Greetings Flashcards
How are you?
Le Kae?
I am well and how are you?
Re teng, le kae?
I am well.
Re teng.
How are you/How did you wake up?
O tsogile jang?
I am well/I woke up well.
Ke tsogile sentle.
How are you/How did you spend the day?
Le tlhotse jang?
I am well/We spent the day well.
Re tlhotse sentle.
We are leaving.
Re a tsamaya.
Go well.
Tsamayang sentle.
Good night.
Boroko.
Friend/s
Tsala / Ditsala
Younger sibling/s
Nnaka / Bonnaka
Older sibling/s
Nkgonne / Bokgonne
Boy/s
Mosimane / Basimane
Girl/s
Mosetsana / Basetsana
Stay well.
Sala sentle.
Okay
Go siame
How did you sleep?
O robetse/letse jang?
Sleep well
Robalang sentle
Relationships
Bolosika
Gender
Bong
Singular/Plural
Bongwe/Bontsi
Person/People
Motho/Batho
Man/Men
Monna/Banna
Woman/Women
Mosadi/Basadi
Girl/s
Ngwanyana/Banyana
Adult/Adults
Mogolo/Bagolo
Parent/s
Motsadi/Batsadi
Madam/s
Mma/Bomma
Mother/s
Mme/Bomme
Father/s
Rre/Borre
Ladies
Lekgarebe/Makgarebe
Gentlemen/Gents
Lekau/Makau
Child /Children
Ngwana/Bana
These people
Batho ba
The person is greeting.
Motho o a dumedisa.
The children are greeting.
Bana ba a dumedisa.
The woman is gone.
Mosadi o ile.
The man is working.
Monna o a bereka.
The lady is passing.
Lekgarebe le a feta.
I am Mavis.
Ke Mavis.
I am from Lobatse.
Ke tswa ka Lobatse.
I am married.
Ke nyetswe.
I have children.
Ke na le Bana.
They are five.
Ba batlhano.
My husband is late.
Monna wa me o tlhokafetse.
My wife is alive.
Mosadi wa me o a tshela.
Where are the children.
Bana ba kae?
They went to school.
Ba ile sekolong.
When are they coming back?
Ba tla leng?
Late afternoon.
Maitseboa thata.
Who brings them?
Ke mang yo o ba tlisang?
Their father pick them up.
Ba tsewa ke rrabo.
Phone me later.
O nteletse/nfounele kgantele.