Twi Study Group-gctid48938

[Mr Sparkle]

kwaku omowale;248044 wrote: Twi study group sunday, 9/3/2017, at 1pm in the akan classroom.

yɛbɛkasa akyire

Good session guys.. Speak to you in two week

[Guest]

I would love to join

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[Mr Sparkle]

Eauxjai;248152 wrote: I would love to join

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Great!

Come join us.. Next session will be on Sunday 17th September at 1pm ET time
 @Eauxjai can I ask, what is your proficiency level?

[Kwadwo Tòkunbọ̀]

Mr Sparkle;248223 wrote: Great!

Come join us.. Next session will be on Sunday 17th September at 1pm ET time
 @Eauxjai can I ask, what is your proficiency level?

Are these recorded?

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[Guest]

Mr Sparkle;248223 wrote: Great!

Come join us.. Next session will be on Sunday 17th September at 1pm ET time
 @Eauxjai can I ask, what is your proficiency level?

Medase paa.
Well I live in a household where my parents speak fante. I don't speak it back, but I understand them + respond in English. But my twi proficiency is pretty beginners level, I'm new to speaking/writing.

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[Mr Sparkle]

Eauxjai;248226 wrote: Medase paa.
Well I live in a household where my parents speak fante. I don't speak it back, but I understand them + respond in English. But my twi proficiency is pretty beginners level, I'm new to speaking/writing.

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I do hear this scenario repeated often

Ghanaian parents speaking in their native language to their kids who respond back in English.. In the UK, their was a documentary dedicated to to this phenomena. The documentary is called 'British Ghanaians: Lost In Translation'

If you are interested, here is a link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiRgOxQ-IY

Oh and I hope that you can join us at our next session on the 17th

kevlew;248224 wrote: Are these recorded?

At present, sessions are not recorded. However, we are considering this for the future

If you have the chance, come join us

[Ohemaa Yaa]

Yes. Its true. I have seen part of that documentary. I think that what the director has done is amazing--to shed light on the hundreds of thounited snakesnds of Ghanaian offspring who have lost the ability to communicate in their mother tongues. Language attrition is not easy to face when it's a heritage language and even more difficult as a first language.

I am an intermediate heritage speaker of Akan/Asante Twi and it's good to know I'm not alone--but my goal is to improve and also attain a Twi speaking husband lol so that my kids will be multilingual. 😊

[kwaku omowale]

Mr Sparkle;248340 wrote: I do hear this scenario repeated often

Ghanaian parents speaking in their native language to their kids who respond back in English.. In the UK, their was a documentary dedicated to to this phenomena. The documentary is called 'British Ghanaians: Lost In Translation'

If you are interested, here is a link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiRgOxQ-IY

Oh and I hope that you can join us at our next session on the 17th

At present, sessions are not recorded. However, we are considering this for the future

If you have the chance, come join us

ɛyɛ mmɔbɔ mfiase. ɛyɛ yi hu me kra tummi abibiman nipa. daabi to tafrakyɛ. "daabi ebio deɛ ɛyɛ nnaadaa abibiman."

meda ase papa,
kwaku

[Csalaam]

kwaku omowale;248888 wrote: ɛyɛ mmɔbɔ mfiase. ɛyɛ yi hu me kra tummi abibiman nipa. daabi to tafrakyɛ. "daabi ebio deɛ ɛyɛ nnaadaa abibiman."

meda ase papa,
kwaku

Mepa wo kyɛw, kyerɛ deɛ woatwerɛ aseɛ wɔ twi mu wae. Manhunu yie. Meda wo ase pa ara.

"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"

[kwaku omowale]

Csalaam;248890 wrote: Mepa wo kyɛw, kyerɛ deɛ woatwerɛ aseɛ wɔ twi mu wae. Manhunu yie. Meda wo ase pa ara.

"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"

mekyea wo @Csalaam,

ɛyɛ mmɔbɔ mfiase. ɛyɛ yi hu me kra tummi abibiman nipa. daabi to tafrakyɛ. "daabi ebio deɛ ɛyɛ nnaadaa abibiman."
it is sad at the beginning. it hurts my soul to not be able to be Kmtyw person (tummi should be ntumi). no excuses. "no more fake (plastic in documentary) Kmtyw."

mepa wo kyɛw, manhunu ɛkyerɛ sɛn?

meda ase,
kwaku

[Csalaam]

kwaku omowale;248894 wrote: mekyea wo @Csalaam,

ɛyɛ mmɔbɔ mfiase. ɛyɛ yi hu me kra tummi abibiman nipa. daabi to tafrakyɛ. "daabi ebio deɛ ɛyɛ nnaadaa abibiman."
it is sad at the beginning. it hurts my soul to not be able to be Kmtyw person (tummi should be ntumi). no excuses. "no more fake (plastic in documentary) Kmtyw."

mepa wo kyɛw, manhunu ɛkyerɛ sɛn?

meda ase,
kwaku

Oo mete aseɛ.

Manhunu yie : i haven't seen it well. Like"it's not clear to me"

"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"

[kwaku omowale]

mekyea mo,

mo ho te sɛn? is anyone up for twi word of the week? someone can post a word in twi (and meaning if needed) and others use it in a sentence in twi. i see that the kiswahili group has a word of the day.

akyire,
kwaku

[kwaku omowale]

Csalaam;248895 wrote: Oo mete aseɛ.

Manhunu yie : i haven't seen it well. Like"it's not clear to me"

"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"

@Csalaam
yoo. meda ase papa. wobɛtumi bra kyerɛ yɛn wɔ ɛreba yi twi adesuabea?

kwaku

[Csalaam]

kwaku omowale;248896 wrote: mekyea mo,

mo ho te sɛn? is anyone up for twi word of the week? someone can post a word in twi (and meaning if needed) and others use it in a sentence in twi. i see that the kiswahili group has a word of the day.

akyire,
kwaku

Ma yɛnyɛ saa!

"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"

[Csalaam]

kwaku omowale;248897 wrote: @Csalaam
yoo. meda ase papa. wobɛtumi bra kyerɛ yɛn wɔ ɛreba yi twi adesuabea?

kwaku

O agya mepa wo kyɛw, mete twi kakra enti meda so resua Twi. Lol menyɛ Twi ɔkyerɛkyerɛni. Nanso mɛbɔ mmɔden sɛ mɛba twi sua kuo a ɛreba yi.

"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"