English→Asante Twi

Translate English to Asante Twi like a local.

Ghanaian Asante Twi sounds like itself through greetings such as ɛte sɛn and medaase, alongside respectful titles like Nana for elders.

474 local dialects

What locals actually say

How are you?

Ɛte sɛn?

Ɛte sɛn is the everyday Ghanaian Twi greeting, rather than a word-for-word rendering of the English question.

Please wait for me a little.

Mepa wo kyɛw, twɛn me kakra.

Mepa wo kyɛw is the customary polite request, while kakra softens the instruction to mean “a little.”

Thank you very much, Grandma.

Medaase paa, Nana.

Nana is a respectful Ghanaian title for an elder or grandparent, and paa adds the intensifier “very much.”

How much does this cost?

Eyi yɛ sɛn?

The word “sɛn” asks for a price in everyday Asante Twi.

Where is the trotro station?

Trotro gyinabea no wɔ he?

“Gyinabea” means a place where something stops, and “wɔ he?” is the local location construction meaning “where is it?”

I am full, so I cannot eat anymore.

Me yafunu ayɛ mã, enti mintumi nni bio.

“Yafunu ayɛ mã” literally says the stomach is full, while “bio” means “anymore” in this natural food context.

My older brother is coming tomorrow.

Me nua panyin reba ɔkyena.

“Nua panyin” specifically identifies an older sibling, and “reba” presents the coming as expected or already in progress.

I will finish this work today.

Mɛwie saa adwuma yi ɛnnɛ.

The paired demonstratives “saa ... yi” emphasize “this particular,” while “mɛwie” marks the speaker’s intended future completion.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

Asante Twi conventions; medaase, ɛte sɛn greetings; respectful address for elders.

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