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Expressions of time in Asante Twi and Akuapem Twi-gctid53159

Started by Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé, Aug 07, 2012, 12:34 PM

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Asante

Kasamufa Atitire

(important phrases)

   
 

Akuapem

Kasamufa Atitire

   
 

borɔfokasa   nkyerɛaseɛ (english translation)

 

ɛda

   
 

Da

   
 

Day

   
 

Nnawɔtwe

   
 

Dapɛn

   
 

Week

 

Nnawɔtwe mmienu

   
 

Dapɛn abien

   
 

Fortnight

   
 

Bosome

   
 

ɔsram

   
 

Month

   
 

Afe

   
 

Afe

   
 

Year

   
 

Da bɛn?

   
 

Da bɛn?

   
 

When (which   day)?

   
 

Berɛ bɛn?

   
 

Bere bɛn?

   
 

When (which   time)?

   
 

Anɔpahema

   
 

Ahema

   
 

Dawn

   
 

Anɔpatutu

   
 

Anɔpatutu

   
 

Early morning

   
 

Anɔpa

   
 

Anɔpa

   
 

Morning

   
 

Owigyinaeɛ

   
 

Owigyinae

   
 

Noon

   
 

Prɛmtoberɛ

   
 



   
 

Noon (cannon   firing time)

   
 

Awia

   
 

Awiabere

   
 

Afternoon

   
 

Hwanihwani

   
 

Hena-ni-hena-ni

   
 

Dusk

   
 

Anwummerɛ

   
 

Anwummere

   
 

Evening

   
 

Anadwo

   
 

Anadwo

   
 

Night

   
 

Anadwo kɔnkɔn/ɔdasuom

   
 

Anadwo kɔnkɔn/ɔdasum

   
 

Midnight

   
 

Ade sesɛɛ/afedan

   
 

Afe sesɛɛ/afedan

   
 

Last year/the   year before

   
 

Afe yi

   
 

Afe yi

   
 

This year

   
 

Bosome a ɛtwaam no

   
 

ɔsram a etwaam no

   
 

Last month

   
 

Bosome yi

   
 

ɔsram yi

   
 

This month

   
 

Nnawɔtwe a ɛtwaam no

   
 

Dapɛn abien ni

   
 

Two weeks ago

   
 

ɛnnora

   
 

Nnɛra

   
 

Yesterday

   
 

ɛnnora anadwo

   
 

Nnɛra anadwo

   
 

Last night

   
 

ɛnnɛ

   
 

Nnɛ

   
 

Today

   
 

Anɔpa yi

   
 

Anɔpa yi

   
 

This morning

   
 

Awia yi

   
 

Awia yi

   
 

This   afternoon

   
 

Anwummerɛ yi

   
 

Anwummere yi

   
 

This evening

   
 

Anadwo yi/ɛnnɛ anadwo

   
 

Anadwo yi/nnɛ anadwo

   
 

Tonight

   
 

ɔkyena

   
 

ɔkyena

   
 

Tomorrow

   
 

ɔkyena anɔpa

   
 

ɔkyena anɔpa

   
 

Tomorrow   morning

   
 

ɛnnɛ nnansa

   
 

nnɛ nnansa

   
 

The day   before yesterday

   
 

ɛda a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa/ne nnansa so

   
 

ne nnansa so

   
 

On the third   day

   
 

ɔkyena nnawɔtwe

   
 

ɔkyena nnawɔtwe

   
 

A week   tomorrow

   
 

ɛtɔ da bi a

   
 

ɛtɔ da bi a

   
 

Sometimes

   
 

Daakye bi

   
 

Daakye bi

   
 

One day (in   the future)

   
 

Da koro bi

   
 

Da koro bi

   
 

One day (in   the past)

   
 

Nnawɔtwe a ɛreba yi

   
 

Nnawɔtwe a ɛreba yi

   
 

Next week

   
 

Awukudɛɛ a ɛreba yi

   
 

Awukudae a ɛreba yi

   
 

Next Sacred   Wednesday

   
 

Nkane no

   
 

Kan no

   
 

Formerly/Once   upon a time

   
 

Berɛ biara/Daa

   
 

Berɛ biara/Daa

   
 

Always

   
 

Dada

   
 

Dedaw

   
 

Already

   
 

Berɛ nnurueɛ

   
 

Bere nnui ɛ

   
 

Not yet

   
 

Afe no mu

   
 

Afe no mu

   
 

During the   year

   
 

Mprɛ pii/taa

   
 

Mpɛn pii/taa

   
 

Often

   
 

Berɛ biara

   
 

Bere biara

   
 

Every time

   
 

Awukudɛɛ akyi

   
 

Awukudae akyi

   
 

After Sacred   Wednesday

   
 

Dabida/koraa

   
 

Dabida/koraa

   
 

Never

   
 

Seesei

   
 

Seesei/Mprempren

   
 

Now

   
 

Seesei ara

   
 

Seesei ara

   
 

Right now

   
 

Nnansa yi

   
 

Nnansa yi

   
 

Nowadays/Recently

   
 

ɛfiri nnɛ rekɔ

   
 

Efi nnɛ rekɔ

   
 

Henceforth

   
 

Afebɔɔ

   
 

Afebɔɔ

   
 

Forever

   
 

Nnɛ ne daa nyinaa

   
 

Nnɛ ne daa nyinaa

   
 

For ever and   ever

   
 

Ntɛm so/afrɛ so

   
 

Ntɛm so/afrɛ so

   
 

Quickly

   
 

Nyaa/brɛoo

   
 

Nyaa/brɛoo

   
 

Slowly

   
 

Ayɛwohomumu mfitiaseɛ

   
 

Ayɛwohomumɔ mfiase

   
 

Beginning of   June

   
 

ɛbɔ mfimfini/mpaemu

   
 

ɛbɔ mpaemu

   
 

Middle of   September

   
 

ɔpɛnimma awieeɛ

   
 

ɔpɛnimma awiei

   
 

End of   December

   
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