You are welcome to the third video lesson in the Common Twi Expressions Series, brought to you by www.learnakan.com. In this lesson, we learn to say good morning, good afternoon and good evening in Twi. We will also get to know how to respond to each of these greetings in Twi.
The aim of these videos is to build and improve your Twi Language Conversation skills one step at a time. Be sure to watch and re-watch the videos until you are certain you’ve gotten the pronunciations right.
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Video Lesson
Twi Greetings
| ENGLISH | TWI GREETING | RESPONSES |
|---|---|---|
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Good morning |
Mema wo akye OR Maakye | Yaa agya (to an elderly man) Yaa ɛna (to an elderly woman) Yaa nua (to a sibling, age mate) |
|
Good afternoon |
Mema wo aha OR Maaha | Yaa agya (to an elderly man) Yaa ɛna (to an elderly woman) Yaa nua (to a sibling, age mate) |
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Good evening |
Mema wo adwo OR Maadwo | Yaa agya (to an elderly man) Yaa ɛna (to an elderly woman) Yaa nua (to a sibling, age mate) |
Sample Dialogue 1
Kofi: Ama, mema wo akye.
Kofi: Ama, good morning.
Ama: Kofi, prɛmo ato.
Ama: Kofi, it’s noon (12pm)
Kofi: O saa? Ɛnneɛ maaha.
Kofi: Oh really? Then good afternoon.
Ama: Yaa nua.
Sample Dialogue 2
Agya Kofi: Yaw, mema wo adwo.
Agya Kofi: Yaw, good evening.
Yaw: Yaa agya.
Agya Kofi: Wo maame wɔ fie?
Agya Kofi: Is your mother home?
Yaw: Mepa wo kyɛw, dabi.
Yaw: Please, no (No please).
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