thank you Akwaaba Welcome Nante yie Goodbye Aane Yes Daabi No Mepa wo kyɛw Please Kosɛ Sorry Meeting people Say who you are and ask after someone
Ɛte sɛn? How are you? Me ho yɛ I am fine Wo din de sɛn? What is your name? Me din de... My name is... Nsuo Water Aduane Food Adamfo Friend Sika Money Counting Numbers and asking a price
Baako One Mmienu Two Mmiɛnsa Three Ɛnan Four Enum Five Edu Ten Ɛyɛ sɛn? How much is it? Gua Market Mereba I am coming Family The people closest to you
Maame Mother Papa Father Nua barima Brother Nua baa Sister Abofra Child Abusua Family Ɔyere Wife Okunu Husband Days and times Say when something happens
Ɛnnɛ Today Ɔkyena Tomorrow Nnora Yesterday Seisei Now Anɔpa Morning Awia Afternoon Anwummerɛ Evening Anadwo Night Food and drink Order and share a meal
Nsuo Water Aduane Food Paanoo Bread Nam Meat Ɛmo Rice Kosua Egg Ɔkɔm de me I am hungry Ɛyɛ dɛ It is delicious Getting around town Directions and travel words
Kaa Car Fie House Kwan Road Sotɔɔ Shop Benkum Left Nifa Right Tẽẽ Straight ahead Gyina Stop Colours and describing Say what something looks like
Kɔkɔɔ Red Tuntum Black Fitaa White Ahabammono Green Kɛseɛ Big Ketewa Small Papa Good Bɔne Bad At home Name the things around you
Fie House Dan Room Mpa Bed Akonnwa Chair Ogya Fire Kuku Pot Ntoma Cloth Praeɛ Broom Body and health Say what hurts and ask for help
Eti Head Nsa Hand Aniwa Eye Yafunu Stomach Meyare I am sick Dɔkota Doctor Ayaresabea Hospital Aduro Medicine Work and school Talk about what you do
Adwuma Work Sukuu School Ɔkyerɛkyerɛni Teacher Sukuuni Student Nwoma Book Meresua Twi I am learning Twi Asɛmmisa Question Asɛm Word Feelings Say how you feel
M'ani agye I am happy Mabrɛ I am tired Medɔ wo I love you Adamfo Friend Ɛkɔm de me I am hungry Osukɔm de me I am thirsty Kafra Sorry Ayekoo Well done Small talk Keep a short conversation going
Wofiri he? Where are you from? Mefiri Amerika I am from America Wote Borɔfo? Do you speak English? Kakra A little Yɛbɛhyia ɔkyena See you tomorrow Da yie Good night Meda wo ase paa Thank you very much Ɛnyɛ hwee No problem Questions people ask about Twi How do you say "thank you" in Twi? "Thank you" in Twi is Medaase , pronounced /meh-DAA-seh/ (stressed syllables in capitals).
How do you say "how are you?" in Twi? "How are you?" in Twi is Ɛte sɛn? , pronounced /eh-teh SEN/ (stressed syllables in capitals).
Is Twi hard to learn? Tonal, with meaning carried by pitch as well as sound. ɛ and ɔ are separate vowels from e and o. Day-names (Kwame, Akosua) come from the Twi week and are still in daily use. Where is Twi spoken? Ghana — around 20 million including second-language speakers. Writing system: Latin alphabet with ɛ and ɔ.
Can I learn Twi for free? Yes. This phrasebook is free to read, and SemaSoma gives you the first three units of the course plus 15 translations a day before anything is paid.