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Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies in Twi
The words you hope to never need. 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
- Boa me!BWAH meh
- Help!
- Frɛ dɔkotafreh doh-KOH-tah
- Call a doctor
- Polisipo-LEE-see
- Police
- Adurotɔnbeaah-DOO-roh-ton-BEH-ah
- Pharmacy
- Ayaresabeaah-yah-reh-SAH-beh-ah
- Hospital
- Mayeramah-YEH-rah
- I'm lost
- Me ho nyɛmeh HO n-YEH
- I don't feel well
- Wɔawiawoh-ah-WEE-ah
- It was stolen
- Ɛyɛ ntɛm asɛmeh-YEH n-TEM ah-SEM
- It's an emergency
- Gyae meJAY meh
- Leave me alone
Literally "help me". Shouted in a crowd, it brings people running.
The emergency number in Ghana is 112, and the police can also be reached on 191.
Literally "place of healing". Most people will just say hospital in English.
Firm but not rude. Useful for persistent touts.