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Most Common Ewe Words
Eʋegbe
Essential Ewe vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| ame | person | A-me |
| xɔ | house | kho |
| tsi | water | tsi |
| nuɖuɖu | food | noo-DOO-doo |
| dɔwɔwɔ | work | doh-WOH-woh |
| ʋɔ | road / way | voh |
| ŋkɔ | name | nkoh |
| ɖevi | child | DEH-vi |
| tatala | father | ta-TA-la |
| nɔvi | sibling / relative | NOH-vi |
| anyigba | earth / land | a-NYIG-ba |
| atí | tree | a-TEE |
| to | river / water body | to |
| ŋɔli | friend | NGOH-li |
| agbaxoɖoɖo | life | ag-ba-khoh-DOH-doh |
| nyuitɔ | good person | nyoo-EE-toh |
| kɔnkɔn | truth | KOHN-kohn |
| ŋkeke | day | NGKE-ke |
| zã | night | za |
| ga | money / metal | ga |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| yi | to go | yi |
| va | to come | va |
| ɖu | to eat | doo |
| nu | to drink | noo |
| lɔ | to sleep | loh |
| kpɔ | to see | kpoh |
| gblɔ | to say / speak | gbloh |
| ɖɔ | to know | doh |
| wɔ dɔ | to work | woh doh |
| xe | to buy | khe |
| xɔ | to learn / receive | khoh |
| se | to hear | se |
| di | to want / search | di |
| ƒle | to buy | fle |
| zã | to use | za |
| dze | to start / put | dze |
| na | to give | na |
| wɔ | to do / make | woh |
| dzo | to go out / burn | dzo |
| tsɔ | to take | tsoh |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| gã | big | ga |
| sue | small | su-E |
| nyuie | good | nyoo-I-e |
| vɔ | bad | voh |
| yeyem | new | YE-yem |
| agbe | old | AG-be |
| wuieve | white | woo-E-ve |
| tsitre | black | TSI-tre |
| gbãgbã | red | gba-GBA |
| dom | cold | dom |
| gbãgbã | hot | gba-GBA |
| gã gã | hard / strong | ga-GA |
| blɛblɛ | soft | bleh-BLEH |
| aɖeke | many / some | a-DEH-ke |
| eve | two / few | E-ve |
| dodo | long / tall | DO-do |
| sue sue | short | su-E su-E |
| tsiɛ | sweet | tsi-EH |
| zãzã | useful / clever | za-ZA |
| nɔvi | beloved / dear | NOH-vi |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| fifia | now | fi-FI-a |
| etsɔ | tomorrow | ET-soh |
| edɔ | yesterday | E-doh |
| afisia | here | a-fi-SI-a |
| esia | there | E-si-a |
| akpe | already / thank you | AK-pe |
| kaba | quickly | KA-ba |
| bɔbɔbɔ | slowly | boh-BOH-boh |
| ɖeka | together / one | DEH-ka |
| katã | all / always | ka-TA |
| la | because / for | la |
| ne | if / when | ne |
| gake | but | GA-ke |
| kple | and / with | kple |
| hã | also / too | ha |
| nɔe | still / yet | NOH-e |
| trɔtrɔ | truly / really | TROH-troh |
| eye | and then | E-ye |
| gbɔ gbɔ | again | gboh-GBOH |
| ŋutɔ | only / alone | NGOO-toh |