This is the third lesson in our must-know Twi phrases series. The first one covered 25 phrases, which you’ll find here. In the second one, we looked at 10 more Twi phrases. You’ll find the second lesson here.
Let’s look at 11 more essential Twi phrases in today’s lesson.
Video Lesson
11 Must-Know Twi Phrases for Learners and Tourists
| TWI | ENGLISH |
| nya aboterɛ si aboterɛ | have patience; be patient |
| Awurade Nyankopɔn! agya waadwo! | Oh my God!; Oh my goodness! |
| wo tiri nkwa | lucky you |
| kɔ so ara na kɔ so | keep on keeping on |
| woayɛ adeɛ! | you’ve done well! |
| sɛn na yɛka …. wɔ Twi mu? sɛn na wɔka …. wɔ Twi mu? | how do we say …. in Twi? |
| woanya me! | you’ve got me!; you sold me! |
| ɛkɔm de me | I’m hungry |
| ɛmfa ho | it doesn’t matter |
| ɛmfa me ho | I don’t care; it doesn’t concern me |
| mabrɛ | I’m tired |
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STEPHEN AWIBA, known by his students as TIKYA YAW, is the founding editor of LEARNAKAN.COM and MYTWIDICTIONARY.COM. He was born and raised in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital of Ghana, where Akan (Asante Twi) is spoken as the first language. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics and Theatre Arts from the University of Ghana and an MPhil in English Linguistics and Language Acquisition from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
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