Greetings from Ghana!

Hello! Welcome to Waale 101-- a class rarely offered since the language is only spoken by about 300,000 people, so pay attention and learn well. Let's start with greetings! "A" signifies the greeter, "B" the one being greeted. Morning: A: Ansomaa (AHN-so-mah) / Good morning B: Ehsie (S-E-A) / Yes, it is good B: Edagenya (Ehd-ah-JEN-ya) / How did you sleep? A: A bie song (Ah BEE-eh song) / Fine Afternoon: A: Antare (AHN-tayr-ay) / Good afternoon B: Minate (MIN-ah-tay) / Yes, it is good B: Kaa toma? (Kah toh-MAH) / How is work? A: A bie song (Ah BEE-eh song) / Fine Evening: A: Anola (ah-NO-la) / Good evening B: Jeamaye (Jay-UH-my-ay) / Yes, it is good B: Kaa toma?* (Kah toh-MAH) / How is work? A: A bie song (Ah BEE-eh song) / Fine *Kaa toma is interchangeable with any question about how things are. Here are some common questions: Kaa yideme: How is your family? Kaa beehee: How are your children? Kaa sera/poga: How is your husband

Just before a conversation about weather in the U.S.: "They don't have rain in America. It's too nice there."

You decide you've had it with site. You need to get out of your room ASAP or you'll go crazy with cabin fever. So, you pack a bag, lock your door, greet everyone you meet as you walk towards the school gate, and stand at the side of the road. Where are you going? Option A: Eh, I just need a short break, so I think I'll head to town. Plus I'm running low on rice anyway. Once at the roadside, you start walking down the street towards town. Dozens of motos whiz past you, and even a few motokings (motos with a flatbed attached) filled with bottles, onions, and even people. The smell of exhaust is pervasive, and your brain starts thinking "am I getting lung cancer right now?" The thought is shaken away as young children call out to you: "Nansalaaaaa!!! How are you? We are fine! Thank YOU!" A guy on a moto stops and asks if you want a lift. Being a good PCV, you politely decline, but this only prompts further questions: Where are you from? What are y