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Twi Vocabulary - Animals
In today's lesson, we will learn some Twi words related to animals.
Main Terms
Below is a table of 15 Twi words related to animals, with their pronunciation (IPA) and translation in English.
Word in Twi | Pronunciation | Translation in English |
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ɔdɔn | ˈɔdɔn | dog |
nkurɔfo | ˈnkurɔfo | cat |
ntam | ˈntam | bird |
nyɛm | ˈnyɛm | fish |
nkɔso | ˈnkɔso | rabbit |
nkɔma | ˈnkɔma | mouse |
nkɔm | ˈnkɔm | rat |
nkɔmfra | ˈnkɔmfra | squirrel |
nkɔmfraa | ˈnkɔmfraa | chipmunk |
nkɔmfran | ˈnkɔmfran | hedgehog |
nkɔmfranfran | ˈnkɔmfranfran | porcupine |
nkɔmfranfranfran | ˈnkɔmfranfranfran | skunk |
nkɔmfranfranfranfran | ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfran | badger |
nkɔmfranfranfranfranfran | ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfranfran | raccoon |
nkɔmfranfranfranfranfranfran | ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfranfranfran | opossum |
Useful Phrases
Here are some useful phrases using the words above:
- ɔdɔn bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ adeɛ (ˈɔdɔn bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈadeɛ) – The dog is very big.
- nkurɔfo bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ ntam (ˈnkurɔfo bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈntam) – The cat is chasing the bird.
- nyɛm bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔso (ˈnyɛm bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔso) – The fish is eating the rabbit.
- nkɔma bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔm (ˈnkɔma bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔm) – The mouse is running away from the rat.
- nkɔmfra bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔmfraa (ˈnkɔmfra bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔmfraa) – The squirrel is playing with the chipmunk.
- nkɔmfran bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔmfranfran (ˈnkɔmfran bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔmfranfran) – The hedgehog is eating the porcupine.
- nkɔmfranfran bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔmfranfranfran (ˈnkɔmfranfran bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔmfranfranfran) – The skunk is sleeping.
- nkɔmfranfranfran bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔmfranfranfranfran (ˈnkɔmfranfranfran bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfran) – The badger is digging.
- nkɔmfranfranfranfran bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔmfranfranfranfranfran (ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfran bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfranfran) – The raccoon is climbing a tree.
- nkɔmfranfranfranfranfran bɛyɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nkɔmfranfranfranfranfranfran (ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfranfran bɛjɛ sɛ ɔbɛjɛ ˈnkɔmfranfranfranfranfranfran) – The opossum is looking for food.
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