Kate Heather

The Twi word for mother is ɛna. The word is used to refer to a female human who has given birth to or is parenting a child.

Maaha is the Twi way to say “good afternoon”. Maaha is a greeting used specifically during the afternoon hours.

The phrase for counting numbers in Twi is akontabuo. akontabuo refers to the act of calculating, keeping an account or the process of counting numbers.

In Akuapem Twi you welcome a guest with Akwaaba. It is also the word used for welcome across Ghana.

The English word “sugar” is translated into Twi as asikyire.

The Twi word for the subject pronoun ‘you’ is wo. wo is used as a subject pronoun to refer to the person being addressed.

The English phrase “hi, how are you?” is translated into Twi as ete sen? ete sen? is a versatile greeting used to ask how someone is doing.