| ke | ضمير | I | Ke mona jwale. I am here now. |
|---|
| wena | ضمير | you | Wena o mosa haholo. You are very kind. |
|---|
| yena | ضمير | he | Yena ke moholwane wa ka. He is my brother. |
|---|
| yena | ضمير | she | Yena o hae. She is at home. |
|---|
| rona | ضمير | we | Rona re ya hae. We are going home. |
|---|
| bona | ضمير | they | Bona ba dula toropong. They live in town. |
|---|
| eng | ضمير | what | O batla eng? What do you want? |
|---|
| kae | ظرف | where | Buka ya ka e kae? Where is my book? |
|---|
| neng | ظرف | when | O tla tla neng? When will you come? |
|---|
| mang | ضمير | who | Motho eo ke mang? Who is that person? |
|---|
| hobaneng | ظرف | why | O hloname hobaneng? Why are you sad? |
|---|
| jwang | ظرف | how | O tseba jwang? How do you know? |
|---|
| ba | فعل | to be | Re thabile kajeno. We are happy today. |
|---|
| ba le | فعل | to have | Ke na le koloi e ntjha. I have a new car. |
|---|
| etsa | فعل | to do | Ba etsa mosebetsi hantle. They do the work well. |
|---|
| ya | فعل | to go | Ke ya sekolong. I go to school. |
|---|
| tla | فعل | to come | Tloo mona jwale. Please come here now. |
|---|
| bona | فعل | to see | Ke bona thaba. I see the mountain. |
|---|
| tseba | فعل | to know | Ke tseba karabo. I know the answer. |
|---|
| nahana | فعل | to think | Re nahana ka bothata. We think about the problem. |
|---|
| batla | فعل | to want | Ke batla metsi. I want some water. |
|---|
| hloka | فعل | to need | Re hloka nako e eketsehileng. We need more time. |
|---|
| etsa | فعل | to make | O etsa bohobe bo monate. She makes good bread. |
|---|
| nka | فعل | to take | Nka buka o ye hae. Take the book home. |
|---|
| fa | فعل | to give | Mphe pene. Give me the pen. |
|---|
| re | فعل | to say | Ba re dumela hoseng. They say good morning. |
|---|
| bolella | فعل | to tell | Mpolelle nnete. Tell me the truth. |
|---|
| botsa | فعل | to ask | Ke botsa potso e le nngwe. I ask one question. |
|---|
| fumana | فعل | to find | Re fumane senotlolo se lahlehileng. We found the lost key. |
|---|
| sheba | فعل | to look | Sheba lehodimo. Look at the sky. |
|---|
| sebedisa | فعل | to use | Sebedisa thipa ena e nyane. Use this small knife. |
|---|
| sebetsa | فعل | to work | Ba sebetsa letsatsi le leng le le leng. They work every day. |
|---|
| ja | فعل | to eat | Re ja raese bosiung bona. We eat rice tonight. |
|---|
| nwa | فعل | to drink | Nwa metsi a hlwekileng jwale. Drink clean water now. |
|---|
| robala | فعل | to sleep | Ngwana o robala kapele. The child sleeps early. |
|---|
| tsamaya | فعل | to walk | Re tsamaya ho ya toropong. We walk to town. |
|---|
| matha | فعل | to run | Moshanyana o matha ka potlako. The boy runs fast. |
|---|
| bala | فعل | to read | Ke bala buka ena. I read this book. |
|---|
| ngola | فعل | to write | O ngola lengolo. She writes a letter. |
|---|
| bua | فعل | to speak | Ba bua butle mona. They speak softly here. |
|---|
| mamela | فعل | to listen | Mamela titjhere. Listen to the teacher. |
|---|
| utlwa | فعل | to hear | Ke utlwa mmino. I hear the music. |
|---|
| reka | فعل | to buy | Re reka ditholwana tse foreshe. We buy fresh fruit. |
|---|
| rekisa | فعل | to sell | Ba rekisa bohobe mona. They sell bread here. |
|---|
| lefa | فعل | to pay | Ke lefa mokganni. I pay the driver. |
|---|
| thusa | فعل | to help | Ka kopo thusa ngwana. Please help the child. |
|---|
| rata | فعل | to love | Ke rata lelapa la ka. I love my family. |
|---|
| phela | فعل | to live | Ba phela motseng. They live in the city. |
|---|
| shwa | فعل | to die | Difate tsa kgale di shwa butle. Old trees die slowly. |
|---|
| ithuta | فعل | to learn | Bana ba ithuta sekolong. Children learn at school. |
|---|
| ruta | فعل | to teach | Ba ruta bana ba banyenyane. They teach young children. |
|---|
| bula | فعل | to open | Bula monyako jwale. Open the door now. |
|---|
| kwala | فعل | to close | Kwala fensetere ka kopo. Close the window please. |
|---|
| motho | اسم | person | Motho eo o na le botswalle. That person is friendly. |
|---|
| monna | اسم | man | Monna o molelele. The man is tall. |
|---|
| mosadi | اسم | woman | Mosadi o a bina. The woman is singing. |
|---|
| ngwana | اسم | child | Ngwana o robetse. The child is sleeping. |
|---|
| moshanyana | اسم | boy | Moshanyana o matha kantle. The boy runs outside. |
|---|
| ngwanana | اسم | girl | Ngwanana o bala hantle. The girl reads well. |
|---|
| lelapa | اسم | family | Lelapa la ka le leholo. My family is large. |
|---|
| mme | اسم | mother | Mme wa ka o mosa. My mother is kind. |
|---|
| ntate | اسم | father | Ntate wa ka o sebetsa mona. My father works here. |
|---|
| motswalle | اسم | friend | Ke motswalle wa ka. She is my friend. |
|---|
| ntlo | اسم | house | Ntlo e ntjha. The house is new. |
|---|
| hae | اسم | home | Re ya hae. We are going home. |
|---|
| sekolo | اسم | school | Sekolo se haufi. The school is nearby. |
|---|
| motse | اسم | city | Motse o phathahane. The city is busy. |
|---|
| naha | اسم | country | Naha ya rona e ntle. Our country is beautiful. |
|---|
| lefatshe | اسم | world | Lefatshe le a fetoha. The world is changing. |
|---|
| seterata | اسم | street | Seterata se selelele. The street is long. |
|---|
| kamore | اسم | room | Kamore ena e hlwekile. This room is clean. |
|---|
| nako | اسم | time | Nako e feta ka potlako. Time goes very quickly. |
|---|
| letsatsi | اسم | day | Kajeno ke letsatsi le letle. Today is a good day. |
|---|
| bosiu | اسم | night | Bosiu bo a bata. The night is cold. |
|---|
| hoseng | اسم | morning | Hoseng ho ho botjha. The morning is fresh. |
|---|
| mantsiboya | اسم | evening | Mantsiboya a kgutsitse. The evening is quiet. |
|---|
| beke | اسم | week | Beke ena e phathahane. This week is busy. |
|---|
| kgwedi | اسم | month | Kgwedi ena e telele. This month is long. |
|---|
| selemo | اسم | year | Selemo sena se bohlokwa. This year is important. |
|---|
| kajeno | ظرف | today | Ke phathahane kajeno. I am busy today. |
|---|
| hosane | ظرف | tomorrow | Re tla tsamaya hosane. We will travel tomorrow. |
|---|
| maobane | ظرف | yesterday | O fihlile maobane hoseng. She arrived yesterday morning. |
|---|
| jwale | ظرف | now | Tloo mona jwale. Come here now. |
|---|
| letsatsi | اسم | sun | Letsatsi le a tjhesa. The sun is hot. |
|---|
| kgwedi | اسم | moon | Kgwedi e a kganya. The moon is bright. |
|---|
| naledi | اسم | star | Naledi eo e a kganya. That star is bright. |
|---|
| lehodimo | اسم | sky | Lehodimo le putswa. The sky is blue. |
|---|
| lefatshe | اسم | earth | Lefatshe le pota-potile. The earth is round. |
|---|
| mollo | اسم | fire | Mollo o a tjhesa. The fire is hot. |
|---|
| metsi | اسم | water | Metsi a a bata. The water is cold. |
|---|
| pula | اسم | rain | Pula e a na. The rain is falling. |
|---|
| moya | اسم | wind | Moya o matla. The wind is strong. |
|---|
| sefate | اسم | tree | Sefate se selelele. The tree is tall. |
|---|
| palesa | اسم | flower | Palesa e ntle. The flower is beautiful. |
|---|
| thaba | اسم | mountain | Thaba e phahameng. The mountain is high. |
|---|
| noka | اسم | river | Noka e pharaletse. The river is wide. |
|---|
| leoatle | اسم | sea | Leoatle le befile. The sea is rough. |
|---|
| dijo | اسم | food | Dijo di lokile. The food is ready. |
|---|
| bohobe | اسم | bread | Bohobe bo foreshe. The bread is fresh. |
|---|
| raese | اسم | rice | Raese e tjhesa. The rice is hot. |
|---|
| nama | اسم | meat | Nama e phehilwe. The meat is cooked. |
|---|
| hlapi | اسم | fish | Hlapi e monate. The fish tastes good. |
|---|
| lehe | اسم | egg | Lehe le robehile. The egg is broken. |
|---|
| lebese | اسم | milk | Lebese le futhumetse. The milk is warm. |
|---|
| tholwana | اسم | fruit | Tholwana ena e monate. This fruit is sweet. |
|---|
| tee | اسم | tea | Tee e tjhesa. The tea is hot. |
|---|
| kofi | اسم | coffee | Kofi e matla. The coffee is strong. |
|---|
| hlooho | اسم | head | Hlooho ya ka e bohloko kajeno. My head hurts today. |
|---|
| leihlo | اسم | eye | Leihlo la hae le lefubedu. Her eye is red. |
|---|
| tsebe | اسم | ear | Tsebe ya ka e bohloko. My ear hurts. |
|---|
| molomo | اسم | mouth | Bula molomo wa hao haholo. Open your mouth wide. |
|---|
| nko | اسم | nose | Nko ya ka e a bata. My nose is cold. |
|---|
| letsoho | اسم | hand | Hlatswa letsoho la hao hantle. Wash your hand well. |
|---|
| leoto | اسم | foot | Leoto la hae le lemetse. His foot is injured. |
|---|
| pelo | اسم | heart | Pelo ya hae e matla. Her heart is strong. |
|---|
| lebitso | اسم | name | Lebitso la ka ke Thabo. My name is Thabo. |
|---|
| buka | اسم | book | Buka ena e a thabisa. This book is interesting. |
|---|
| lentswe | اسم | word | Lentswe lena le thata. This word is difficult. |
|---|
| puo | اسم | language | Puo ena e ntle. This language is beautiful. |
|---|
| tjhelete | اسم | money | Ke hloka tjhelete e eketsehileng. I need more money. |
|---|
| mosebetsi | اسم | work | Mosebetsi o thata. The work is hard. |
|---|
| lerato | اسم | love | Lerato le bohlokwa haholo. Love is very important. |
|---|
| mmino | اسم | music | Mmino o hodimo. The music is loud. |
|---|
| pale | اسم | story | Pale ke nnete. The story is true. |
|---|
| tsela | اسم | way | Tsela ena e bonolo. This way is easier. |
|---|
| ntho | اسم | thing | Ntho ena e a thusa. This thing is useful. |
|---|
| bophelo | اسم | life | Bophelo bo bohlokwa. Life is precious. |
|---|
| monyako | اسم | door | Monyako o butswe. The door is open. |
|---|
| tafole | اسم | table | Tafole e hlwekile. The table is clean. |
|---|
| setulo | اسم | chair | Setulo se robehile. The chair is broken. |
|---|
| koloi | اسم | car | Koloi e lebelo. The car is fast. |
|---|
| ntle | صفة | good | Dijo tsena di ntle. This food is good. |
|---|
| mpe | صفة | bad | Boemo ba lehodimo bo mpe. The weather is bad. |
|---|
| kgolo | صفة | big | Ntlo eo e kgolo. That house is big. |
|---|
| nyane | صفة | small | Kamore e nyane. The room is small. |
|---|
| ntjha | صفة | new | Ke rekile buka e ntjha. I bought a new book. |
|---|
| kgale | صفة | old | Koloi eo e kgale. That car is old. |
|---|
| telele | صفة | long | Tsela e telele. The road is long. |
|---|
| kgutshwane | صفة | short | Thupa e kgutshwane. The stick is short. |
|---|
| phahameng | صفة | high | Thaba e phahame. The mountain is high. |
|---|
| tlase | صفة | low | Lerako le tlase. The wall is low. |
|---|
| tjhesa | صفة | hot | Tee e tjhesa. The tea is hot. |
|---|
| bata | صفة | cold | Metsi a bata. The water is cold. |
|---|
| thabile | صفة | happy | Bana ba thabile. The children are happy. |
|---|
| hloname | صفة | sad | O hloname kajeno. She feels sad today. |
|---|
| ntle | صفة | beautiful | Palesa e ntle. The flower is beautiful. |
|---|
| bonolo | صفة | easy | Thuto ena e bonolo. This lesson is easy. |
|---|
| thata | صفة | hard | Mosebetsi ona o thata. This work is hard. |
|---|
| potlako | صفة | fast | Pere eo e potlakile. That horse is fast. |
|---|
| butle | صفة | slow | Kgudu e tsamaya butle. The turtle is slow. |
|---|
| nepahetseng | صفة | right | Karabo ya hao e nepahetse. Your answer is right. |
|---|
| fosahetseng | صفة | wrong | Karabo eo e fosahetse. That answer is wrong. |
|---|
| bohlokwa | صفة | important | Kopano ena e bohlokwa. This meeting is important. |
|---|
| nnete | صفة | true | Pale eo ke nnete. That story is true. |
|---|
| tletse | صفة | full | Komiki e tletse. The cup is full. |
|---|
| se nang letho | صفة | empty | Kamore ha e na letho. The room is empty. |
|---|
| monyenyane | صفة | young | Ngwana o monyenyane. The child is young. |
|---|
| matla | صفة | strong | Monna o matla. The man is strong. |
|---|
| fokola | صفة | weak | Mokudi o fokola. The patient is weak. |
|---|
| fubedu | صفة | red | Palesa e kgubedu. The flower is red. |
|---|
| putswa | صفة | blue | Lehodimo le putswa. The sky is blue. |
|---|
| tala | صفة | green | Jwang bo botala. The grass is green. |
|---|
| tshehla | صفة | yellow | Letsatsi le shebahala le tshehla. The sun looks yellow. |
|---|
| ntsho | صفة | black | Ntja e ntsho. The dog is black. |
|---|
| tshweu | صفة | white | Lerako le lesweu. The wall is white. |
|---|
| e | حَرفُ نِداء | yes | E, ke a utlwisisa. Yes, I understand. |
|---|
| tjhe | حَرفُ نِداء | no | Tjhe, nke ke ka ya. No, I cannot go. |
|---|
| ha ... | ظرف | not | Ha ke a itokisetsa. I am not ready. |
|---|
| le | رابطة | and | Tee le bohobe di lokile. Tea and bread are ready. |
|---|
| kapa | رابطة | or | Tee kapa kofi ho lokile. Tea or coffee is fine. |
|---|
| empa | رابطة | but | Ke lekile, empa ka hloleha. I tried, but failed. |
|---|
| haeba | رابطة | if | Haeba pula e na, dula ka hare. If it rains, stay inside. |
|---|
| hobane | رابطة | because | Ke dutse hobane pula e na. I stayed because it rained. |
|---|
| le | حرف جر | with | Ke tlile le motswalle wa ka. I came with my friend. |
|---|
| ntle le | حرف جر | without | O tsamaile ntle le tjhelete. He left without money. |
|---|
| bakeng sa | حرف جر | for | Mpho ena ke bakeng sa hao. This gift is for you. |
|---|
| ho tswa | حرف جر | from | O tlile ho tswa toropong. She came from town. |
|---|
| ho | حرف جر | to | Re ile sekolong. We went to school. |
|---|