me din de
My Name Is: Me Din De
Say your name with Me din de: Me din de Ama (My name is Ama).
How It Works
The phrase has three parts: a possessive, din (name) and the verb de (be called). The name comes last: Me din de Ama (My name is Ama), literally "My name is called Ama".
Whose name. Change the possessive to talk about others: Wo din (your name), Ne din de Kwame (His name is Kwame). Any owner can go first: Me maame din de Akosua (My mother's name is Akosua); see possession by placement. It works for places and things too: Ghana ahenkuro din de sɛn? (What is the name of Ghana's capital?)
Asking. Twi asks how a name is called, using sɛn (how): Wo din de sɛn? (What is your name?). Answer with Me din de and your name, and turn the question back with Na wo nso ɛ? (And you?).
Another way. You can also say Wɔfrɛ me Ama (They call me Ama). Both are common.
Day names. Many names you will hear, such as Kofi, Ama and Kwame, show the day of the week a person was born; see days of the week.
Examples (6)
- Me din de Ama.
My name is Ama.
Word by Word: My name is-called Ama.
- Wo din de sɛn?
What is your name?
Word by Word: Your name is-called how?
- Ne din de Kwame.
His name is Kwame.
- Me maame din de Akosua.
My mother's name is Akosua.
The owner, me maame, comes before din.
- Ghana ahenkuro din de sɛn?
What is the name of Ghana's capital?
- Me din de Kofi. Na wo nso ɛ?
My name is Kofi. And you?
Common Mistakes
Leaving out de.
Me din Ama.Me din de Ama.De is the verb of the sentence. Without it, the words do not say that your name is Ama.
Mixing up me (my) and ne (his, her) when giving your own name.
Ne din de Ama.Me din de Ama.Ne din de Ama means "Her name is Ama". For your own name, start with me.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Giving a name uses a possessive before din.
Related Patterns
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Practice me din de in Bubblegum
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