How to Respond to a “Thank You” in Twi

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Onua (Brother/Sister)

Wo ho te sɛn? (How are you?)

Me nso me ho yɛ (I’m also well)

In our previous lesson, we learned some common Twi phrases used to thank and appreciate people.

Let’s follow up on that lesson with one on how to respond to a “thank you” and other appreciation messages in Twi.

Be sure to watch the embedded video below to help you with pronunciation, and to build your vocabulary.

Video Lesson

TWI	ENGLISH
me nso meda wo ase	I also thank you (singular)
yɛn nso yɛda wo ase	we also thank you (singular)
me nso meda mo ase	I also thank you (plural)
me nso medaase	I also thank (you)
ɛnna ase	don’t thank; no need to thank
aseda nni hɔ	there’s no thanks(giving); no need to thank
me ne wo nni aseda	you and I don’t do/owe each other thanks(giving)
ɛnyɛ hwee	it’s nothing
ɛyɛ me anigyeɛ sɛ metumi boaa wo	I’m happy I was able to help you; happy to have been of help to you
ɛyɛ me anigyeɛ sɛ metumi boaeɛ	I’m happy I was able to help; happy to have been of help
yɛmfa aseda no mma Awurade/Nyankopɔn/Nyame/Yehowa	let’s give God the thanks
aseda yɛ Awurade/Nyankopɔn/Nyame/Yehowa dea	thanks(giving) is the Lord’s
aseda yɛ Ɔbɔadeɛ no dea	thanks(giving) is the Creator’s

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My name is Stephen Awiba, but most people know me online as Tikya Yaw. I founded LEARNAKAN to help people read, write, and speak Akan, the most widely spoken indigenous language in Ghana. I was born and raised in Kumasi and now live in Accra. I hold 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).