Difference between revisions of "Language/Twi/Vocabulary/Greetings"

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ENGLISH	TWI (AKAN) GREETING	RESPONSES
Good morning	Mema wo akye / 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 / Maaha	Yaa agya (to an elderly man) Yaa ɛna (to an elderly woman) Yaa nua (to a sibling, age mate)
Good evening	Mema wo adwo / Maadwo	Yaa agya (to an elderly man) Yaa ɛna (to an elderly woman) Yaa nua (to a sibling, age mate)
Hello	Agoo
How are you?	Wo ho te sεn?	Me ho yε, me da ase
What's your name?	Yɛferɛ wo sɛn?	Yɛferɛ me ... (my name is ...)

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 |How are you?
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 |Me ho yε, me da ase
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 |What's your name?
 |Yɛferɛ wo sɛn?
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+|Yɛferɛ me ... (my name is ...)
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-|My name is ...
-|Yɛferɛ me ...
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