Adjectives & adverbs I Flashcards by Tamira Gunzburg-Chibua

Q

long

A

-elele

(motelele, itelele, batelele, ditelele)

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big

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-ona

(motona, itona, batona, ditona, matona)

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small

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-nnye

(monnye, innye, bannye, dinnye)

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beautiful

A

-ntle

(montle, intle, bantle, dintle)

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happy

A

go itumela, itumetsi

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hungry

Are you hungry? I am hungry

A

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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sad

I am sad

A

bothoko

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

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smelly

You are smelly

A

ngkga

O a ngkga

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dirty

You are dirty

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leswe

O leswe

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tired

I am tired

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lapa

Ke lapile

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sore

My tummy is sore

A

bothoko

Mala ame o bothoko

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warm

A

butito

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hot

A

hisa

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cold

A

butsiditi

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too hot/cold

A

a hisa/ a tsiditi

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not hot/cold enough

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ga a hisa / ga a tsiditi

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enough (the food is enough)

A

lekana

dijo gadi a lekana

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too much
She ate too much

A

thata
O jela thata

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not enough
She didn’t eat enough

A

-nye
O jela mogwinye

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Q

new

A

-ntsha

Q

red

A

khibidu

Q

green

A

tala

Q

strong

A

matla

Q

heavy

A

bokete

Q

tall

A

bo lelele/ telele ??

Q

everything

A

sengwe le sengwe

Q

nothing

A

sepe

Q

none

A

epe

Q

all

A

yotle, tsotle

Q

the other one

A

o mingwe / le lengwe / se sengwe / etc

Q

first

A

-ntlha

ntla/ la ntla/ wa ntla

Q

next

A

go latela

Q

this

A

e / se / tse

Q

that

A

same

Q

it

A

ye

Q

why

A

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

Q

a lot

A

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

Q

only

A

fêla

Q

thick, fat

A

-kima

Q

soft

A

boreti

Q

black

A

-ntso

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yellow

A

-lephutse

Q

white

A

-tsweu

Q

brown

A

-tlholwa

Q

short

A

-khutshwane

Q

hundred

A

lekgolo

Q

one million

A

sedikadike

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grey

A

-tuba

Q

old

A

-gologolo