School & Education

1. Sukuu wɔ he?

   Where is the school?

   Usage

   Ask where the school is. sukuu entered the language from English "school"

   Grammar Note

   sukuu is English "school" respelled; it also appears in many Twi Wikipedia titles. The question word he comes last.

2. Mekɔ sukuu

   I go to school

   Usage

   Say that you are a student. "Go" is kɔ

   Grammar Note

   Same frame as Mekɔ fie ("I am going home"); only the destination word changes.

3. Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo

   Teacher

   Usage

   The word for a teacher, as a title or a job

   Grammar Note

   ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo is kyerɛkyerɛ (teach) + fo (person): "one who teaches". The plural is nkyerɛkyerɛfo.

4. Nhoma

   Book

   Usage

   The noun for a book. It is very frequent in the Twi Bible

   Grammar Note

   nhoma is "book" and is normally used in this form.

5. Mepɛ sɛ metɔ nhoma

   I want to buy a book

   Usage

   Say you would like to buy a book in a shop

   Grammar Note

   tɔ is the verb "to buy"; the frame matches Mepɛ sɛ metɔ eyi ("I want to buy this").

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