Akan Teleteaching Course


Unit 5.2: Buying an item

Listen
A: Metõá/Mepñ X. Ebiá wõ hõá anaáa?
B: Aaáne/(Daabiá/Asæé)
A: Neá 'boáõ yñ sñán?
B: Neá 'boáõ yñ ¢1,000.
A: Neá 'boáõ yñ deán. Te soá!
B: Woábñtuàaá sñán?
A: Mñátuàaá ¢500.
B: Daabiá, ñnyñá koáraa. To soá!
A: Me siákaá sua.
B: Woákuàraá sikaá sñán?
A: ¢700 wõ me nsaám.
B: Fa sikaá braá!

If you buy larger quantities of an item, the market woman usually gives you a 'dash', a small quantity of what you bought in addition. If she does not, you might tell her:

Ma me ntosoõá!
or:
Ntosoõá wõ høé?

Translation

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