Dictionnaire anglais–Tswana

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