Looking for practical Twi to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Twi phrase first, then the Mam translation (Mam) — 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 Mam.
Tip: read the Mam line out loud three times, then cover the Twi side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Akwabaa
Xo'j(sho'j)
Medase
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Mema wo akye
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Mema wo aha
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Mema wo adwo
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Da yie
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Yɛbɛhyia bio
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Nante yie
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Wo din de sɛn?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Me din de John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Wo ho te sɛn?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mehyia wo
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Wopɛ sɛ woka Borɔfo?
¿K'ax k'utun English?(Wo pe se wo ka Borɔfo?)
Mente Hindi pa
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Mente ase
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa kakra
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Wobɛtumi akasa bio?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Ɛhe na ɔdan no wɔ?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurom mu?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Bɔ nifa
K'utun k'ux.
Bɔ benkum
K'utun k'ux.
Kɔ mmerɛ mu
K'utun k'ux.
Sɛnea na sika no yɛ?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Kɔtɔkɔ baako, mepa wo kyɛw
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan tenten fi ha?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Meda hɔ a, mintumi mfa
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ SIM card?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aane
Juj(hoo)
Daabi
Man(mah)
Ebeye yie
K'ux(k'ush)
M'ani agye
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
M'ani nsi
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Ɛyɛ fɛ
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Dɛn na wopɛ?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Wobɛtumi aboa me?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Mepɛ aboa
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Tena hɔ kakra
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Mepa wo kyɛw
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Nkwasea nni hɔ
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Meda wo akye
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Awoda pa
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Bɔkɔ a yɛn nyansa
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ɛhe na ɔkoɔtɔ no da?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?(Ehe na okoto no da?)
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?(Ehe na okwan no da?)
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?(Ehe na okwan no da?)
Dɛn na ɛbɛkɔ?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?(Den na ebekɔ?)
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan pa anaa?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?(Eyɛ okwan pa anaa?)
Ɛyɛ bɛn ha
Ri k'ut pa ri.(Eyɛ ben ha)
Ɛyɛ mmerɛ ha
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.(Eyɛ mmerɛ ha)
Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?(Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?)
Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?(Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw)
Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?(Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.