Theme 2: General expressions Flashcards
Where are you coming from?
O tswa kae?
I am coming from work.
Ke tswa mosebetsing.
Where are you (pl.) coming from?
Le tswa kae?
We are coming from church.
Re tswa kerekeng.
We are coming from town.
Re tswa toropong.
Where are you going?
O ya kae?
I am going home.
Ke ya hae.
Ke ya lapeng.
I am going to the doctor.
Ke ya ngakeng.
I am going back to work.
Ke kgutlela mosebetsing.
Where is Agnes going?
Agnes o ya kae?
She is going to school.
O ya sekolong.
Do you understand Sesotho?
O tseba Sesotho na?
O utlwisisa Sesotho na?
No, I am learning Sesotho.
Tjhee, ke ithuta Sesotho.
Yes, I understand a little bit of Sesotho.
Ee, ke tseba Sesotho hannyane.
Ee, ke utlwisisa Sesotho hannyane.
Talk slowly, I am learning Sesotho.
Bua butle, ke ithuta Sesotho.
We are going to the doctor.
Re ya ngakeng.
Thabo is going home.
Thabo o ya hae.
Thabo o ya lapeng.
Where are they coming from?
Ba tswa kae?
Bona ba tswa kae?
They are coming from work.
Ba tswa mosebetsing.
Where is Pule coming from?
Pule o tswa kae?
He is coming from church.
O tswa kerekeng.
stay, live, sit
dula
family
ba lelapa
relative
wa lesika
wa leloko
alone, by myself, on my own
mong
city, town
cities, towns
toropo
ditoropo
many
-ngata
much
haholo
a person, a human
people, humans
motho
batho