Time Flashcards
Wednesday
laboraro
Thursday
labone
Friday
labotlhano
Monday
mosupologo
Tuesday
labobedi
Saturday
matlhatso
Sunday
tshipi
fast
bofefo
slow
bonya
today
tsatsieno
yesterday
mabane
tomorrow
kamoso
after
We will eat after you get back
ko morago
Re tla ja ko morago fa o boa
at (time)
At 7 o’clock we will bath
ka
Ka nako ya bosupa re tla ya go tlhapa
(At 7 o’clock we will go and bath)
before
Before you bath, you must eat
pele
Pele fa o tlhapa, o tshwanetse go ja
during
Don’t sing during your supper
fa
O seka wa opela fa re ja dijo tsa maitsiboa
for (time)
You played for two hours
Di le
O tshamikile di oura di le pedi
from (time)
I read from the beginning
tswa ko ntleng
Ke badile go tswa ko ntleng
past (time)
It is past your bedtime now
chaile
Nako ya gago ya go robala e chaile
since
You haven’t slept since this morning
esale
Go ise o robale esale maphakela
until
You were awake until 10pm
go fitlhela
O ntse o tsogile fitlhela 10
always
nako tshotlhe
never
le seng
sometimes
nako ngwe
often
nako tsote
how often
ga kae
evening
maitsiboa ame (?)
(mid)day
motshegare wame, metshegare yame
week
beke yame, dibeke tsame
morning
maphakela
night
bosigo bame, masigo ame (?)
now
gompieno
later
kgantile
after
fa ke sena, fa o sena, fa a sena, fa re sena, fa le sena, fa ba sena (followed by “go” + verb)
now
jaanong
tomorrow
ke tsoga/ o tsoga / re tsoga
minute
motsotso, metsotso
late / night
bosigo
day before yesterday
maloba a mabane
a while ago, some time back
maloba
midday
motshegare
last week
beke e fitleleng
next week
beke e tlang
month
kgweki?
January
ferikgong
February
tlhakole
march
mopitlwe
April
moranang
May
motsheganong
June
seetebosigo
July
phukwi
August
phatwe
September
lwetse
October
diphalane
November
ngwanatsele
December
sedimonthole
season
setlha, ditlha
summer
selemo
winter
mariga
autumn
letlhabula
spring
dikgakologo