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Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around in Twi
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. Play the ten Twi words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Twi phrases in this lesson
- Tiafi no wɔ he?chee-AH-fee no woh HEH
- Where is the toilet?
- Mɛyɛ dɛn akɔ...?meh-YEH den ah-KOH
- How do I get to...?
- BenkumBEN-koom
- To the left
- NifaNEE-fah
- To the right
- Kɔ teeKOH TEH
- Straight ahead
- Ɛhaeh-HAH
- Here
- Keteke gyinabeakeh-TEH-keh jee-nah-BEH-ah
- Train station
- Bɔɔsbohs
- Bus
- Wimhyɛn gyinabeawim-SHEN jee-nah-BEH-ah
- Airport
- Mepa wo kyɛw, tikiti baakomeh-PAH wo CHEW TEE-kee-tee BAA-ko
- One ticket, please
The left hand is also the one not used for eating or giving things in Ghana.
Nifa is the right side and the right hand. Pass things with it.
Literally "go straight". Directions are often given by landmarks rather than street names.
The same ha as in gyina ha, stop here, and bra ha, come here.