Massage & Spa

1. Me ti yɛ me ya

   My head hurts

   Usage

   Tells the practitioner where it hurts

   Grammar Note

   Literally "my head makes me pain". yɛ ya means "to hurt".

2. Me abatire yɛ me ya

   My shoulder hurts

   Usage

   Tells the practitioner about a stiff or sore shoulder

   Grammar Note

   The possessor me comes before the noun abatire.

3. Me akyire yɛ me ya

   My back hurts

   Usage

   Tells the practitioner about back pain

   Grammar Note

   The possessor me comes before the noun akyire.

4. Me nan yɛ me ya

   My leg hurts

   Usage

   Tells about sore legs after a lot of walking

   Grammar Note

   The possessor me comes before the noun nan.

5. Me ɛkɔn yɛ me ya

   My neck hurts

   Usage

   Tells the practitioner about neck pain

   Grammar Note

   The possessor me comes before the noun ɛkɔn. The ɔ is U+0254.

6. Mabrɛ

   I am tired

   Usage

   Explains why you want a massage: your body is tired

   Grammar Note

   The perfect prefix a- merges with me to give ma-.

7. Brɛoo

   Gently

   Usage

   A short request to ease the pressure; an adverb meaning softly or gently

   Grammar Note

   brɛoo is an adverb; said alone it works as a request to be gentle.

8. Medaase, me ho yɛ

   Thank you, I feel fine now

   Usage

   Thanks at the end of the treatment

   Grammar Note

   me ho yɛ is "my body is good".

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