Fante phrasebook
Fante also known as Fantse or Fanti is one of the principal language of Akan which is spoken in Ghana.
Pronunciation guide
[edit]Phrase list
[edit]Basics
[edit]- How are you?
- wo ho tseden?
- I am fine
- bokoo
- I am cool
- oye
- Good afternoon
- memamwoaha
- What is your name
- wofre wo den?
- Good bye
- dayie
- Welcome to Ghana
- awkaaba ba Ghana
- Good morning
- memewoakye
- Good night
- memawoadwi
Problem/Emergency
[edit]Numbers
[edit]- 1
- Kor
- 2
- Ebien
- 3
- Ebaasa
- 4
- Anan
- 5
- Enum
- 6
- Esia
- 7
- Esuon
- 8
- Awɔtwe
- 9
- Akrɔn
- 10
- Du
- 20
- Eduonu
- 30
- Eduasa
- 40
- Eduanan
- 50
- Eduonum
- 60
- Eduosia
- 70
- Eduosuon
- 80
- Eduowɔtwe
- 90
- Eduokrɔn
- 100
- Ɔha
- 200
- Ahaebien
- 300
- Ahaebaasa
- 400
- Ahaanan
- 500
- Ahaenum
- 600
- Ahaesia
- 700
- Ahaesuon
- 800
- Ahaawɔtwe
- 900
- Ahaakrɔn
- 1000
- Apem
- 2000
- Mpemebien
- 10000
- Mpemdu
- 1000000
- Ɔpepem
- First
- Piesi
- Second
- Manu
- Third
- Mensa
- Fourth
- Maanan
- Fifth
- Enum
- Sixth
- Esia
- Seventh
- Esuon
- Eighth
- Awotwe
- Tenth
- Badu
Time
[edit]Clock time
[edit]Duration
[edit]Days
[edit]- Sunday
- Kwesida
- Monday
- Dwowda
- Tuesday
- Benada
- Wednesday
- Wukuda
- Thursday
- Yawda
- Friday
- Fida
- Saturday
- Memenda
Months (Bosoom)
[edit]- January
- Sanda
- February
- Kwakwar
- March
- Ebɔw
- April
- Ebɔbira
- May
- Ensuow Aketseaba
- June
- Obiradzi
- July
- Ayɛwoho
- August
- Dzifuu
- September
- Fankwa
- October
- Ɔbɛsɛ
- November
- Ɔber3f3w
- December
- mumu
Colors (Enyikyer3)
[edit]- White
- Fufuw
- Black
- Tuntum
- Green
- Ahaebum
- Red
- Memen
- Yellow
- AkaƆgoa
- Brown
- Dubir
- Blue
- Bruw
- Grey
- Nsōsōw
- Violet
- Ewuruku
Transportation
[edit]Part of the body
[edit]- Head
- Tsir
- Shoulder
- abatsir
- Armpit
- amotuadze
- Chest
- akoko
- Hand
- nsa
- Leg
- nan
- Ear
- asowa
- Nose
- hwen
- Eye
- enyiwa
- Chin
- abɔdwe
Family
[edit]Food
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