Asante Twi 1 part 1

nyame adom

by god’s grace

biribiara bɔkɔɔ

everything is cool

wei deɛ

as for this one

merenka no tenten

I won’t say it long

woahu?

you see?

medi kan dware…

first I shower…

de me ho hyɛ Awurade nsa

I placed myself in God’s hands

de…hyɛ

put in

afei…

and then…

sɛ mesɔre a…

when I get up…

mewie a…

when I’m done…

tene

to straighten

metenetene m’apom

I straighten in my joints

metwitwi me se wie a…

when I’m done brushing my teeth…

afei mekɔ gyaade kɔpɛ nea mɛdi

and then I go to the kitchen to find something to eat

nea

that which

kɔpɛ

go find

medidi anɔpa biara ansa mafiri fie

I eat every morning before I leave home

ɛtɔ da a

sometimes

hyɛ da

to be intentional

woahyɛ da (ayɛ)

you’ve done (so) intentionally

manhyɛ da

I didn’t do so intentionally

ani wu

embarrassed

nteaso

fairness

anisoatɛtɛ

eyelashes

moma

forehead

afono

cheek

ano nwi

mustache

abatire

shoulder

brɛboɔ

liver

ahrawa

lung

abasa

arm

ntini

vein

nsateaa

finger

nsayam

palm

abatwɛ

elbow

bɔwerɛ

fingernail

yam

stomach

yafunu

belly

kotodwe

knee

ɛnan

leg

nantabono

foot

nansoaa

toe

dompe

bone

anofafa

lip

abakɔn

wrist

wɔ

pound

ya

painful

yi

remove

yi

shave

popa

clean

pagya

lift

pia

push

dwene

think

sumiiɛ

pillow

sumiiɛ nnuraho

pillowcase

ntomago

rag

kɛtɛ

mat

mpasotam

bedsheet

nnasoɔ

bedsheet

kuntu

blanket

adasoɔ

blanket

piam

chamber; bedroom

kɛntɛn

basket

mpopaho

towel

sapɔ

sponge

mukaase

kitchen

afe

comb

ɛban

fence

fasuo

fence

burogya

matches

tɔmmɛ

glass

kyiniiɛ

umbrella

adwareeɛ

bathroom

agyanan

toilet

abufuo

anger

aniha

boredom

akokoɔduro

courage

ehu

fear

ɔtan

hatred

anibere

jealousy

ahoɔyaa

envy

ayamyɛ

kindness

awerɛhoɔ

sadness

ahodwiri

astonishment

te firim

subtract

awɔ

cold

toa so

continue

twa so

end

atorɔ

lie

nkonim

victory

nkoguo

defeat

tiatia

short

bɛnkyɛeɛ

near

akyirikyiri

far

onwunu

cold

ɔhyew

hot

ɛhann

light

esum

darkness

dede

noise