Adjectives & adverbs Flashcards

1
Q

long

A

-elele

(motelele, itelele, batelele, ditelele)

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2
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big

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-ona

(motona, itona, batona, ditona, matona)

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3
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small

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-nnye

(monnye, innye, bannye, dinnye)

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4
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beautiful

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-ntle

(montle, intle, bantle, dintle)

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5
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happy

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go itumela, itumetsi

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6
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hungry

Are you hungry? I am hungry

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tala

O tshwere ke tala? Ke tshwere ke tala

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thirsty

Are you thirsty?

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lenyora

O tshwere ke lenyora

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8
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sad

I am sad

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bothoko

Ke utlwile bothoko (I feel pain = I am sad)

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9
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smelly

You are smelly

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ngkga

O a ngkga

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10
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dirty

You are dirty

A

leswe

O leswe

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11
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light

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motofo

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12
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tired

I am tired

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lapa

Ke lapile

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13
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comfortable

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sintle

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14
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sore

My tummy is sore

A

bothoko

Mala ame o bothoko

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15
Q

funny

A

se a tsegisa (it makes me laugh)
se a kgata (does this make you laugh?)

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16
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clean

A

phepa

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17
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bored

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budutu

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18
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difficult (thing)

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thata

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19
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difficult (person)

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dingalo

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20
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easy

A

motofo

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21
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angry

A

go tenega

ke a tenega (I am getting angry)
ke tenegile (I am angry)

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22
Q

full

A

kgotsi

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23
Q

yucky

A

ga e monate (is not nice)

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24
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warm

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butito

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25
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hot

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hisa

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26
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cold

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butsiditi

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27
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yummy

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monate

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28
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alone

A

a le nosi

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29
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strict

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bogale

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30
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too hot/cold

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a hisa/ a tsiditi

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31
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not hot/cold enough

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ga a hisa / ga a tsiditi

32
Q

more (eg for food)

A

gape

33
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enough (the food is enough)

A

dijo gadi a lekana

34
Q

too much
She ate too much

A

thata
O jela thata

35
Q

not enough
She didn’t eat enough

A

-nye
O jela mogwinye

36
Q

wet

A

kolobetse

37
Q

dry

A

omeletse

38
Q

early

A

phakela

39
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new

A

ntsha

40
Q

old

A

tsofetse

41
Q

red

A

khibidu

42
Q

green

A

tala

43
Q

strong

A

matla

44
Q

heavy

A

bokete

45
Q

tall

A

bo lelele/ telele ??

46
Q

everything

A

sengwe le sengwe

47
Q

nothing

A

sepe

48
Q

none

A

epe

49
Q

all

A

yotle, tsotle

50
Q

the other one

A

o mingwe / le lengwe / se sengwe / etc

51
Q

first

A

ntla/ la ntla/ wa ntla

52
Q

next

A

go latela

53
Q

this

A

e / se / tse

54
Q

that

A

same

55
Q

it

A

ye

56
Q

together

A

mogo

57
Q

how much is …

A

ke bokae …

58
Q

why

A

ke eng (e.g. “Ke eng a tlhoka madi a mantsi?” - “Why does she need lots of money?”)

59
Q

a lot

A

-tsi ? (e.g. madi a mantsi)

60
Q

only

A

fêla

61
Q

thick

A

kima

62
Q

soft

A

boreti

63
Q

therefore

A

ka jalo

64
Q

naked

A

maponapona

65
Q

black

A

-ntso

66
Q

yellow

A

-lephutse

67
Q

white

A

-tsweu

68
Q

brown

A

-tlholwa

69
Q

short

A

-khutshwane

70
Q

strict, tight

A

gagametsi

71
Q

expensive

A

tura

72
Q

hundred

A

lekgolo

73
Q

one million

A

sedikadike

74
Q

bright

A

phatsimang

75
Q

south

A

borwa