Looking for practical Latin to Ga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Ga translation (Ga) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Ga.
Tip: when a Ga phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Latin wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salve
Oyiwa(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Medasi(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Meda wo akye(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Meda wo aha(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Meda wo nkyɛn(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Meda wo da(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Yɛbɛhyia bio(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Nante yie(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Wo din de sɛn?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Me din de John(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
Ɛyɛn sɛn?(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ me ne wo bɔ nkɔmmɔ(tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Wɔyɛ English?(Wɔyɛ English?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Mɛnkɔ Hindi yie(Mɛnkɔ Hindi yie)
Non intellego.
Mɛnhu(Mɛnhu)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa mmerɛ(Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa mmerɛ)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Bɛyɛ a, ka no bio?(Bɛyɛ a, ka no bio?)
Ubi est latrina?
Ɛhe na ɛyɛ toilet?(Ɛhe na ɛyɛ toilet?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurow no mu?(Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurow no mu?)
Dextra verte.
Bɔ nifa(Bɔ nifa)
Sinistra verte.
Bɔ benkum(Bɔ benkum)
I ad rectum.
Kɔ mmerɛ(Kɔ mmerɛ)
Quot est merces?
Ɛyɛ sɛn na fare no?(Ɛyɛ sɛn na fare no?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Ticket baako, mepa wo kyɛw(Ticket baako, mepa wo kyɛw)
Estne longum a hic?
Ɛyɛ akyirikyiri fi ha?(Ɛyɛ akyirikyiri fi ha?)
Ego sum perditus.
Mɛyɛ abɔfo(Mɛyɛ abɔfo)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ SIM card?(Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Aane
Non
Mii
Fortasse
Mɛyɛ
Consentio
Mɛyɛ a
Non consentio
Mɛyɛ nɔ
Bene sonat
Eyi yɛ fɛ
Quid censes?
Dɛn na wopɛ?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Wobɛtumi aboa me?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Mepɛ aboa
Exspecta paulisper
Tɔ ɔkɛse bi
Me paenitet
Mepa wo kyɛw
Nullum problema
Nni asɛm
Felicitaciones
Akyɛdeɛ
Felix natalis dies
Afehyia pa
Felix iter habeas
Nya ɔkwan pa
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Ehe ni eba train station?(Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)
Ubi est statio bus?
Ehe ni eba bus stop?(Ubi est statio bus?)
Quae est suggestus?
Nii platform ni?(Quae est suggestus?)
Quo tempore discedit?
Naa he ni eba?(Quo tempore discedit?)
Estne haec via recta?
Eyi ni kwɛ he?(Estne haec via recta?)
Prope est hic
Eyi yɛ hɔ kɛkɛ.(Prope est hic)
Longius est ab hoc
Eyi yɛ hɔ mli.(Longius est ab hoc)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
Wɔbɛtɔ mɛ map no?(Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)
Siste hic, quaeso
Gyae hɔ, please.(Siste hic, quaeso)
Quot tempus capit?
Naa he ni yɛ?(Quot tempus capit?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Quot hoc constat?
Ehe ni kɛ?(ehɛ ni kɛ)
Id nimis carum est.
Ɛyɛ dɔɔso(ɛyɛ dɔɔso)
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Wɔnya biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ?(wɔnya biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ)
Possumne solvere charta?
Mɛtɔ kaad?(mɛtɔ kaad)
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Mɛpɛ dɔkita mli mli(mɛpɛ dɔkita mli mli)
Ratio, quaeso.
Bɔtɔ mli, please(bɔtɔ mli, please)
Estne servitium inclusum?
Service no wɔ he?(service no wɔ he)
Vegetarianus sum.
Mɛyɛ vegetarian(mɛyɛ vegetarian)
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Mɛpɛ abɔdɔ mli, please(mɛpɛ abɔdɔ mli, please)
Hoc est deliciosum.
Ɛyɛ dɛ(ɛyɛ dɛ)
Possumne habere menu?
Mɛtɔ menu?(mɛtɔ menu)
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
Nsu mli, please(nsu mli, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.