Unit 4.1: More greetings

Akan Teleteaching Course

Unit 4.1: More greetings


. Meeting someone	At work 1	At work 2 (very common)	At a function or incidentally
Greeting (to one or several addressees)	Adwuma oo!	Ayekoo!	Yahya.
Response	Adwuma y.	Yaa ye.	Yaa sn.*


*In (1.4) you will find alternative responses to 'sn' which may also be used after 'Yahya'.


. Meeting someone	At meals
Greeting (to one person)	Kuta mu !
Response	Mekura mu. / Me nsa ak.
Greeting (to several persons)	Monkuta mu !
Response	Ykura mu. / Yn nsa ak.


A Ghanaian (or an African in general) will share even the smallest amount of food with a guest, so he will invite you to join him:


Invitation to share a meal	Variant 1	Variant 2
to one person (Variant 2 is also used to several persons)	Woato me. [waa!t m]	Me nsa ak b. [mnsa a!k b]
(Accepts invitation)	Yoo, meda ase.	Yoo, meda ase.
(Turns invitation down)	Yoo, meda ase. Me nsa wm.	Yoo, meda ase. Me nsa wm.

Translation

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