Recognise a directions request, a left turn and a departure-time question.
Activities are teaching adaptations. Source transcriptions remain pending expert review; each card states its source and status.
Follow the printed left-turn instruction on a drawn map. Read the complete direction and departure questions, then identify the taxi-station and ticket cards.
Source reference · awaiting expert review
Mendendaŋ ŋbɩzʋ ŋwɩlɩm nʋmaw na?
EN Please, can you show me the way?
FR S’il vous plaît, pouvez-vous m’indiquer le chemin ?
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
Please, can you show me the way?. Politely ask someone to show or explain the route.
Transcription and translation notes
English follows the workbook’s meaning. French glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial. This attested example still awaits project expert review.
Legacy PDF font codes have been converted to visually matching Latin Kabɩyɛ letters, preserving printed tones and the original extracted text. This does not modernize the source orthography.
English follows the workbook’s meaning. French glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial. This attested example still awaits project expert review.
Legacy PDF font codes have been converted to visually matching Latin Kabɩyɛ letters, preserving printed tones and the original extracted text. This does not modernize the source orthography.
A place where people find buses or taxis for a journey.
Transcription and translation notes
English follows the workbook’s meaning. French glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial. This attested example still awaits project expert review.
English follows the workbook’s meaning. French glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial. This attested example still awaits project expert review.
When are we leaving?. Ask when your group or vehicle will depart.
Transcription and translation notes
English follows the workbook’s meaning. French glosses and explanatory definitions are editorial. This attested example still awaits project expert review.
Legacy PDF font codes have been converted to visually matching Latin Kabɩyɛ letters, preserving printed tones and the original extracted text. This does not modernize the source orthography.
The English meaning comes from the Peace Corps workbook. The French gloss is an editorial translation. Printed spellings and tones are retained; font-encoding repairs are disclosed separately. Project expert review is pending.
The workbook calls these words postpositions: they follow the noun. With pronouns, they may attach to the pronoun. First learn the meanings below, then read the complete source examples to see their position in a sentence.
Describe where something is
Person
Aspect / context
Kabɩyɛ
Meaning / note
Location
da
in
Location
cɔlɔ
near / beside
Location
wayɩ
behind
Location
dɛ̀ɛ̀
under
Location
ɛsɩnda
in front of
Location
hɛ̀kʋda
in the middle of
Location
pɛ̀hɛ̀kʋda
between
Location
yɔɔ
on
Transcription and translation notes
Forms were compared with the PDF. Legacy font characters are represented with the corresponding Latin Kabɩyɛ letters (ɩ, ɛ, ʋ, ɖ, ŋ), retaining printed tone marks.
Editorial exercises · awaiting review
In this source, does the location word normally come before or after the noun?
EN Asking about the fare or the means of transport
FR Demander le prix ou le moyen de transport
Editorial gloss and explanation · awaiting review
Page 70 distinguishes a question about the fare from a question about the means of transport. The workbook gives a complete formulation for each request and retains a common verb construction. The question word changes with the information requested. First identify whether you expect a price or the name of a means of transport, then consult the matching example.
Transcription and translation notes
Teaching summary of the cited page. No new Kabɩyɛ example was produced; complete forms remain available in the original document.
Editorial exercises · awaiting review
Why do the two transport questions call for different answers?
Show answer
One asks for an amount; the other asks which means of transport to use.
The workbook contrasts a verb used with a bicycle, motorbike, horse and canoe with another used with a vehicle, ship, train, plane or taxi. It also notes that a related expression can describe sitting inside a taxi rather than travelling in it. Learn the complete verb-and-transport expression in context; the verbs cannot be substituted automatically.
Transcription and translation notes
Teaching summary of the cited page. No new Kabɩyɛ example was produced; complete forms remain available in the original document.
Editorial exercises · awaiting review
Why should the context of the taxi example be retained?
Show answer
Because the example can describe sitting in the taxi rather than the journey.
