Unit 5.6: Exercise 1

Akan Teleteaching Course

For this exercise, use economic tone marking.

Translate into Akan
1. Akua is a good woman.	1.
2. Nana Ado Dankwa II. is an important chief.	2.
3. This red shirt is nice.	3.
4. Coconuts (= coconut price) are expensive (= has become expensive/Perfect tense) this year.	4.
5. Kwasi is handsome.	5.
6. Nana Akua is ugly.	6.
7. Is it a long way? No, it's not far.	7.
8. My grandmother is ill.	8.
9. I am not hungry but (nanáso) thirsty.	9.
10. I am very full (satisfied).	10.
11. Why are you sad?	11.
12. We are not sad, we are angry.	12.
13. Now I am relieved.	13.
14. I have only a little money.	14.
15. They have enough money.	15.
16. He does not have enough money.	16.
17. My grandfather is very old. He's ninety years old.	17.
18. These big houses are old.	18.
19. These trees are very high.	19.
20. I have many junior (= kuámaa) brothers and sisters.	20.