day26 (Prepositions of Time)

No Setswana English Remarks
1 Phuthego e simolla ka Hirikgong e bo e fela ka Mopitlo. The meeting begins on January and ends on March. phuthego = meeting, simolla = begin, Hirikgong = January, fela = ends, Mopitlo = March
2 Ke ile go robala bosigogare. I went to bed at midnight. bosigogare = midnight
3 Re gorogile ka nako ya botlhano phakela. We arrived at 5 o'clock in the morning. goroga - gorogile (arrive), botlhano = 5
4 John o tsaletswe mo Botswana ka 1996. John was born in Botswana in 1996. tsala - tsaletswe (bear) ※基本的に過去形と過去分詞で変化しないらしい
5 A o dira sengwe sa botlhokwa mafelong ano a beke. Are you doing anything special in weekend. sengwe = anything, botlhokwa = special, mafelong = end, beke = week
6 Itlhaganele! Hurry up!
7 Re tshwanetse go tsamaya mo metsotsong e metlhano. We have to go in five minutes. tshwanetse = have to, metsotsong = minutes, botlhano - metlhano = 5
8 Ke kopane le Ann ka Labobedi. I met Ann on Tuesday. kopana - kopane (meet), Labobedi = Tuesday
9 O ntse mo India sebaka sa dingwaga tsebedi. He has lived in India for two years. nna -ntse (live), ngwaga -dingwaga (year(s)), bobedi - tsebedi = 2 ※現在完了形だが、過去形と同様の記述
10 Ke tla go leletsa ka Labobedi phakela. I will phone you on Tuesday morning. leletsa = phone, Labobedi = Tuesday

Test A (Setswana => English)

No Setswana English Remarks
1 Phuthego e simolla ka Hirikgong e bo e fela ka Mopitlo. phuthego = meeting, simolla = begin, Hirikgong = January, fela = ends, Mopitlo = March
2 Ke ile go robala bosigogare. bosigogare = midnight
3 Re gorogile ka nako ya botlhano phakela. goroga - gorogile (arrive), botlhano = 5
4 John o tsaletswe mo Botswana ka 1996. tsala - tsaletswe (bear) ※基本的に過去形と過去分詞で変化しないらしい
5 A o dira sengwe sa botlhokwa mafelong ano a beke. sengwe = anything, botlhokwa = special, mafelong = end, beke = week
6 Itlhaganele!
7 Re tshwanetse go tsamaya mo metsotsong e metlhano. tshwanetse = have to, metsotsong = minutes, botlhano - metlhano = 5
8 Ke kopane le Ann ka Labobedi. kopana - kopane (meet), Labobedi = Tuesday
9 O ntse mo India sebaka sa dingwaga tsebedi. nna -ntse (live), ngwaga -dingwaga (year(s)), bobedi - tsebedi = 2 ※現在完了形だが、過去形と同様の記述
10 Ke tla go leletsa ka Labobedi phakela. leletsa = phone, Labobedi = Tuesday