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This lesson begins the Common Twi Expressions series. The series introduces you to the most commonly-used Twi phrases and sentences. Each lesson in the series features only a handful of expressions. This is to ensure that you take your time to grasp the contexts within which they are used, as well as the proper ways of saying them.
Today, we are looking at 3 expressions: 1) please 2) welcome and 3) thank you. So, how do we say those in Twi?
| TWI | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
mepa wo kyɛw OR mepaakyɛw | please |
akwaaba mema wo akwaaba yɛma wo akwaaba | welcome I welcome you we welcome you |
meda wo ase OR medaase | thank you |
Usage Examples
Mepa wo kyɛw/mepaakyɛw (please)
1. Mepa wo kyɛw, meyɛ hɔhoɔ
Please, I am a stranger.
2. Mepa wo kyɛw, kyerɛ me kwan no.
Please, show me the way.
3. Mepa wo kyɛw, mefiri Kumase.
Please, I’m from Kumasi.
Akwaaba (welcome)
4. Akwaaba! Memma wo nsuo?
Welcome! Should I give you water?
5. Kofi, mema wo akwaaba.
Kofi, I welcome you.
6. Yɛmaa no akwaaba.
We welcomed him/her.
Meda wo ase/medaase (thank you)
7. O, woatua ama me? Medaase!
Oh, you’ve paid for me? Thank you.
8. Medaase sɛ woanka.
Thank you for not telling.
9. Awurade, meda wo ase.
God, I thank you.
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Responses
What do you say in response to “thank you?”
I haven’t found a written translation for “you’re welcome” or “no problem”
Please see this lesson: https://youtu.be/O_1tb1XxpeE