setswana class Flashcards
1
Q
today
A
gompieno
2
Q
day
A
letsatsi
3
Q
elephant
A
tlou
4
Q
before
A
pere
5
Q
porriage
A
motogo
6
Q
me too
A
lena
7
Q
beef
A
nama ya kgomo
8
Q
eggs
A
nama ya koko
9
Q
eggs
A
Maey
10
Q
what type
A
efe
11
Q
to wash clothes
A
tlhatswa
12
Q
helped
A
thuste
13
Q
danced
A
binna
14
Q
write
A
kwadile
15
Q
jumped
A
thlodile
16
Q
closed
A
tswadile
17
Q
spoke
A
buile
18
Q
thought
A
akantse
19
Q
sang
A
opetse
20
Q
spent
A
tlhotse
21
Q
awoke
A
tsogile
22
Q
ran
A
tabogile
23
Q
drank
A
nwole
24
Q
arrived
A
gorogile
25
painted
pentile
26
a in the past tense (ga/ta/more)
ile
27
cooked
apeile
28
read
badile
29
slept
robetse
30
sa in the past tense
tse
31
re in the past tense
na
32
la in the past tense
tse
33
say
re
34
bring
lere
35
know
itse
36
ask
botsa
37
break
thuba
38
buy
reka
39
give
go fa
40
help
thusa
41
party
itisa
42
stand up
ema
43
to apologize
kopa maitshwarelo
44
clean
feela
45
bathe
tlhapa
46
listen
reetsa
47
joke
bua metlae
48
pull
goga
49
eat
ja
50
hide
iphitlha
51
to be happy
itumela
52
laugh
tshega
53
cry
lela
54
apply (makeup)
tshasa
55
put on (clothes)
apara
56
drive
kgweetsa
57
ride
palama
58
tire
lapa
59
play
tshameka
60
I am/sitting
nna
61
travel
eta
62
knock
kokota
63
kiss
suna
64
write
kwala
65
jump
thola
66
close
tswala
67
open
bula
68
learn
ithuta
69
speak
bua
70
think
akanya
71
sing
opela
72
dance
bina
73
swim
thuma
74
spend
tlhola
75
awake
tsoga
76
draw
tshwantsha
77
call
bidiwa
78
stay
sala
79
go
tsamaya
80
like/love
rata
81
want
batla
82
watch
lebelela
83
run
taboga
84
drink
nwa
85
arrive
goroga
86
paint
penta
87
cook
apaya
88
read
bala
89
sleep
robala
90
themselves they speak setswana
bone ba bua setswana
91
yourself you all arrived via plane
Lona le gorogile ka sefofane
92
ourselves we are from America
Rona re tswa America
93
how are yourself you feeling
how are yourself you feelingWENA O tsogile jang
94
I go to UB
I go to UBKE nna mo UB
95
they (third person plural absolute)
ba
96
themselves (third person plural abstract)
bone
97
you all (second person plural absolute)
le
98
yourselves (second person plural abstract)
lona
99
we (first person plural absolute)
re
100
ourselves (first person plural abstract)
rona
101
he/she (third person singular absolute)
o (higher tone)
102
himself/herself (third person singular abstract)
ene
103
you (second person singular absolute)
o
104
yourself (second person singular abstract)
wena
105
I (first person singular absolute)
ke
106
myself (first person singular abstract)
nna
107
alcohol
bojalwa
108
money
Madi
109
question
botso
110
name
leina
111
love/like
rata
112
mine/my
lame
113
please
kopa
114
what did you learn today
o ithutle eng gompleno
115
where is ___
___ ke kae
116
where is that
kwa ke kae
117
im full
ke kgotshe
118
I have an allergy
ke na le alegi
119
I only eat vegetables
ke ja merogo fela
120
thief
legodu
121
help me
nthusang
122
I dont understand
ga ke thaloganye
123
I am well
ke tlhostse/tsojile sentle
124
how are you
o tlhostse/tsojile jang
125
I love food
ke rata dijo
126
I love/like you
ke a go rata
127
listen
reetsang
128
sleep well
robala sentle
129
morning
phakela
130
I drink alcohol
ke nwa bojalwa
131
I dont drink alcohol
ga ke nwa bojalwa
132
goodbye
go siame
133
where is the bathroom
toilet e kae
134
I live at
ke nna mo
135
I dont know
ga ke itse
136
where do you stay
o nna kae
137
how much
ke bokae
138
no
naya
139
yes
ee
140
I am sick
ke a lwala
141
im not tired
ga ke a lapa
142
im tired
ke lapile
143
I only speak English
ke bua sekgowa fela
144
I dont have money
ga ke na madi
145
repeat yourself
bua gape
146
speak slowly
bua ka bonya
147
I have a question
ke na le botso
148
may I have food
ke köpa dijo
149
metsi
water
150
food
dijo
151
may I have water
ke köpa metsi
152
may i
ke köpa
153
thanks
tanki
154
Thank you
ke a le boga
155
My name is
Leina lame ke
156
today
gompeno
157
I will have ____ this morning/night/afternoon
phaela/bosigo/motshegare ke tlaa ja ____
ke tlaa ja ____ phakela/bosigo/motshegare
158
this morning/night/afternoon I ate
I ate ____ this morning/night/afternoon
phakela/bosigo/motshegare ke jile....
ke jile ____ phakela/bosigo/motshegare
159
what will you eat this morning/night/afternoon
o tlaa ja eng pakela/bosigo/motshegare
160
what did you eat this morning/night/afternoon
o jile eng pakela/bosigo/motshegare
161
I arrived by plane
ke gorogile ka sefofane
162
by what means did you arrive
o gorogile ka eng
163
my surname is ___
sefane sa me ke
164
what's your surname
defame sa gago ke mang
165
I dont like to
ga ke rate go ____
166
I like to
ke rata go _____
167
what do you like to do
o rata go dira eng?
168
what do you like/love
o rata
169
I arrived the 30th of may
ke gorogile ka di 30 tsa me
170
when did you arrive in botswana
o gorogile leng mo Botswana
171
I was a student at tulane
ke ne ke le moithuti kwa tulane
172
what were you doing before botswana
o ne dira eng pele o tal Botswana
173
I am
ke __
174
your name?
o mang
175
who are you
ke wena mang
176
my name is
ke bidiwa
177
what's your name
o bidiwa mang
178
my name is
leina la me ke
179
im from America
ke twa kwa/ko america
180
where are you from
o tswa kae
181
at
ko/kwa
182
I am sitting in a chair
ke nna mo setilong
183
I am
nna ke ____
184
where do you stay
o nna kae
185
where do you stay
o nna kae
186
sitting/from/I am
nna
187
culture
ngwao
188
from
tswa
189
learn
ithuta
190
gentlemen
majents
191
sister
sestere
192
im good
grand
193
what's up
go jwang
194
what's up
ratsay
195
what's up
eita
196
hey
exze
197
what's up
dintshang
198
what's up
howzit
199
hi
ola
200
today
gompieno
201
I am learning setswana
ke ithuta setswana
202
go well
tsamaya sentle
203
stay well
sala sentle
204
I am a student at UB
ke moithuti mo UB
205
students
baithuti
206
student
moithuti
207
chief
kgosi
208
kid
ngwana
209
kids
bana
210
elders
bagolo
211
parents
batsadi
212
head teacher
mogokgo
213
doctor
ngaka
214
nurse
mooki
215
teacher
mohutabana
216
night
bosigo
217
evening
maiseboa
218
what's wrong with you
mathata ke eng
219
im not good
ga ke a tossa
220
how are you/what's up
a o teng
221
im up/im good
ke teng
222
what's up (you all)
A le teng
223
and how are you (afternoon)
wena o tlhoste jang?
224
im good (afternoon)
ke tlhoste sentle
225
how are you (afternoon)
O tlhoste jang
226
afternoon
motshegare
227
morning
phakela
228
and how are you? (morning)
wena o tsojile jang?
229
I am good (morning)
ke tsojile sentle
230
how are you (morning)
O tsojile jang
231
what is your name
Leina la gago ke mang
232
money
madi
233
I dont have money
ga ke na madi
234
I have 20 pula
ke na le 20 pula
235
bring
tsisa
236
shop (noun)
shopo
237
mall
mmolo
238
orange
namone
239
how much
ke bokae
240
how much is this/these
mo/se ke bokae
241
expensive
tura
242
its expensive
e a tura
243
cheap
chipi
244
to buy
reka
245
clothes
diaparo
246
shoes
ditlhako
247
trousers
borokwe
248
dress
mosese
249
change
chenchi
250
shirt
shete
251
t-shirt
sekipa
252
yesterday
maabane
253
the other day
maloba
254
tomorrow
kamoso
255
this week
beke e
256
week
beke
257
next week
beke e tlaa
258
last week
beke e fetileng
259
days
malatsi
260
my teachers name is Akenyang
mohutabana wame ke Akenyang
261
bread
borota
262
years
binguiaga
263
how old are you
o dingwaga di kae
264
I am ___ years
ke dingwaga ___
265
who is your friend
tsala ya gago ke mang
266
my friend is ____
tsala ya me ke ____
267
everyone
mongwe le mongwe
268
head
tlhogo
269
shoulder
magetla
270
nose
nko
271
mouth
molomo
272
chest
sehuba
273
waist
letheka
274
knees
mangole
275
toes
menwana
276
eyes
matlho
277
thighs
dirope
278
butt
marago
279
boobs
mabele
280
ears
ditsebe
281
stomach
mpa
282
back
mokwatla
283
man
monna
284
girl
basetsana
285
boy
basimane
286
spoon
lesionana
287
fork
foroko
288
knife
thipa
