Learn Basic Twi greetings from me 🇬🇭

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  • @herregalness7461
    @herregalness7461 8 днів тому +9

    As difficult as learning an African language can be, you are doing great. African languages are beautiful.

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  8 днів тому

      Thank you so much. I’m trying my best to get in where I fit lol

  • @mgeorge162
    @mgeorge162 9 днів тому +14

    You are setting a very good example of what we need to do, I'm almost 60 but I'm going to try my best to learn the language

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  9 днів тому +5

      Thanks a lot sir. Every little bit of trying counts.

    • @sos9020
      @sos9020 9 днів тому +3

      Thanks bro. How many times haven't we Ghanaians begged our brothers and sisters coming in, to do this just for their own benefits, it's so important for your comfort and happiness. The isolation should cease. U don't need to be completely fluent, just enough to make u a bit more relaxed, it can help u not to get price gouged, and make u new friends who are jumping up and down that u respect them enough to learn their language. Diasporans don't understand or realize this fact, even tho English is the colonizers language we got, just like Ivory coast, Togo, Senegal got the French, so that's what they opened our schools with, the books came to us in English too, so if one never had formal education or have limited education, then they don't speak English or not well at all,,,that means, when u go to the market where the gouging is mostly, or doing business with artisans etc, those are the people, our grandmas and Grandpa's, villagers etc., are the population u encounter,,now u are fair game, which by the way, is not just in Ghana, but any other country around the world where u dont speak the language! From the taxi driver to anyone who's giving u service would take advantage of u! The moment they see u have made an effort to learn a couple of words, watch their excitement and sometimes see them give u the service for free! If u have taken this monumental trouble to give up the comfort u have known your whole life, and decided to move to live in a completely different CULTURE, the least u can do is socialize yourself with the people and the place. This "sacrifice" u have made shouldn't be some sort of entitlement, but a beautiful privilege to learn another way of life that someone chose to deprive u off, by throwing u a few breadcrumbs for generations, to make u feel so grateful to make u feel like they gave u a whole loaf!! 😢 😢. Can u imagine the freedom and pride u feel when u can communicate in another language?! Trust me, it's the best feeling in the world, so please people, put in the effort and just a word a day will not kill anyone...just a word a day! Thanks bro for addressing this huge elephant on these African streets. I don't know how I would feel, living in East Africa and not know a word of Swahili and thinking I could be happy there or living in France and not knowing a word of French and not feel like I don't belong. Ok, just my two cents. It's just frustrating to watch, and hear how miserable AAs feel in Ghana when people don't have interest in immersing into the culture that their ancestors would have given anything to have found their way back home!! Tears. Got to go now! 😢😢.

    • @sos9020
      @sos9020 9 днів тому +4

      I was just telling my brother Amelio, no Akwasi😂 here that, the Kumasi gossipers should watch out for him now when he's close by becos he's going to be busting all of them, with how well he's speaking the twi now! I worry. 😜He's getting too good for my liking! 😅😂🤣🤣😜😜🙆✌️! Smart bro! U go 'head with yo bad self! Much love always. 🤣👏. All AAs should have him as example, watch how he's made so many Ghanaian friends. Applause applause applause! Now let's see any smart a** Ashanti artisan try to scam him! 😂😂 I'm on the floor now! Dang bro, so I guess my Ashanti brothers' free American ATM is closed! Good for u. Nyame nhwe wo so daa! 🙏

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  8 днів тому

      Wow @sos9020 I love this. ❤️and yes those gossipers better watch out. The ATM is officially closed 😂

  • @sos9020
    @sos9020 9 днів тому +8

    This is wisdom so please share, like, comment and subscribe...lets get to 10,000 soon. Thanks

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  8 днів тому +2

      You are truly thinking what I’m thinking. 10,000 is right around the corner.

    • @kanti8942
      @kanti8942 8 днів тому +1

      @@webelonginafrica44 in Twi, words are pronounced to match the alphabets. I think it is the same in French

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  8 днів тому

      @@kanti8942 you are correct, knowing the sounds of the alphabets can be a big help with pronunciation.

    • @kanti8942
      @kanti8942 8 днів тому

      @@webelonginafrica44 if you can give me the 4 meanings of 'papa' in Twi based on intonation/pronunciation, I will award you 4 stars

  • @philipofori1692
    @philipofori1692 9 днів тому +11

    Keep up the good work brother! Will have to reach out when I touch down in Accra.

  • @FrederickAmofah
    @FrederickAmofah 8 днів тому +5

    Welcome back home to the motherland brother, ...more love ❤❤❤🙏🏡

  • @nanakonadu-
    @nanakonadu- 6 днів тому +3

    Learning a Language Should not be forced, and I'm a Ghanaian saying this.
    Because those who don't want to learn,
    They're The Same People who will Struggle in Certain areas,
    So Language learning is beneficial and it will come by itself,
    But people who deliberately don't want to learn, leave them alone.
    When they speak English and are not understood , then they try Sign language,
    or forget whatever it is they wanted if Communication becomes difficult.
    Have a great day

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  6 днів тому +2

      Oh I agree however me myself I can’t live here and be left out. I’m not here to visit, if I must live here I must be able to talk to the electricians, plumbers, market ladies etc. so many have been here and don’t want to learn but that’s what separates me from them. I don’t want to be taking a translator with me everywhere I go because it can get a bit costly having to pay the way of 2 people when it’s not necessary.

  • @cousinVonn37
    @cousinVonn37 8 днів тому +2

    This video was inspiring, the intense music in the background gave off the seriousness and respect we must give our brothers and sisters on the Continent!! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏾

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  8 днів тому

      Thank you so much for watching and loving the video 🙏🏾

  • @paulkelly873
    @paulkelly873 8 днів тому +6

    Me dase Paa! I enjoy watching the faces of my Brothers and Sister when I Greet them in the local language. Smiles for miles ❤😊

  • @markmensah7133
    @markmensah7133 6 днів тому +1

    Bravo lol. You’ve done well learning the language

  • @Sumayya538
    @Sumayya538 7 днів тому +2

    Fante and Twi is very Similar ( with different Dialogs) Fante is the central region

  • @rasasonchi5581
    @rasasonchi5581 8 днів тому +2

    Great advice brother. You are doing exceptionally great with the language. Keep pushing.

  • @paakwegyir3165
    @paakwegyir3165 8 днів тому +3

    Great Man... trust me.. the fact that you are willing to assimilate to the culture you are gonna pick up fast... in a year you will be almost fluent...

  • @Kof_Believer
    @Kof_Believer 8 днів тому +2

    Looking great sir. Akwaaba. Love how you have done so well assimilating. Learning the language is a plus. I have travelled to Asia and South America before and me trying to express myself in their language, even thought May not be perfect, helped for me to make friends and people appreciated my effort. To me that counts a lot.

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  8 днів тому +1

      Thanks a lot and Exactly bro, even if you don’t speak it perfectly, they do appreciate your effort.

  • @kennykenny7293
    @kennykenny7293 8 днів тому +2

    Very impressed with the twi, keep up the good work. Your children and children’s children will one day thank you for this move.

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  8 днів тому

      Thanks! Hopefully they will be speaking it fluent as well. I have greeted them in twi a few times. Thanks a lot sir.

  • @heartofalion1040
    @heartofalion1040 8 днів тому +6

    Greetings and respect yes that does make sense I know I am going to try to learn the language because I am a Dj and I need to be able to speak to people in their language and greet them where they are

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  8 днів тому +1

      Thanks a lot. Yea as a DJ it could be very helpful

    • @sos9020
      @sos9020 8 днів тому +1

      @@heartofalion1040 there we go! Let's go! 😄

    • @francisackah8698
      @francisackah8698 8 днів тому

      That's will be great 👍

  • @TheAfrikanSuperstar
    @TheAfrikanSuperstar 7 днів тому

    You have the right mindset #Afrikansuperstar

  • @legrindem-her
    @legrindem-her 7 днів тому +1

    Wow, you sound great. Thanks for teaching what you know.

  • @leosismenz347
    @leosismenz347 9 днів тому +4

    Good one bro

  • @aaronnyiekuagyapong9754
    @aaronnyiekuagyapong9754 9 днів тому +5

    I love the video. Great content❤

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  9 днів тому

      Thanks, and thanks for watching

    • @sos9020
      @sos9020 8 днів тому

      @@aaronnyiekuagyapong9754 please share. Thanks

  • @CapeCoastliving
    @CapeCoastliving 9 днів тому +4

    Your Awesome!!!
    Good video!!!

  • @dadnou
    @dadnou 8 днів тому +2

    Agreed! 😊

  • @zongonative7397
    @zongonative7397 8 днів тому +2

    Good work. That’s how learnt basic Turkish when I was in Turkey . If you speak the language, you’ll no longer feel like an outsider anymore and you’ll have a sense of belonging of the people and the community. In America, I had to adapt as much as I can in the American way to help them understand me. Bravo to you !

  • @francisackah8698
    @francisackah8698 8 днів тому +1

    You are doing good bro 👍

  • @lydiareece6280
    @lydiareece6280 9 днів тому +5

    In the Caribbean we also say Please Ma, No Please and Yes Please💕💕🇧🇧 I will visiting Ghana for the second time next month the first time was back in 2023 and I love it 🇧🇧🇬🇭

  • @Furrsdgyu743
    @Furrsdgyu743 8 днів тому +4

    I'm a Africanist B1 NYC

  • @philipofori1692
    @philipofori1692 9 днів тому +2

    Very true.

  • @cassielogan1027
    @cassielogan1027 8 днів тому +2

    I keep my mouth shut in the markets but they can usually tell & the price shoots up! Nollywood movies in Twi is another way to learn 😊

    • @kanti8942
      @kanti8942 8 днів тому +1

      don't confuse nollywood with Kumawood. Kumawood are movies made in Kumasi

    • @cassielogan1027
      @cassielogan1027 8 днів тому

      @kanti8942 I prefer Nollywood movies. Dubbing, voiceovers are a thing?

    • @rainbow3649
      @rainbow3649 8 днів тому +1

      ​@kanti8942 hahahahaha 12:49 ha! I just burst out so loudly when i saw that comment, as a Ghanaian! 😅😅😅😅 so cute. Seriously, all this N-wood and K-wood is such an embarrassment! Why can't we ever be creative in our own ways and come up with our own local names for anything?! It's so shameful. No wonder we are confusing people in what to call our shows and place, when everything has to be named after something American! Hollywood! God help our African mentality. When are we ever going to love and be proud of ourselves!

    • @nanacharles8428
      @nanacharles8428 8 днів тому

      ​@@rainbow3649Bollywood in India.

  • @dontavioushinton8950
    @dontavioushinton8950 7 днів тому +1

    😢❤

  • @pattunde577
    @pattunde577 8 днів тому +2

    🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 ❤❤❤❤

  • @msisrael439
    @msisrael439 6 днів тому +1

    You said there are so many languages. I started learning Twi what country languages is that I thought that was Ghana language I Google it that's what came up.

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  6 днів тому

      Yes twi is Ghana language however they have Asante twi and Fante. They are similar. It’s almost like Mexican Spanish compared to Cuban Spanish. Different dialects. They both are considered the Akon language. But there are ewe, Ga and other languages spoken from other tribes here but the Akon language is widely spoken all over. Learning the twi is a power move.

    • @msisrael439
      @msisrael439 6 днів тому +1

      @webelonginafrica44 Thanks for the information, family.

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  6 днів тому

      @ anytime. I need y’all to come here prepared so I’m here to help.

    • @msisrael439
      @msisrael439 6 днів тому

      @webelonginafrica44 Thanks 😊

  • @wizardofkwoz6298
    @wizardofkwoz6298 7 днів тому

    Thats absolutely the right thing to do. learning how to exchange pleasentrys in Twi goes a long way to intergrating into our homeland. We can do that, Pilsner has a nice starter course. Or stay in the states and learn spanish🤣

  • @kenson031
    @kenson031 8 днів тому +2

    Medaase bebree bro.😊😊

  • @Sumayya538
    @Sumayya538 7 днів тому +1

    Im learning fante language before I come this year

  • @ikeike5033
    @ikeike5033 8 днів тому +1

    I hope you've applied for your Ghanaian citizenship brother. I am proud of you. I'm getting my daughter a Ghanaian passport ASAP. Heaven is in Ghana.

  • @kwameolatunji1193
    @kwameolatunji1193 4 дні тому +1

    Hey woka Twi Paa mo.

  • @kwameolatunji1193
    @kwameolatunji1193 4 дні тому +1

    My brother I agreed with you 1000 per cent you never understand Aftica ie Ghana unless you learn at least 1 African lauguage, we want to go hone and keep speaking non African languages English, French, Spanish etc.

  • @TheAfrikanSuperstar
    @TheAfrikanSuperstar 7 днів тому

    Tell them #Afrikansuperstar

  • @africaine4889
    @africaine4889 9 днів тому +8

    Africans we shoud understand its not easy when you qre a certain age to speak a new language. So lets fo easy with our brothers and sisters.

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  9 днів тому +2

      You are right, older people could struggle trying to learn a new language but I think the basics should be learned if they will be going out interacting at the markets.

    • @sos9020
      @sos9020 9 днів тому +2

      No one is asking them to speak a new language fluently, but just basic words, like greetings, asking how much, just the simple words that could go a long way and win u fast friends, who are going to look out for u.

    • @sos9020
      @sos9020 9 днів тому +2

      ​​@@webelonginafrica44that's what I've been saying. I don't know how many grandmas are speaking English in Ghanaian markets. U say one work in twi, u just made a new Ghanaian friend! Boom! The excitement the person feels that u are trying to be with them and be like them. Just try, even if your whole stay there, u know a few words forever, just do it. U fake it till u make it. The isolation should just stop, otherwise, what's the purpose of giving up the only life u have known and coming to a strange land and completely different CULTURE if u are not intent to adjust to be with your own people. It makes me sad becos, people don't know how much they are missing by doing that.. U are not on vacation, u wanted to be with your people. There's no excuse. Let's go people, we got language to learn!! 👏👏✌️

    • @telegrphavenuetv
      @telegrphavenuetv 8 днів тому

      ​@@webelonginafrica44a vernacular greeting + your skin color will take care of that at the markets

  • @zongonative7397
    @zongonative7397 8 днів тому +2

    Apply the subject verb object agreement concept to form sentences. Learn all the pronouns, learn many verbs and learn more objects or nouns to help you construct a sentence. Use it to form simple tenses, past tenses and past participle tenses. Will be very helpful for you as a beginner.

  • @nanaasafu-adjaye4239
    @nanaasafu-adjaye4239 8 днів тому +1

    Very impressive! You are doing just great, & well on your way …
    And it’s more like RIBBING you, by the locals for not being fluent enough in the language to join in any convo, than actual insults …
    You may be taught some insults or profanity, just for fun & so you know words to stay away from. LOL

  • @kwameolatunji1193
    @kwameolatunji1193 4 дні тому +1

    When the non Africans came to Africa they inpose their languages and culture not just on the Africans that were taken but the Africans who remain this has become issue for we Africans.
    The fact that u are trying I am really inpress.

  • @uplayitIlisten
    @uplayitIlisten 8 днів тому +1

    Nigeria i will learn yoruba

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  8 днів тому +1

      Nice move.. it’s worth the investment. I hate only knowing how to speak one language lol

    • @sos9020
      @sos9020 8 днів тому +1

      @@uplayitIlisten very nice. Let's goooo!! Just a word or two a day, nothing more. Thanks

  • @kwakumt623
    @kwakumt623 9 днів тому +1

    Wofiri he?

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  8 днів тому +1

      Me firi America lol

    • @sos9020
      @sos9020 8 днів тому +1

      @@webelonginafrica44 boom! There he go! Don't test my brother with twi. He's got it!mi have too much time on my hands today. Im on a roll! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @the-Bhawk7
    @the-Bhawk7 9 днів тому +2

    I agree 100 percent, what about Swahili as the universal language is that spoken in Ghana.

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  8 днів тому

      No Swahili is not spoken in Ghana

    • @telegrphavenuetv
      @telegrphavenuetv 8 днів тому

      Swahili in east Africa

    • @sos9020
      @sos9020 8 днів тому

      @@the-Bhawk7 that has nothing to do with what he was talking about. Why do Ghanaians have to speak Swahili if they are living in Ghana and being educated in schools in English and text books are written in English. I don't understand your question.

    • @the-Bhawk7
      @the-Bhawk7 8 днів тому

      @@telegrphavenuetv Ahh okay

    • @the-Bhawk7
      @the-Bhawk7 8 днів тому

      @@sos9020 We need a Universal language for Black people. Chinese have one language WB have one language, why not us. I'm AA so I dnt understand how that works.

  • @Smerzone
    @Smerzone 8 днів тому

    Africa is a option. We can still be have our Black American culture. Unfortunately the most Africans dont want us to be as one.

    • @rainbow3649
      @rainbow3649 8 днів тому +2

      Please stop this! Thats not true at all, and this line is so tired and old! 😢😢 Excuses excuses! Why is it that AAs always claim that no one in America likes them, now that they are accusing Africans, who majority didnt even know of their existence until recently, of not liking them! What is this complex! This brother of ours have been in Ghana in just a couple years, and look how far he's gotten with everything! Cultural adjustment, many Ghanaian friends, even a Ghanaian lady, bought his land, built his humble home, hes as happy as can be and trying to drag his whole family to Ghana, so who are the Africans/Ghanaians who dont want to get together with him...its not just him, so many AAs have been living in Ghana since Ghana's independence, many, so why is it that these recent diasporans keep making this unfounded accusations. They didnt even know of your existence! How would anyone who never knew u, dislike or hate u? For what? Sad!

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  8 днів тому +1

      Thanks @rainbow3649 well worded and perfectly said from the beginning to the end ☺️

    • @sos9020
      @sos9020 8 днів тому

      @@webelonginafrica44 It's just so tired. What is it so special about AAs, that everyone in the world is "supposed to like them" This "they don't like us" business by our AA siblings is such a terrible complex to start fights, and can't find joy anywhere and in anything, even if they are put on a pedestal . It's some sort of self hatred that is projected on innocent people who didn't even know u existed until 2019!! Please leave poor Africans out of your own inferiority complex. I can understand Racism in your country or Europe that has stemmed from this sad sad atrocity of slavery that should never be repeated again in the existence of humans, ever,,,,but trying to force this projection of how this has caused a whole group to develop self hatred, on innocent people who are just beginning to meet and know u, or even worse, a whole generation and population who have sincerely never heard of u, becos no one told them. These people have been living their poor lives, minding their own business, dealing with bad government after government for decades,making them suffer needlessly, while u are enjoying the benefits of structured govts where everything is organized and accessible, the very serious and important things to make every life comfortable, that u have enjoyed, and u seriously want to insult these people with your spoilt attitudes?!! Really?? Africans have never had anything, but still are always ready to embrace anyone, and will push their plate in front of u and go hungry! Just a few years ago, no AA or Caribbean never wanted anything to do with Africans, except the very handful from way back a certain generation who knew better, now all of a sudden, social media has made everyone want to be African!! No one had any regard or respect for Africa/Africans just becos people with an agenda, told u to donso, while they were enjoying the continent and gathering the wealth for their future generations, and no one thought to question anything??!! "Please people, this "carry us on your already, excessive, belabored African backs, should stop!" U either want to come back HOME and be with family, wherever u meet us in the world, or u don't! No one is leaving our mud houses, villages with no roads, villages with no schools for these poor kids who don't deserve this, to come and 💋 ur precious everyone in the world owes us, behinds!"" Stop all this childish whining and grow up!! Thanks. Sorry I went off. Just too much.😩🤦🙆😳😳😠😤. This attitude of self sabotaging has gone on too long, time to learn how to relax and simply live!! There's so much life to live, instead of always ready to fight!!

  • @MaryOsei-s5u
    @MaryOsei-s5u 9 днів тому

    Africa is a CONTINENT not a Country and all these countries speak multiple languages whiles you speak only one.

    • @africaine4889
      @africaine4889 9 днів тому +4

      We all know that

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  9 днів тому +7

      Did you think I don’t know Africa is continent and if you watched the video without just blabbing off at the mouth you’d hear when I said just Ghana alone has multiple languages. Also if you take your head out of your butt you’d also hear me urging others to learn the language. Besides that’s what the entire video is about but some people are too stupid to even listen 👂🏽

    • @webelonginafrica44
      @webelonginafrica44  9 днів тому +6

      @ some people hate to hear us mention Africa, as if we are living here in Ghana or whatever country we reside in and don’t know it’s a country inside of Africa. Some just want to argue and disagree with a chip on their shoulder. 🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @sos9020
      @sos9020 9 днів тому +2

      ​@@webelonginafrica44oouuuu, somebody don't make my brother Akwasi mad, please don't make him say all this in twi, becos, he will!! 😂😂

    • @sos9020
      @sos9020 9 днів тому

      Mary, can u please clarify your comment, because he was talking about people living in Ghana. Maybe, u meant something else.