Dwoada
Monday
Usage
A day-of-the-week name. Akan day names end in -da ("day") and are written with a capital letter
Grammar Note
Dwoada is a day-name noun; the ending -da means "day". Dictionaries also list Monday as Dwoda and as Ɛdwoada with a leading ɛ, so the spelling varies.
Benada
Tuesday
Usage
A day-of-the-week name. Akan day names end in -da ("day") and are written with a capital letter
Grammar Note
Benada is a day-name noun; the ending -da means "day".
Wukuada
Wednesday
Usage
A day-of-the-week name. Akan day names end in -da ("day") and are written with a capital letter
Grammar Note
Wukuada is a day-name noun; the ending -da means "day".
Yawoada
Thursday
Usage
A day-of-the-week name. Akan day names end in -da ("day") and are written with a capital letter
Grammar Note
Yawoada is a day-name noun; the ending -da means "day".
Efiada
Friday
Usage
A day-of-the-week name. Akan day names end in -da ("day") and are written with a capital letter
Grammar Note
Efiada is a day-name noun; the ending -da means "day".
Memeneda
Saturday
Usage
A day-of-the-week name. Akan day names end in -da ("day") and are written with a capital letter
Grammar Note
Memeneda is a day-name noun; the ending -da means "day".
Kwasiada
Sunday
Usage
A day-of-the-week name. Akan day names end in -da ("day") and are written with a capital letter
Grammar Note
Kwasiada is a day-name noun; the ending -da means "day".
Ɛnnɛ
Today
Usage
The word for "today" when talking about plans; it also occurs in the Twi Bible
Grammar Note
ɛnnɛ means "today" and can stand at the start or end of a sentence.
Ɔkyena
Tomorrow
Usage
The word for "tomorrow" when talking about plans
Grammar Note
ɔkyena means "tomorrow", as in Yɛbɛhyia ɔkyena ("we will meet tomorrow").
Ɛnnora
Yesterday
Usage
The word for "yesterday" when speaking about a past day
Grammar Note
ɛnnora means "yesterday".
Yɛbɛhyia Memeneda
We will meet on Saturday
Usage
Use it to fix a meeting day. Swap in another day name for other days
Grammar Note
bɛ- is the future prefix, as in Yɛbɛhyia ɔkyena. The day name is placed directly, with no preposition.
Yɛbɛhyia Kwasiada
We will meet on Sunday
Usage
Use it to fix a meeting day. Swap in another day name for other days
Grammar Note
bɛ- is the future prefix. The day name is placed directly, with no preposition.
More Akan (Twi) phrases
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