day16 (Basic Sentences)
No |
Setswana |
English |
Remarks |
1 |
Ntate na le borokgwe jo bo botala jwa tlhaga. |
My father has a green trouser. |
botala jwa tlhaga = green |
2 |
Ntatemogolo o a lwala. |
My grandfather is sick. |
ntatemogolo = grandfather |
3 |
Bana ba tshameka ko sekolong. |
Children are playing at school. |
ko sekolong = at school |
4 |
Ke lapile gape ke robetse. |
I am tired and sleeping. |
robala - robetse |
5 |
Basetsana ba robetse. |
Girls are sleeping. |
mosetsane - basetsana(plural) |
6 |
Morutabana wa me o bala buka. |
My teacher is reading a book. |
bala = read |
7 |
Gompieno pula e a na. |
It is raining today. |
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8 |
Kgosi e biditse phuthego. |
The chief called a meeting. |
phuthego = meeting |
9 |
Maabane go ne go le tsididi. |
It was cold yesterday. |
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10 |
Go ne go le molelo maloba a maabane. |
It was hot day before yesterday. |
maloba a maabane = day before yesterday |
11 |
O ile tirong phakela. |
He went to work in the morning. |
tirong = to work |
12 |
Ba robetse maitseboa. |
They slept in the evening. |
maitseboa = evening |