In our previous article we learned the Twi phrases and expressions you should be familiar with when entering a house in Ghana. I hope you read it. If you did not read it I suggest you go back and do so before you read this one.
So what do you have to say when you are leaving the presence of someone who speaks Twi? In this article, we shall familiarize ourselves with the phrases and expressions you need to know when you are leaving a Twi speaker’s house or presence. Let’s read now.
When you want to leave a Twi speaker’s presence you say
Merekɔ – I am leaving or I am going
You can also say
Mepε sε mekɔ – I would like to take leave or I would like to go
The person will most probably say
Yoo! – Alright! or Okay!
Then if it is daytime he may add
Nante yie – (Lit. Walk well)
But if it is during the night or late evening he will say
Da yie – Good night (Lit. Sleep well)
If it is night, you can then also politely reply
Yoo! Wo nso da yie – Have a good night too
If it is daytime, then you just have to reply by saying
Yoo!
That is all there is to know when leaving the presence of someone who speaks Twi.
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I think that there are appropriate twi spellings for these names eg. Sap)n not sarpong. 3dweso and not Ejisu. Akyeampon and not Acheampong/Akyeampong.
My suggestion is that you try and introduce a row or column where words are first spelt appropriately. Then you can have how the Europeans spelt it as it has come to stay and then etc. If I am learning Asanti twi, dw(o,e,i) not the same as j(o,e,i).
Aside that there are alphabets that are not part of the twi alphabets and this distinction if not drawn will compromise on the true language you seek to teach and it’s quality. Thank you
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