Ɔtwerɛfoɔ: Vennisa Owusu-Barfi

Yɛfrɛ me Kwame Nsia. Dabiara mekɔ adwuma anɔpa tutuutu. Anopa biara mesɔre nnɔnnan, meyɛ ahoboa, na mefiri me fie bɛyɛ nnonnsia.

Mete Ghana nti,  mefa trotro de kɔ adwuma. M'adwuma no nna fɔm. Meyɛ tikyani. Me kyerɛ adeɛ wɔ sukuu. Me sukuufoɔ pɛ m'asɛm pa ara efiri sɛ mekyerɛ wɔn adeɛ yie.

Mekyerɛ wɔn Twi ne Brɔfo. Me sukuufoɔ wɔ gyinapɛn mmiensa. Megyedi sɛ m'adwuma wei yɛ pa ara ma oman no.

Translation:

My name is Kwame Nsia. Everyday, I go to work early in the morning. I wake up at 4 AM every morning, get ready, and leave my house around 6 AM.

I live in Ghana and so, I go to work everyday by trotro. My job is not straightforward. I am a teacher. I teach at a school. My students like me a lot because I teach them well.

I teach them Twi and English. My students are in the third grade. I hope that my job will benefit the country a lot.

Keywords/Vocabulary:

1. Trotro- Very common form of public transportation in Ghana that is privately owned and run.

2. Adwuma- Work/Job

3. Tikyani - Teacher

4. Brɔfo - English

5. Oman - Country/Nation

6. Anɔpa - Morning

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