Ruth Kadiri: Nigerian Actress Speaks Twi As She Hangs Out With Pascal Amanfo, Video Impresses Fans

Ruth Kadiri: Nigerian Actress Speaks Twi As She Hangs Out With Pascal Amanfo, Video Impresses Fans

  • Nigerian actress, Ruth Kadiri, has been spotted in a video speaking Twi, one of Ghana's popular local languages
  • The actress spoke Twi while pleading with her online followers to subscribe to Pascal Amanfo on YouTube
  • After seeing the video, many Ghanaians shared how impressed they were with her grasp of the Twi language

A video showing popular Nigerian actress Ruth Kadiri speaking Twi has emerged on social media, with thousands of Ghanaians praising the Nollywood star for her impressive command of the local language.

Ruth Kadiri showed her skill in the popular Ghanaian language during a recent link-up with Ghana-based Nigerian movie director, Pascal Amanfo.

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Nollywood actress, Ruth Kadiri, impresses Ghanaian fans with her Twi as she interacts with film director Pascal Amanfo. Photo source: @ruthkadiri
Source: Instagram

The actress and movie producer featured on Pascal Amanfo's podcast to tell her life's story.

The episode was uploaded on YouTube on Monday, November 3, 2025.

Watch the excerpts of Ruth Kadiri's interview below:

During the recording, Pascal Amanfo asked the mother of two to do a shoutout of his YouTube channel for viewers to subscribe.

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Interestingly, he asked that she do the shoutout in Twi by asking if she could speak the Ghanaian language.

"Abusuafoɔ me wɔ ha oo. Me sister yɛfrɛ no Ruth Kadiri. Wobɛtumi aka Twi? Yɛnka Twi kakra," stated in Twi, which translates as 'Family I am here oo. My is called Ruth Kadiri. Can you speak Twi? Let's try some Twi.'"

After hesitating for some seconds, Ruth Kadiri, who recently blasted Ghanaian TV stations over the use of her content, happily agreed and urged her online audience to quickly do the subscription.

"Ghanafoɔ, monkɔ subscribe to Pascal Amanfo TV...yɛno sesiaa," she said in Twi, to wit 'Ghanaians go and subscribe to Pascal Amanfo TV...do it right now."

Pascal Amanfo shared the video of the interaction with Ruth Kadiri on TikTok below.

Watch Ruth Kadiri's Twi-speaking video below:

Ruth Kadiri's Twi-speaking video excites Ghanaians

The footage has garnered significant attention on the platform. Since it was uploaded, the footage has accumulated over 500,000 views and 40,000 likes.

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The comment section has been flooded with positive reactions from Ghanaians who expressed surprise and admiration for the actress' command over Twi.

YEN.com.gh compiled some comments below.

eggbone🥰 said:

"She is a very smart woman and an intelligent one too. I love her 🥰🥰."

Beatrice 1 commented:

"@Ruth Kadiri, no need to worry, some of us Ghanaians can’t afford to miss ur movies for anything 🥰🙏me myself love you genuinely, and my notifications are always active for you, sweet sister 🥰💖."

YaaDaisy added:

"So far, this is the best Twi I've heard from a Nigerian...wow✌."

Bra joe reacted:

"Wow, can she speak Twi like this? We all know her as Nigerian, but is her last name Ghanaian?"
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Ruth Kadiri poses with Pascal Amanfo after featuring on his podcast on YouTube, during which she spoke Twi. Photo source: @pascalamanfo
Source: Instagram

Mike Ezuruonye speaks Twi in Ghana

YEN.com.gh also reported that another Nigerian actor had been spotted in Ghana by a man who noticed him and asked him questions in Twi.

Mike Ezuruonye answered the questions fluently by speaking in Twi, surprising many Ghanaians after the viral video was shared on TikTok.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah (HOD Entertainment) Jeffrey is the Head of the Entertainment Desk and a graduate of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) with over 15 years of experience in journalism. He started as a reporter with Ghana News Agency (GNA). He joined Primnewsghana.com in 2016 as an editor. He moved to YEN.com.gh in 2017 as an editor and has risen to his current position. You can contact him via e-mail: j.owusu-mensah@yen.com.gh

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