Location Flashcards

1
Q

above

Your book is on top of the table

A

ko godimo/ fa godimo

Buka ya gago e ko godimo ga tafole

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2
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around

Try to crawl around the table

A

dikologa

Leka go gagaba o dikologa tafole
(Can’t be translated directly)

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3
Q

at (place)

Did you play at Nkuku’s house?

A

Ko

O tshamikile ko ntluong ya ga Nkuku?

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4
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behind

Mummy is behind the door

A

ko morago

Mama o ko morago ga lebati

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5
Q

below, beneath, under

You must lie under your blanket

A

ko tlase

O rapame ko tlase ga dikobo

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6
Q

beside, next to

Bobo is next to Lio

A

go bapa

Bobo o bapile le Leo

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7
Q

between

Your nose is in between your eyes

A

ga gare / fa gare

Nko ya gago e fa gare ga matlho a gago

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8
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beyond

The beach is beyond the grass

A

ko pele / ka kwa

Lewatle le ga pele ga bojang

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9
Q

down

Papa went down to the car

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ko tase / fa atse

Papa o ile ko tlase, ko koloing

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10
Q

in

The water is in the tub

A

mo

Metsi a mo batheng

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11
Q

inside / into

The pants are inside the suitcase

A

mo teng

Marokgwe a mo teng ga béeke

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12
Q

near

Nkuku’s house is near Marlo’s house

A

Go bapa

go bapile

Ntlo ya ga Nkuku e bapile le ntlo ya ga Marlo

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13
Q

opposite

Mama sits opposite Papa

A

go lebagana

Mama o ntse go lebagana le papa

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14
Q

past (spatially)

The school is past the hospital

A

ko pele/ go feta

Sekolo se fitile sepatela

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15
Q

through

We have to drive through the tunnel

A

go ralela

Re tshwanetse go ralela tunnele (ka koloi)

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16
Q

to / toward

We will fly to Botswana

A

ko

(Like drive, fly can change the context of translation)

Will translate

Will go to Serowe

“Re tla ya ko Serowe”

17
Q

via

We fly to Gaborone via Johannesburg

A

go feta

Re tla fofa re ya Gaborone, re fitla ka Johannesburg (joburg/johani)

18
Q

by (spatially)

We live by the sea

A

go bapa

Re nna go bapa le lewatle

19
Q

from (spatial)

Papa is coming from the office

A

tswa ko

Papa o tswa ko ofising

20
Q

on (spatially)

The pen is on the desk

A

ko godimo / fa godimo

Technically godimo means on top/above

Pen e fa godimo ga tafole

21
Q

up

Look up so that you can see Leo

A

ko godimo

Le ba ko godimo gore o bone Leo

22
Q

outside

23
Q

left

24
Q

right

25
everywhere
gongwe le gongwe
26
nowhere
gope
27
here
kwano
28
there
ka
29
there
koo
30
it is far
go kgakala
31
here, there
teng
32
place
lefelo, mafelo