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Common Ga Phrases

Essential Ga (Ga) phrases with pronunciation guides.

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

👋Greetings & Basics

English	Ga	Pronunciation
Hello	Otia	o-TI-a
Good morning	Ogbɔɔ jɔɔ	og-BOO joo
Good evening	Ojɛɛ jɔɔ	o-JEE joo
Good night	Oji jɔɔ	O-ji joo
Goodbye	Oyiwaladon	o-yi-wa-LA-don
How are you?	Etɛ ojɔgbann?	e-TE o-JOG-ban
I'm fine	Mii jɔɔ	mii joo
Thank you	Oyiwaladon	o-yi-wa-LA-don
Please	Kafra	KAF-ra
You're welcome	Hεε wiε	heh wi-E
Sorry	Kafra	KAF-ra
Excuse me	Kafra	KAF-ra
Yes	Aane	AA-ne
No	Daabi	DAA-bi
My name is	Miŋ hεε	ming HEH
Nice to meet you	Mii lɛɛ ni onukpai	mii LEH ni o-nuk-PAI
Do you speak English?	Bε kε Borɔfo?	be ke bo-RO-fo
I don't understand	Mi nyε ŋ jaŋ	mi nye ng JANG
Help!	Boɔ mi!	boo MI
Cheers!	Jɔɔ!	joo

✈️Travel

English	Ga	Pronunciation
Where is...?	...lε hεε?	le HEH
How much does it cost?	Sika ke bo?	SI-ka ke BO
I need a ticket	Mi hia ticket	mi HI-a TI-ket
Train station	Train station	tren STE-shun
Airport	Abaa	a-BAA
Hotel	Hotel	ho-TEL
Hospital	Supi hεε	SU-pi heh
Pharmacy	Tsε hεε	tse HEH
Police	Polisi	po-LI-si
Restaurant	Di hεε	di HEH
Bank	Bank	bank
Toilet	Toilet	TOI-let
Left	Gbɔlɔ	gbo-LO
Right	Mεkε	ME-ke
Straight ahead	Tεtε	TE-te
Open	Bu	bu
Closed	Sɔ	so
Entrance	Tswεm	tswem
Exit	Hεεbo	heh-BO
I'm lost	Mi nyε ŋ hεε	mi nye ng HEH

🍽️Food & Dining

English	Ga	Pronunciation
I'm hungry	Yeli naa mi	YE-li naa MI
I'm thirsty	Nsuom naa mi	nsuo-M naa MI
Water	Nsuо	nsu-O
Bread	Bread	bred
Meat	Nyɔŋmɔ	nyo-NGO-mo
Vegetarian	Nyɔŋmɔ daabi	nyo-NGO-mo DAA-bi
The menu, please	Menu, kafra	ME-nu KAF-ra
The bill, please	Bill, kafra	bil KAF-ra
Delicious	Di nyɔŋ	di NYONG
Wine	Nsafufuo	nsa-fu-FUO
Coffee	Kafee	ka-FEE
Beer	Beer	beer
Breakfast	Gbɔlɔ di	gbo-LO DI
Lunch	Asutswεm di	a-sut-SWEM DI
Dinner	Ojɛɛ di	o-JEE DI
I'm allergic to	Tsε naa mi	tse naa MI
No sugar	Suga daabi	SU-ga DAA-bi
Spicy	Krakra	KRAK-ra
Sweet	Di nyɔŋ	di NYONG
Salty	Sanse	SAN-se

🚨Emergency

English	Ga	Pronunciation
Help!	Boɔ mi!	boo MI
Call the police!	Polisi bo!	po-LI-si BO
Call an ambulance!	Ambulance bo!	AM-bu-lans BO
I'm sick	Supi naa mi	SU-pi naa MI
I need a doctor	Dɔkta hia mi	DOK-ta HI-a MI
Fire!	Ogya!	OG-ya
Thief!	Kɔkɔ!	ko-KO
I'm lost	Mi nyε ŋ hεε	mi nye ng HEH
I've been robbed	Wo de mi	wo DE mi
Emergency	Boɔ kεkε	boo KE-ke
I need help	Boɔ hia mi	BOO HI-a MI
Danger	Sεkε	SE-ke
Stop!	Ye!	ye
Go away!	Kε!	ke

💼Business

English	Ga	Pronunciation
Meeting	Hεεbuɔ	heh-BUO
Contract	Nkontaa	n-KON-taa
Invoice	Bill	bil
Payment	Sika tɔ	SI-ka TO
Deadline	Daatε	DAA-te
Partner	Buɔ mli	BUO mli
Office	Wɔ hεε	wo HEH
Email	Email	EE-mel
Report	Xɔrsεm	KHO-rsem
Budget	Sika gbεkε	SI-ka gbe-KE
Agreement	Nkontaa	n-KON-taa
Manager	Gbε mli	gbe MLI
Project	Wɔ gbεkε	wo gbe-KE
Strategy	Nkɔm	n-KOM

🔢Numbers & Time

English	Ga	Pronunciation
One	Ɛkɔ	e-KO
Two	Nyɔ	nyo
Three	Etɛ	e-TE
Four	Enɔ	e-NO
Five	Enumo	e-NU-mo
Six	Ekpa	EK-pa
Seven	Enyɔ	e-NYO
Eight	Enyo	EN-yo
Nine	Ekɛ	e-KE
Ten	Kpaa	kpaa
Twenty	Kpaa nyɔ	kpaa NYO
Hundred	Ɔha	o-HA
Thousand	Ɔha du	o-HA du
What time is it?	Wakati ke bo?	wa-KA-ti ke BO
Today	Gbɔŋ	gbong
Tomorrow	Etsoo	et-SOO
Yesterday	Entsεε	ent-SEH
Monday	Lɔŋ	long
Friday	Fεlaa	fe-LAA

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