| nna | pronom | I | Nna ke mo lehono. I am here today. |
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| wena | pronom | you | Wena o mogwera wa ka. You are my friend. |
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| yena | pronom | he | Yena o sekolong bjale. He is at school now. |
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| rena | pronom | we | Rena re dula ka ntlong ye. We live in this house. |
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| bona | pronom | they | Bona ba a šoma lehono. They are working today. |
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| eng | pronom | what | O nyaka eng bjale? What do you want now? |
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| kae | adverbe | where | Ba dula kae? Where do they live? |
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| neng | adverbe | when | O tla neng? When will you come? |
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| mang | pronom | who | Ke mang motho yola? Who is that person? |
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| ka lebaka la eng | adverbe | why | O nyamile ka lebaka la eng? Why are you sad? |
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| bjang | adverbe | how | O tseba bjang? How do you know? |
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| ba | verbe | to be | Ba thabile bjale. They are happy now. |
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| ba le | verbe | to have | Ke na le puku ye mpsha. I have a new book. |
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| dira | verbe | to do | Re dira mošomo wa rena gabotse. We do our work well. |
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| ya | verbe | to go | Ke ya sekolong letšatši le letšatši. I go to school daily. |
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| tla | verbe | to come | Hle etla ntlong ya ka. Please come to my house. |
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| bona | verbe | to see | Ke bona sehlare se segolo. I see the big tree. |
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| tseba | verbe | to know | Ba tseba karabo. They know the answer. |
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| nagana | verbe | to think | Ke nagana ka lapa la ka. I think about my family. |
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| nyaka | verbe | to want | Re nyaka meetse a mantši. We want more water. |
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| hloka | verbe | to need | Ke hloka thušo ya gago bjale. I need your help now. |
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| dira | verbe | to make | |
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| tšea | verbe | to take | Tšea puku o ye nayo gae. Take the book home. |
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| fa | verbe | to give | Mphe puku ye khubedu. Give me the red book. |
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| bolela | verbe | to say | Hle bolela leina la gago gabotse. Please say your name clearly. |
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| botša | verbe | to tell | Mpotelele kanegelo ya nnete. Tell me the true story. |
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| botšiša | verbe | to ask | Botšiša morutiši bjale. Ask the teacher now. |
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| hwetša | verbe | to find | Ke hweditše puku ya ka ya kgale. I found my old book. |
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| lebelela | verbe | to look | Lebelela legodimo. Look at the sky. |
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| šomiša | verbe | to use | Re šomiša meetse letšatši le lengwe le le lengwe. We use water every day. |
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| šoma | verbe | to work | Ba šoma toropong. They work in the city. |
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| ja | verbe | to eat | Bana ba ja borotho mesong e mengwe le e mengwe. Children eat bread every morning. |
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| nwa | verbe | to drink | Ke nwa teye mesong e mengwe le e mengwe. I drink tea every morning. |
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| roba | verbe | to sleep | Ngwana o robala bošego. The child sleeps at night. |
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| sepela | verbe | to walk | Re sepela go ya sekolong mmogo. We walk to school together. |
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| kitima | verbe | to run | Mošemane o kitima ka lebelo. The boy runs fast. |
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| bala | verbe | to read | Ke bala puku ye. I read this book. |
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| ngwala | verbe | to write | Ngwala leina la gago mo. Write your name here. |
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| bolela | verbe | to speak | Ba bolela polelo gabotse. They speak the language well. |
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| theetša | verbe | to listen | Theetša mmino. Listen to the music. |
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| kwa | verbe | to hear | Ke kwa phefo ka ntle. I hear the wind outside. |
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| reka | verbe | to buy | Re reka dijo lehono. We buy food today. |
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| rekiša | verbe | to sell | Ba rekiša dienywa mo. They sell fruit here. |
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| lefa | verbe | to pay | Ke lefa tšhelete bjale. I pay the money now. |
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| thuša | verbe | to help | Hle thuša ngwana. Please help the child. |
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| rata | verbe | to love | Ke rata lapa la ka. I love my family. |
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| phela | verbe | to live | |
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| hwa | verbe | to die | Dihlare tša kgale di ka hwa. Old trees can die. |
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| ithuta | verbe | to learn | Bana ba ithuta sekolong. Children learn at school. |
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| ruta | verbe | to teach | Ba ruta bana ba banyenyane. They teach young children. |
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| bula | verbe | to open | Bula mojako bjale. Open the door now. |
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| tswala | verbe | to close | |
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| motho | nom | person | Motho yoo ke mogwera wa ka. That person is my friend. |
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| monna | nom | man | Monna o molelele kudu. The man is very tall. |
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| mosadi | nom | woman | Mosadi yoo ke morutiši wa ka. The woman is my teacher. |
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| ngwana | nom | child | Ngwana o robetše bjale. The child is sleeping now. |
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| mošemane | nom | boy | Mošemane o bala puku. The boy reads a book. |
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| ngwanenyana | nom | girl | Ngwanenyana o thabile kudu. The girl is very happy. |
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| lapa | nom | family | Lapa la ka le dula mo. My family lives here. |
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| mma | nom | mother | Mma o gae. My mother is at home. |
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| tate | nom | father | Tate o šoma ka thata. My father works hard. |
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| mogwera | nom | friend | |
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| ntlo | nom | house | Ntlo ya rena e kgolo kudu. Our house is very big. |
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| gae | nom | home | Re ya gae bjale. We are going home now. |
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| sekolo | nom | school | Sekolo se kgauswi. The school is nearby. |
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| toropo | nom | city | Toropo ye e swaregile kudu. This city is very busy. |
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| naga | nom | country | Naga ya rena e botse. Our country is beautiful. |
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| lefase | nom | world | Lefase le legolo kudu. The world is very big. |
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| seterata | nom | street | Seterata se selelele. The street is long. |
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| phapoši | nom | room | Phapoši e hlwekile. The room is clean. |
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| nako | nom | time | Re na le nako ye nnyane. We have little time. |
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| letšatši | nom | day | Lehono ke letšatši le lebotse. Today is a good day. |
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| bošego | nom | night | Bošego bo a tonya. The night is cold. |
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| mosong | nom | morning | Ke nwa teye mosong o mongwe le o mongwe. I drink tea every morning. |
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| mantšiboa | nom | evening | Re sepela mantšiboeng. We walk in the evening. |
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| beke | nom | week | Ke šoma beke e nngwe le e nngwe. I work every week. |
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| kgwedi | nom | month | Kgwedi ye e telele kudu. This month is very long. |
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| ngwaga | nom | year | Ngwaga wo o bohlokwa. This year is important. |
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| lehono | adverbe | today | Ke thabile lehono. I am happy today. |
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| gosasa | adverbe | tomorrow | Re tla ya gosasa. We will go tomorrow. |
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| maabane | adverbe | yesterday | O tlile maabane mosong. He came yesterday morning. |
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| bjale | adverbe | now | Etla mo bjale. Come here now. |
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| letšatši | nom | sun | Letšatši le a fiša. The sun is hot. |
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| ngwedi | nom | moon | |
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| naledi | nom | star | Naledi yela e phadima. That star is bright. |
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| legodimo | nom | sky | Legodimo le le tala. The sky is blue. |
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| lefase | nom | earth | Lefase ke gae ga rena. The earth is our home. |
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| mollo | nom | fire | Mollo o a fiša. The fire is hot. |
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| meetse | nom | water | Meetse a bohlokwa kudu. Water is very important. |
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| pula | nom | rain | Pula e a tla. The rain is coming. |
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| phefo | nom | wind | Phefo e matla lehono. The wind is strong today. |
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| sehlare | nom | tree | Sehlare sela se telele kudu. That tree is very tall. |
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| letšoba | nom | flower | Letšoba le lebotse. The flower is beautiful. |
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| thaba | nom | mountain | Thaba e godimo kudu. The mountain is very high. |
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| noka | nom | river | Noka e telele. The river is long. |
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| lewatle | nom | sea | Lewatle le legolo kudu. The sea is very big. |
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| dijo | nom | food | Dijo di lokile. The food is ready. |
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| borotho | nom | bread | Ke ja borotho letšatši le lengwe le le lengwe. I eat bread daily. |
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| raese | nom | rice | Re ja raese bošegong bjo. We eat rice tonight. |
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| nama | nom | meat | Nama e a fiša. The meat is hot. |
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| hlapi | nom | fish | Re apea hlapi. We are cooking fish. |
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| lee | nom | egg | Lee le robegile. The egg is broken. |
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| maswi | nom | milk | Ngwana o nwa maswi. The child drinks milk. |
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| dienywa | nom | fruit | Dienywa di loketše bana. Fruit is good for children. |
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| teye | nom | tea | Teye e a fiša. The tea is hot. |
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| kofi | nom | coffee | Ke nwa kofi bjale. I drink coffee now. |
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| hlogo | nom | head | Hlogo ya ka e a opša. My head is sore. |
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| leihlo | nom | eye | Leihlo la ka le khubedu. My eye is red. |
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| tsebe | nom | ear | Tsebe ya gagwe e a opša. His ear is sore. |
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| molomo | nom | mouth | Bula molomo wa gago kudu. Open your mouth wide. |
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| nko | nom | nose | Nko ya ka e a tonya. My nose is cold. |
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| seatla | nom | hand | Hlatswa seatla sa gago bjale. Wash your hand now. |
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| leoto | nom | foot | Leoto la ka le a opša. My foot is sore. |
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| pelo | nom | heart | |
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| leina | nom | name | Leina la gago ke mang? What is your name? |
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| puku | nom | book | Puku ye ke ye mpsha. This book is new. |
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| lentšu | nom | word | Lentšu leo le bohlokwa. That word is important. |
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| polelo | nom | language | Polelo ye e botse. This language is beautiful. |
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| tšhelete | nom | money | Ga ke na tšhelete. I have no money. |
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| mošomo | nom | work | Mošomo o boima. The work is hard. |
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| lerato | nom | love | Lerato le bohlokwa kudu. Love is very important. |
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| mmino | nom | music | Mmino o monate. The music is beautiful. |
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| kanegelo | nom | story | Kanegelo e bose kudu. The story is very good. |
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| tsela | nom | way | Tsela ye e bonolo. This way is easy. |
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| selo | nom | thing | Selo sela ke se seswa. That thing is new. |
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| bophelo | nom | life | Bophelo bo bohlokwa kudu. Life is very important. |
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| mojako | nom | door | Mojako o bulegile. The door is open. |
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| tafola | nom | table | Tafola e kgolo. The table is big. |
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| setulo | nom | chair | Setulo se robegile. The chair is broken. |
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| sefatanaga | nom | car | Sefatanaga se seswa. The car is new. |
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| botse | adjectif | good | Puku ye e botse. This book is good. |
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| mpe | adjectif | bad | Dijo di mpe. The food is bad. |
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| kgolo | adjectif | big | Ntlo ya rena e kgolo. Our house is big. |
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| nyane | adjectif | small | Phapoši e nyane. The room is small. |
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| mpsha | adjectif | new | Ke na le sefatanaga se seswa. I have a new car. |
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| kgale | adjectif | old | Ntlo yela ke ya kgale. That house is old. |
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| telele | adjectif | long | |
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| kopana | adjectif | short | |
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| godimo | adjectif | high | Thaba yela e godimo. That mountain is high. |
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| fase | adjectif | low | |
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| fiša | adjectif | hot | Meetse a a fiša. The water is hot. |
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| tonya | adjectif | cold | Bošego bo a tonya. The night is cold. |
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| thabile | adjectif | happy | Bana ba thabile. The children are happy. |
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| nyamile | adjectif | sad | Ke nyamile lehono. I am sad today. |
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| botse | adjectif | beautiful | Letšoba le lebotse. The flower is beautiful. |
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| bonolo | adjectif | easy | Mošomo wo o bonolo. This work is easy. |
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| ka lebelo | adjectif | fast | Sefatanaga se sepela ka lebelo. The car is fast. |
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| nanya | adjectif | slow | |
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| nepagetše | adjectif | right | Karabo ya gago e nepagetše. Your answer is right. |
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| fošagetše | adjectif | wrong | Karabo yela e fošagetše. That answer is wrong. |
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| bohlokwa | adjectif | important | Meetse a bohlokwa bophelong. Water is important for life. |
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| nnete | adjectif | true | Kanegelo ya gagwe ke nnete. His story is true. |
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| tletše | adjectif | full | |
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| se na selo | adjectif | empty | Phapoši ga e na selo. The room is empty. |
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| mofsa | adjectif | young | Ngwana o sa le mofsa. The child is young. |
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| matla | adjectif | strong | Monna yola o na le matla. That man is strong. |
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| fokola | adjectif | weak | Ngwana o fokola. The child is weak. |
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| khubedu | adjectif | red | Letšoba le khubedu. The flower is red. |
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| tala | adjectif | blue | Legodimo le le tala. The sky is blue. |
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| tala | adjectif | green | Sehlare se setala. The tree is green. |
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| serolwana | adjectif | yellow | |
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| ntsho | adjectif | black | Sefatanaga se ntsho. The car is black. |
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| šweu | adjectif | white | Maswi a šweu. The milk is white. |
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| ee | interjection | yes | Ee, ke a mo tseba. Yes, I know him. |
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| aowa | interjection | no | Aowa, ga ke tsebe. No, I do not know. |
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| ga | adverbe | not | Ga ke šome lehono. I do not work today. |
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| le | conjonction | and | Mma le tate ba mo. Mother and father are here. |
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| goba | conjonction | or | Teye goba kofi go lokile. Tea or coffee is fine. |
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| eupša | conjonction | but | Ke nyaka teye eupša kofi e lokile. I want tea but coffee is fine. |
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| ge | conjonction | if | Ge o etla, ke tla thuša. If you come, I will help. |
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| ka gobane | conjonction | because | Ke thabile ka gobane o tlile. I am happy because you came. |
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| le | préposition | with | Ke dula le lapa la ka. I live with my family. |
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| ntle le | préposition | without | O ile ntle le tšhelete. He went without money. |
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| bakeng sa | préposition | for | Dijo tše ke bakeng sa bana. This food is for children. |
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| go tšwa | préposition | from | Ke tšwa toropong ye. I come from this city. |
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| go | préposition | to | Re ya go sekolo. We go to school. |
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