Internet & WiFi

1. Intanɛt wɔ ha?

   Is there internet here?

   Usage

   Ask at a hotel or shop whether internet is available. The word is borrowed from English

   Grammar Note

   Intanɛt is English "internet" respelled with the Akan letter ɛ. The word order does not change in a question; it is marked by intonation.

2. Mepɛ intanɛt

   I want internet

   Usage

   Ask to be allowed to use the internet, in a shop or at your lodging

   Grammar Note

   pɛ is the verb "to want / like"; Me + pɛ gives Mepɛ.

3. Intanɛt no yɛ ntɛm

   The internet is fast

   Usage

   Say this to remark that the connection is fast

   Grammar Note

   no follows a noun and means "the" (Akan has no articles). ntɛm means "fast / quickly".

4. Mepɛ kɔmputa

   I want a computer

   Usage

   Say this at an internet cafe when you want to use a computer

   Grammar Note

   kɔmputa is English "computer" respelled, with the o sound written ɔ.

5. Kɔmputa wɔ he?

   Where is the computer?

   Usage

   Ask where the computer is at an internet cafe or reception desk

   Grammar Note

   The question word he comes last, as in every "X wɔ he?" question.

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