day3 (Times of the day)
| No |
Setswana |
English |
Remarks |
| 1 |
Ke nako mang? |
What time is it now? |
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| 2 |
kamoso |
tomorrow |
day |
| 3 |
gompieno |
today |
day |
| 4 |
maabane |
yesterday |
day |
| 5 |
maloba a maabane |
day before yesterday |
day |
| 6 |
kgantele |
a few hours ago |
|
| 7 |
maloba |
a few days/weeks/months ago |
|
| 8 |
beke e |
this week |
week |
| 9 |
beke e e tlang |
next week |
week |
| 10 |
beke e e fetileng |
last week |
week |
| 11 |
kgwedi |
month |
|
| 12 |
ngwaga |
year |
|
| 13 |
paka ya selemo |
summer |
season |
| 14 |
paka ya mariga |
winter |
season |
| 15 |
paka ya letlhafula |
autumn |
season |
| 16 |
phakela |
morning |
|
| 17 |
motshegare |
afternoon |
|
| 18 |
maitseboa |
evening |
|
| 19 |
bosigo |
night |
|
| 20 |
Ke robetse ka 11 maabane bosigo. |
I slept at 11 yesterday night. |
robala-robetse |
| 21 |
nna |
me |
Object Marker (1st person) |
| 22 |
wena |
you |
Object Marker (2nd person) |
| 23 |
ene |
him/her |
Object Marker (3rd person) |
| 24 |
re |
us |
Object Marker (plural) |
| 25 |
ba |
you |
Object Marker (plural) |
| 26 |
e |
it |
Object Marker |
| 27 |
di |
them |
Object Marker (plural) |
| 28 |
Nkaraba. |
Answer me. |
Araba + nna |
| 29 |
Nthusa. |
Help me. |
Thusa + nna |
| 30 |
Mpha. |
Give me. |
Fa + nna |
| 31 |
Nthata. |
Love me. |
Rata + nna |
| 32 |
Nthuta. |
Teach me. |
Ruta + nna |
| 33 |
Mpotsa. |
Ask me. |
Botsa + nna |
| 34 |
A o itse Antony? |
Do you know Antony? |
|
| 35 |
Ke a mo itse. |
I know him. |
|
| 36 |
Leina la gago la Setswana ke mang? |
What is your Setswana name? |
|
| 37 |
Leina la me la Setswana ke Tshepo. |
My Setswana name is Tshepo. |
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