Tag: Akan Twi Phrase

Akan Phrase

  • Wofiri he?

    wOcfiri hEC?

    Language: Akan

    Part of Speech: Phrase.

    Translation (English): Where are you from?/Where do you come from?

    woCfiri hEC?
  • Kasa bokoo

    kasa bckcc

    Language: Akan

    Part of Speech: Phrase.

    Translation (English): Speak slowly.

  • How much is it

    Translation (Adinkra): nE boc ye sen.

    Translation (Akan): Ne boo ye sen.

  • Wo ma me

    woC ma mEC.

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: Phrase

    English Translation: You give me.

  • I will buy

    Translation (Adinkra): me tc.

    Translation (Akan): Me to.

  • Da

    da

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: verb

    Translation (English): Sleep.

    Phrase
    AdinkraEnglishTense
    da adagyawTo be nakedverb
    da kwaterekwaaTo be nakedverb
    da mpanTo be vacantverb
    da ntemSleep earlyidiom
    Derivatives
    AdinkraEnglishTense
    daaSleptpast
    daECeSleptpast
    bedaWill sleepfuture
    rECdaSleepingprogressive
    adaasleepperfect
    nnaWon’t sleepnegative
    Alternate
    AdinkraEnglishTense
    daDay/Datenoun
    daNeveradjective
  • Medaase

    mIdaasI

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Thank you.

    French: Merci

    Spanish: Gracias

    mIdaasI
    SentenceResponse
    AdinkramIdaasIyenna asI
    EnglishThank youYou’re welcome
    FrenchMerciVous etes les bienvenus
    Variation
    AdinkraAkanEnglish Tense
    mIda wO asIMeda wo aseThank youPhrase
    mIda wO asI piiMeda wo ase piiThank you very muchPhrase
    yenna asI
    mIda wO asI
    mIda wO asI pii
  • M’ani gye wo ho

    m’aCni ZEC woC hoC.

    Language: Akan (Twi)

    Part of speech: Phrase

    English Translation: I like you.

  • Bu

    UsU

    bu

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: verb

    English Translation: Break.

    Sentence
    Adinkrabu mu mmiEnu.
    EnglishDivide it into two.
    bu
    bu mu mmiEnu

    UpU

    bu

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: verb

    English Translation: Respect/Regard

    Phrase
    AdinkraEnglishTense
    bu abasinTo amputateverb
    bu akOntaaTo do arithmeticverb
    bu AniTo winkverb
    bu AniQEwTo leerverb
    bu AnimtiaaTo scornverb
    bu anOTo calculateverb
    bu atenTo judgeverb
    bu bImTo acquit/not guiltyverb
    bu fcTo declare guiltyverb
    bu hO akOntaaTo account forverb
    bu nsaTo menstruateidiom
    bu obi qasIaTo dupeverb
    bu sOAbundant/Transgressverb
  • Bo

    UsU

    bc

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: verb

    English Translation: Hit/Crash/Break/Crack/Create/Make/Smash/Strike/Ring.

    Sentence
    Adinkra bc mEC njoCm.
    AkanBo me ndwom
    EnglishPlay me a song.
    bc
    bc mEC njoCm

    UpU

    bc

    Language: Akan

    Part of speech: noun

    English Translation: Dew

    Alternate
    AdinkraAkanEnglishTense
    boCBoPrice/Amount/Stonenoun
    Phrase
    AdinkraAkanEnglishTense
    bc abcsoCBo abasoTo girdverb
    bc ada fiBo ada fiTo persuadeverb
    bc afcrECBo aforeTo sacrificeverb
    bc agooBo agooTo knockverb
    bc aCjamanBo adwamanTo be promiscuousverb
    bc ahohwiBo ahohwiTo be lewdverb
    bc ananBo ananTo go togetherverb
    bc anoCBo anoTo suppressverb
    bc aCsiBo asiIt is foggyverb
    bc asoCmBo asomTo slapverb
    bc aCsuBo asuTo baptizeverb
    bc boCBo boTo indicate the prizeverb
    bc bosECaBo boseaTo loan/To borrowverb
    bc bra paBo bra paTo lead a good lifeverb
    bc damBo damTo be crazy/insanevern
    bc daCwuroBo dawuroTo announceverb
    bc dinBo dinTo call namesverb
    bc duaBo duaTo curseverb
    bc faCmuBo famuTo fallverb
    bc jaBo dwaTo sit in state/durbarverb
    bc hoCBo hoTo associate withverb
    bc hoC banBo ho banTo protectverb
    bc hwiremmaBo hwiremmaTo whistleverb
    bc kirididiBo kirididiTo rushverb
    bc koCBo koTo be a truantverb
    bc kckcBo kokoTo forewarn/warnverb
    bc koCrcnoCBo koronoTo steal/robverb
    bc kuturukuBo kuturukuTo hit with a fistverb
    bc qanBo kwanTo make a roadverb
    bc mmcdECnBo mmodenTo persevereverb
    bc mpaECBo mpaeTo prayverb
    bc mu nnadECwaBo mu nnadewaTo nailverb
    bc nkoBo nkoTo dozeverb
    bc nkcmmcBo nkommoTo chatverb
    bc nkuroBo nkuroTo complainverb
    bc nsaCmBo nsamTo clapverb
    bc nsEkuBo nsekuTo gossipverb
    bc nsraBo nsraTo marchverb
    bc ntaban muBo ntaban muTo flutteridiom
    bc ntontoBo ntontoTo ballot/voteverb
    bc ewaBo ewaTo coughverb
    bc paaBo paaTo hireverb
    bc soCtoCrcBo sotoroTo slapverb
    bc tiri asECBo tiri aseTo nodidiom
    bc twerECBo twereTo fightverb
    bc yarECBo yareTo make sickverb