Nature & Outdoors

1. Kwaeɛ no yɛ fɛ

   The forest is beautiful

   Usage

   Say this to praise the beauty of a forest

   Grammar Note

   kwaeɛ is "forest". Adding no gives "the forest". The frame is noun + yɛ + adjective.

2. Asubɔnten no yɛ fɛ

   The river is beautiful

   Usage

   Say this to praise the beauty of a river

   Grammar Note

   asubɔnten is the noun "river" and also occurs in the Twi Bible.

3. Bepɔw no yɛ tenten

   The mountain is tall

   Usage

   Say this to remark on how high a mountain is

   Grammar Note

   bepɔw is "mountain" (the Bible has bepɔw so "on the mountain"). tenten is the adjective "tall / long".

4. Ɛpo no yɛ kɛseɛ

   The sea is big

   Usage

   Say this to express wonder at how big the sea is

   Grammar Note

   ɛpo is the noun "sea". kɛseɛ is the adjective "big".

5. Dua no yɛ tenten

   The tree is tall

   Usage

   Say this when you see a tall tree

   Grammar Note

   dua means "tree", and also "tail" and "wood".

6. Mepɛ sɛ mehwɛ mmoa

   I want to see the animals

   Usage

   Say this at a park or zoo to say you want to see animals

   Grammar Note

   mmoa is the plural of aboa "animal". The same form also means "help", so context decides.

7. Mepɛ sɛ mehwɛ nsoromma

   I want to look at the stars

   Usage

   Say this in the night countryside to say you want to see the stars

   Grammar Note

   nsoromma is the noun "star". The Mepɛ sɛ me- frame is followed by hwɛ "look".

8. Mepɛ sɛ mehwɛ owia tɔ

   I want to watch the sunset

   Usage

   Say this at the coast or a viewpoint to say you want to watch the sunset

   Grammar Note

   owia tɔ means "the sun sets"; the Bible has owia tɔe "the sun set". tɔ is a homograph that also means "buy" and "fall (rain)".

9. Ɔsram no yɛ fɛ

   The moon is beautiful

   Usage

   Say this to praise the moon in the night sky

   Grammar Note

   ɔsram is the noun "moon"; dictionaries also list ɔbosome.

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