Time & Dates

1. Nnawɔtwe

   Week

   Usage

   "Week." Individual days have their own names such as Dwoada and Benada. The form resembles the numeral nwɔtwe (eight), but learn it as a separate word

   Grammar Note

   Nnawɔtwe is a noun. There is no gender or article, and no tone marks are written.

2. Afe

   Year

   Usage

   "Year." Used as a unit of time

   Grammar Note

   Afe is a noun. There is no gender or article, and no tone marks are written.

3. Ɔsram

   Month

   Usage

   "Month." The same word also means the moon. Month names are usually said in English in conversation

   Grammar Note

   Ɔsram is a noun. There is no gender or article, and no tone marks are written.

4. Ɛda

   Day

   Usage

   "Day" as a unit of time. Related to the ending -da of the day names

   Grammar Note

   Ɛda is a noun. There is no gender or article, and no tone marks are written.

5. Anɔpa

   Morning

   Usage

   A noun for the morning part of the day. It is not given here as a fixed greeting

   Grammar Note

   Anɔpa is a noun. There is no gender or article, and no tone marks are written.

6. Anwummerɛ

   Evening

   Usage

   A noun for the evening part of the day. It is not given here as a fixed greeting

   Grammar Note

   Anwummerɛ is a noun. There is no gender or article, and no tone marks are written.

7. Anadwo

   Night

   Usage

   "Night." Also used to count nights of a stay, as in anadwo baako (one night)

   Grammar Note

   Anadwo is a noun. There is no gender or article, and no tone marks are written.

8. Anadwo yi

   Tonight

   Usage

   "Tonight." Anadwo (night) plus yi (this); the same pairing is found in published Twi translations

   Grammar Note

   The demonstrative yi follows the noun.

9. Seesei

   Now

   Usage

   "Now." A time adverb. It sits at the start or the end of a clause

   Grammar Note

   Seesei is a noun. There is no gender or article, and no tone marks are written.

10. Ɛda biara

    Every day

    Usage

    "Every day." Ɛda (day) plus biara (every, any)

    Grammar Note

    Biara follows a noun and means "every, any".

11. Simma baako

    One minute

    Usage

    "One minute." Can be used when asking someone to wait; the usual set phrase is Twɛn kakra

    Grammar Note

    The numeral baako follows the noun.

12. Yɛbɛhyia ɔkyena anɔpa

    Let us meet tomorrow morning

    Usage

    For arranging a meeting. The time words go at the end of the sentence

    Grammar Note

    Yɛ (we) + bɛ (future) + hyia (meet). The time words are stacked at the end.

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