Unit 8.1: Congratulations - translation

Akan Teleteaching Course

Unit 8.1: Congratulations

1. Achievements

Congratulating one person for…
an achievement (like trying to speak Twi, etc.)	a good deed/a good job	a good deed	an achievement (like passing an exam, getting a good job, winning in a competition, getting married, etc.)
Moá! Woáaàyñá adeáñ!	Moá neá yõá! / Moá neá adwuáma!	Ayeákoo!	Mebõá w'abaáso!
Well done!	Well done!	Well done! (Also used to greet people at work, -> 4.1)	Congratulations! Well done!
Response:
Meda aseá.
Thank you!

Congratulating several persons for…
an achievement (like trying to speak Twi, etc.)	a good deed	a good deed	an achievement (like passing an exam, getting a good job, winning in a competition, getting married, etc.)
Moá! Moáaàyñá adeáñ!	Mema mo moá neá yõá/adwuáma!	Mema mo ayeákoo!	Mebõá mo abaáso!
Well done!	Well done!	Well done! (Also used to greet people at work, -> 4.1)	Congratulations! Well done!
Response:
Yñda aseá.
Thank you!

2. Special occasions

Congratulating one person…
for his/her birthday	(a woman) in childbed or someone who escaped from a dangerous situation (e.g. an operation, or an accident)	(a baby) on the occasion of his/her 'outdooring' ceremony	(a woman) for her delicious food
Moá neá w'awoáda!	Mema wo tiári nkwaá!	Abaá atenaá aseá! [aàbaáaá!teánaáaá!seá]	Mema wo adwaáre!
Response:
Meda aseá.	Meda aseá.	-	Meda aseá.
Thank you!	Thank you!	-	Thank you!

Season greetings (used for all annual feasts and ceremonies, also used for congratulating someone to his or her birthday)
Afirihyia paá!
Response:
Mfeá nákõ mámñàtoá yñn biáoà naá yñte nkwaá muá.	Mfeá nákõ mámñàtoá yñn biáoà naá yñwõ adwuámayñ.
lit. "The years should go and come to meet us again and we are alive."	lit. "The years should go and come to meet us again and we have work to do."

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