We will be looking at ways to ask and give directions in Twi much later under the Common Twi Expressions series. And, to prepare you for those lessons, the present lesson seeks to introduce you to some directional vocabulary items that we will be using.
If you need help with the pronunciations of the items covered in this lesson, please watch the embedded video below.
Video Lesson
Some Twi Directional Vocabulary
| TWI | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| anim | front |
| akyire; akyi | back |
| ɛsoro; soro | top; up |
| ɛfam; fam | down |
| ɛha; ha | here |
| ɛhɔ; hɔ | there |
| emu; mu | in; inside |
| nkyɛnmu | sideways |
| mfimfini | middle; centre |
| aseɛ | under |
| ntam | between |
| benkum | left |
| nifa | right |
| benkum so | left side |
| nifa so | right side |
| nsa benkum so | left-hand side |
| nsa nifa so | right-hand side |
| atifi | north |
| anaafoɔ | south |
| apueeɛ | east |
| atɔeɛ | west |
| atifi-apueeɛ | north-east; upper east |
| atifi-atɔeɛ | north-west; upper west |
| anaafoɔ-apueeɛ | south-east |
| anaafoɔ-atɔeɛ | south-west |
| tee | straight |
| anim tee | straight ahead; straight forward |
| nkwanta | junction |
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