Looking for practical Twi to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Twi phrase first, then the Kiga translation (Kiga) — 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 Kiga.
Tip: when a Kiga phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Twi 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.
Akwabaa
Okwagala
Medase
Webale
Mema wo akye
Osiibye bulungi
Mema wo aha
Osiibye bulungi
Mema wo adwo
Osiibye bulungi
Da yie
Osiibye bulungi
Yɛbɛhyia bio
Tugenda okukutana
Nante yie
Nkwagala
Wo din de sɛn?
Erinnya lyo ani?
Me din de John
Erinnya lyange nze John
Wo ho te sɛn?
Oli otya?
Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mehyia wo
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Wopɛ sɛ woka Borɔfo?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?(Wo pe se wo ka Borɔfo?)
Mente Hindi pa
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Mente ase
Sikuganya.
Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa kakra
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
Wobɛtumi akasa bio?
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
Ɛhe na ɔdan no wɔ?
Ekitanda kiki?
Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurom mu?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Bɔ nifa
Genda ku kkono.
Bɔ benkum
Genda ku ddyo.
Kɔ mmerɛ mu
Genda mu maaso.
Sɛnea na sika no yɛ?
Ekitundu kiki?
Kɔtɔkɔ baako, mepa wo kyɛw
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan tenten fi ha?
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
Meda hɔ a, mintumi mfa
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ SIM card?
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aane
Eee
Daabi
Oya
Ebeye yie
Wali
M'ani agye
Ndiinze
M'ani nsi
Sindiinze
Ɛyɛ fɛ
Ekitanga kiza
Dɛn na wopɛ?
Oteka ki?
Wobɛtumi aboa me?
Okwetegera?
Mepɛ aboa
Nfuna okwetegera
Tena hɔ kakra
Leka akaseke
Mepa wo kyɛw
Ndi mwefwe
Nkwasea nni hɔ
Tera kintu
Meda wo akye
Nkwagala
Awoda pa
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Bɔkɔ a yɛn nyansa
Okwetegera mu nsi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ɛhe na ɔkoɔtɔ no da?
Eri heza y'ekitabo?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?
Eri heza y'ekibuga?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?
Ekiyungiriro ki?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
Dɛn na ɛbɛkɔ?
Ekitonde ki?(Ekitonde ki?)
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan pa anaa?
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
Ɛyɛ bɛn ha
Eri wansi wano(Eri wansi wano)
Ɛyɛ mmerɛ ha
Eri kure wano(Eri kure wano)
Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw
Mugume wano, nyabo(Mugume wano, nyabo)
Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?
Ekitanga ki?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ɛyɛ sɛn?
Ekitanga ki?(ekitanga ki)
Ɛyɛ dɔɔso
Ekitanga ky'ekikula(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
Wopɛ biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ?
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
Mɛtumi akyɛ kaad no?
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
Mepɛ meyɛ abɔnten mmienu
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)