Ga phrasebook
Kwa language spoken in Ghana
Ga also known as Gã is a language of people that resides in the Southern east region of Ghana. Some of the native speakers can be found in Benin, Togo and western part of Nigeria.
Pronunciation guide edit
Oral Vowels edit
a
i
e
ɛ
u
o
ɔ
Nasal Vowels edit
ã
ĩ
ũ
ɔ̃
ɛ̃
Consonants edit
Bb
Dd
Ff
Gg
Hh
Jj
Kk
Ll
Mm
Nn
Ŋŋ
Pp
Rr
Ss
Tt
Vv
Ww
Yy
ZZ
Phrase list edit
Basics edit
- How are you?
- Te oyɔɔ tɛŋŋ?
- I am fine
- Mi yɛ ojogbaŋŋ
- What is your name?
- Te atsɛɔ bo tɛŋŋ?
- Where are you from?
- Nɛgbɛ bo yɔɔ?
- Where are you going?
- Nɛgbɛ oyaa?
- I am learning Ga
- Miikase Ga -
- What do you call this?
- Te atsɛɔ enɛ tɛŋŋ?
- How much does this cost?
- Enyiɛ ahɔɔ enɛ?
- Well done!
- Ayekoo!
- Thank you
- Oyiwala dɔŋŋ
- Goodbye
- Yaaba jogbaŋŋ
- For greeting a group of people
- Miiŋa nyɛ!
- For greeting one person
- Miiŋa bo!
- Good morning
- Ojekoo
- Good afternoon
- Minaokoo
- Good evening
- Oshwiee
Problem/Emergency edit
Numbers (Yibɔi) edit
- 1
- ekome
- 2
- enyɔ
- 3
- etɛ
- 4
- ejwɛ
- 5
- enumɔ
- 6
- ekpaa
- 7
- kpawo
- 8
- kpaanyɔ
- 9
- nɛɛhu
- 10
- nyɔŋma
- 20
- nyɔŋmai enyɔ
- 30
- nyɔŋmai etɛ
- 40
- nyɔŋmai ejwɛ
- 50
- nyɔŋmai enumɔ
- 60
- nyɔŋmai ekpaa
- 70
- nyɔŋmai kpawo
- 80
- nyɔŋmai kpaanyɔ
- 90
- nyɔŋmai nɛɛhu
- 100
- oha
- 200
- ohai enyɔ
- 300
- ohai etɛ
- 400
- ohai ejwɛ
- 500
- ohai enumɔ
- 600
- ohai ekpaa
- 700
- ohai kpawo
- 800
- ohai kpaanyɔ
- 900
- ohai nɛɛhu
- 1000
- akpe
- 2000
- akpei enyɔ
- 10,000
- akpei nyɔŋma
- 1,0000,000
- akpei akpe
Time edit
Clock time edit
Duration edit
- Yesterday
- Nyɛ
- Today
- Ŋmɛnɛ
- Tomorrow
- Wɔ
- Last night
- Nyɛ gbɛkɛ
- This morning
- Leebi neɛ
- Tomorrow Morning
- Wɔ leebi
- Before Monday
- Dani Ju daashɛ
Days (Gbi) edit
- Sunday
- Hɔgbaa
- Monday
- Ju
- Tuesday
- Jufɔ
- Wednesday
- Shɔ
- Thursday
- Soo
- Friday
- Sohaa
- Saturday
- Hɔɔ
Months (Nyɔji) edit
- January
- Aharabata
- Februrary
- Oflɔ
- March
- Otsokrikri
- April
- Abɛibe
- May
- Agbiɛnaa
- June
- Otukwajaŋ
- July
- Maawɛ
- August
- Manyawale
- September
- Gbo
- October
- Antɔŋ
- November
- Alemle
- December
- Afuabe
Colors edit
- White
- Eyɛŋ
- Black
- Ediŋ
- Red
- Etsuru
- Yellow
- Wuɔfɔ
- Green
- Eŋɔli
- Blue
- Akasesu
- Gray
- Lamululamulu
- Brown
- Asrasu
Transportation edit
Part of the body (gbɔmɔtso) edit
- Head
- yitso
- Hair
- yitswɛi
- Forehead
- hiɛnaa
- Face
- hiɛ
- Eyes
- hiŋmɛi
- Ear
- toi
- Nose
- gugɔŋ
- Cheek
- kpai
- Mouth
- naabu
- Chin
- tsɛŋ
- Tongue
- lilɛi
- Teeth
- nyanyɔŋ
- Lip
- na
- Neck
- kuɛ
- Throat
- sɛ̃
- Shoulder
- kɔŋ
- Wrist
- nineshi
- Finger
- ninewao
- Elbow
- nikutso
- Chest
- tsitsi
- Breast
- fufɔ
- Heart
- tsui
- Lung
- flufla
- Ribs
- ŋmawutsei
- Back
- sɛ
- Stomach
- musu
- Navel
- laŋmɔ
- Hip
- hɛ
- Leg
- nane
- Thigh
- shuɔ
- Knee
- nakutso
- Toe
- nanewao
- Bones
- wui
Family (Weku) edit
- Mother
- nyɛ
- Uncle
- Ts3kw3
- Aunt
- Ny3k3
Food (Niyenii) edit
- Corn
- abele
- Okra
- eŋmɔmi
- Cassava
- duade
- Yam
- yɛlɛ
- Potato
- atomo
- Pepper
- shitɔ
- Plantain cake
- tatale
Fruits (Aduawai) edit
- Cashew
- atéá
- Palm nut
- ŋme
- Peanut
- nkatie
- Sugar cane
- shɛ
- Banana
- akwadu
- Plantain
- amadaa
- Orange
- akutu
- Coconut
- akokooshi
- Pineapple
- blɔfoŋme
- Papaya
- akpakpa
- Guava
- goa
- Mango
- maŋo
- Pear
- pɛya
- Watermelon
- waatɛrɛ