Daily use common Ewe Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Ewe language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Ewe sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Ewe translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Ewe language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Ewe language quickly and also play some Ewe word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Ewe.

Ewe sentences and phrases

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Ewe language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	Woezɔ̃
Thanks	Akpe
Good	Enyo
Enjoy	Kpɔ dzidzɔ nyuie
Fine	Enyo
Congratulations	Míele kafuwòm
I hate you	Melé fu wò
I love you	Melɔ̃ wò
I’m in love	Me le lɔlɔ̃ me
I’m sorry	medze agᴐ
I’m so sorry	Meɖe kuku nam ŋutɔ
I’m yours	Wòe menye
Thanks again	Akpe na wò ake
How are you	Efɔ̃a
I am fine	meli nyuie
Take care	Lebenɛ
I miss you	nye mega kpᴐ wò kpᴐ o
You're nice	Wòe nye ame nyui
That’s terrible	Ema nye nu dziŋɔ ŋutɔ
That's too bad	Ema gblẽ akpa
That's too much	Ema sɔ gbɔ akpa
See you	Miado go
Thank you	Akpe na wò
Thank you sir	Akpe na wò aƒetɔ
Are you free	Ðe nèvoa
No problem	Megblẽ naneke o
Get well soon	Wò lãme nasẽ kaba
Very good	Nyo ŋutɔ
Well done	Ewɔ nyuie
What’s up	Nukae le dzɔdzɔm
I can't hear you	Nyemate ŋu ase wò nyawo o
I can't stop	Nyemate ŋu adzudzɔ o
I know	Menya
Good bye	De nyuie
Good idea	Susu nyui aɖe
Good luck	Dzᴐgbe nyuie
You are late	Ètsi megbe
Who is next?	Amekae kplɔe ɖo?
Who is she?	Amekae wònye?
Who is that man?	Amekae nye ŋutsu ma?
Who built it?	Amekae tue?
They hurt	Wovea ame
She got angry	Edo dziku vevie
She is a teacher	Nufialae wònye
She is aggressive	Ewɔa adã
She is attractive	Eƒe nu léa dzi na ame
She is beautiful	Edze tugbe ŋutɔ
She is crying	Ele avi fam
She is happy	Ekpɔa dzidzɔ
No way!	Mɔ meli o!
No worries	Dzimaɖitsitsi aɖeke meli o
No, thank you	Ao, akpe na wò

I'm so happy	Dzi dzɔm ale gbegbe
I'm hungry	Dɔ le wuyem
I'm able to run	Mete ŋu ƒua du
I agree	Melɔ̃ ɖe edzi
I can swim	Mete ŋu ƒua tsi
I can't come	Nyemate ŋu ava o
He got angry	Edo dziku
He was alone	Eya ɖeka koe nɔ anyi
He was brave	Dzi nɔ eƒo
He likes to swim	Elɔ̃a tsiƒuƒu
Don't be angry	Mègado dziku o
Don't be sad	Mègalé blanui o
Don't cry	Mègafa avi o
Come in	Va ge ɖe eme
Come on	Tso
Can you come?	Àte ŋu ava?
Can I help?	Ðe mate ŋu akpe asi ɖe eŋua?
Can I eat this?	Ðe mate ŋu aɖu esia?
Can I help you?	Ðe mate ŋu akpe ɖe ŋuwòa?
Can I see?	Ðe mate ŋu akpɔ nua?
Are you going?	Èle yiyima?
Are you hungry?	Ðe dɔ le wuwòma?
Are you mad?	Ðe wò tagbɔ gblẽa?
Are you serious?	Ðe nètsɔa ɖe le eme veviea?
Are you sleeping?	Ðe nèle alɔ̃ dɔma?
Can you do this?	Àte ŋu awɔ esiaa?
Can you help me?	Àte ŋu akpe ɖe ŋunyea?
Can you tell me?	Àte ŋu agblɔe nam?
Come on tomorrow	Va etsɔ
Come quickly	Va kaba
Could I help you?	Ðe mate ŋu akpe ɖe ŋuwòa?
Could you tell me?	Àte ŋu agblɔe nam?
Do not disturb!	Mègaɖe fu o!
Do you hear me?	Èse nye nyawoa?
Do you smoke?	Ðe nènoa atama?
Have you eaten?	Eɖu nua?
Have you finished?	Èwu enua?
He can run fast	Ate ŋu aƒu du sesĩe
He began to run	Edze duƒuƒu gɔme
He did not speak	Meƒo nu o
His eyes are blue	Eƒe ŋkuwo le blɔ
His smile was good	Eƒe alɔgbɔnukoko nyo ŋutɔ
How is your life?	Aleke wò agbenɔnɔ le?
How is your family?	Aleke wò ƒomea le?
I am a student	Sukuvie menye
I am going to study	Meyina nu srɔ̃ ge
I am not a teacher	Menye nufialae menye o
I am sorry	Meɖe kuku
I believe you	Mexɔ dziwò se
I can do this job	Mate ŋu awɔ dɔ sia
I can run faster	Mate ŋu aƒu du sesĩe wu
I can’t believe it	Nyemate ŋu axɔe ase o
It happens	Edzɔna

It is new	Enye nu yeye
It is a long story	Enye ŋutinya didi aɖe
It looks like an bird	Edze abe xevi ene
It really takes time	Exɔa ɣeyiɣi ŋutɔŋutɔ
It was really cheap	Eƒe asi bɔbɔ ŋutɔŋutɔ
It was so noisy	Toɣliɖeɖe nɔ edzi yim ale gbegbe
It was very difficult	Esesẽ ŋutɔ
It wasn't expensive	Mexɔ asi o
It wasn't necessary	Mehiã be wòawɔe o
Let me check	Mina malé ŋku ɖe eŋu
Let me say	Mina magblɔe
Let me see	Na makpɔe ɖa
May I come in?	Ðe mate ŋu age ɖe emea?
May I help you?	Ðe mate ŋu akpe ɖe ŋuwòa?
May I join you?	Ðe mate ŋu awɔ ɖeka kpli wòa?
May I speak?	Ðe mate ŋu aƒo nua?
May I eat this?	Ðe mate ŋu aɖu esiaa?
My father is tall	Fofonye kɔkɔ
My sister has a job	Dɔ le nɔvinyenyɔnu si
My sister is famous	Nɔvinyenyɔnu xɔ ŋkɔ
My wife is a doctor	Srɔ̃nye nye ɖɔkta
No, I'll eat later	Ao, maɖu nu emegbe
Please come in	Taflatse va ge ɖe eme
Please do that again	Taflatse migawɔe nenema ake
Please give me	Taflatse tsɔe nam
She admired him	Eƒe nu lé dzi nɛ ŋutɔ
She avoids me	Eƒoa asa nam
She came last	Eya va mamlɛtɔ
She goes to school	Edea suku
That house is big	Aƒe ma lolo ŋutɔ
That is a good idea	Ema nye susu nyui aɖe
That is my book	Emae nye nye agbalẽ
That is my son	Vinyee nye ema
The dog is dead	Avũa ku
The river is wide	Tɔsisi la keke
There is no doubt	Ðikeke aɖeke mele eme o
They are playing	Wole fefem
They are pretty	Wodze tugbe ŋutɔ
They got married	Woɖe wo nɔewo
They have few books	Agbalẽ ʋɛ aɖewo koe le wo si
They stopped talking	Wodzudzɔ nuƒoƒo
This is my friend	Xɔ̃nyee nye esia
This bird can't fly	Xevi sia mete ŋu dzona o
This decision is final	Nyametsotso siae nye mamlɛtɔ
This is my book	Nye agbalẽe nye esia
This is my brother	Nɔvinyeŋutsue nye esia
This is my daughter	Vinyenyɔnuvie nye esia
This is not a joke	Esia menye fefenya o
This is surprising	Esia wɔ nuku ŋutɔ
This river is beautiful	Tɔsisi sia nya kpɔ ŋutɔ
This story is true	Ŋutinya sia nye nyateƒe
We are happy	Dzi le mía dzɔm
Will it rain today?	Ðe tsi adza egbea?
Will you go on a trip?	Àyi mɔzɔzɔ aɖe dzia?

Will she come?	Ðe wòava?
Would you kill me?	Àwum?
Would you love me?	Àlɔ̃m?
Would you come here?	Àva afisia?
You are a teacher	Nufialae nènye
You are very beautiful	Èdze tugbe ŋutɔ
You are very brave	Dzi le ƒowò ŋutɔ
You broke the rules	Èda seawo dzi
You love me	Èlɔ̃m
you love me or not	èlɔ̃m alo mèlɔ̃m o
You make me happy	Èna mekpɔa dzidzɔ
You may go	Àte ŋu ayi
You should sleep	Ele be nàdɔ alɔ̃
You must study hard	Ele be nàsrɔ̃ nu vevie
Whose idea is this?	Ameka ƒe susue nye esia?
Thanks for your help	Akpe na wò ɖe wò kpekpeɖeŋu ta
Thank you for coming	Akpe na wò be nèva
How about you	Ke wò ya ɖɛ
How is your family	Aleke wò ƒomea le
How to Say	Ale Si Nàgblɔe
Good morning	Ŋdi
Good afternoon	Ŋdᴐ
Good evening	Fiɛ̃
Good night	Dɔ agbe
Happy birthday	Dzigbe zã nyuie na wò
Happy Christmas	Kristmas ƒe dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ na mi
Happy new year	Ƒe yeye na wò
Good to see you	Enyo be míakpɔ wò
I don't like it	Medzɔa dzi nam o
I have no idea	Nyemenya naneke tso eŋu o
I know everything	Menya nusianu
I know something	Menya nane
Thank you so much	Akpe na wò kakaaka
Thanks a million	Akpe miliɔn ɖeka
See you later	Miado go emegbe
See you next week	Míakpɔ mia gbɔ le kwasiɖa si gbɔna me
See you next year	Míakpɔ mia gbɔ le ƒe si gbɔna me
See you soon	Miado go
See you tomorrow	Tsɔ míado go
Sweet dreams	Ku droẽ viviwo
I’m crazy about you	Nye tagbɔ le gbegblẽm ɖe ŋuwò
I'm crazy with you	Nye tagbɔ gblẽ le ŋuwò
Nice to meet you	Enyo be míedo go
It's very cheap	Eƒe asi bɔbɔ ŋutɔ
Just a moment	Ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe ko
Not necessarily	Menye nenema kokoko o
That’s a good deal	Ema nye nu nyui aɖe ŋutɔ
You're beautiful	Èdze tugbe ŋutɔ
You're very nice	Èdze tugbe ŋutɔ
You're very smart	Èdze aɖaŋu ŋutɔ
I really appreciate it	Mekpɔ ŋudzedze ɖe eŋu ŋutɔ
I really miss you	Mesusua wò ŋutɔ

Hard sentences

What is your name	Ŋkɔwò ɖɛ
Which is correct?	Kae sɔ?
Will you please help me?	Taflatse àkpe ɖe ŋunyea?
Will you stay at home?	Ànɔ aƒemea?
Do you need anything?	Ðe nèhiã nanea?
Do you need this book?	Ðe nèhiã agbalẽ siaa?
Are you feeling better?	Ðe wò lãme sẽa?
Are you writing a letter?	Ðe nèle lɛta ŋlɔm?
Come and see me now	Va kpɔm ɖa fifia
Come with your family	Va kple wò ƒomea
I'm very busy this week	Vovo mele ŋunye ŋutɔ le kwasiɖa sia me o
There is a lot of money	Ga gbogbo aɖe le eme
They are good people	Ame nyuiwoe wonye
We need some money	Míehiã ga aɖe
What is your destination?	Nukae nye afi si yim nèle?
What are you doing today?	Nuka wɔm nèle egbea?
What are you reading?	Nuka xlẽm nèle?
What can I do for you?	Nukae mate ŋu awɔ na wò?
What is the problem?	Nukae nye kuxia?
What is the story?	Nukae nye ŋutinyaa?
What is your problem?	Nukae nye wò kuxia?
What was that noise?	Nukae nye toɣliɖeɖe ma?
When can we eat?	Ɣekaɣie míate ŋu aɖu nu?
When do you study?	Ɣekaɣie nèsrɔ̃a nu?
When was it finished?	Ɣekaɣie wowu enu?
How about your family	Ke wò ƒomea ya ɖe
Do you understand?	Èse egɔmea?
Do you love me?	Ele lɔ̃nyem mahã?
Don't talk about work	Mègaƒo nu tso dɔ ŋu o
How can I help you?	Aleke mate ŋu akpe ɖe ŋuwòe?
How deep is the lake?	Aleke gbegbee ta la gogloe?
I'm not disturbing you	Menye ɖe mele fu ɖem na wò o
I'm proud of my son	Vinyea nye dada nam
I'm sorry to disturb you	Evem be meɖe fu na wò
Is something wrong?	Ðe nane gblẽa?
May I open the door?	Ðe mate ŋu aʋu ʋɔa?
Thanks for everything	Akpe na wò ɖe nusianu ta
This is very difficult	Esia sesẽ ŋutɔ
This is very important	Esia le vevie ŋutɔ
Where are you from	Afi kae nètso
Do you have any idea	Ðe susu aɖe le asiwòa
I love you so much	Melɔ̃ wò ŋutᴐ
I love you very much	Melɔ̃ wò ŋutɔ
I’m in love with you	Melɔ̃ wò ŋutɔ
I missed you so much	Mesusu wò ŋutɔ
Let me think about it	Mina mabu eŋu
Thank you very much	Akpe na wò kakaaka
I can't stop thinking	Nyemate ŋu adzudzɔ tamebubu o
Will you stop talking?	Ðe nàdzudzɔ nuƒoƒoa?
Would you like to go?	Àdi be yeayia?
Would you teach me?	Àfia num?

Where is your room?	Afikae wò xɔ le?
Where should we go?	Afikae wòle be míayi?
Where is your house?	Afikae wò aƒe le?
Please close the door	Taflatse mido ʋɔa
She agreed to my idea	Elɔ̃ ɖe nye susua dzi
That boy is intelligent	Ŋutsuvi ma ƒe tagbɔ kɔ
It was a very big room	Xɔ gã aɖe ŋutɔe wònye
He can swim very fast	Ete ŋu ƒua tsi kabakaba ŋutɔ
He accepted my idea	Elɔ̃ ɖe nye susua dzi
They loved each other	Wolɔ̃ wo nɔewo
When will you reach?	Ɣekaɣie nàɖo?
Where are you from?	Afi kae nètso?
Where are you going?	Afikae nèyina?
We love each other	Míelɔ̃ mía nɔewo
We obeyed the rules	Míewɔ ɖe seawo dzi
We started to walk	Míedze azɔlizɔzɔ gɔme
We will never agree	Míalɔ̃ ɖe edzi gbeɖe o
We can make change	Míate ŋu awɔ tɔtrɔ
We cook everyday	Míeɖaa nu gbesiagbe
We enjoyed it	Míese vivi nɛ ŋutɔ
What about you?	Ke wò ya ɖɛ?
What are you doing?	Nu ka wɔm nèle?
What did you say?	Nya kae nègblɔ?
What do you need?	Nukae nèhiã?
What do you think?	Nukae nèsusu?
What do you want?	Nu ka dim nèle?
What happened?	Nu kae dzᴐ?
What is that?	Nukae nye ema?
When was she born?	Ɣekaɣie wodzii?
When will we arrive?	Ɣekaɣie míava ɖo?
Where are you?	Afi kae nèle?
Where does it hurt?	Afikae wòvea ame le?
Where is my book?	Afikae nye agbalẽa le?
Where is the river?	Afikae tɔsisi la le?
Who broke this?	Amekae gblẽ nya sia me?
Why are you crying?	Nukatae nèle avi fam ɖo?
I can't see anything	Nyemete ŋu le naneke kpɔm o
I disagree with you	Nyemelɔ̃ ɖe wò nya dzi o
I like it very much	Edzɔa dzi nam ŋutɔ
I need more time	Mehiã ɣeyiɣi geɖe wu
I want to sleep	Medi be madɔ alɔ̃
I'm able to swim	Mete ŋu ƒua tsi
I'm not a doctor	Menye ɖɔktae menye o
I'm taller than you	Mekɔ wu wò
I'm very sad	Melé blanui ŋutɔ
Is he a teacher?	Nufialae wònyea?
Is she married?	Ðe wòɖe srɔ̃a?
Is this book yours?	Ðe agbalẽ sia nye tɔwòa?
Let's ask the teacher	Mina míabia nufiala la
Let's go out and eat	Mina míado go aɖaɖu nu
Let's go to a movie	Mina míayi sinima aɖe me

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	Womelɔ̃ ɖe eƒe nukpɔsusua dzi o
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	Woda asi ɖe eƒe aɖaŋuɖoɖowo dzi le kpekpea me
How do you come to school?	Aleke nèwɔna vaa suku?
If I had money, I could buy it	Ne ga le asinye la, mate ŋu aƒlee
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	Ne èdi be yeaxɔ pɛnsil la, mado ɖeka na wò
If he comes, ask him to wait	Ne eva la, biae be wòalala
If it rains, we will get wet	Ne tsi dza la, míatsi
If I studied, I would pass the exam	Ne mesrɔ̃ nu la, mato dodokpɔa me
My hair has grown too long	Nye ɖa didi akpa
My mother is always at home	Danye nɔa aƒeme ɣesiaɣi
There are many fish in this lake	Tɔmelã geɖewo le ta sia me
There are many problems to solve	Kuxi geɖewo li siwo gbɔ wòle be woakpɔ
There are some books on the desk	Agbalẽ aɖewo le kplɔ̃a dzi
There is nothing wrong with him	Naneke megblẽ le eŋu o
There was a sudden change in the weather	Yame ƒe nɔnɔme trɔ kpata
There was nobody in the garden	Ame aɖeke menɔ abɔa me o
There was nobody there	Ame aɖeke menɔ afima o
There were five murders this month	Amewuwu atɔ̃e dzɔ le ɣleti sia me
They admire each other	Woƒe nu léa dzi na wo nɔewo
They agreed to work together	Wolɔ̃ be yewoawɔ dɔ ɖekae
They are both good teachers	Wo ame evea siaa nye nufiala nyuiwo
We want something new	Míedi be míawɔ nu yeye aɖe
We should be very careful	Ele be míaɖɔ ŋu ɖo ŋutɔ
When can I see you next time?	Ɣekaɣie mate ŋu akpɔ wò ɣebubuɣi?
When did you finish the work?	Ɣekaɣie nèwu dɔa nu?
When will you harvest your wheat?	Ɣekaɣie nàŋe wò lu?
Where do you want to go?	Afikae nèdi be yeayi?
Where is the pretty girl?	Afikae nyɔnuvi dzetugbe la le?
Which food do you like?	Nuɖuɖu kawoe nèlɔ̃a?
Which is more important?	Kae le vevie wu?
Which one is more expensive?	Wo dometɔ kae xɔ asi wu?
Which way is the nearest?	Mɔ kae te ɖe eŋu wu?
Which is your favorite team?	Team kae nèlɔ̃na wu?
Which languages do you speak?	Gbe kawoe nèdona?
Which team will win the game?	Team kae aɖu dzi le fefea me?
Why are you drying your hair?	Nukatae nèle wò ɖa ƒom?
Why are you late?	Nukatae nètsi megbe?
Why did you get so angry?	Nukatae nèdo dziku nenema gbegbe ɖo?
Why did you quit?	Nukatae nèdzudzɔ?
Why don't you come in?	Nukata màge ɖe eme o?

Why were you late this morning?	Nukatae nètsi megbe ŋdi sia?
Why are you so tired today?	Nukatae ɖeɖi te ŋuwò egbea alea gbegbe ɖo?
Would you like to dance with me?	Àdi be yeaɖu ɣe kplima?
Would you come tomorrow?	Ðe nàva etsɔa?
You are always complaining	Èle nyatoƒoe tom ɣesiaɣi
Thanks for your explanation	Akpe na wò ɖe wò numeɖeɖea ta
Thanks for the compliment	Akpe na wò ɖe kafukafua ta
Thanks for the information	Akpe na wò ɖe nyatakakaawo ta
Thanks for your understanding	Akpe na wò ɖe wò nugɔmesese ta
Thank you for supporting me	Akpe na mi be miedo alɔm
I really miss you so much	Mesusua wò vevie ŋutɔ
Happy valentine’s day	Valentine ƒe ŋkeke nyui na wò
Whose decision was final?	Ameka ƒe nyametsotsoe nye mamlɛtɔ?
Whose life is in danger?	Ameka ƒe agbe ɖo afɔku me?
You are a good teacher	Nufiala nyui aɖee nènye
You can read this book	Àte ŋu axlẽ agbalẽ sia
You don't understand me	Miesea nu gɔme nam o
You have to study hard	Ele be nàsrɔ̃ nu vevie
Where do you have pain?	Afikae nèle veve sem le?
They are both in the room	Wo ame evea siaa le xɔa me
That house is very small	Aƒe ma le sue ŋutɔ
Please give me your hand	Taflatse tsɔ wò asi nam
Please go to the school	Taflatse miyi sukua
Please sit here and wait	Taflatse nɔ anyi ɖe afisia nàlala
Please speak more slowly	Taflatse ƒo nu blewu wu
My father is in his room	Fofonye le eƒe xɔ me
May I ask you something?	Ðe mate ŋu abia nya aɖe wòa?
May I ask you a question?	Ðe mate ŋu abia nya aɖe wòa?
Is the job still available?	Ðe dɔa gakpɔtɔ lia?
I arrived there too early	Meva ɖo afima kaba akpa
Do you have a family?	Ðe ƒome le asiwòa?
Do you have any problem?	Ðe kuxi aɖe le ŋuwòa?
Do you have any idea?	Ðe susu aɖe le asiwòa?
Did you finish the job?	Èwu dɔa nua?
Did you like the movie?	Ðe sinima la dze ŋuwòa?
Are we ready to go now?	Ðe míele klalo be míayi fifiaa?
Would you like to come?	Àdi be yeava?
I don't speak very well	Nyemeƒoa nu nyuie o

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