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Twi (тві.twi [tɕᶣi]) language is one of the most spoken languages in Ghana.

Ethnolinguistic map of Ghana. Akan in green.

Phrases

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Hi! (formal) Akwaaba or Maakyẹ
ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ꠈꠛꠞ ? (formal)
Wo ho te sεn? (woho te-SAIN)
ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ꠈꠛꠞ ? (informal)
Ɛte sεn?
Mpɔ mu te sεn? (optional)
ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠀꠍꠤ ꠨ ꠗꠁꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ ⁕
Me ho yε, medaase.
Ɛyε.
Bɔkɔɔ. (Optional. Literally "soft". The "ɔ" is pronounced like "o" is rot, but the "ɔɔ" means that the sound is extended.)
And you?
Na wo nso ε?
ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ?
Wo din de sɛn?
Wɔfrɛ wo sɛn?
Wode sɛn?
Yɛfrɛ wo sɛn? (lit. They call you how?)
ꠝꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ______ ⁕
Me din de ______ .
How old is he/she?
Wadi mfeɛ ahe/sɛn?
How old are you?
Woadi mfeɛ ahe/sɛn?
ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠙꠣꠁꠀ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠟꠣꠉꠟꠅ ⁕
M’ani agye sɛ yɛahyia.
ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ⁕
Mepa wo kyɛw. (meh-paw-chow)
Mepaa kyɛw. Shorter and most common version
ꠗꠁꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ ⁕
Meda wo ase. (mih-daah-wah-sih)
Medaase. Shorter and most common version
ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠡꠣꠉꠔꠝ ⁕
Ɛnyε hwee.
ꠎꠤ ꠅꠄ ⁕
Aane. (ai-in) (pronounced like a nasal “eye”)
ꠎꠤ ꠘꠣ ⁕
Dabi.
OK.
Yoo.
Excuse me. (getting attention)
Mepa wo kyɛw.
Excuse me. (begging pardon)
Wose dɛn?
Ka no bio.