Theme 1: How to greet a person

Question 1

Good day, Sir.

Answer 1

Dumela, ntate.

Dumela, monghadi. (formal)

Question 2

Good day, Madam.

Answer 2

Dumela, mme.

Dumela, mofumahadi. (formal)

Question 3

How are you? (singular)

Answer 3

Le kae?
O kae?
O phela jwang?

Question 4

I am fine thanks, and you?

Answer 4

Ke teng, wena o kae?
Ke phela hantle, wena o phela jwang?
Ke teng, ha ke tsebe wena?

Question 5

I am also well, thank you.

Answer 5

Le nna ke teng.
Le nna ke phela hantle.
Hamonate!

Question 6

I am not doing well.

Answer 6

Ha ke phele hantle.

Question 7

What is your name?

Answer 7

Lebitso la hao ke mang?

Lebitso la hao o mang?

Question 8

My name is….

Answer 8

Lebitso la ka ke……

Question 9

What is your surname?

Answer 9

Fane ya hao ke mang?

Fane ya hao o mang?

Question 10

My surname is……

Answer 10

Fane ya ka ke……

Question 11

Pleased to meet you.

Answer 11

Ke thabela ho o tseba.

Question 12

It’s a pleasure.

Answer 12

Ke hantle.

Ke thabo.

Question 13

Where do you live?

Answer 13

O dula kae?

Question 14

I live in Bloemfontein.

Answer 14

Ke dula Bloemfontein.

Question 15

What is your address?

Answer 15

Aterese ya hao ke mang?

Question 16

My address is Bloemfontein.

Answer 16

Aterese ya ka ke Bloemfontein.

Question 17

Good bye.
Keep well.
Stay well.
Stay in peace. (to one person)

Answer 17

Sala hantle.

Sala ka kgotso.

Question 18

Go well.

Go in peace. (to one person)

Answer 18

Tsamaya hantle.

Tsamaya ka kgotso.

Question 19

Ride well.

Ride in peace.

Answer 19

Palama hantle.

Palama ka kgotso.

Question 20

Thank you.

Answer 20

Ke a leboha.

Ke a tankisa.

Question 21

Good day, Sirs.

Answer 21

Dumelang, bontate.

Question 22

man

men

Answer 22

monna

banna

Question 23

woman

women

Answer 23

mosadi

basadi

Question 24

father

fathers

Answer 24

ntate

bontate

Question 25

mother mothers

Answer 25

mme bomme

Question 26

sir (formal) sirs (formal)

Answer 26

monghadi benghadi

Question 27

madam (formal) madams (formal)

Answer 27

mofumahadi mafumahadi

Question 28

ladies and gentlemen

Answer 28

bomme le bontate

Question 29

miss miss (plural)

Answer 29

mofumahatsana mafumahatsana

Question 30

teacher teachers

Answer 30

mosuwe titjhere mesuwe dititjhere / matitjhere

Question 31

schoolmistress (female teacher) schoolmistresses (female teachers)

Answer 31

mosuwetsana mmistrese mesuwetsana dimmistrese / mammistrese

Question 32

elder brother elder brothers

Answer 32

aubuti abuti moholwane boaubuti boabuti baholwane

Question 33

younger brother younger brothers

Answer 33

moena nnake baena bonnake

Question 34

elder sister elder sisters

Answer 34

ausi boausi

Question 35

younger sister younger sisters

Answer 35

nnake bonnake

Question 36

boy boys

Answer 36

moshemane bashemane

Question 37

girl girls

Answer 37

ngwanana banana

Question 38

son sons

Answer 38

mora bara

Question 39

daughter daughters

Answer 39

moradi baradi

Question 40

daughter in law daughters in law

Answer 40

ngwetsi makoti dingwetsi bomakoti

Question 41

son in law sons in law

Answer 41

mokgwenyana bakgwenyana

Question 42

uncle uncles

Answer 42

malome bomalome

Question 43

cousin cousins

Answer 43

motswala bomotswala

Question 44

aunt aunts

Answer 44

rakgadi borakgadi

Question 45

grandfather grandfathers

Answer 45

ntatemoholo bontatemoholo

Question 46

grandmother grandmothers

Answer 46

nkgono bonkgono

Question 47

parent parents

Answer 47

motswadi batswadi

Question 48

child children

Answer 48

ngwana bana

Question 49

doctor doctors

Answer 49

ngaka dingaka

Question 50

I

Answer 50

ke, nna ke

Question 51

You and I.

Answer 51

Nna le wena.

Question 52

I know him / her.

Answer 52

Ke a mo tseba. | Nna ke a mo tseba.

Question 53

It is not me.

Answer 53

Hase nna.

Question 54

you (singular) you (plural)

Answer 54

o, wena o le, lona le

Question 55

It is you.

Answer 55

Ke wena.

Question 56

we

Answer 56

re, rona re

Question 57

they

Answer 57

ba, bona ba

Question 58

He / she is hungry.

Answer 58

O lapile.

Question 59

Where is Thabo?

Answer 59

Thabo o kae?

Question 60

She helps her.

Answer 60

O a mo thusa.

Question 61

It is a book.

Answer 61

Ke buka.

Question 62

It belongs to me.

Answer 62

Ke ya ka.

Question 63

They are coming.

Answer 63

Ba a tla.

Question 64

We help them quickly.

Answer 64

Re ba thusa kapele.

Question 65

You (pl.) help the man.

Answer 65

Le thusa monna.

Question 66

You (pl.) listen well.

Answer 66

Le mamela hantle.

Question 67

We bring the food.

Answer 67

Re tlisa dijo.

Question 68

We read a book.

Answer 68

Re bala buka.

Question 69

who?

Answer 69

mang?

Question 70

what?

Answer 70

eng?

Question 71

work (verb)

Answer 71

sebetsa

Question 72

work (noun)

Answer 72

mosebetsi