Looking for practical Twi to Tiv phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Twi phrase first, then the Tiv translation (Tiv) — 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 Tiv.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tiv-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.
Akwabaa
Mgbakpa
Medase
Ior na
Mema wo akye
Mgbakpa u sha
Mema wo aha
Mgbakpa u kpa
Mema wo adwo
Mgbakpa u ter
Da yie
Mgbakpa u ter sha
Yɛbɛhyia bio
Kpa a joo
Nante yie
Ior a joo
Wo din de sɛn?
Ior m ngu?
Me din de John
M ngu John
Wo ho te sɛn?
Ior m nande?
Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mehyia wo
Ior m nande a joo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Wopɛ sɛ woka Borɔfo?
I kpa English?(Wo pe se wo ka Borɔfo?)
Mente Hindi pa
M nahan Hindi nahan.
Mente ase
M nahan usha.
Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa kakra
M nahan usha kpa.
Wobɛtumi akasa bio?
I kpa a sha?
Ɛhe na ɔdan no wɔ?
I we a joo?
Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurom mu?
Nenge a kpa a city center?
Bɔ nifa
Kpa a joo.
Bɔ benkum
Kpa a nahan.
Kɔ mmerɛ mu
Kpa a sha.
Sɛnea na sika no yɛ?
Nenge a kpa a fare?
Kɔtɔkɔ baako, mepa wo kyɛw
I kpa a ticket, please.
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan tenten fi ha?
I we a nahan a nahan?
Meda hɔ a, mintumi mfa
M nahan sha.
Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ SIM card?
I we a kpa a SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aane
Ee
Daabi
Naa
Ebeye yie
Iye
M'ani agye
M na a kpa
M'ani nsi
M na a kpa nahan
Ɛyɛ fɛ
I kpa a kpa
Dɛn na wopɛ?
U kpa a nahan?
Wobɛtumi aboa me?
U kpa m nahan?
Mepɛ aboa
M na a kpa nahan
Tena hɔ kakra
Kpa a kpa
Mepa wo kyɛw
M na a kpa
Nkwasea nni hɔ
Naa a kpa
Meda wo akye
I kpa a kpa
Awoda pa
A kpa a kpa
Bɔkɔ a yɛn nyansa
U kpa a kpa
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ɛhe na ɔkoɔtɔ no da?
Ior a kpa?(Ehe na okoto no da?)
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?
Ior a nyam?(Ehe na okwan no da?)
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?
Ior a gande?(Ehe na okwan no da?)
Dɛn na ɛbɛkɔ?
Nenge a kpa?(Den na ebekɔ?)
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan pa anaa?
Ior a nenge a?(Eyɛ okwan pa anaa?)
Ɛyɛ bɛn ha
I na kpa a.(Eyɛ ben ha)
Ɛyɛ mmerɛ ha
I na kpa a kpa.(Eyɛ mmerɛ ha)
Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?
I ma ior a gande?(Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?)
Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw
Kpa a, please.(Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw)
Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?
Nenge a kpa?(Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ɛyɛ sɛn?
Ior kwagh nahan?(ior kwagh nahan)
Ɛyɛ dɔɔso
Ior u kpa a kpa(ior u kpa a kpa)
Wopɛ biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ?
Ior m ngu u kpa?(ior m ngu u kpa)
Mɛtumi akyɛ kaad no?
Ior m gban a card?(ior m gban a card)
Mepɛ meyɛ abɔnten mmienu
A doo a table m ngu a yô(a doo a table m ngu a yô)
Sika no, mepa wo kyɛw
Ior a bill, please(ior a bill, please)
Ɛyɛ ɔsom a wɔakɔka ho?
Ior a service m nahan?(ior a service m nahan)
Meyɛ ɔkɔmfoɔ
A m vegetarian(a m vegetarian)
Mepa wo kyɛw, nsɛm a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ nni hɔ
A m nahan a spicy food(a m nahan a spicy food)
Ɛyɛ anigye
Ior a kpa(ior a kpa)
Mɛtumi anya menu no?
Ior m gban a menu?(ior m gban a menu)
Mepa wo kyɛw, nsuo bi
A glass a water, please(a glass a water)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Frɛ ɔpolice
Kpa a police(Freh opolisi)
Frɛ ambulance
Kpa a ambulance(Freh ambulance)
Mepɛ dɔkita
M ba a doctor(Mepe dokita)
Meda ho yare
M kpa a kpa(Medaho yare)
Medi nkuto ho yare
M kpa a nyam(Medi nkuto ho yare)
Ɛhe na ɔyareɛ foforɔ no wɔ?
I kpa a hospital mza?(Ehe na oyare foforo no wo?)
Ɛyɛ me ya ha
I kpa a sha(Eyɛ me ya ha)
Mɛhwere me passport
M kpa a passport m(Mehwere me passport)
Wobɛtumi afrɛ me hotel?
I kpa a hotel m?(Wobɛtumi afre me hotel?)
Boa me!
Kpa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Me ho yɛ fɛ sɛ me ne wo bɛhyia
Ior u kpa.
Ma yɛnhyɛ nhyiamu da
Ka a hia ikyô.
Dɛn na ɛyɛ ɔberɛ a ɛyɛ wo dea?
Nî kpa u kpa?
Mɛsoma abatoɔ no nnɛ
M gbanor u kpe.
Ɛbɛyɛ a yɛbɛkasa ɔkyena?
A hia nî u hia?
Mesrɛ, hwɛ fael no a ɛda ho
M kpa u venge.
Medase sɛ wopɛ bere no
Ior u nenge.
Mepɛ sɛ me ne wo yɛ adwuma
M hia u kpa.
Wobɛtumi akyerɛkyerɛ saa nsɛm no?
Ior a hia u mba?
Ma menkɔ na mɛsan aba
Ka m hia u.
Nhyɛda no yɛ Ɛbenada
Ikyô u kpa a Friday.
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.