Thank you for another wonderful lesson. I replay your lessons several times. I review them whenever I can, while traveling to work, while cleaning, even while at the gym :) Yes I walk around talking to myself, in twi, at the gym. It helps me to practice and retain what I've learned. Please consider doing a future lesson that allows us to practice pronouncing and using the more challenging letters (e, ɛ, o, ɔ, r, 'an'), dipthongs, as well as diagraphs in words and sentences. Perhaps this would be too much for one lesson, lol. I'd certainly love another lesson with consonant diagraphs in words and sentences.
I just received your books freshly printed from Monee IL Sir. Looking forward to learning this content as an American of Jamaican heritage looking to connect with my roots. I find that this was the biggest need for me starting out ( how to pronounce the vowels and consonants) . Thank you for posting this supplemental material online.
When my kids (in Germany) moved on from kindergarten to school, we had to unlearn the way we recite the letters of the alphabet, because we would say "A, Bee, Cee, Dee, Eff, Gee" (similar to English) and so on, but for the kids to learn to SPELL, that's making it difficult. Because if you tell them which letters are in a word, they will for instance write "Akaaen" because the letters are called A, ka, a, en. So the Akan way of reciting the letters of the alphabet makes WAY more sense! :D
last year I had this profound awakening, I found out that the Jamaican language, I am Black Brit of Jamaican heritage, is made up of African words, my ancestors. I was not only shocked but so proud that we Jamaicans, in spite, of five hundred years of slavery held on to our ancestor's language and that is why I am here. UK
That's so wonderful. The Etymology of Jemaica is from Ghana Akan Twi language (Gyama Y'aka) . The meaning. When great grandparents were taken to slavery , they I nitially that they would be brought back home. They waited and waited and waited but to no avail. So they looked at one another and started speaking themselves (Gyama Y'aka).In English we will say 'as if we are Left behind ' That is the meaning of Jemaica but the white can't pronounce Gyama Y'aka correct so they corrupted the name and said Jemaica. Remember, too, that letter J was discovered only about 450 to 500 years ago. That's why we don't have it in Twi but rather (G /GY). Thank you
Ok, so I said them out load and most of them I think I pronounced correctly, except : Rr, and the two twi letters. I have to work on getting my tongue use to that form as well as the sound. Thank you, I will continue to work on it.
Twi is a dialect of the Akan language. There are different types of Twi (Asante/Ashanti, Akuapem, Bono), which are mutually intelligible to one another
i don't know for sure, because i'm still learning, but it's entirely possible that her voice is just different, like how most people don't sound the same
Thank you for another wonderful lesson. I replay your lessons several times. I review them whenever I can, while traveling to work, while cleaning, even while at the gym :) Yes I walk around talking to myself, in twi, at the gym. It helps me to practice and retain what I've learned.
Please consider doing a future lesson that allows us to practice pronouncing and using the more challenging letters (e, ɛ, o, ɔ, r, 'an'), dipthongs, as well as diagraphs in words and sentences. Perhaps this would be too much for one lesson, lol. I'd certainly love another lesson with consonant diagraphs in words and sentences.
Thank you for the suggestion, Lora. I'll see about it. I wish you all the best in your learning :)
I just received your books freshly printed from Monee IL Sir. Looking forward to learning this content as an American of Jamaican heritage looking to connect with my roots.
I find that this was the biggest need for me starting out ( how to pronounce the vowels and consonants) . Thank you for posting this supplemental material online.
Thank you very much, me nua 😊. I hope you find more value in the books as well. Medaase
When my kids (in Germany) moved on from kindergarten to school, we had to unlearn the way we recite the letters of the alphabet, because we would say "A, Bee, Cee, Dee, Eff, Gee" (similar to English) and so on, but for the kids to learn to SPELL, that's making it difficult. Because if you tell them which letters are in a word, they will for instance write "Akaaen" because the letters are called A, ka, a, en. So the Akan way of reciting the letters of the alphabet makes WAY more sense! :D
Lol, yeah it happens here as well.
You are a great teacher
I love this TH-cam version but, please develop an app. You are very good teacher I think an interactive would take your lessons to the next level.
Thanks for making this video Yaw! I really enjoy your work and hope you continue to share your gift.
Medaase 😊. I sure will
I have learned so much from your channel. Medaase Paa.
Me nso medaase, Yolie
thanks for the show soo helpful make more
Well done for teaching us
last year I had this profound awakening, I found out that the Jamaican language, I am Black Brit of Jamaican heritage, is made up of African words, my ancestors. I was not only shocked but so proud that we Jamaicans, in spite, of five hundred years of slavery held on to our ancestor's language and that is why I am here. UK
That's so wonderful. The Etymology of Jemaica is from Ghana Akan Twi language (Gyama Y'aka) . The meaning. When great grandparents were taken to slavery , they I nitially that they would be brought back home. They waited and waited and waited but to no avail. So they looked at one another and started speaking themselves (Gyama Y'aka).In English we will say 'as if we are Left behind ' That is the meaning of Jemaica but the white can't pronounce Gyama Y'aka correct so they corrupted the name and said Jemaica. Remember, too, that letter J was discovered only about 450 to 500 years ago. That's why we don't have it in Twi but rather (G /GY). Thank you
Perfectly teacher Yaw. U r indeed a great teacher. Keep up
Medaase 😊
Ok, so I said them out load and most of them I think I pronounced correctly, except : Rr, and the two twi letters. I have to work on getting my tongue use to that form as well as the sound.
Thank you, I will continue to work on it.
Great review well needed, thank you
thank you very much.
Good morning yaw 🎉
Good morning Jess ❤
Pls why didn’t u add z
Well done, 22 Twi alphabetical letters = to the so called 22 Hebrew alphabetical letters. Food for thought, those who know knows, piaaaww..!
Global Boga got me here wanting to learn Twi
Oh wow! I'm a fan of his, and Nicole 😢
Nah the R was mad got me really rolling my R's 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😁 Keep it up, Jess
@@learnakan thank you
)rezizi, Azeban please wt happen to this words then
Hi 😊 that would be the Fanti dialect. There isn't a "z", in Asante Twi. All our lessons are on Asante Twi.
Is the R rolled like in Spanish there's a double r?
whats the difference between Twi and Ashanti Twi?
Twi is a dialect of the Akan language. There are different types of Twi (Asante/Ashanti, Akuapem, Bono), which are mutually intelligible to one another
I took to long to recite the alphabet 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Do ppl pronounce these letters differently? I listen to a girl, and she says the letters a little different....?
i don't know for sure, because i'm still learning, but it's entirely possible that her voice is just different, like how most people don't sound the same