Ghana Language TWI Translation May 2025

Ashanti Twi

Twi (pronounced 'chwee' [ʨʷi]) specifically Ashanti Twi is a language spoken in Ghana by about 7 million people. It is one of the three dialects of the Akan language, the others beingAkuapem Twi and Fante Twi, which in turn belongs to the Kwa language family. Within Ghana, Twi is spoken in the Ashanti Region and in parts of the Eastern, Western, Central, Volta and Brong Ahafo Region. There are many divisions of the Twi languages, but they are all mutually intelligible. They are all tonal language.

Ashanti Twi is the most widely spoken of the dialects of the Akan language. Akan is spoken by about 44 percent of Ghana’s population as a first language, and is also used as a second language by a large number of the remainder. These definitions and phrases are meant to introduce a non-Twi beginner to the spoken language.

Click on link below to view an extensive chart and view course info from Abibitumikasa Afrikan Language Institute.

www.abibitumikasa.com/twi.pdf

	ENGLISH PHRASE	TWI PHRASE	PRONOUNCIATION IN TWI

1.	Good morning	maakye	MAH CHEE
2.	Good day/ afternoon	maaha	MAH HA
3.	Good evening/ night	maadwo	MAH JWO
4.	Sleep well/ Good night	da yie	DA YEAH
5.	We will meet again/	yεbεhyia	YAA-BAY-SHEE-YAH
6.	Later	akyire	AY-CHEE-REE
7.	Safe Journey	nantew yiye	NAN TI YEAH
8.	Call to attention /Knock Knock	agoo	AH GOO
9.	Response to a call to attention/ Knock	amee	AH MAY
10.	How are you?	wo ho te sεn	WHOA HOE TEH SANG
11.	I am doing well.	me ho yε	MAY HO YEH
12.	What’s up?	εte sεn?	EH-TEH SANG
13.	I’m fine/ Easy or Cool	eyε/ Bokoo	EH-YEH/ BOU KOW
14.	And you?	na wo nso ε?	NAH WHO-NSOH EH
15.	Hello	ayikoo	AY-YEE-KOOH
16.	Greetings/ I greet you	mekyea wo	ME-CHEE-YA WO
17.	Welcome	akwaaba	AH-QUAAH-BA
18.	Responses Father/ Mother/Sibling/ Child	yaa agya/εna/ nua/ ɔba	YAAHAY-JAH/ EH-NAHNWEE-YAH/ OH-BAH
19.	What’s your name?	wo din de sεn?	WHOA DEEN DAY SANG
20.	My name is	me din de	MAY DEEN DAY
21.	What are you called	yεfrε wo sεn	YEH FRE WHOA SANG
22.	I’m called	yεfre me	YEH FRE MAY
23.	Where do you come from?	wofiri he	WHO FRI HE
24.	I come from	mefiri	MI FRI
25.	Where were you born?	ye woo wo he?	YEH WOOH WO HE
26.	I was born or live in	yε woo me wo	YEH WOOH MI WO
27.	Africa/ Black Nation	abibiman	ABI BI MINE
28.	Please/ excuse me	mepa wo Kyεw	ME POW CHOW
29.	Thank you very much	meda ase pii	MAY-DAAH SAY PEE
30.	Repeat what you said	ka bio	KAH BEE-YO
31.	Speak slowly	kasa brεoo	KA SA BRE OH
32.	Sitdown	tena ase	TEH NAH SIE
33.	Stand	gyina	JI NAH
34.	Help me	boa me	BWA MAY
35.	No/ Yes	anne/ Daabi	AN NIE/ DE BIE
36.	Congratulation	mo	MOE
37.	Good Job	woaye adee pa ara	WO YE ADIA PAH
38.	Really/ Ok	saa/ Yoo	SAAW/ YOH
39.	Go/ Come	kɔ / Bra	KO/ BRA
40.	How much is this?	wei yε sεn	WEIGH YEH SANG
41.	Reduce the price	te so	TAY SO
42.	Teach/ Show me	kyerε me	CHER EH MAY
43.	What does that mean?	εkyerε sεn?	EH CHER-EH SANG
44.	Translate	kyerε___aseε	CHER-EH AH SEE-EH
45.	I don’t understand	mente aseε	MEN TEY AH SEE EH
46.	I understand	mete aseε	ME THE AH SEE EH