PART I: TWI FOUNDATIONS OF EVERYDAY CONVERSATION
A practical Twi-English course for speaking, listening, understanding, and connecting with people in Ghana.
Course level: Beginner
Primary focus: Everyday spoken Twi
Teaching method: Twi-English sentence pairs, repetition, dialogues, vocabulary, grammar, and practical exercises.
Requirement: Twi Phonetics Course
Who Is This Course For?
This course is designed for three main groups.
1. Foreigners learning Twi
- You may be visiting Ghana, working in Ghana, studying Ghanaian culture, building friendships, or preparing to live in an Akan-speaking community.
- his course introduces you to practical expressions you can use from the beginning.
2. Ghanaians in the diaspora
- You may live in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany, Australia, or another country.
- You may want to communicate more naturally with parents, grandparents, relatives, and friends in Ghana.
- You may understand some Twi but struggle to speak it.
- This course will help you build sentences and develop confidence through regular practice.
3. Complete beginners
- You may have never studied Twi before.
- You may know only a few words, such as Akwaaba, Medaase, or Maakye.
- That is enough to start.
- We will build your knowledge step by step.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of Part I, you will be able to:
- Recognise important Twi sounds and letters.
- Greet people appropriately at different times of day.
- Ask and answer basic questions.
- Introduce yourself and other people.
- Use common personal pronouns.
- Express simple needs and preferences.
- Count from zero to ten and use basic numbers.
- Talk about your home and family.
- Describe a few common daily activities.
- Handle simple interactions in shops and markets.
- Ask someone to repeat or explain something.
- Participate in short, familiar conversations.
You will achieve these outcomes through practice rather than memorisation alone.
Step 1: Read the Twi sentence.
- Pay attention to the spelling and special characters.
Step 2: Read the English translation.
- Understand the meaning of the complete sentence.
Step 3: Say the Twi sentence aloud.
- Start slowly.
Step 4: Repeat the sentence several times.
- Build familiarity with its sound and rhythm.
Step 5: Change one or two words.
- Use the same sentence pattern to create new sentences.
Step 6: Practise without looking at the English.
- Try to remember what the Twi sentence means.
Step 7: Use the sentence in a conversation.
- Practise with a friend, a relative, a teacher, or a fluent Twi speaker.
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Aim for 15–20 minutes of focused practice each day.
PART I: COURSE CONTENTS
Unit 1: Greeting People
Lesson 4: Morning, afternoon, and evening greetings
Lesson 5: Asking about someone's well-being
Lesson 6: Responding politely to greetings
Unit 2: Meeting People
Lesson 7: Introducing yourself
Lesson 8: Asking about names and origins
Lesson 9: Talking about where you live
Lesson 10: Introducing family members and friends
Unit 3: The Building Blocks of Conversation
Lesson 11: Personal pronouns
Lesson 12: Simple sentence patterns
Lesson 13: Yes, no, and short answers
Lesson 14: Asking basic questions
Lesson 15: Understanding common question words
Unit 4: Everyday Communication
Lesson 16: Please, thank you, and excuse me
Lesson 17: Saying that you understand or do not understand
Lesson 18: Asking people to speak slowly
Lesson 19: Asking someone to repeat something
Lesson 20: Saying what you want and need
Unit 5: Numbers and Personal Information
Lesson 21: Counting from zero to ten
Lesson 22: Counting from eleven to twenty
Lesson 23: Asking about age
Lesson 24: Telephone numbers and basic quantities
Unit 6: Family and Relationships
Lesson 25: Family vocabulary
Lesson 26: Talking about parents and siblings
Lesson 27: Talking about children and relatives
Lesson 28: Introducing your family
Unit 7: Home and Daily Life
Lesson 29: Talking about your home
Lesson 30: Common daily activities
Lesson 31: Going places and returning home
Lesson 32: Talking about your day
Unit 8: Shopping and Local Interactions
Lesson 33: Asking for prices
Lesson 34: Buying common items
Lesson 35: Talking about food and drinks
Lesson 36: Asking for directions
Unit 9: Putting It All Together
Lesson 37: A conversation with a neighbour
Lesson 38: Meeting a relative in Ghana
Lesson 39: Shopping at a local market
Lesson 40: Everyday conversation assessment