English–Twi Dictionary

Browse common English words and their Twi translations, with parts of speech and example sentences. Use this dictionary to look up everyday vocabulary or as a starting point for learning Twi.

Translate full sentences into Twi

Type a word above and press Look up to see its Twi translation.

Browse common Twi vocabulary

Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	me	I am here now. Me wɔ ha seesei.
you	pronoun	wo	You are my friend. Wo yɛ me adamfo.
he	pronoun	ɔno	He is at school. Ɔno wɔ sukuu.
she	pronoun	ɔno	She is very happy. Ɔno ani agye paa.
we	pronoun	yɛn	We are going home. Yɛrekɔ fie.
they	pronoun	wɔn	They are in the room. Wɔn wɔ dan no mu.
what	pronoun	dɛn	What do you want now? Dɛn na wopɛ seesei?
where	adverb	he	Where is your house? Wo fie wɔ he?
when	adverb	bere bɛn	When will you come? Bere bɛn na wobɛba?
who	pronoun	hena	Who is that woman? Hena ne saa ɔbaa no?
why	adverb	adɛn	Why are you sad? Adɛn nti na wo werɛ aho?
how	adverb	sɛn	How did you do it? Woyɛɛ no sɛn?
to be	verb	yɛ	She is a teacher. Ɔyɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo.
to have	verb	wɔ	I have a book. Mewɔ nhoma bi.
to do	verb	yɛ	I do my work daily. Meyɛ me adwuma da biara.
to go	verb	kɔ	They go to school early. Wɔkɔ sukuu anɔpa.
to come	verb	ba	Come here tomorrow morning. Bra ha ɔkyena anɔpa.
to see	verb	hu	I see the moon tonight. Mihu ɔsram anadwo yi.
to know	verb	nim	I know your name. Minim wo din.
to think	verb	dwene	We think about the future. Yedwene daakye ho.
to want	verb	pɛ	I want some water. Mepɛ nsu kakra.
to need	verb	hia	We need more time. Yehia bere pii.
to make	verb	yɛ	She makes good bread. Ɔyɛ paanoo pa.
to take	verb	fa	Take the book home. Fa nhoma no kɔ fie.
to give	verb	ma	Give me some food. Ma me aduan kakra.
to say	verb	ka	Please say that again. Yɛsrɛ wo, ka saa bio.
to tell	verb	ka kyerɛ	Tell me the story. Ka asɛm no kyerɛ me.
to ask	verb	bisa	Ask the teacher now. Bisa ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo no seesei.
to find	verb	hu	I found my bag. Mihuu me kotoku no.
to look	verb	hwɛ	Look at the sky. Hwɛ ɔsoro no.
to use	verb	de di dwuma	We use this table daily. Yɛde saa pono yi di dwuma da biara.
to work	verb	yɛ adwuma	They work every day. Wɔyɛ adwuma da biara.
to eat	verb	di	The child eats rice. Abofra no di ɛmo.
to drink	verb	nom	I drink water now. Menom nsu seesei.
to sleep	verb	da	The baby sleeps well. Abɔfra no da yiye.
to walk	verb	nantew	We walk to school. Yɛnantew kɔ sukuu.
to run	verb	tu mmirika	The boy runs fast. Abarimaa no tu mmirika ntɛm.
to read	verb	kenkan	I read this book. Mekenkan saa nhoma yi.
to write	verb	kyerɛw	Write your name here. Kyerɛw wo din wɔ ha.
to speak	verb	kasa	They speak Twi well. Wɔkasa Twi yiye.
to listen	verb	tie	Listen to the music. Tie nnwom no.
to hear	verb	te	I hear the rain. Mete osu no.
to buy	verb	tɔ	I buy fresh fruit. Metɔ aba foforo.
to sell	verb	tɔn	They sell fish here. Wɔtɔn mpataa wɔ ha.
to pay	verb	tua	Pay the money now. Tua sika no seesei.
to help	verb	boa	Please help the child. Yɛsrɛ wo boa abofra no.
to love	verb	dɔ	I love my family. Medɔ me abusua.
to live	verb	te	We live in Accra. Yɛte Accra.
to die	verb	wu	Old trees can die. Nnua dedaw betumi awu.
to learn	verb	sua	Children learn at school. Mmofra sua wɔ sukuu.
to teach	verb	kyerɛ	They teach English here. Wɔkyerɛ Borɔfo wɔ ha.
to open	verb	bue	Open the door now. Bue ɔpono no seesei.
to close	verb	to	Close the window please.
person	noun	onipa	Every person needs food. Onipa biara hia aduan.
man	noun	barima	The man is strong. Barima no ho yɛ den.
woman	noun	ɔbaa	The woman is cooking. Ɔbaa no reyi aduan.
child	noun	abofra	The child is sleeping. Abofra no da.
boy	noun	abarimaa	The boy reads well. Abarimaa no kenkan yiye.
girl	noun	abeawa	The girl is happy. Abeawa no ani agye.
family	noun	abusua	My family lives here. Me abusua te ha.
mother	noun	ɛna	My mother is kind. Me na yam ye.
father	noun	agya	My father is home. M'agya wɔ fie.
friend	noun	adamfo	He is my friend. Ɔno ne me adamfo.
house	noun	fi	Their house is big. Wɔn fi no so.
home	noun	fie	We are going home. Yɛrekɔ fie.
school	noun	sukuu	The school is nearby. Sukuu no bɛn ha.
city	noun	kurow	This city is busy. Saa kurow yi ayɛ ahomegyeɛ.
country	noun	ɔman	Our country is peaceful. Yɛn ɔman asomdwoe wom.
world	noun	wiase	The world is changing. Wiase resakra.
street	noun	kwan	The street is long. Kwan no ware.
room	noun	dan	The room is clean. Dan no tew.
time	noun	bere	We have time now. Yɛwɔ bere seesei.
day	noun	da	Today is a good day. Ɛnnɛ yɛ da pa.
night	noun	anadwo	The night is cold. Anadwo no yɛ nwini.
morning	noun	anɔpa	This morning is cool. Anɔpa yi yɛ nwini.
evening	noun	anwummere	Come here this evening. Bra ha anwummere yi.
week	noun	nnawɔtwe	I will come next week. Mɛba nnawɔtwe a ɛreba.
month	noun	bosome	This month is busy. Bosome yi mu ayɛ adwuma.
year	noun	afe	This year is good. Afe yi ye.
today	adverb	ɛnnɛ	I am busy today. Me ho ayɛ me adwuma ɛnnɛ.
tomorrow	adverb	ɔkyena	We will travel tomorrow. Yebetu kwan ɔkyena.
yesterday	adverb	nnora	He came yesterday evening. Ɔbaa nnora anwummere.
now	adverb	seesei	Come here now. Bra ha seesei.
sun	noun	owia	The sun is hot. Owia no yɛ hyew.
moon	noun	ɔsram	The moon is bright. Ɔsram no hyerɛn.
star	noun	nsoromma	The stars shine tonight. Nsoromma no hyerɛn anadwo yi.
sky	noun	ɔsoro	The sky is blue. Ɔsoro no yɛ bruu.
earth	noun	asase	The earth is round.
fire	noun	ogya	The fire is hot. Ogya no yɛ hyew.
water	noun	nsu	Drink some water now. Nom nsu kakra seesei.
rain	noun	osu	The rain is heavy. Osu no mu yɛ den.
wind	noun	mframa	The wind is strong. Mframa no yɛ den.
tree	noun	dua	That tree is tall. Saa dua no ware.
flower	noun	nhwiren	The flower is beautiful. Nhwiren no yɛ fɛ.
mountain	noun	bepɔw	The mountain is high. Bepɔw no ware.
river	noun	asubɔnten	The river is wide.
sea	noun	po	The sea is calm.
food	noun	aduan	The food is ready. Aduan no ayɛ krado.
bread	noun	paanoo	I bought fresh bread. Metɔɔ paanoo foforo.
rice	noun	ɛmo	The rice is hot. Ɛmo no yɛ hyew.
meat	noun	nam	The meat is good. Nam no yɛ dɛ.
fish	noun	mpataa	We eat fish often. Yedi mpataa mpɛn pii.
egg	noun	kosua	The egg is broken. Kosua no abɔ.
milk	noun	nufusu	The baby drinks milk. Abɔfra no nom nufusu.
fruit	noun	aba	This fruit is sweet. Saa aba yi yɛ dɛ.
tea	noun	tii	She drinks tea daily. Ɔnom tii da biara.
coffee	noun	kɔfe	I drink coffee sometimes. Menom kɔfe bere bi.
head	noun	ti	My head hurts today. Me ti yɛ me ya ɛnnɛ.
eye	noun	aniwa	Her eyes are beautiful. N'aniwa yɛ fɛ.
ear	noun	aso	My ear hurts badly. M'aso yɛ me ya paa.
mouth	noun	anom	Open your mouth wide. Bue w'anom kɛse.
nose	noun	hwene	My nose is blocked.
hand	noun	nsa	Wash your hands now. Hohoro wo nsa seesei.
foot	noun	anan	My foot hurts today. M'anan yɛ me ya ɛnnɛ.
heart	noun	akomam	Her heart is strong.
name	noun	din	What is your name? Wo din de sɛn?
book	noun	nhoma	This book is new. Saa nhoma yi foforo.
word	noun	asɛmfua	This word is hard. Saa asɛmfua yi yɛ den.
language	noun	kasa	Twi is a language. Twi yɛ kasa.
money	noun	sika	I need more money. Mehia sika pii.
work	noun	adwuma	My work is hard. M'adwuma yɛ den.
love	noun	ɔdɔ	Love is very important. Ɔdɔ ho hia paa.
music	noun	nnwom	The music is beautiful. Nnwom no yɛ fɛ.
story	noun	asɛm	Tell me that story. Ka saa asɛm no kyerɛ me.
way	noun	kwan	This is the best way. Eyi ne ɔkwan pa sen biara.
thing	noun	ade	That thing is mine. Saa ade no yɛ me dea.
life	noun	asetena	Life is not easy. Asetena nyɛ mmerɛ.
door	noun	ɔpono	The door is open. Ɔpono no abue.
table	noun	pono	The table is clean. Pono no tew.
chair	noun	akonnwa	The chair is broken. Akonnwa no abubu.
car	noun	kaar	The car is new. Kaar no foforo.
good	adjective	pa	This food is good. Saa aduan yi yɛ pa.
bad	adjective	bɔne	That work is bad. Saa adwuma no yɛ bɔne.
big	adjective	kɛse	The house is big. Fie no so.
small	adjective	ketewa	The room is small. Dan no sua.
new	adjective	foforo	I bought a new book. Metɔɔ nhoma foforo.
old	adjective	dedaw	That house is old. Saa fi no akyɛ.
long	adjective	ware	The road is long. Kwan no ware.
short	adjective	tiaa	The rope is short.
high	adjective	ware	The mountain is high. Bepɔw no ware.
low	adjective	fam	The table is low.
hot	adjective	hyew	The tea is hot. Tii no yɛ hyew.
cold	adjective	nwini	The water is cold. Nsu no yɛ nwini.
happy	adjective	ani agye	The children are happy. Mmofra no ani agye.
sad	adjective	werɛ aho	She feels sad today. Ne werɛ aho ɛnnɛ.
beautiful	adjective	fɛ	The flower is beautiful. Nhwiren no yɛ fɛ.
easy	adjective	mmerɛ	This work is easy. Saa adwuma yi yɛ mmerɛ.
hard	adjective	den	This question is hard.
fast	adjective	ntɛm	The car is fast. Kaar no yɛ ntɛm.
slow	adjective	brɛoo	The car is slow. Kaar no yɛ brɛoo.
right	adjective	ɛyɛ nokware	Your answer is right. Wo mmuae no yɛ nokware.
wrong	adjective	mfomso	That answer is wrong. Saa mmuae no yɛ mfomso.
important	adjective	hia	This book is important. Saa nhoma yi ho hia.
true	adjective	nokware	This story is true. Saa asɛm yi yɛ nokware.
full	adjective	ma	The cup is full.
empty	adjective	hwee nni mu	The room is empty. Hwee nni dan no mu.
young	adjective	abofra	The girl is young. Abeawa no yɛ abofra.
strong	adjective	den	That man is strong. Saa barima no ho yɛ den.
weak	adjective	yɛ mmerɛw	The child is weak. Abofra no yɛ mmerɛw.
red	adjective	kɔkɔɔ	The flower is red. Nhwiren no yɛ kɔkɔɔ.
blue	adjective	bruu	The sky is blue. Ɔsoro no yɛ bruu.
green	adjective	ahabammono	The leaves are green.
yellow	adjective	akokɔsradeɛ	The flower is yellow.
black	adjective	tuntum	The bag is black. Kotoku no yɛ tuntum.
white	adjective	fitaa	The shirt is white.
yes	interjection	aane	Yes, I will come. Aane, mɛba.
no	interjection	daabi	No, I do not know. Daabi, minnim.
and	conjunction	ne	Mother and father are here. Ɛna ne agya wɔ ha.
or	conjunction	anaasɛ	Tea or coffee is fine. Tii anaasɛ kɔfe nyinaa ye.
but	conjunction	nanso	I called, but he left. Mefrɛɛ no, nanso ɔkɔe.
if	conjunction	sɛ	If you come, we eat. Sɛ wobɛba a, yebedi.
because	conjunction	efisɛ	I stayed because it rained. Metenaa hɔ efisɛ osu tɔe.
with	preposition	ne	I came with my friend. Me ne me adamfo bae.
without	preposition	a... nni ho	He left without money.
for	preposition	ma	This gift is for you. Saa akyɛde yi yɛ ma wo.
from	preposition	fi	I came from home. Mefi fie bae.
to	preposition	kɔ	We walked to school. Yɛnantew kɔɔ sukuu.