Language/Tswana/Vocabulary/Useful-phrases

Translation	Phrase (formal)	Phrase (informal)
Hello, Sir.	Dumela, rra. /dumɪla r̩ra/
Hello, Madam.	Dumela, mmo. /dumɪla m̩mo/
Hey!		Eitha! /ɪ.itʰa/
How are you?	O tsongile jang? /ʊ t͡sʊŋilɪ d͡ʒaŋ/	Le kae? /lɪ ka.ɪ/
I'm well.	Ke tsongile sentle. /kɪ t͡sʊŋilɪ sɪnt͡ɬɪ/	Re teng. /rɪ tɪŋ/
		Ga ke re seppe. /χa kɪ rɪ sɪpːɪ/
Thank you.	Ke a leboga. /kɪ a lɪbʊχa/	Ke itumetse. /kɪ itumɪt͡sɪ/
Please.	Tswee-tswee. /t͡swɪ.ɪ t͡swɪ.ɪ/
What is your name?	Leina la gago ke mang? /lɪ.ina la χaχʊ kɪ maŋ/	O mang? /ʊ maŋ/
My name is...	Leina la me ko... /lɪ.ina la mɪ kʊ/
I need help.	Ke kopa thuso. /kɪ kʊpa tʰusʊ/
May I help you?	A nka go thusa. /a n̩ka χʊ tʰusa/
What is ... in Tswana?	... ke eng ka Setswana? /kɪ ɪŋ ka sɪt͡swana/
I like...	Ke rata... /kɪ rata/
I don't like...	Ga ke rate... /χa kɪ ratɪ/
I want...	Ke batla... /kɪ bat͡ɬa/
I don't want...	Ga ke batle... /χa kɪ bat͡ɬɪ/
Let's go.	A re tsamaye. /a rɪ t͡samajɪ/	A re vaye. /a rɪ vajɪ/
Stay well. (Said to a person staying)	Sala sentle. /sala sɪnt͡ɬɪ/
Go well. (Said to a person leaving)	Tsamaya sentle. /t͡samaja sɪnt͡ɬɪ/
Good night.	Boroko. /bʊrʊkʊ/
Sleep well.	Robala sentle. /rʊbala sɪnt͡ɬɪ/
Bye!		Šarp! /ʃarp/

Sources

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Basic_Tswana_glossary

Other Lessons

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• Feelings and Emotions
• How to Say Hello and Greetings
• Drinks
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