Deɛ ɛdidisoɔ yi yɛ Twi kasakoa. Menim sɛ ɛbɛboa mo nyinaa. Ɛho hia sɛ yɛsua Twi kasakoa ɛfiri sɛ ɛbɛboa yɛn ama yɛate Twi yie. Twi kasakoa nyɛ nsɛmfua kɛkɛ. N'asekyerɛ mu dɔ kyɛn nsɛmfua no ankasa.
Sɛ wonim bi a, twerɛ ka ho
Below this are Twi idioms. I know that it'll help you all. I️t is needed that we learn Twi idioms because it'll help hear Twi well. Twi idioms are not just words. The meaning of the idioms are deeper than the words themselves.
If you know some, add them.
Meda mo ase
Thank you all.
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Odupɔn bi atutu
A great tree has been uprooted
Saa kasakoa yi asekyerɛ ne "ɔhene bi awu"
This idiom means that a king has died
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Ne nsa yɛ tenten
His/Her hands are long
Saa kasakoa yi ase kyerɛ "ɔyɛ korɔmfoɔ"
This idiom means that he/she is a thief
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Ɔreto ne ho
Saa kasakoa yi ase kyerɛ "ɔredware"
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Ne nsa ware
Wei ne "ne nsa yɛ tenten" yɛ pɛ
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Ɔreyi ne nsa
Saa kasakoa yi ase kyerɛ ɔredidi
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Ɔreyi ne nnan
Asekyerɛ no yɛ "ɔrekɔ baabi so"
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Ɔreyi n'ani so
Kasakoa yi ase kyerɛ sɛ "wada"
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Sika aforo apata
Ne nkyerɛaseɛ ne sɛ "sika ho ayɛ den"
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Ɔyɛ me yɔnko brɛboɔ
Saa kasakoa yi ase kyerɛ sɛ "ɔyɛ m'adamfo papa"
This kasakoa is very interesting. From what i learned this kasakoa comes from the idea that the person your talking about is close to you like a liver. We say this because if you look at an animal, like the chicken, you can see how close the bile sack is to the liver and in order to remove the liver (to eat it) you must be very careful with the way you cut around the bile so that it will not break and destroy the liver.
Because this person is a close friend you don't want to be reckless and destroy the friendship (i.e. The liver).
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Mepa mo kyɛw, sɛ mfomso wɔ mu a, ma menhunu, wae.
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
You are inspiration me ɔba
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We must act as if we answer to, and only answer to, our Ancestors, our children, and the unborn.
Amilcar Cabral
O agya meda wo ase
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
QuoteCsalaam;248502 wrote: Odupɔn bi atutu
Saa kasakoa yi asekyerɛ ne "ɔhene bi awu"
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Casalaam mepa wo kyɛw. Aseɛ kyerɛ sɛn?
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We must act as if we answer to, and only answer to, our Ancestors, our children, and the unborn.
Amilcar Cabral
Quotekevlew;248524 wrote: Casalaam mepa wo kyɛw. Aseɛ kyerɛ sɛn?
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We must act as if we answer to, and only answer to, our Ancestors, our children, and the unborn.
Amilcar Cabral
Ɔhene bi awu ase kyerɛ sɛ a king has died
Odupɔn bi atutu ase kyerɛ sɛ a great tree has uprooted.
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
@Obadele Kambon
Agya, mepa wo kyɛw, sɛ wowɔ adagyeɛ a, twerɛ ka ho bi.
Meda wo ase
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Quotekevlew;248518 wrote: You are inspiration me ɔba
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We must act as if we answer to, and only answer to, our Ancestors, our children, and the unborn.
Amilcar Cabral
Me ba
Woyɛ me nkuranhyɛ, me ba.
QuoteObadele Kambon;248534 wrote: Me ba
Woyɛ me nkuranhyɛ, me ba.
Meda wo ase
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We must act as if we answer to, and only answer to, our Ancestors, our children, and the unborn.
Amilcar Cabral
QuoteCsalaam;248533 wrote: @Obadele Kambon (https://www.abibitumikasa.com/forums/member.php?u=1)
Agya, mepa wo kyɛw, sɛ wonya berɛ bi a, twerɛ ka ho bi.
Meda wo ase
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Menni adagyeɛ, nanso mate.
QuoteObadele Kambon;248539 wrote: Menni adagyeɛ, nanso mate.
Yoo mete aseɛ, ɛnyɛ hwee
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
It takes me all day to try and translate a sentence. Struggling with it. I can pronounce pretty well and read I think but structure a sentence is kicking my behind. These threads are a huge help
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We must act as if we answer to, and only answer to, our Ancestors, our children, and the unborn.
Amilcar Cabral
Baba, mepa wo kyɛw, I understand the struggle! I like looking at proverbs to help with sentence structure (even though they don't always follow exactly how people speak in regular conversation). Also, reading childrens books have helped significantly with the speed of translating and sentence structuring.
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
N'ano yɛ duru
His/her mouth is heavy
Saa kasakoa yi ase kyerɛ sɛ ɔtumi fa asɛm sie ne tirim'
This idiom means that he or she can keep a secret.
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
N'ano yɛ toro
Saa kasakoa yi ase kyerɛ sɛ ɔntumi mfa asɛm nsie ne tirim
This idiom means that he or she can not keep a secret
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Watia ne nan akyi
Ne nkyerɛaseɛ yɛ sɛ watu kwan
Its meaning is that "he or she has traveled"
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Bosome awia no
Wia ase kyerɛ to steal
kasakoa yi kyerɛ sɛ ɔbaa no nyem
This idiom means that "the woman is pregnant"
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
Ne ho adane
Dane ase kyerɛ sesa
"ne ho adane" ne "bosome awia no" asekyerɛ yɛ pɛ
Ne ho adane and bosome awia no mean the same thing.
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"
"Adwene ahyɛ no ma"
He/she has been filled with thought.
he/she is wise.
Susudua a wode susu ɔpɛ a nnipa wɔ wɔ faahodie ho gyina nsonsonoeɛ a ɛda wɔn amammerɛ ne wɔn nhyɛsoɔfoɔ amammerɛ ntam so.
You measure a people's potential for liberation based on how different their culture is from their oppressors
- Amilcar Cabral
Ɔbrakyerɛ bepɔw aba kurow no mu a, na ɛhia sɛ ɔhyɛ ne sapɔw mu nsu.
Have courage
QuoteTenkamenin;258402 wrote: Ɔbrakyerɛ bepɔw aba kurow no mu a, na ɛhia sɛ ɔhye ne sapɔw mu nsu.
Have courage
Ɔbrakyerɛ ase kyerɛ sɛn?
Susudua a wode susu ɔpɛ a nnipa wɔ wɔ faahodie ho gyina nsonsonoeɛ a ɛda wɔn amammerɛ ne wɔn nhyɛsoɔfoɔ amammerɛ ntam so.
You measure a people's potential for liberation based on how different their culture is from their oppressors
- Amilcar Cabral
QuoteCsalaam;258405 wrote: Ɔbrakyerɛ ase kyerɛ sɛn?
Susudua a wode susu ɔpɛ a nnipa wɔ wɔ faahodie ho gyina nsonsonoeɛ a ɛda wɔn amammerɛ ne wɔn nhyɛsoɔfoɔ amammerɛ ntam so.
You measure a people's potential for liberation based on how different their culture is from their oppressors
- Amilcar Cabral
Ɔbrakyerɛ is a real town in the central region however what I quoted came from a book called "Brako" which is apart of the advanced Akan curriculum here on Abibitumikasa.
Ɔbra- life
Kyerɛ - to show
Life experience
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QuoteTenkamenin;258402 wrote: Ɔbrakyerɛ bepɔw aba kurow no mu a, na ɛhia sɛ ɔhye ne sapɔw mu nsu.
Have courage
ɔhyɛ
get ready to do work
QuoteObadele Kambon;258737 wrote: ɔhyɛ
get ready to do work
Meda ase pii!
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