Art & Museums

1. Mfoni no yɛ fɛ

   The picture is beautiful

   Usage

   Praise a picture in a gallery or market. mfoni means "image, picture, photograph"

   Grammar Note

   mfoni is listed as "photograph" and is the noun for a picture or image in general.

2. Mepɛ sɛ mehwɛ mfoni no

   I want to look at the picture

   Usage

   Say you want a closer look at a work on display

   Grammar Note

   The "Mepɛ sɛ mehwɛ + noun + no" frame; no means "the / that".

3. Hwan na ɔtwaa mfoni yi?

   Who drew this picture?

   Usage

   Ask who made a work. twa means "cut, carve" and is also used for drawing or taking a picture

   Grammar Note

   hwan na ... asks "who ...?". twaa is the past of twa. The sentence is a combination of words; twa mfoni builds on the dictionary sense of twa "to cut".

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