Asante Twi 1 part 2

apata

hut

amanneɛ

report

sisi

waist

hwɛ

watch; see; check; take care of

twi

to grind

ntɛm pa ara

urgently

anohyeto

limit

mewɔ biribi ma wo

I have something for you

baanu

both

woadidi?

have you eaten?

everything's cool/calm

biribiara bɔkɔɔ

mehwehwɛɛ baabi biara

I searched each and everywhere

(ɛnnɛ) anadwo yi

tonight

nimdeɛ

skill

ɛyɛ…

it is…

animguaseɛ

embarrassment

hwie

to pour

mepɛ wei mmom

I want this instead

dada

old

nkatenkwan

peanut soup

fa di dwuma

use

anadwo

night

me deɛ mente saa

as for me I'm not like that

ehwa

smell

woso

shake

dwam

market

si

build

mewɔ fie

I'm home

aduane wura

food seller

kye ho

steam

twa

harvest

meresi nnoɔma

I'm washing (lit. "I am washing things")

kye

to fry

da

date

abere

ripe; mature

mete Kumase

I live in Kumasi

wie a

after

ɛkyerɛ sɛ…

it means that…

nkuto

shea butter

nya

get

ɔbabaa

daughter

akurase

rural

ɛse

teeth

han

rent

di dwa

shop

(e)bi; (e)binom

some; some people

wonim obi wɔ Ghana?

do you know someone from/in Ghana?

wodii deɛn?

what did you eat?

hwan na ɔyɛe?

who did/made it?

wɔtɔn biribi biara wɔ sotɔɔ no mu

they sell each and everything in the store

… akyi

… after; … later (after specified time)

menkɔ so?

should I go on?

we

to chew; to eat (meat)

nneɛma

things

soa

carry

berɛ ano berɛ ano

periodically; occasionally

anwea

sand

mepɛ bayerɛ ne forɔeɛ; abɔmu

I like yam and stew

mekasa a, wontie

when I speak, you don't listen

dada

old; already

nwunu

cold

yi

spend

adinam

fork

mete Nkran

I live in Accra

hia

need

hyɛ

force

duru

reach

wopɛ deɛn?

what do you want?

ntoosi

tomato

sua

young

dua

wood

hia

poor

amumuyɔ

crime

mennim

I don't know

hyɛ aseɛ; fiti aseɛ

to begin; to start

nana

grandparent

mmoawa

bacteria

yoo

okay

yɛ (aduane)

prepare (food)

aduane no yɛ dɛ?

does the food taste good?

ɛtɔ asom? (lit. does it fall in the ear?)

does it make sense?

adult

ɔpanyin

aduane

food

me deɛ

as for me

ekuo

group

foforɔ

fresh

tu

fly

mia so

press on it

fa to ha

put it here

tamfo

enemy

mede too baabi

I placed/put it somewhere

woretie?

are you listening?

tie

to listen

seesei ara

right now

ka no bio

say it again

asɔre; asɔredan

church

nnwom

music

meyare

I'm sick

pɛpɛɛpɛ

precisely; exactly

abufuo

anger