Setswana Lesson: Useful sentence

セツワナレッスンはもう終わりと思いながら、使える例文を紹介します。

Greetings

Dumela rra.
Dumela mma.
Dumela borra.
Dumela bomma.

Self Introduction

Leina lame ke 名. = My first name is 名
Sefane same ke 性. = My last name is 性
Mo Botswana, Ke bidiwa Mpho. = In botswana ,I am called Mpho.
Ke tswa ko Japan mo Osaka. = I came from Japan,Osaka.
Ke gorogile mo Botswana ka July 7th,2015. = I arrived botswana at July,7th,2015.
Ke moithaopi wa JICA. = I am JICA volunteer.
Ko Japan, Ke ne ke bereka ke le system engineer.=In Japan, I worked as system engineer.
Ke na le dingwaga di le 40. = I am 40 years old.
Ke nna ko Villege mo Gaborone.= I live in Villege,Botswana.
Ke nna le Tebogo. = I live with Tebogo.
Ke rata go apaya madombi. = I like cooking madombi.
Ke tla ya go Jwaneng. = I will go to Jwaneng.
Ke tla nna ko Jwaneng. = I will live Jwaneng.

Family

Mosadi wame o nna ko Japan le bongwanake ba basetswana.= My wife lives with my daughters in Japan.
Bongwanake ba basetswana o na le digwaga 6 le 12.
Natae le Mme o nna ko Japan mo Hiroshima.

Introduction next person

Tsala yame o bidiwa Tebogo. = My friend is called Tebogo.
Leina la tsala yame ke 名. = His first name is ..
Sefane sa tsala yame ke 性. = His last name is ..
Tebogo o twa ko Japan mo Sendai. = Tebogo came from Sendai,Japan.
Tebogo o moithaopi wa JICA.
Tebogo o ne o bereka e le system engineer.
Tebogo o na le digwaga di le 31.
Tebogo o rata go apaya seswaa. = He likes cooking seswaa.
Tebogo o tla ya F.town.

Weather:Seemo sa bosa

A. Seemo sa bosa go ntse jang? = How is the weather today?
B. Seemo sa bosa go ntse mogote. = The weather is hot.

Kamoso go tla nna jang? = What is the weather tomorrow.
Kamoso go tla nna mogote. = Tomollow is hot.
gompieno go mogote. = It's hot today.
gompieno go serame. = It's cold today.
go tsididi. = It's cold.
Ka mariga ko japan, go e ntse jang? = How is the winter of Japan.
Ka mariga ko japan, Kapoko e nna thata. = Winter of japan, Snow is a lot.
Ka mariga ko japan, go serame. = Winter of japan is cold.
Mabane go ne go ntse jang? = How's the weather yesterday.
Mabane go ne go le serame. ( Yesterday, it was cold.)
go serame. = It's cold.
go mogote. = It's hot.
Ko janpan, Pula e na leng? = In Japan,When does the rain fall?
Ko japan, pula e na thata ka selemo. = In japan, the rain falls summer.

Transportation

ボツワナの市内バス的なものは「コンビ:Khonbi」と呼ばれるハイエース型の乗り物です。ハボロネでは多用する事になりますが、もちろん停車ボタンはないので「おりま〜す」をいう必要があります。

次のバス停で降りる
Ema mo stopong. ( wait at stop )　エンマ モ ストッポン
Nkemele mo stopong. ( wait for me at stop ) ンケメレm モ ストッポン　
ke fologa mo stopong se se latelang. 次のバス停で降りる

すぐ止まって欲しい
Ema foo/ Ema hoo. ( wait there )
Ema faa ( wait here)

基本的に「Emma mo stopong」で通じますが、「Nkemele mo stopong」とかもいい感じです。

支払い

ke duela bokae? = how much?
ke duela mang? = who do I pay?
ke duela kae? = Where do I pay?

問い合わせ

Base ya F.town e emelela nako mang? (フランシスタウンへのバスはいつ出発ですか)　　
Sefofane se goroga leng? ( 飛行機は何処に着きますか)

Tips

tla (come) -> tlie (came)

as a

ke le = 1st person
o le = 2nd person
a/e le = 3rd person

I am, You are, He/She is

Ke moithaopi. ( I am volunteer. )
O moitaopi. ( You are volunteer. )
Ke moitaopi. ( He is volunteer. )

I do, You do , He do.

Ke dira. ( I do. )
O dira. ( You do.)
O dira. ( She/He does.)

Questions

Ke kopa go botsa poso.
Bua ka bonya.
Bua a bonya.
Bua gape.
Botsa potso e nngwe.

Misc.

A: Ke a tsamaya. ( I’m going )
B: O ya kae? ( where do you go? )
A: Ke ya ko ofising ya JICA. ( I’ll go to office of JICA ).
B: Tsamaya sentle. ( Go well )
A: Sala sentle. ( Stay well )
B: Ke tla go bona gape ka moso. ( See you again tomorrow. )

次回は、男性諸氏必見のフレーズを紹介します(笑。写真はハボロネのバスランクから歩いて10分ぐらいのトレードワールドというところ。