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🤗 Twi Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Twi learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Twi?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Twi, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
| English | Twi |
|---|---|
| morning greeting | Maakye |
| morning greeting | Mema wo akye |
| afternoon greeting | Maaha |
| afternoon greeting | Mema wo aha |
| evening greeting | Maadwo |
| evening greeting | Mema wo adwo |
| general greeting, "I greet you" | Mekyea wo |
| how are you? in the Ashanti dialect [aka-asa] | Wo ho te sɛn? |
| reply to Wo ho te sɛn in the Ashanti dialect [aka-asa] | Mo ho yɛ |
| reply to Wo ho te sɛn in the Ashanti dialect [aka-asa] | Mo ho yɛ, me da ase |
| reply to Wo ho te sɛn in the Ashanti dialect [aka-asa] | Ɛyɛ |
| how are you? in the Akuapem dialect [aka-aku] | Wo ho te dɛn? |
| reply to Wo ho te dɛn in the Akuapem dialect [aka-aku] | Mo ho ye |
| reply to Wo ho te dɛn in the Akuapem dialect [aka-aku] | Mo ho ye, me da wo ase |
| how are things? | Ɛte sɛn? |
| reply to Wo ho te sɛn and Ɛte sɛn | Bɔkɔɔ |
| "by God's grace", reply to Wo ho te sɛn and Ɛte sɛn | Nyame ado |
| how are you? spoken to an elder | Ɔhote sɛn? |
| how are you? informal, "how's life?" | Mpɔ mu te sɛn? |
| how are you? informal | Wo mpɔ mu ɛɛ? |
| reply to Wo mpɔ mu ɛɛ | Me mpɔ mu deɛ bɔkɔɔ |
| greeting to a person who is working | Adwuma |
| greeting to a person who is working | Adwuma oo |
| greeting to a person who is working | Adwuma adwuma |
| reply to Adwuma, Adwuma oo, and Adwuma adwuma | Adwuma yɛ |
| morning greeting, "what's new this morning?" | Na anɔpa yi? |
| greeting spoken at a house, "is anyone there?" | Agoo |
| reply to Agoo | Amee |
| welcome greeting | Akwaaba |
| welcome greeting | Akɔaba |
| reply spoken to an older man | Yaa agya |
| reply spoken to an older man | Yaa letja |
| reply spoken to an older woman | Yaa ɛna |
| reply spoken to a person of the same age as the speaker | Yaa nua |
| reply spoken to a younger person | Yaa asɔn |
| reply spoken to a young man | Yaa owura |
| reply spoken to a young woman | Yaa awuraa |
| reply spoken by an adult to a child | Yaa ɔba |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Twi lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/