Religion & Temples

1. Ɖe mawusubɔƒe aɖe le afisia?

   Is there a place of worship here?

   Usage

   Use it to look for a place to worship. It names no particular religion

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words: mawusubɔƒe is Mawu “God” + subɔ “serve” + ƒe “place”. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

2. Mexɔe se be Mawu li

   I believe that God exists

   Usage

   A calm statement of belief

   Grammar Note

   xɔ se is “believe”. The negative takes a final o (mexɔe se … o). Mawu li is “God exists”.

3. Medi be mayi hame

   I want to go to church

   Usage

   Use it when you want to attend a service

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words; hame means church or congregation. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

4. Taflatse, xɔ nye akpedada

   Please accept my gratitude

   Usage

   Use it to express deep thanks

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words; xɔ akpedada “receive thanks” appears in published Ewe texts. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

5. Wò nufiafia nye nu vevi nam

   Your teaching is very important to me

   Usage

   Shows respect to someone who has taught you

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words: nu vevi “important thing”, nufiafia “teaching”. The grave accent on wò marks the second person. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

6. Amen

   Usage

   The word that ends a prayer

   Grammar Note

   Amen is spelled as in the Ewe Bible and means “so be it”.

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