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