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Common Twi to Latin phrases

100 practical Twi to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Twi to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Twi phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Latin-speaking trip in a few weeks.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Akwabaa

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Medase

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Mema wo akye

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Mema wo aha

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Mema wo adwo

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Da yie

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Yɛbɛhyia bio

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Nante yie

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Wo din de sɛn?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Me din de John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Wo ho te sɛn?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mehyia wo

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (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.

  1. Wopɛ sɛ woka Borɔfo?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Mente Hindi pa

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Mente ase

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa kakra

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Wobɛtumi akasa bio?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ɛhe na ɔdan no wɔ?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurom mu?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Bɔ nifa

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Bɔ benkum

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Kɔ mmerɛ mu

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Sɛnea na sika no yɛ?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Kɔtɔkɔ baako, mepa wo kyɛw

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Ɛyɛ ɔkwan tenten fi ha?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Meda hɔ a, mintumi mfa

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ SIM card?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Aane

    Ita

  2. Daabi

    Non

  3. Ebeye yie

    Fortasse

  4. M'ani agye

    Consentio

  5. M'ani nsi

    Non consentio

  6. Ɛyɛ fɛ

    Bene sonat

  7. Dɛn na wopɛ?

    Quid censes?

  8. Wobɛtumi aboa me?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Mepɛ aboa

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Tena hɔ kakra

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Mepa wo kyɛw

    Me paenitet

  12. Nkwasea nni hɔ

    Nullum problema

  13. Meda wo akye

    Felicitaciones

  14. Awoda pa

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Bɔkɔ a yɛn nyansa

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Ɛhe na ɔkoɔtɔ no da?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Dɛn na ɛbɛkɔ?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Ɛyɛ ɔkwan pa anaa?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Ɛyɛ bɛn ha

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Ɛyɛ mmerɛ ha

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Ɛyɛ sɛn?

    Quot hoc constat? (Eye sen?)

  2. Ɛyɛ dɔɔso

    Id nimis carum est. (Eye dooso)

  3. Wopɛ biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ?

    Habesne quidquam cheap? (Wope biribi a eye mmere?)

  4. Mɛtumi akyɛ kaad no?

    Possumne solvere charta? (Metumi akye kaad no?)

  5. Mepɛ meyɛ abɔnten mmienu

    Velim mensam pro duobus. (Mepɛ abɔnten mmienu)

  6. Sika no, mepa wo kyɛw

    Ratio, quaeso. (Sika no, mepɔ wo kyɛw)

  7. Ɛyɛ ɔsom a wɔakɔka ho?

    Estne servitium inclusum? (Eye osom a wɔakɔka ho?)

  8. Meyɛ ɔkɔmfoɔ

    Vegetarianus sum. (Meyɛ okomfo)

  9. Mepa wo kyɛw, nsɛm a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ nni hɔ

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso. (Mepa wo kyɛw, nsɛm a eye kɔkɔɔ nni hɔ)

  10. Ɛyɛ anigye

    Hoc est deliciosum. (Eye anigye)

  11. Mɛtumi anya menu no?

    Possumne habere menu? (Metumi anya menu no?)

  12. Mepa wo kyɛw, nsuo bi

    Poculum aquae, quaeso. (Mepa wo kyɛw, nsuo bi)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Frɛ ɔpolice

    Vocā polīciam (Freh opolisi)

  2. Frɛ ambulance

    Vocā ambulantiam (Freh ambulance)

  3. Mepɛ dɔkita

    Medicum mihi opus est (Mepe dokita)

  4. Meda ho yare

    Māla mē sentio (Medaho yare)

  5. Medi nkuto ho yare

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae (Medi nkuto ho yare)

  6. Ɛhe na ɔyareɛ foforɔ no wɔ?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis? (Ehe na oyare foforo no wo?)

  7. Ɛyɛ me ya ha

    Hic dolet (Eyɛ me ya ha)

  8. Mɛhwere me passport

    Passum meum perdidī (Mehwere me passport)

  9. Wobɛtumi afrɛ me hotel?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre? (Wobɛtumi afre me hotel?)

  10. Boa me!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Me ho yɛ fɛ sɛ me ne wo bɛhyia

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Ma yɛnhyɛ nhyiamu da

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Dɛn na ɛyɛ ɔberɛ a ɛyɛ wo dea?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Mɛsoma abatoɔ no nnɛ

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Ɛbɛyɛ a yɛbɛkasa ɔkyena?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Mesrɛ, hwɛ fael no a ɛda ho

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Medase sɛ wopɛ bere no

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Mepɛ sɛ me ne wo yɛ adwuma

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Wobɛtumi akyerɛkyerɛ saa nsɛm no?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Ma menkɔ na mɛsan aba

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Nhyɛda no yɛ Ɛbenada

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛda?

    Quot hora est? (Eyɛ den na ɛda?)

  2. Ɛyɛ mmerɛ mmiɛnsa

    Tertia hora est. (Eyɛ mmere mmiensa)

  3. Ɛnnɛ

    Hodie

  4. Ɛkyɛ

    Cras

  5. Anɔpa

    Heri

  6. Dwoada

    Dies Lunae

  7. Benada

    Dies Martis

  8. Wukuada

    Dies Mercurii

  9. Baako

    Unus

  10. Mmienu

    Duo

  11. Mmiɛnsa

    Tres

  12. Dɔnhwere

    Decem

  13. Nkyɛntɛn

    Centum

  14. Bɔkɔɔ

    Dimidium

  15. Pɔtee

    Plus

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