How to Speak Twi

Bernard Boahen
Explorer Class
4/3/13
| Anwummerε | Evening | | Anadwo | Night | | Anɔpa hema | Dawn |

Let’s start with day time; 4:00 – 7:00 PM
EVENING
4:00 – 7:00 PM = anwummerε nnɔn + (number) | anwummerε nnɔn nan | 4 PM | | anwummerε nnɔn num | 5 PM | | anwummerε nnɔn nsia | 6 PM | | anwummerε nnɔn nson | 7 PM |
NIGHT
8 PM – 12 midnight = anadwo nnɔn + (number) | anadwo nnɔn nwotwe | 8 PM | | anadwo nnɔn nkron | 9 PM | | anadwo nnɔn du | 10 PM | | anadwo nnɔn dubaako | 11 PM | | ɔdasuom | 12 midnight |
**Note that at 12 midnight we say ɔdasuom.

Names of Months and Days In Twi

Months
January: Sanda-Ɔpɛpɔn (S-Ɔ)
February: Kwakwar-Ɔgyefuo (K-Ɔ)
March: Ebɔw-Ɔbenem (E-Ɔ)
April: Ebɔbira-Oforisuo (E-O)
May: Esusow Aketseaba-Kɔtɔnimba (E-K)
June: Obirade-Ayɛwohomumu (O-A)
July: Ayɛwoho-Kitawonsa (A-K)
August: Difuu-Ɔsandaa (D-Ɔ)
September: Fankwa-Ɛbɔ (F-Ɛ)
October: Ɔbɛsɛ-Ahinime (Ɔ-A)
November: Ɔberɛfɛw-Obubuo (Ɔ-O)
December: Mumu-Ɔpɛnimba (M-Ɔ)
Days
Sunday: Kwesida (Kwe, K)
Monday: Dwowda (Dwo, D)
Tuesday: Benada (Ben, B)
Wednesday: Wukuda (Wuk, W)
Thursday: Yawda (Yaw, Y)
Friday: Fida (Fia, F)
Saturday: Memeneda (Mem, M)

1. Welcome!
Akwaaba!

(Aquaba)

2.

Greetings
Nkyea

(Nah-chea)

3.

How is it? / What's up? εte sεn?

(ayte-sain)

4.

How are you?
Wo ho te sεn?

(Woo-huh-teh-sain)

5.

I am doing well.
Me ho yε.

(Meh-huh-yay)

6.

I'm fine.
Eyε

(aye-yeh)

7.

What is your name?
Wo din de sεn?
(Whoa-den-day-sain)

Yεfrε wo sεn?
(Yah-fray-oo-sain)

8.

My name is _______.
Me di de ________.
(Meh-den-day)

Yεfrε me ________.
(Yeh-fray-mi)

9.

Please/Excuse Me
Me pa wo kyε

(Meh-pa-oo-chow)

10.

Thank you
Me da ase

(Meh-dah-si)

11.

No thank you.
Dabi meda ase

(dah-bee-meh-dah-say)

12.

You are welcome.
Yenna ase

(Yen-nah-say)

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