Language/Tswana/Vocabulary/Greetings

Hello.

Dumela (One person) Dumelang (More than one person)

Dumela Rra - when addressing a man, Dumela Borra - when addressing men, more than one

Dumela Mma - when addressing a womanm Dumela Bomma - when addressing women, more than on

Hello. (informal) : (dumela ), singular; (dumelang), plural

How are you?

O tsogíle jang? (o tsogile ?)

Fine, thank you.

(Ke tsogile / ke a leboga )

What is your name?

(leina la gago ke mang ?)

My name is _______.

(leina lame ke ________.)

Nice to meet you.

(ke itumela go go itse )

Please.

(ka tsweetswee )

Thank you.

(ke a leboga )

You're welcome.

(o amogelesegile )

Yes.

(ee)

No.

(nnyaa )

I'm sorry.

(ke kopa maitshwarelo )

Goodbye (informal)

Go siame

I can't speak Tswana [well].

([Gakeitse go bua Setswana sentle ])

Do you speak English?

(A o bua sekgowa ?)

Is there someone here who speaks English?

(a gona le mongwe fa yo o buang sekgowa ?)

Help!

(thusa !)

Look out!

(bona koo !)

Good morning.

(Moso o itumedisang)

Good evening.

(motshegare)

Good night.

(bosigo jo bo monate/boitumedisang)

Good night (to sleep)

(robala sentle )

I don't understand.

(ga ke tlhaloganye )

I (really) don't know.

(Ga keitse (tota))

Come here boy/girl.

(Tla kwano msimanyana/ngwananyana)

Where is the toilet?

(ntlwana ya boithusetso e kae?)

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Source

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Tswana_phrasebook?action=edit&section=7&veswitched=1

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