Ga phrasebook
Ga also known as Gã is a language of people that resides in the Southern east region of Ghana. Some of the native speakers can be found in Benin, Togo and western part of Nigeria.
Pronunciation guide
[edit]Oral Vowels
[edit]a
i
e
ɛ
u
o
ɔ
Nasal Vowels
[edit]ã
ĩ
ũ
ɔ̃
ɛ̃
Consonants
[edit]Bb
Dd
Ff
Gg
Hh
Jj
Kk
Ll
Mm
Nn
Ŋŋ
Pp
Rr
Ss
Tt
Vv
Ww
Yy
ZZ
Phrase list
[edit]Basics
[edit]- How are you?
- Te oyɔɔ tɛŋŋ?
- I am fine
- Mi yɛ ojogbaŋŋ
- What is your name?
- Te atsɛɔ bo tɛŋŋ?
- Where are you from?
- Nɛgbɛ bo yɔɔ?
- Where are you going?
- Nɛgbɛ oyaa?
- I am learning Ga
- Miikase Ga -
- What do you call this?
- Te atsɛɔ enɛ tɛŋŋ?
- How much does this cost?
- Enyiɛ ahɔɔ enɛ?
- Well done!
- Ayekoo!
- Thank you
- Oyiwala dɔŋŋ
- Goodbye
- Yaaba jogbaŋŋ
- For greeting a group of people
- Miiŋa nyɛ!
- For greeting one person
- Miiŋa bo!
- Good morning
- Ojekoo
- Good afternoon
- Minaokoo
- Good evening
- Oshwiee
Problem/Emergency
[edit]Numbers (Yibɔi)
[edit]- 1
- ekome
- 2
- enyɔ
- 3
- etɛ
- 4
- ejwɛ
- 5
- enumɔ
- 6
- ekpaa
- 7
- kpawo
- 8
- kpaanyɔ
- 9
- nɛɛhu
- 10
- nyɔŋma
- 20
- nyɔŋmai enyɔ
- 30
- nyɔŋmai etɛ
- 40
- nyɔŋmai ejwɛ
- 50
- nyɔŋmai enumɔ
- 60
- nyɔŋmai ekpaa
- 70
- nyɔŋmai kpawo
- 80
- nyɔŋmai kpaanyɔ
- 90
- nyɔŋmai nɛɛhu
- 100
- oha
- 200
- ohai enyɔ
- 300
- ohai etɛ
- 400
- ohai ejwɛ
- 500
- ohai enumɔ
- 600
- ohai ekpaa
- 700
- ohai kpawo
- 800
- ohai kpaanyɔ
- 900
- ohai nɛɛhu
- 1000
- akpe
- 2000
- akpei enyɔ
- 10,000
- akpei nyɔŋma
- 1,0000,000
- akpei akpe
Time
[edit]Clock time
[edit]Duration
[edit]- Yesterday
- Nyɛ
- Today
- Ŋmɛnɛ
- Tomorrow
- Wɔ
- Last night
- Nyɛ gbɛkɛ
- This morning
- Leebi neɛ
- Tomorrow Morning
- Wɔ leebi
- Before Monday
- Dani Ju daashɛ
Days (Gbi)
[edit]- Sunday
- Hɔgbaa
- Monday
- Ju
- Tuesday
- Jufɔ
- Wednesday
- Shɔ
- Thursday
- Soo
- Friday
- Sohaa
- Saturday
- Hɔɔ
Months (Nyɔji)
[edit]- January
- Aharabata
- Februrary
- Oflɔ
- March
- Otsokrikri
- April
- Abɛibe
- May
- Agbiɛnaa
- June
- Otukwajaŋ
- July
- Maawɛ
- August
- Manyawale
- September
- Gbo
- October
- Antɔŋ
- November
- Alemle
- December
- Afuabe
Colors
[edit]- White
- Eyɛŋ
- Black
- Ediŋ
- Red
- Etsuru
- Yellow
- Wuɔfɔ
- Green
- Eŋɔli
- Blue
- Akasesu
- Gray
- Lamululamulu
- Brown
- Asrasu
Transportation
[edit]Part of the body (gbɔmɔtso)
[edit]- Head
- yitso
- Hair
- yitswɛi
- Forehead
- hiɛnaa
- Face
- hiɛ
- Eyes
- hiŋmɛi
- Ear
- toi
- Nose
- gugɔŋ
- Cheek
- kpai
- Mouth
- naabu
- Chin
- tsɛŋ
- Tongue
- lilɛi
- Teeth
- nyanyɔŋ
- Lip
- na
- Neck
- kuɛ
- Throat
- sɛ̃
- Shoulder
- kɔŋ
- Wrist
- nineshi
- Finger
- ninewao
- Elbow
- nikutso
- Chest
- tsitsi
- Breast
- fufɔ
- Heart
- tsui
- Lung
- flufla
- Ribs
- ŋmawutsei
- Back
- sɛ
- Stomach
- musu
- Navel
- laŋmɔ
- Hip
- hɛ
- Leg
- nane
- Thigh
- shuɔ
- Knee
- nakutso
- Toe
- nanewao
- Bones
- wui
Family (Weku)
[edit]- Mother
- nyɛ
- Uncle
- Ts3kw3
- Aunt
- Ny3k3
Food (Niyenii)
[edit]- Corn
- abele
- Okra
- eŋmɔmi
- Cassava
- duade
- Yam
- yɛlɛ
- Potato
- atomo
- Pepper
- shitɔ
- Plantain cake
- tatale
Fruits (Aduawai)
[edit]- Cashew
- atéá
- Palm nut
- ŋme
- Peanut
- nkatie
- Sugar cane
- shɛ
- Banana
- akwadu
- Plantain
- amadaa
- Orange
- akutu
- Coconut
- akokooshi
- Pineapple
- blɔfoŋme
- Papaya
- akpakpa
- Guava
- goa
- Mango
- maŋo
- Pear
- pɛya
- Watermelon
- waatɛrɛ
Learning more
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