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