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Tswana Vocabulary - Count to 10

Welcome to the Tswana Vocabulary - Count to 10 lesson. This lesson will teach you the basics of counting in Tswana. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

Main Words

Below is a list of the main words used for counting in Tswana.

Word in Tswana	Pronunciation	English Translation
lelapa	[ˈlɛlapa]	one
lekgoa	[ˈlɛkgoa]	two
lethato	[ˈlɛθato]	three
lefoso	[ˈlɛfoso]	four
lehlano	[ˈlɛhlano]	five
lefefo	[ˈlɛfefo]	six
lepalo	[ˈlɛpalo]	seven
lekutlo	[ˈlɛkutlo]	eight
lebodu	[ˈlɛbodu]	nine
lemolemo	[ˈlɛmolemo]	ten

Useful Phrases

Below are some useful phrases for counting in Tswana.

• Lelapa le lekgoa (ˈlɛlapa lɛ ˈlɛkgoa) – One and two
• Lekgoa le lethato (ˈlɛkgoa lɛ ˈlɛθato) – Two and three
• Lefoso le lehlano (ˈlɛfoso lɛ ˈlɛhlano) – Four and five
• Lefefo le lepalo (ˈlɛfefo lɛ ˈlɛpalo) – Six and seven
• Lekutlo le lebodu (ˈlɛkutlo lɛ ˈlɛbodu) – Eight and nine
• Lemolemo le lelapa (ˈlɛmolemo lɛ ˈlɛlapa) – Ten and one

Related Lessons

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• Animals
• Colors
• Foods
• Greetings