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Common Fon Phrases

Essential Fon (Fɔ̀ngbè) phrases with pronunciation guides.

👋 Greetings & Basics✈️ Travel🍽️ Food & Dining🚨 Emergency💼 Business🔢 Numbers & Time

👋Greetings & Basics

EnglishFonPronunciation
HelloAh ɖo wɛah do WE
Good morningGbɛkisin vɔgbeh-ki-SIN vo
Good eveningHwɛhwɛ vɔhweh-HWE vo
Good nightZǎn vɔzan VO
GoodbyeMi yì númi yi NU
How are you?A ɖo sɔ a?a do SO a
I'm fineUn ɖo mɔun do MO
Thank youAwǒ nú wea-WO nu WE
PleaseBɔ mi jlóbo mi JLO
You're welcomeNǔ ɖevo wɛ ɖo mɛ ǎnu DE-vo we do ME a
SorryNǔ e hɛn mì núnu e hen mi NU
Excuse meMi sɔ nǔ mimi so NU mi
YesƐɛneen
NoEǒe-O
My name isNyikɔ ce ɔnyi-KO che O
Nice to meet youUn jló mɔ weun JLO mo WE
Do you speak English?A ɖó Anglɛ gbè ɖó?a do ANG-le gbe DO
I don't understandUn tuùn ǎun tu-UN a
Help!Kpɔ́n mi dó!kpon mi DO
Cheers!Gbɛ̀ɖo!gbe-DO

✈️Travel

EnglishFonPronunciation
Where is...?...ɖo fí?do FI
How much does it cost?Akwɛ tɛnmɛ?a-KWE ten-ME
I need a ticketUn hɛn bilɛtiun HEN bi-LE-ti
Train stationGareGA-re
AirportFífá xwéfi-FA xwe
HotelHɔtɛliho-TE-li
HospitalAzɔ xwéa-ZO xwe
PharmacyDɔkta xwédok-TA xwe
PolicePolisipo-LI-si
RestaurantÐu nǔ xwédu NU xwe
BankBankiBAN-ki
ToiletNu kɔ xwénu KO xwe
LeftAzɔna-ZON
RightAtɔna-TON
Straight aheadÐiɖó wɛdi-DO we
OpenBlóblo
ClosedKpòkpo
EntranceNùkɔnu-KO
ExitNùlɛdonu-le-DO
I'm lostUn sɔ́ xwé ǎun SO xwe a

🍽️Food & Dining

EnglishFonPronunciation
I'm hungryViví ɖo nú mìvi-VI do nu MI
I'm thirstyTɔví ɖo nú mìto-VI do nu MI
WaterTɔto
BreadBlɛdiBLE-di
MeatFloflo
VegetarianFlo ɖevo ǎflo DE-vo a
The menu, pleaseMenu ɔ, bɔ mi jlóME-nu o bo mi JLO
The bill, pleaseAkwɛ ɔ, bɔ mi jlóa-KWE o bo mi JLO
DeliciousNyɔ núnyo NU
WineEmuE-mu
CoffeeKaféka-FE
BeerBièreBYER
BreakfastSɔgbe ðu nǔSOG-be du NU
LunchHwɛhwɛ ðu nǔhweh-HWE du NU
DinnerZǎn ðu nǔzan du NU
I'm allergic toNú ɔ hɛn nú mìnu O hen nu MI
No sugarSiga ɖevo ǎSI-ga DE-vo a
SpicyTɔvi wɛto-VI we
SweetNǔ nyɔnu NYO
SaltyYɔɖo wɛyo-DO we

🚨Emergency

EnglishFonPronunciation
Help!Kpɔ́n mi dó!kpon mi DO
Call the police!Polisi ylɔ!po-LI-si YLO
Call an ambulance!Ambulance ylɔ!am-bu-LANS YLO
I'm sickAzɔn ɖo nú mìa-ZON do nu MI
I need a doctorDɔkta ɖo hɛn nú mìdok-TA do HEN nu MI
Fire!Fó!fo
Thief!Awɔvitɔ!a-wo-vi-TO
I'm lostUn sɔ́ xwé ǎun SO xwe a
I've been robbedYe ɖu nú mìye du nu MI
EmergencyKɔ kpó kpóko KPO kpo
I need helpKpɔ́n ɖo hɛn nú mìKPON do HEN nu MI
DangerHwɛ́wuwuhweh-WU-wu
Stop!Jó!jo
Go away!Yì!yi

💼Business

EnglishFonPronunciation
MeetingAgun xwéa-GUN xwe
ContractNǔsɔ gbɛnu-SO gbe
InvoiceAkwɛ xóa-KWE xo
PaymentAkwɛ nɔa-KWE no
DeadlineHwenu ɖebǔHWE-nu DE-bu
PartnerMɛ ɖevome DE-vo
OfficeBɔ xwébo XWE
EmailEmailEE-mel
ReportXó blóxo BLO
BudgetAkwɛ gbɛkɔa-KWE gbe-KO
AgreementNǔ sɔnu SO
ManagerNǔtɔ́nu-TO
ProjectProjetpro-JE
StrategyNǔ wlannu WLAN

🔢Numbers & Time

EnglishFonPronunciation
OneƉokpodok-PO
TwoWèwe
ThreeAtɔna-TON
FourEnɛe-NE
FiveAtɔ́na-TON
SixAɖɛa-DE
SevenAdúa-DU
EightEnɛ́ne-NEN
NineAsɔna-SON
TenWǒwo
TwentyWǒ wèwo WE
HundredƆkɔtɔno-ko-TON
ThousandWǒ ɔkɔtɔnwo o-ko-TON
What time is it?Hwenu tɛ ɖo?HWE-nu te DO
TodayÉgbéeg-BE
TomorrowEgbé ɖevoeg-BE DE-vo
YesterdayZǎn e jɛzan e JE
MondayLundiLUN-di
FridayVendredivan-dre-DI
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