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Most Common Akan Words
Akan
Essential Akan vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| onipa | person | o-NI-pa |
| ofi | house | O-fi |
| nsuo | water | NSOO-o |
| aduane | food | a-DUAN-e |
| adwuma | work | a-DWOO-ma |
| kwan | road / way | kwan |
| din | name | din |
| abofra | child | a-BOF-ra |
| agya | father | A-gya |
| ena | mother | E-na |
| asase | land / earth | a-SA-se |
| dua | tree | DOO-a |
| ɔbotan | mountain | oh-BO-tan |
| bɔ | stone / luck | boh |
| ɔdɔ | love | oh-DOH |
| ɔfofo | friend | oh-FO-fo |
| anɔpa | morning | a-NOH-pa |
| anadwo | night | a-NA-dwo |
| sika | money / gold | SI-ka |
| nhoma | book | NHOH-ma |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| kɔ | to go | koh |
| ba | to come | ba |
| di | to eat | di |
| nom | to drink | nom |
| da | to sleep | da |
| hunu | to see | HOO-noo |
| kasa | to speak | KA-sa |
| nim | to know | nim |
| yɛ adwuma | to work | yeh a-DWOO-ma |
| tɔ | to buy | toh |
| sua | to learn | SOO-a |
| tie | to hear / listen | ti-E |
| pɛ | to want / like | peh |
| dwane | to run | DWAN-e |
| tena ase | to sit | TE-na A-se |
| gyina | to stand | GYI-na |
| boa | to help | BO-a |
| de | to bring / give | de |
| hu | to find | hoo |
| yɛ | to do / be | yeh |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| kɛse | big | KEH-se |
| ketewa | small | ke-TE-wa |
| fɛ | good / beautiful | feh |
| bɔne | bad | BOH-ne |
| foforo | new | fo-FO-ro |
| ɛdannan | old | eh-DAN-nan |
| fitaa | white | fi-TA |
| tuntum | black | TOON-tum |
| kobiri | blue / indigo | ko-BI-ri |
| hann | cold | han |
| hyew | hot | hyew |
| den | hard / strong | den |
| mmerɛ | soft | MME-reh |
| pii | many | pi |
| kakra | few / a little | KA-kra |
| tenten | tall / long | TEN-ten |
| tia | short | ti-A |
| dɛ | sweet | deh |
| ahoɔden | strong / powerful | a-hoh-OH-den |
| fɛfɛ | beautiful | feh-FEH |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| seesei | now | SE-sei |
| ɔkyena | tomorrow | oh-KYEN-a |
| nnora | yesterday | NNO-ra |
| ha | here | ha |
| hɔ | there | hoh |
| dada | already | DA-da |
| daakye | still / in the future | DA-kye |
| paa | very | pa |
| nko | only / alone | nko |
| nso | also / too | nso |
| ntɛm | quickly | NTEHM |
| brɛoo | slowly | BREH-o |
| bom | together | bom |
| daa | always | da |
| efisɛ | because | e-fi-SEH |
| sɛ | if / that / like | seh |
| nanso | but | NAN-so |
| na | and / also | na |
| ansa na | before | AN-sa na |
| akyire yi | after / later | a-KYIRE yi |