Hello - Dumela
How are you? - O kae? (singular) Le kae? (plural)
I am fine. - Ke gona.
I am fine, thank you. - Le nna ke gona, ke a leboga.
Goodbye - Gabotse
Good luck - Mahlatse
Have a safe journey. - O be le leeto le le bolokegilego
Expressions
yes - ee
no - aowa
please - hle
thank you - ke a leboga
help -
(thusang
- s with inverted circumflex)danger - kotsi
emergency -
(tshoganetso -
each s with an inverted circumflex)excuse me - Ntshwarele
I am sorry. - Ke maswabi
I love you. - Ke a go rata
Questions / sentences
Do you accept (money/credit cards/traveler's cheques)? - Le amogela (
)?How much is this? - Ke bokae?
I want ... - Ke nyaka...
What are you doing? - O dira eng?
What is the time? - Ke nako mang bjale?
Where are you going? - O ya kae?
Numbers
1 - one - tee
2 - two - pedi
3 - three - tharo
4 - four - nne
5 - five - hlano
6 - six - tshela
7 - seven -
(supa
- s with inverted circumflex)8 - eight - seswai
9 - nine - senyane
10 - ten - lesome
11 - eleven - lesometee
12 - twelve - lesomepedi
13 - thirteen - lesometharo
14 - fourteen - lesomenne
15 - fifteen - lesomehlano
20 - twenty - masomepedi
21 - twenty one - masomepedi-tee
22 - twenty two - masomepedi-pedi
50 - fifty - masomehlano
100 - hundred - lekgolo
1000 - thousand - sekete
Days of the week
Sunday - Lamorena
Monday - Mošupologo
Tuesday - Labobedi
Wednesday - Laboraro
Thursday - Labone
Friday - Labohlano
Saturday - Mokibelo
Months of the year
January - Pherekgong
February - Dibokwane
March - Hlakola
April - Moranang
May - Mopitlo
June - Phupu
July - Mosegamanye
August - Phato
September - Lewedi
October - Diphalane
November - Dibatsela
December - Manthole
Computers and Internet terms
computer - khomphutara
e-mail - imeile
e-mail address - aterese ya imeile
Internet - Inthanete
Internet caf? - khefi ya Inthanete
website - wepsaete
website address - aterese ya wepsaete