Emergency

1. Boa me!

   Help me!

   Usage

   Shout it when you are in danger or trouble

   Grammar Note

   boa is the imperative "help"; me is "me".

2. Mesrɛ wo, boa me!

   Please, help me!

   Usage

   An urgent plea. Mesrɛ wo means "I beg you" and is more pleading than Mepa wo kyɛw

   Grammar Note

   Do not stack Mesrɛ wo with Mepa wo kyɛw.

3. Frɛ opolisini!

   Call a police officer!

   Usage

   Ask bystanders for help after a theft or accident

   Grammar Note

   frɛ is the imperative "call".

4. Mehia dɔkota

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Say it after an injury or sudden illness

   Grammar Note

   me- plus hia gives mehia.

5. Mehia aduro

   I need medicine

   Usage

   Use it at a pharmacy or clinic

   Grammar Note

   me- plus hia gives mehia.

6. Fa me kɔ ayaresabea

   Take me to the hospital

   Usage

   Tell a driver when you need to get to a hospital

   Grammar Note

   fa ... kɔ is a serial-verb pattern meaning "take ... to".

7. Meyare

   I am sick

   Usage

   Says that you are ill

   Grammar Note

   yare is "to be sick".

8. Ha yɛ me ya

   It hurts here

   Usage

   Point to the sore spot; replace ha with a body-part word

   Grammar Note

   Literally "here makes me pain". yɛ ya means "to hurt".

9. Owifoɔ!

   Thief!

   Usage

   Alert people around you after a theft

   Grammar Note

   owifoɔ is "thief". The final ɔ is U+0254.

10. Wɔawia me sika

    My money was stolen

    Usage

    Report a theft to the police or hotel staff

    Grammar Note

    wɔ- "they" plus a- marks the perfect. Literally "they have stolen my money". The sentence is composed from the words.

11. Gya!

    Fire!

    Usage

    A shout to warn others of a fire

    Grammar Note

    gya is "fire".

12. Hwɛ yie!

    Be careful!

    Usage

    A warning when danger is near. Literally "look well"

    Grammar Note

    hwɛ yie is a set expression for "be careful".

13. Bra ntɛm!

    Come quickly!

    Usage

    Use it when you need someone to come fast

    Grammar Note

    ntɛm is an adverb placed after the verb.

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