Café & Drinks

1. Mepɛ tii

   I want tea

   Usage

   Order tea in a shop or hotel. tii is borrowed from English "tea"

   Grammar Note

   tii is borrowed from English and listed in dictionaries. The thing wanted follows Mepɛ directly.

2. Mepɛ sɛ menom tii

   I want to drink tea

   Usage

   Say that you would like to drink tea

   Grammar Note

   nom is the verb "to drink", following the Mepɛ sɛ me- frame.

3. Mepɛ nufosuo

   I want milk

   Usage

   Ask for milk, for example to go with tea

   Grammar Note

   nufosuo is listed in dictionaries as "milk" and is also part of twe nufosuo "to milk".

4. Mepɛ kɔfe

   I want coffee

   Usage

   Order coffee at a cafe or lodging. kɔfe is borrowed from English "coffee"

   Grammar Note

   kɔfe is English "coffee" respelled with the Akan letter ɔ.

5. Ma me tii

   Give me tea

   Usage

   A way to ask for a drink. Put Mepa wo kyɛw before it to be more polite

   Grammar Note

   ma is the verb "to give"; the frame is the same as Ma me nsuo (give me water).

6. Ma me nsuo bio

   Give me water again

   Usage

   Ask for a refill after finishing a drink

   Grammar Note

   bio is the adverb "again", placed at the end.

7. Mempɛ nsa

   I do not want alcohol

   Usage

   Decline an offer of alcohol. nsa also means "hand", but in an offer it is alcohol

   Grammar Note

   mpɛ is the negative of pɛ "want"; the negative nasal becomes m- before p.

8. Tii no yɛ dɛ

   The tea is sweet

   Usage

   Say this to compliment a drink you were served

   Grammar Note

   dɛ is the adjective "sweet / tasty"; it works with other drinks in place of tii.

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