Diccionario inglés–Tswana

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Palabra	Parte del discurso	Traducción	Ejemplo
I	pronombre	nna	I am here now. Nna ke fano jaanong.
you	pronombre	wena	You are my friend. Wena o tsala ya me.
he	pronombre	ene	He is at home. Ene o kwa gae.
she	pronombre	ene	She is very happy. Ene o itumetse thata.
we	pronombre	rona	We work every day. Rona re dira letsatsi lengwe le lengwe.
they	pronombre	bone	They are in the house. Bone ba mo ntlong.
what	pronombre	eng	What do you want? O batla eng?
where	adverbio	kae	Where is the school? Sekolo se kae?
when	adverbio	leng	When will you come? O tla tla leng?
who	pronombre	mang	Who is that person? Motho yoo ke mang?
why	adverbio	goreng	Why are you sad? O hutsafetse goreng?
how	adverbio	jang	How do you know? O itse jang?
to be	verbo	bo	I am very tired. Ke lapile thata.
to have	verbo	na le	I have a book. Ke na le buka.
to do	verbo	dira	They do the work. Ba dira tiro.
to go	verbo	ya	We go to school. Re ya sekolong.
to come	verbo	tla	Please come tomorrow morning. Tswee-tswee tla ka moso mo mosong.
to see	verbo	bona	I see the moon. Ke bona ngwedi.
to know	verbo	itse	I know your name. Ke itse leina la gago.
to think	verbo	akanya	We think about life. Re akanya ka botshelo.
to want	verbo	batla	They want more water. Ba batla metsi a mangwe.
to need	verbo	tlhoka	I need your help. Ke tlhoka thuso ya gago.
to make	verbo	dira	She makes good bread. Ene o dira senkgwe se se molemo.
to take	verbo	tsaya	Take the book home. Tsaya buka o ye nayo gae.
to give	verbo	naya	Give me the water. Naya metsi.
to say	verbo	raya	They say the story well. Ba raya kgang sentle.
to tell	verbo	bolelela	Tell me the truth. Mpolelele boammaaruri.
to ask	verbo	botsa	Ask the teacher now. Botsa morutabana jaanong.
to find	verbo	bona	I found my book. Ke bone buka ya me.
to look	verbo	leba	Look at the sky. Leba legodimo.
to use	verbo	dirisa	Use this small table. Dirisa tafole eno e nnye.
to work	verbo	dira	They work every week. Ba dira beke nngwe le nngwe.
to eat	verbo	ja	We eat rice tonight. Re ja raese bosigo jono.
to drink	verbo	nwa	Drink the milk now. Nwa mashi jaanong.
to sleep	verbo	roba boroko	The child sleeps early. Ngwana o roba boroko ka bonako.
to walk	verbo	tsamaya	We walk to town. Re tsamaya re ya toropong.
to run	verbo	taboga	The boy runs fast. Mosimane o taboga ka bonako.
to read	verbo	bala	I read this book. Ke bala buka eno.
to write	verbo	kwala	Write your name here. Kwala leina la gago fano.
to speak	verbo	bua	They speak Tswana well. Ba bua Setswana sentle.
to listen	verbo	reetsa	Listen to the teacher. Reetsa morutabana.
to hear	verbo	utlwa	I hear the music. Ke utlwa mmino.
to buy	verbo	reka	We buy fresh bread. Re reka senkgwe se sesha.
to sell	verbo	rekisa	They sell fruit here. Ba rekisa maungo fano.
to pay	verbo	duela	I pay the money. Ke duela madi.
to help	verbo	thusa	Help the small child. Thusa ngwana yo monnye.
to love	verbo	rata	I love my family. Ke rata lelapa la me.
to live	verbo	tshela	We live in the city. Re tshela mo motseng.
to die	verbo	shwa	All people die someday. Batho botlhe ba a swa ka letsatsi lengwe.
to learn	verbo	ithuta	Children learn at school. Bana ba ithuta kwa sekolong.
to teach	verbo	ruta	They teach the children. Ba ruta bana.
to open	verbo	bula	Open the door now. Bula lebati jaanong.
to close	verbo	tswala	Close the window now.
person	sustantivo	motho	That person is kind. Motho yoo o pelonomi.
man	sustantivo	monna	The man is strong. Monna o nonofile.
woman	sustantivo	mosadi	The woman is singing.
child	sustantivo	ngwana	The child is sleeping. Ngwana o robetse.
boy	sustantivo	mosimane	The boy reads quietly. Mosimane o bala ka tidimalo.
girl	sustantivo	mosetsana	The girl is happy. Mosetsana o itumetse.
family	sustantivo	lelapa	My family is big. Lelapa la me le legolo.
mother	sustantivo	mme	My mother is here. Mme wa me o fano.
father	sustantivo	rre	My father works hard. Rre o dira ka natla.
friend	sustantivo	tsala	She is my friend. Ene ke tsala ya me.
house	sustantivo	ntlo	The house is new. Ntlo e ntšhwa.
home	sustantivo	gae	We are going home. Re ya gae.
school	sustantivo	sekolo	The school is nearby. Sekolo se gaufi.
city	sustantivo	motse	The city is very big. Motse o mogolo thata.
country	sustantivo	naga	Our country is peaceful. Naga ya rona e na le kagiso.
world	sustantivo	lefatshe	The world is changing. Lefatshe le a fetoga.
street	sustantivo	mmila	The street is busy today. Mmila o tletse gompieno.
room	sustantivo	phaposi	This room is small. Phaposi eno e nnye.
time	sustantivo	nako	Time moves very fast. Nako e tsamaya ka bonako thata.
day	sustantivo	letsatsi	Today is a good day. Gompieno ke letsatsi le lentle.
night	sustantivo	bosigo	The night is cold. Bosigo bo tsididi.
morning	sustantivo	moso	The morning is beautiful. Moso o montle.
evening	sustantivo	maitseboa	We work in the evening. Re dira maitseboeng.
week	sustantivo	beke	A week has seven days. Beke e na le malatsi a supa.
month	sustantivo	kgwedi	This month is busy. Kgwedi eno e tshwaregile.
year	sustantivo	ngwaga	This year is new. Ngwaga ono o mosha.
today	adverbio	gompieno	I am working today. Ke dira gompieno.
tomorrow	adverbio	kamoso	We will go tomorrow. Re tla ya kamoso.
yesterday	adverbio	maabane	She came yesterday morning. Ene o tlile maabane mo mosong.
now	adverbio	jaanong	Come here now. Tla fano jaanong.
sun	sustantivo	letsatsi	The sun is hot. Letsatsi le mogote.
moon	sustantivo	ngwedi	The moon is bright tonight. Ngwedi o tshwanetse bosigo jono.
star	sustantivo	naledi	That star is bright. Naledi ele e phatsima.
sky	sustantivo	legodimo	The sky is blue. Legodimo le le tala.
earth	sustantivo	lefatshe	The earth is our home. Lefatshe ke gae ga rona.
fire	sustantivo	molelo	The fire is very hot. Molelo o mogote thata.
water	sustantivo	metsi	The water is cold. Metsi a tsididi.
rain	sustantivo	pula	The rain is coming. Pula e a tla.
wind	sustantivo	phefo	The wind is strong. Phefo e maatla.
tree	sustantivo	setlhare	The tree is tall. Setlhare se seleele.
flower	sustantivo	lelomo	The flower is beautiful. Lelomo le lentle.
mountain	sustantivo	thaba	The mountain is high. Thaba e telele.
river	sustantivo	noka	The river has water. Noka e na le metsi.
sea	sustantivo	lewatle	The sea is very big. Lewatle le legolo thata.
food	sustantivo	dijo	The food is ready. Dijo di siamile.
bread	sustantivo	senkgwe	The bread is fresh. Senkgwe se sesha.
rice	sustantivo	raese	We eat rice often. Re ja raese gantsi.
meat	sustantivo	nama	The meat is hot. Nama e mogote.
fish	sustantivo	tlhapi	The fish is fresh. Tlhapi e sesha.
egg	sustantivo	lee	The egg is broken. Lee le thubegile.
milk	sustantivo	mashi	The milk is warm. Mashi a bothitho.
fruit	sustantivo	maungo	Fruit is good food. Maungo ke dijo tse di molemo.
tea	sustantivo	tee	The tea is hot. Tee e mogote.
coffee	sustantivo	kofi	The coffee is strong. Kofi e bogale.
head	sustantivo	tlhogo	My head hurts today. Tlhogo ya me e botlhoko gompieno.
eye	sustantivo	leitlho	Her eye is red. Leitlho la gagwe le khibidu.
ear	sustantivo	tsebe	My ear hurts now. Tsebe ya me e botlhoko jaanong.
mouth	sustantivo	molomo	Open your mouth wide. Bula molomo wa gago thata.
nose	sustantivo	nko	My nose is cold. Nko ya me e tsididi.
hand	sustantivo	seatla	Wash your hand now. Tlhapa seatla sa gago jaanong.
foot	sustantivo	lonao	His foot is strong. Lonao lwa gagwe lo nonofile.
heart	sustantivo	pelo	My heart is calm. Pelo ya me e ritibetse.
name	sustantivo	leina	Your name is beautiful. Leina la gago le lentle.
book	sustantivo	buka	This book is new. Buka eno e ntšhwa.
word	sustantivo	lefoko	This word is important. Lefoko leno le botlhokwa.
language	sustantivo	puo	Tswana is a language. Setswana ke puo.
money	sustantivo	madi	I need more money. Ke tlhoka madi a mangwe.
work	sustantivo	tiro	This work is hard. Tiro eno e thata.
love	sustantivo	lorato	Love is very important. Lorato le botlhokwa thata.
music	sustantivo	mmino	The music is beautiful. Mmino o montle.
story	sustantivo	kgang	The story is interesting. Kgang e a kgatlha.
way	sustantivo	tsela	This way is easy. Tsela eno e motlhofo.
thing	sustantivo	selo	That thing is new. Selo seo se sesha.
life	sustantivo	botshelo	Life is not easy. Botshelo ga bo motlhofo.
door	sustantivo	lebati	The door is open. Lebati le butswe.
table	sustantivo	tafole	The table is big. Tafole e kgolo.
chair	sustantivo	setulo	The chair is broken. Setulo se thubegile.
car	sustantivo	koloi	The car is fast. Koloi e bofefo.
good	adjetivo	molemo	This food is good. Dijo tseno di molemo.
bad	adjetivo	maswe	The weather is bad.
big	adjetivo	kgolo	The house is big. Ntlo e kgolo.
small	adjetivo	nnye	The room is small. Phaposi e nnye.
new	adjetivo	ntšhwa	I bought a new book. Ke rekile buka e ntšhwa.
old	adjetivo	kgologolo	That house is old.
long	adjetivo	telele	The road is long. Tsela e telele.
short	adjetivo	khutshwane	The rope is short.
high	adjetivo	godimo	The mountain is high. Thaba e kwa godimo.
hot	adjetivo	mogote	The tea is hot. Tee e mogote.
cold	adjetivo	tsididi	The water is cold. Metsi a tsididi.
happy	adjetivo	itumetse	The child is happy. Ngwana o itumetse.
sad	adjetivo	hutsafetse	She feels very sad. Ene o hutsafetse thata.
beautiful	adjetivo	montle	The flower is beautiful. Lelomo le lentle.
easy	adjetivo	motlhofo	This work is easy. Tiro eno e motlhofo.
hard	adjetivo	thata	This question is hard. Potso eno e thata.
fast	adjetivo	bofefo	The car is fast. Koloi e bofefo.
slow	adjetivo	bonya	The tortoise is slow.
right	adjetivo	siame	Your answer is right. Karabo ya gago e siame.
wrong	adjetivo	phoso	That answer is wrong. Karabo eo e phoso.
important	adjetivo	botlhokwa	This book is important. Buka eno e botlhokwa.
true	adjetivo	ammaaruri	That story is true. Kgang eo ke ammaaruri.
full	adjetivo	tletse	The cup is full.
empty	adjetivo	lolea	The room is empty. Phaposi e lolea.
young	adjetivo	monnye	The child is young. Ngwana o monnye.
strong	adjetivo	nonofile	That man is strong. Monna yoo o nonofile.
weak	adjetivo	bokoa	The child is weak.
red	adjetivo	khibidu	The flower is red. Lelomo le khibidu.
blue	adjetivo	tala	The sky is blue. Legodimo le le tala.
green	adjetivo	tala	The grass is green.
yellow	adjetivo	serolwana	The flower is yellow.
black	adjetivo	ntsho	The car is black. Koloi e ntsho.
white	adjetivo	tshweu	The milk is white. Mashi a masweu.
yes	interjección	ee	Yes, I am ready. Ee, ke siametse.
no	interjección	nnyaa	No, I do not know. Nnyaa, ga ke itse.
not	adverbio	ga	I am not tired. Ga ke a lapa.
and	conjunción	le	Tea and bread are ready. Tee le senkgwe di siamile.
or	conjunción	kgotsa	Tea or coffee is fine. Tee kgotsa kofi go siame.
but	conjunción	mme	I tried, but failed.
if	conjunción	fa	If it rains, stay home. Fa pula e na, nna gae.
because	conjunción	ka gonne	I stayed home because it rained. Ke nnile gae ka gonne pula e nele.
with	preposición	le	I came with my friend. Ke tlile le tsala ya me.
without	preposición	ntle le	He left without money. O tsamailwe ntle le madi.
for	preposición	bakeng sa	This gift is for you. Neo eno ke bakeng sa gago.
from	preposición	go tswa	She comes from school. Ene o tswa sekolong.
to	preposición	go	We went to town. Re ile toropong.