Ɔdɔfoɔ (beloved).
Mema wo akwaaba (I welcome you).
Ɛte sɛn? (how’s it?)
This lesson explores a number of ways by which we can thank and appreciate people for what they’ve done for us, in Twi.
By the end of this lesson, you will not only be able to say the very common “meda wo ase” correctly; you will also learn a few other not-so-common Twi appreciation messages.
Be sure to watch the embedded video below to help you with pronunciation, and to build your vocabulary.
Video Lesson
| TWI | ENGLISH |
| meda wo ase | I thank you (singular) |
| meda mo ase | I thank you (plural) |
| yɛda wo ase | we thank you (singular) |
| yɛda mo ase | we thank you (plural) |
| medaase | I thank (you); thanks |
| yɛdaase | we thank (you); thanks |
| medaase pii | I thank (you) a lot; thanks a lot |
| yɛdaase pii | we thank (you) a lot; thanks a lot |
| woaboa me pa ara, medaase | you’ve helped me a lot, thanks |
| wo yam yɛ pa ara, medaase | you’re very kind, thanks |
| m’ani sɔ … | I appreciate … |
| m’ani sɔ w’akyɛdeɛ no | I appreciate your gift |
| m’ani sɔ wo mmoa no | I appreciate your help |
| m’ani asɔ … | I’ve appreciated … |
| m’ani asɔ wo mmoa no | I’ve appreciated your help |
| mede wo aseda ka | I owe you thanks(giving) |
| mede nnaaseɛ a ɛnni kabea ma wo | I give you unquantifiable thanks |
| nea woayɛ no som me bo, medaase | I value what you’ve done, thanks |
| Awurade nhyira wo Nyame nhyira wo Onyankopɔn nhyira wo Yehowa nhyira wo | God bless you |
| sɛ adeɛ kye na (wote sɛ) akokɔ rebɔn kokurokoo a, na ɛyɛ me na mereda wo ase | If you hear the chicken crow in the morning, it’s me thanking you. |
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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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