day18 (Basic Sentences)
No |
Setswana |
English |
Remarks |
1 |
Nkuku o a lwala. |
My grandmother is sick. |
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2 |
O ile sepatela. |
She went to the hospital. |
sepatela = hospital |
3 |
Bana ba sekolo ba rata go tshameka. |
Students like to play. |
bana ba sekolo = students |
4 |
Morutabana wa me ga a rate bana ba sekolo ba ba tshamekang ko sekolong. |
My teacher does not like students who play at school. |
代名詞の場合は先頭にGaがくるが、名詞なので途中にgaが入る |
5 |
Ke bala buka. |
I am reading a book. |
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6 |
Ke ko lwapeng le ntatemogolo, mme le rakgadi. |
I am at home with my grandfather, mother and aunt. |
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7 |
O ko Gaborone le bontsalae. |
She is at Gaborone with her cousins. |
ntsalae = her cousin |
8 |
Ba itumetse thata. |
They are very happy. |
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9 |
Nnana o robetse. |
The baby is sleeping. |
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10 |
O ne a lela ka gore o ne a batla mashi. |
He was crying because he wanted milk. |
ka gore = because |
11 |
Taro o tswa ko Japan mme o nna ko OCAAT mo Oodi. |
Taro comes from Japan but stays at OCAAT in Oodi. |
mme = but |
12 |
O moithaopi. |
He is a volunteer. |
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13 |
O ile cape town ko malatsing a boitapoloso. |
He went to cape town for holidays. |
malatsi a boitapoloso = holiday |
14 |
O ne a itumetse thata. |
He was very happy. |
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15 |
Gompieno go molelo. |
Today is hot. |
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16 |
Maabane go ne go le tsididi gape maloba a maabane pula e ne e na. |
Yesterday it was cold and day before yesterday it was raining. |
gape = and |
17 |
Ke tshwere ke tlala, ke batla borotho le nama. |
I am hungry, I want bread and meat. |
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18 |
Kamoso ke tla ja apole e khibidu le mashi. |
Tomorrow I will eat a red apple and milk. |
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