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11 Must-Know Twi Phrases for Learners and Tourists

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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.

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11 Must-Know Twi Phrases for Learners and Tourists

TWIENGLISH
nya aboterÉ›

si aboterÉ›		have patience; be patient
Awurade Nyankopɔn!

agya waadwo!		Oh my God!; Oh my goodness!
wo tiri nkwalucky you
kÉ” so ara na kÉ” sokeep on keeping on
woayÉ› adeÉ›!you’ve done well!
sÉ›n na yÉ›ka …. wÉ” Twi mu?

sÉ›n na wÉ”ka …. wÉ” Twi mu?		how do we say …. in Twi?
woanya me!you’ve got me!; you sold me!
É›kÉ”m de meI’m hungry
É›mfa hoit doesn’t matter
É›mfa me hoI don’t care; it doesn’t concern me
mabrÉ›I’m tired

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STEPHEN AWIBA, known by his students as YAW, is the founding editor of LEARNAKAN.COM and LEARNAKANDICTIONARY.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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