The World Cup is currently ongoing in South Africa, but for those of us who could not make the trip we are going to be glued to our TV sets. Okay, so what has a Twi article got to do with soccer, which is not even being played in Ghana?
Have you thought of the fact that you might watch some matches in a Twi person’s house or maybe at a pub or bar in Accra or Kumasi? Who knows… This will be a situation where knowing how to say simple phrases like ‘What are the teams?’, ‘Which team is stronger?’, ‘Which team is wearing the red shirts’ etc. in Twi may come in very handy. So for this World Cup opening day edition article, we shall learn 10 Twi phrases that will be very useful for the tournament.
If you are not so much of a soccer fan, don’t worry about anything, because these phrases can be used when any team sport is being played.
TEN TWI PHRASES YOU SHOULD KNOW FOR THE WORLD CUP
Click the speaker buttons to hear how to say each phrase. Learn them very well because, they can be very helpful.
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| Hwan mo ne bɔɔlbɔ akuo no? | What are the teams? | |
| Hwan mo na εrebɔ? | Who is playing? | |
| Kuo bεn na εbɔ mmɔden paa? | Which team is stronger? | |
| Hwan na edii nkunim? | Who won? | |
| Hwan na edii nkukuo? | Who lost? | |
| Bɔɔlbɔ kuo bεn na wɔhyε hyεεte fitaa no? | Which team is wearing white shirts? | |
| Bɔɔlbɔ kuo bεn na wɔhyε hyεεte kɔkɔɔ no? | Which team is wearing red shirts? | |
| Bɔɔlbɔ kuo bεn na wɔhyε hyεεte bibire no? | Which team is wearing blue shirts? | |
| Bɔɔlbɔ kuo bεn na wɔhyε hyεεte ahahamono no? | Which team is wearing green shirts? | |
| Bɔɔlbɔ kuo bεn na wɔhyε hyεεte akokɔsradeε no? | Which team is wearing yellow shirts? |
There are more phrases you can learn and add to you Twi vocabulary on Nkyea Twi Phrasebook for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch app.
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