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Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days in Twi
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please. 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
- SeeseiSEH-seh
- Now
- Akyire yiah-CHEE-reh yee
- Later
- Ɛnnɛen-NEH
- Today
- Ɔkyenaoh-CHEH-nah
- Tomorrow
- Ɛnnɛ anadwoen-NEH ah-NAA-jwoh
- Tonight
- Daben?dah-BEN
- When?
- Dɔnhwere bɛn na ɛbue?don-HWEH-reh ben nah eh-BWEH
- What time does it open?
- Mepa wo kyɛw, twɛn kakrameh-PAH wo CHEW twen KAH-krah
- One moment, please
- SimmaSEEM-mah
- Minutes
- Nnɔnhweren-non-HWEH-reh
- Hours
Seesei ara means "right now". Plain seesei can stretch.
Literally "after this". Good for putting off a hawker politely.
Ɛnnɛ anɔpa is "this morning".
Plans for ɔkyena are relaxed. "Ghana time" is a joke Ghanaians make about themselves.
Literally "which day?", from da, day.
What someone says when asking you to wait a moment.
Used before a number.
The plural used when counting hours.