Time Flashcards
Morning
Moso / maphakela / phakela
Afternoon
Motshegare
Evening
Maitseboa
Night
Bosigo
Today
Gompieno
Tomorrow
Ka moso
Yesterday
Maabane
Later or earlier
Kgantele
Day before yesterday
Maloba a maabane
Past few days
Maloba
Day
Letsatsi
Week
Beke
Month
Kgwedi
Season
Paka
Year
Ngwaga
I am going today.
Ke tsamaya gompieno.
Where are you going?
O ya kae?
I am going to class.
Ke ya kwa classing. (Ntlo ya borutelo)
Where are you going to class?
O ya leng kwa classing?
I am going tomorrow.
Ke ya ka moso.
What is the time?
Nako ke mang?
The time is 12:00 oโclock.
Name ke lesome le bobedi.
When do you learn Setswana?
O ithuta Setswana leng?
I learn after work.
Ke ithuta morago ga tiro.
Monday
Mantaga / Mosupologo
Dienstag
Labobedi
Wednesday
Laboraro
Thursday
Labone
Friday
Labotlhano
Saturday
Satarataga / Matlhatso
Sunday
Sontaga / Tshipi
January
Hirikgong / Firikgong
February
Tlhakole
March
Mopitlo
April
Moranang
May
Motsheganong
June
Seetebosigo
July
Phukwi
August
Phatwe
September
Lwetse
October
Phalane
November
Ngwanatsele
December
Sedimonthole / Morule
Christmas
Keresemose
New year
Ngwaga o mosha
Good Friday
Papolo ya Morena
Ascension Day
Tlhatlogo ya Morena
Labour/Workers Day
Letsatsi la Babereki
Independence Day
Boipuso
Happy new year
Ngwaga o mosha/moลกa
Where did you spend Christmas?
O jetse kae Keresemose?
Did you go home?
A o ne o ile gae?
I went home.
Ke ne ke ile gae.
When did you come back?
Lo boile leng?
We came back in January.
Re boile ka Firikgong.
When did you go?
Le tsamaile leng?
We went in December.
Re tsamaile ke Morule.
When is Good Friday?
Good Friday e leng?
It is in April.
E ka Moranang.
When is the school break?
Sekolo se tswalwa leng?
In March.
Ka Mopitlo.