Akan Teleteaching Course

Unit 8.5: Exercise 1 - Solutions

Translate into Akan!
Kyerñ Akaán kaása noá muá aseá! 
1. I don't trust her. (= believe) 1. Meànàgyeá noà nànä.
2. Don't trust her! 2. NÀgyeá noà nànä!
3. You should trust her. 3. Woánágyeá noà nánä.
4. You shouldn't trust her. 4. Woánánàgyeá noà nánànä.
5. We've never trusted him. 5. Yñànàgyeàeà noà nànìì daá.
6. I trusted him but he cheated me. 6. Meàgyeàeà noà dìì naànásoá õàdaàaádaàaà meà.
7. Akosua cuts the meat with a knife for Kwaku. 7. AÀkoásuáaá deà seá!kaán twaá naámá maá Kwaàkuá.
8. Akosua cut the meat with a knife for Kwaku. 8. AÀkoásuáaá deà seá!kaán twaàaà naámá maàaà Kwaàkuá.
9. Akosua is cutting the meat with a knife for Kwaku. 9. AÀkoásuáaá deà seá!kaán reàtwaá naámá aámaá Kwaàkuá.
10. Akosua will cut the meat with a knife for Kwaku. 10. AÀkoásuáaá deà seá!kaán bñátwaá naámá aámaá Kwaàkuá.
11. Akosua, cut the the meat with a sharp knife for Kwaku! 11. AÀkoásuáaá, faà seá!kaán naámánaámá bä twaà naámá maà Kwaàkuá!
12. Cook for me! 12. Noàaà aàduàaàneá maá meà!
13. Don't cook for me, because I'll be late! 13. Nènoàaá aàduàaàneá màmaá meà, ñàfìrì sñâ mñákaá aàkyä!
14. Cook a delicious soup for me! 14. Noàaà nàkwaáná dñádñá bä maá meà!
15. Bring the money! 15. Faà sìkaá braà!
16. You should bring the money. 16. Woámáfaá sìkaá mámaá.
17. He shouldn't bring the money. 17. Ïémámàfaá sìkaá mámàmaá.
18. Put (2p) the chair here! 18. Moámáfaá aàkoànànwaá noá mámaá haá!
19. She didn't put the chair here. 19. ÏÀaàmàfaá aàkoànànwaá noá aàmàmaá haá.
20. She hasn't put the chair there. 20. ÏÀmàfaàaà aàkoànànwaá noá nàkõàõà hõá.

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