Akan Teleteaching Course

Unit 6.1: Thanking

1. Standard version:

To 1 person
To several persons
Meda w'aseá (bebree/paa/pii).
Meda mo aseá (bebree/paa/pii).
Possible responses:
Nènaá aseá!
Moánànaá aseá!
Asedaá nniá muá. / Asedaá nniá hõá.
Yñnniá asedaá.

2. Expressing deep gratitude:

To 1 person
To several persons
Onyameá náhyira wo.
Onyameá náhyira mo.
Woáakþé meá (paa). [woáaá'kþé]
Moáakþé meá (paa). [moáaá'kþé]
Meda w'aseá ñnsæé.
Meda mo aseá ñnsæé.
Possible responses:
Ñyñá!
Ñnyñá hwee!
To show gratitude is most important in Akan culture. When you receive a gift, you don't just thank once but twice. The first time, of course, when you get it, and for the second time you go on the next day. Where this is impossible for some reason (e.g. because you'll travel), you'll say:
Adeáñ kyøé aâ, meda aseá.

Translation

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