Home Situation 🏡 Flashcards
Father
Ntate/Rre
Mother
Mme
Children
Bana
Child
Ngwana
My son
Ngwanake wa mosimane
My daugther
Ngwakane was mosetsana
My sibling (boy / girl)
Kgaitsadiake
My husband
Monna wa me
My wife
Mosadi wa me.
Grandfather
Ntatemogolo
Grandmother
Nkuku
It is cold.
Go tsididi.
Even yesterday
Mme le maabane.
Where is grandma?
O kae nkuku?
She is home.
O teng mo lapeng.
What is she doing?
O dirang fela?
She is sleeping and she is feeling cold.
O robetse, o a sitwa.
Does she have socks on?
A o rwele dikausu?
Yes ma’am.
Ee mma.
Please take care of her.
Le mo tlhokomele.
You are not wearing a jersey?
Wena ga o apara jesi?
It is in my bag.
E mo kgetsing ya me.
Today we are coming with your sibling.
Gompieno re tla le kgaitsaido.
It’s going to rain.
Pula e etla.
When are we leaving?
Re tla tsamaya leng?
On Thursday
Ka Labone
I am held up on Thursday.
Ke tshwaregile ka labone.
We shall go tomorrow.
Re tla ya ka moso.
It’s okay.
Go siame.
Address
Aterese
Location
Tulo
House
Ntlo
Plot No
Nomoro ya ntlo
Street
Seterata
Road
Tsela
Telephone
Mogala
Landline
Mogala wa ntlo
Cell phone
Mogala wa lotheka
Physical address
Aterese ya kwa lwapeng
Work address
Aterese ya kwa tirong
Work telephone
Mogala wa tiro
Where do you stay?
O nna a kae?
Who are you staying with?
O nna le mang?
How many are you?
Lo kae?
I stay at home.
Ke nna kwa lwapeng.
I stay with my parents.
Ke nna le batsadi.
I stay with my family.
Ke nna le ba lelwapa lame.
We are only three.
Re bararo fela.
She has gone for a meeting.
O ile bokopanong.
I work with my friend.
Ke bereka le tsala ya me.
I take tea.
Ke nwa tee.
They went home.
Ba ile gae.
They have a baby.
Ba na le ngwana.
Ka moso ke ya kwa tirong ka nako ya bobedi. Maphakela ke ya sepatela, ke tla bo ke Isa ngwana o tshwerwe ke sehuba. O tshwanetse go kopana le ngaka. Fa ke fetsa ke isa koloi yame kwa garaging, ke ya go tsenya leotwana/thaere e ntsha.
With whom are you going?
O tsamaya le bo mang?
Alone
Ke le nosi
Home situation
Kwa Lwapeng
At home
Mo lwapaneng
Knock knock!
Ko ko!
Come in
Tsena
Hi
Dumelang
Hi Masego
Dumela Masego
How are you?
Le kae?
We are okay and you?
Re teng, lona lo kae?
Okay, where are the kids?
Re teng, bana ba kae?
They have gone to school.
Ba ile sekolong.
Will you take tea or coffee?
A o tla nwa tee kana kofi?
Yes Ma’am, tea is okay.
Ee mma tee e siame.
I am going to Lobatse tomorrow.
Ke ya Lobatse ka moso.
What are you going to do?
O ya go dirang?
I am going to see the parents.
Ke ya go bona batsadi.
Ok, I have seen you. (Bye)
Go siame, ke le bone.
Thanks, repeat the visit.
Re lobogile le ka moso.
You are being called.
O a bidiwa.
Who is calling me?
Ke bidiwa ke mang?
You are called by mother.
O bidiwa ke mme.
Mother is calling you.
Mme oa go bitsa.
What are saying?
Wa reng?
I am nor saying anything.
Ga ke re sepe.
Are you talking?
A oa bua?
I am not talking.
Ga ke bue.
Say it again.
Bua gape.
Speak/read/write/listen
Bua/bala/kwala/reetsa
Be quiet
Didimala/ng
I did not hear.
Ga ke a utlwa.
Are you eating or not?
A o a ja kana jang?
I will eat.
Ee, ke tla ja.
I am not eating.
Nnyaa ga ke je.
I am hungry/thursty.
Ke tshwere ke tlala/lenyora.
Can I offer you food?
A ke go fe dijo?
Can I offer you wine or beer?
A ke go spiele waene kgotsa biri?
I drank/took water.
Ke nole metsi.
Harry up.
Itlhaganele.
Are you there?
A le teng?
Visitors have arrived.
Baeng ba gorogile.
Where are they?
Ba kae?
They are in the house.
Ba mo ntlong.
Were you expecting them?
A lo ne lo ba solofetse?
Who is in the house?
Go na le mang mo ntlong?
My parents are around.
Batsadi ba me ba teng.
What are they doing?
Ba dira eng?
They are watching TV.
Ba lebile TV.
They are listening to the news.
Ba reeditse dikgang.
Call that girl.
Bitsa mosetsana yole.
Make tea for the visitors.
Direla baeng tee.
Come in.
Tsena.
Come inside the house.
Tsenang mo ntlong.
Go out.
Tswa.
Go out/get out.
Tswela kwa ntle.
Give these people food.
Fa batho dijo.
They have already eaten.
Ba setse ba jele.
Give them water.
Ba siele metsi.
Show them the way.
Ba bontshe tsela.
Visit
Eta - etela
Admitted
Robaditswe
If
Fa
Possible
Kgonega
Hospital
Sepatela
I am going to Mochudi tomorrow to visit my aunt. My uncle is not well. They say he is admitted at the hospital, if possible I will spend a night there and come back tomorrow morning.
Ke ya kwa ofising ya me, ke na le tiro e e ntsi thata. Ke tswa kwa lwapeng ke ne ke ile lunching late. Re tlhotse mo bokopanong letsatsi lotlhe. Boso ya me ya re e batla report ka moso mo mosong.
