Shopping

1. Ɛboɔ yɛ sɛn?

   How much does it cost?

   Usage

   The basic price question; point at the item. The answer often comes in English numbers

   Grammar Note

   Literally "how is the price?". The noun boɔ means both "rock" and "price".

2. Mepɛ eyi

   I want this

   Usage

   Point at an item to say you want it

   Grammar Note

   pɛ is "to want, like"; eyi is "this".

3. Mepɛ sɛ metɔ eyi

   I want to buy this

   Usage

   States clearly that you intend to buy

   Grammar Note

   tɔ is "to buy"; pɛ sɛ is followed by a subject plus verb.

4. Ma me eyi

   Give me this

   Usage

   Point and ask; add Mepa wo kyɛw in front to be polite

   Grammar Note

   ma is "to give"; the recipient me comes before the thing.

5. Mempɛ eyi

   I don't want this

   Usage

   Use it to decline a seller or hand back an item you do not want

   Grammar Note

   mempɛ is the negative of pɛ; the nasal is m before p.

6. Wotɔn nsuo?

   Do you sell water?

   Usage

   Ask whether a shop sells something; swap nsuo for another item

   Grammar Note

   tɔn is "to sell"; the question is marked by intonation.

7. Wowɔ bi?

   Do you have some?

   Usage

   Point at what you want and ask if they have it

   Grammar Note

   bi is an indefinite word meaning "some, a certain one".

8. Dwa no wɔ he?

   Where is the market?

   Usage

   Asks where the market is

   Grammar Note

   no after the noun means "the".

9. Mewɔ sika

   I have money

   Usage

   Says you are able to pay

   Grammar Note

   wɔ is "to have".

10. Mepɛ samina

    I want soap

    Usage

    Use it when you want to buy soap

    Grammar Note

    samina is "soap".

11. Mepɛ kente

    I want kente cloth

    Usage

    Ghana's best-known woven cloth, a specialty of the Asante region

    Grammar Note

    kente is the name of the cloth and is spelled the same in English.

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