Hello there! Have you ever had an interest in learning Ewe? If yes, then you are in the right place. This article will introduce you to some commonly used Ewe phrases.
Whether it's friendly greetings or everyday conversations, by the end of this article, you will have a basic understanding of the commonly used phrases in the Ewe language.
Let's make language learning fun – welcome to Common Ewe Phrases!
GREETINGS IN EWE - GBEDOMANE
| ENGLISH | EWE |
| Good evening. | Fiε |
| Good morning. | Ndi |
| Good afternoon. | Nnd) |
| How are you? | Ef)a? |
| How are you today? | Alekee nef) egbe? |
| I am fine. | Meli nyuie |
| Have a good day. | Nkekea me nenyo |
| I am doing great. | Mele nu ga ade w)m |
| Hi/Hello. | Alekee |
| Nice to meet you. | Enyo be miedo go |
| See you soon. | Mia do go |
| See you later. | Mia do go emegbe |
EWE LOVE WORDS – L) GBEGB)GBLO
| ENGLISH | EWE |
| I love you. | Me lo wo |
| I miss you. | Nye mega kpo wo kpo o |
| Love you so much | Melo wo nutↄ |
| I want to see you. | Medi be makpↄ wo |
| I love you with all my heart. | Melↄ wo tso nye dzi blibo me |
| I love you too. | Melↄ wo ha |
| I want to see you. | Medi be makpↄ wo |
| I like you. | Melↄ wo nyapkↄ |
| You are beautiful. | Edze tugbe |
| My love. | Nye lↄlↄtↄ |
| You look very beautiful. | Edze tugbe nntↄ |
| My beautiful wife. | Srↄnye dzetugbe la |
| I miss you so much, darling. | Mesusu wo nutↄ ,lↄlↄtↄ |
| I need you. | Mehia wo |
| You will miss me. | Asusum Vevie |
| Goodbye, my love. | Mido gbe na mi,nye lↄlↄtↄ |
| See you tomorrow. | Miado go etsu |
| I will marry you. | Made wo |
| I want some space. | Medi be tefe ade nanↄ asinye |
| I need your love. | Mehia wo lↄlↄ |
| You are mine. | Woe nye tↄnye |
HOW TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS IN EWE
| ENGLISH | EWE |
| Where are you? | Afi kae nele? |
| Where did you go? | Afikae neyi |
| Where do you live? | Afi kae wo afeme le? |
| Where are you going? | Afie kae neyina? |
| Where were you? | Afi kae nenↄ |
COMMON QUESTIONS IN EWE
| ENGLISH | EWE |
| How much? | Nenie? |
| How are you feeling? | Aleke nele sesem le dokuiwo me? |
| How have you been? | Aleke ne nↄ? |
| What is your name? | Nkↄwo de? |
| What are you doing? | Nu ka wↄm nele? |
| What are you cooking/eating? | Nuka dam nele? /Nuka dum nele? |
| Are you okay, dear? | Ele nyuiea,lↄlↄtↄ? |
| When are you coming? | Ekayie nele vava ge? |
| How was your night/day? | Alekee nye wo dↄdↄ? / Alekee nye wo nkekea? |
| How are you doing? | Efↄ sesiea? |
| How is your family? | Aleke wo fomea le? |
| How was your day? | Alekee nye wo nkekea? |
| What is wrong? | Nukae gble? |
| What do you mean? | Egↄme de? |
| How's the weather over there? | Aleke yame fe nↄnↄme le le afima? |
| Have you gone to church? | Eyi sↄleme Kpↄa? |
| What is this? | Nu kae nye esia? |
| What's going on? | Nukae le edzi yim? |
| Are you listening? | Ele to doma? |
| Have you heard? | Esee kpↄa? |
| Can I go home? | De mate nu ayi afemea? |
| Can I ask something? | De mate nu abia nanea? |
| How is everything? | Alek3 nusuanu le |
| What’s your phone number? | Nukae nye wobtelefon xexledzesi? |
EVERYDAY CONVERSATIONS
| ENGLISH | EWE |
| Happy birthday | Dzigbe za nyuie na wo |
| Thank you | Akpe na wo |
| I am sorry | Mede kuku/mewo foe,tsu kem |
| You are welcome. | Woezↄ |
| Me too! | Nye ha |
| God bless you. | Mawu neyra wo |
| May god protect you. | Mawu ne kpↄntawo |
| She is happy. | Ekpↄa dzidzↄ |
| Please help me. | Taflatse kpe de nunye |
| I don't know. | Nye menya o |
| I will come tomorrow. | Mava estↄ |
| Come here! | Va afia |
| Feel at home. | Se le dokuiwo me be yele yefe afeme |
| Be blessed. | woayra wo lo |
| I am coming soon. | Me ghↄna kpuie |
| Excuse me. | Agoo nam |
| Leave me alone. | Gblem di |
| It is okay. | Enyo siea/Menyo o |
| I am going home. | Mele afeme yim |
| I don't want. | Nyemedi o |
| Love is a beautiful thing. | Lↄlↄ nye nu dzeani ade |
| Let me try. | Mina mate kpↄ |
| Welcome home. | Miexↄ mi nyuie de afeme |
| I reached home safely. | Medo afeme dedie |
| God is good. | Mawu nyo |
| I don't understand. | Nye mese egↄme o |
| We are happy to see you. | Edzↄ dzin na mi be miekpↄ wo |
| I have it. | Ele asinye |
| Rest in peace. | Dzudzↄ le nutifafa me |
| I don't have money. | Ga mele asinye o |
| I am done. | Mewo enu |
| I am going to the shop. | Meyina fiasea me |
| Happy New Year. | Fe yeye na wo |
| Bad manners. | Nↄnↄme gbegbelewo |
| Stop using your phone. | Dzudzↄ wo telefon zaza |
| I need a favour, please. | Mehia amenuveve ade,mede kuku |
| I haven’t seen you for ages. | Fe gede enye sia si nyemekpↄ wo o |
| Great to see you again. | Ga nutↄ mekpↄ wo |
| I really appreciate it. | Mekpↄ nudzedze de enu nutↄ |
| You made my day. | Woe wↄ nye nkekea |
| No problem. | Megble naneke o |
| Have you eaten it yet? | Edui hadea? |
| Come let me take you home | Va na makplↄ wo ayi afeme |
| You are very drunk | Emu aha vevie |
| Can we have the meeting today? | De miate ny awↄ kpekpea egbea? |
| Clean my shoes please | Taflatse mikↄ nye afↄkpawo nu |
| The sun is scorching | Yea le bibim |
| I'm going to play football | Mele bↄl fo ge |
| Come home early today | Va afeme kaba egbea |
| You don't respect | Miedea bubu enu o |
| You are a good person | Ame nyui adee nenye |
| I'm done taking | Mewu nufofo nu |
| Drive safely home | kuvu dedie ayi afeme |
| Bring me food when coming | Mitsↄ nududu ve nam ne miegbona |
| The door is locked | Wole nku de vutrua nu |
| What are you angry about? | Nuka nue nedo dziku do? |
| Pick the call fast | Tia ka fofoa gba |
| I have been calling for a long time | Yeyiyi didi adee nye asie mele ka fom |
| How was work today? | Aleke dↄwↄwↄ nↄ agbea |
| Drink some water | Nu tsi ade |
| Do you like it? | De wodzↄa dzi na woa? |
| Do you know how to dance? | Enya yedudua? |
| You dress very decently | Edoa awu nyuie nuto |
| How much does it cost? | Go home nenie woxↄna? |
| I will be sleeping early today | Madↄ alↄ kaba egbea |
| Pack your bags | Mibla miafa akplowo de agba ma |
| Lay the bed | Mlↄ aba la dzi /Do aba la
|
| It's too cold for me | Vuvↄ le wↄwvm nam akpa |
| The food is spoiled | Nududua gble |
| Don't you like my jokes? | de nye fefenyawo medzↄa dzi na wo oa? |
| Turn off the light | Tsi akadiawo |
| It's light out here | Kekeli le afisia godo |
| I don't agree with you on this | Nyemelↄ de wo nya dzi le nya sia nu o |
| I have a terrible headache | Tadume dzinu ade le nunye |
| Thank you for ordering my gig | Apke na wo be nebia nyi nu |
| I am grateful | Meda akpa ne/nawo |
| It's all love | lↄlↄ koe wonye |
What Next?
Don't pause here. Learning Ewe is a journey that needs consistent practice, and the best part? It's simpler than you think. Challenge yourself to learn at least five Twi words daily.
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