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<big>'''Bua Setswana !'''</big><br />
This is a WikiPedia for people learning Setswana (primarily aimed at Botswana). It is hoped in the long term that as the WikiPedia grows it will also become a useful resource for Setswana speakers. Please fell free to register and add information, provided you are sure that it is correct.<br />
<br />
The site was getting so much spam (despite RECAPCHA and other anti-spam tools) I've had to lock it down. Please contact me at: mail(AT)setswana(DOT)info if you want to become an editor or contribute !<br />
<br />
==Basic Setswana==<br />
* [[Pronunciation]]<br />
* [[Greetings]] <br />
* [[Simple phrases]]<br />
<br />
==Learn Setswana==<br />
* [[Course]] of 10 sequential lessons for beginners which covers the following<br />
* [[Verbs]] <br />
* [[Noun classes]]<br />
* [[Adjectives]]<br />
* [[Possessives]] and other grammatical bits and pieces<br />
* [[Vocabulary]]<br />
<br />
==Intermediate Setswana==<br />
* [[tbc]]<br />
<br />
==External Videos==<br />
See the excellent videos prepared by Peace Corps <br />
* [https://learningsetswana.wordpress.com https://learningsetswana.wordpress.com]<br />
<br />
==Setswana Tutors==<br />
In Gaborone Botswana<br />
* Nthati Phetlhu<br />
* Goitsemodimo Mafasola +267 7401 5691 email: mafasola<AT>gmail<DOT>com<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
* [http://multimedia.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/audio/languagelessons/botswana/Bw_Setswana_Language_Lessons.pdf Peace Corp Setswana Lessons]<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setswana WikiPedia page on Setswana] <br />
* [http://tn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page WikiPedia in Tswana]<br />
<br />
===Software===<br />
* [http://translate.org.za/content/view/1610/54/ Spell checker for OpenOffice.org and Mozilla], [http://translate.org.za/content/view/17/32/ OpenOffice.org], [http://translate.org.za/content/view/1611/54/ Mozilla Firefox web-browser], and [http://translate.org.za/content/view/1612/54/ Mozilla Thunderbird email program] in Tswana<br />
* [http://translate.org.za/ Translate.org.za] Project to translate Free and Open Source Software into all the official languages of South Africa including Tswana<br />
* [http://translate.org.za/content/view/24/41/ Keyboard with extra Tswana characters]<br />
<br />
===WikiPedia Links===<br />
Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.<br />
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* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]<br />
* [http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]<br />
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[[User:Jacob|Jacob]]</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=345Main Page2016-02-12T20:04:49Z<p>Admin: </p>
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
<big>'''Bua Setswana !'''</big><br />
This is a WikiPedia for people learning Setswana (primarily aimed at Botswana). It is hoped in the long term that as the WikiPedia grows it will also become a useful resource for Setswana speakers. Please fell free to register and add information, provided you are sure that it is correct.<br />
<br />
The site was getting so much spam (despite RECAPCHA and other anti-spam tools) I've had to lock it down. Please contact me at: mail(AT)setswana(DOT)info if you want to become an editor or contribute !<br />
<br />
==Basic Setswana==<br />
* [[Pronunciation]]<br />
* [[Greetings]] <br />
* [[Simple phrases]]<br />
<br />
==Learn Setswana==<br />
* [[Course]] of 10 sequential lessons for beginners which covers the following<br />
* [[Verbs]] <br />
* [[Noun classes]]<br />
* [[Adjectives]]<br />
* [[Possessives]] and other grammatical bits and pieces<br />
* [[Vocabulary]]<br />
<br />
==Intermediate Setswana==<br />
* [[tbc]]<br />
<br />
==Setswana Tutors==<br />
In Gaborone Botswana<br />
* Nthati Phetlhu<br />
* Goitsemodimo Mafasola +267 7401 5691 email: mafasola<AT>gmail<DOT>com<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
* [http://multimedia.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/audio/languagelessons/botswana/Bw_Setswana_Language_Lessons.pdf Peace Corp Setswana Lessons]<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setswana WikiPedia page on Setswana] <br />
* [http://tn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page WikiPedia in Tswana]<br />
<br />
===Software===<br />
* [http://translate.org.za/content/view/1610/54/ Spell checker for OpenOffice.org and Mozilla], [http://translate.org.za/content/view/17/32/ OpenOffice.org], [http://translate.org.za/content/view/1611/54/ Mozilla Firefox web-browser], and [http://translate.org.za/content/view/1612/54/ Mozilla Thunderbird email program] in Tswana<br />
* [http://translate.org.za/ Translate.org.za] Project to translate Free and Open Source Software into all the official languages of South Africa including Tswana<br />
* [http://translate.org.za/content/view/24/41/ Keyboard with extra Tswana characters]<br />
<br />
===WikiPedia Links===<br />
Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.<br />
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* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]<br />
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Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.<br />
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[[User:Jacob|Jacob]]</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=Simple_sentences_and_linking_words&diff=340Simple sentences and linking words2011-07-20T18:41:43Z<p>Admin: Changed protection level for "Simple sentences and linking words" ([edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=autoconfirmed] (indefinite))</p>
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<div>===And===<br />
Use "le" for "and" only in a list of nouns:<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| John le Sarah ba tswa ko UK || John and Sarah come from the UK<br />
|-<br />
| Ke ja koko, phaletshe le merogo || I am eating chicken, mealie meal and vegetables<br />
|}<br />
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When linking phrases "gape" (again) or "mme" (but/however) or similar should be used.<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| John le Sarah ba tswa ko UK gape ba nna ko Block 6 || John and Sarah come from the UK and/also they stay in Block 6<br />
|-<br />
| Ke ja koko mme ga ke je nama ya kolobe || I eat chicken, but I don't eat pork (meat of pig)<br />
|}<br />
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===ka===<br />
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fa, ka gore, ... LESSON 5b notes<br />
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===infinitive===<br />
When using two verbs in a sentence, as in English the second will be in the infinitive form. In Setswana this is "go -"<br />
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{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| ke batla go ya kwa Gaborone || I want to go to Gaborone<br />
|-<br />
| ke rata go ithutha Setswana || I like learning (to learn) Setswana<br />
|}</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=Greetings&diff=339Greetings2011-07-20T18:41:10Z<p>Admin: Unprotected "Greetings"</p>
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This lesson teaches you to greet and understand greetings. If the audio button's don't work try the [[Audio Help]] page.<br />
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=== Formal Greeting (singular)===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || Dumela rra || Hello Sir || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| B || Dumela mma, o tsogile jang ?|| Hello madam, how are you ? [literally "how did you wake up"]||<br />
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| A || Ke tsogile sentle, wena o tsogile jang ? || I am fine, how are you ?||<br />
|-<br />
| B || Ke tsogile sentle || I am fine ||<br />
|}<br />
As an alternative to "tsogile" (woke up) in the afternoon "tlhotse" (spent the day), and in the early morning "robetse" (slept) can be used.<br />
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=== Less Formal Greeting (singular)===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || Dumela mma || Hello Madam || [[File:Dumela_Mma.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| B || Dumela rra, o kae? || Hello sir, how are you ? [literally "where are you"] ||<br />
|-<br />
| A || Ke teng, wena o kae ? || I am fine, how are you ? ||<br />
|-<br />
| B || Ke teng || I am fine || [[File:keteng.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|}<br />
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=== Less Formal Greeting (plural)===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || Dumelang, le kae? / lo kae?|| Hello, how are you ? (plural)<br />
|-<br />
| B || Re teng || We are fine<br />
|}<br />
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=== Informal Greeting (singular)===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || Go jwang ?|| How is it ? <br />
|-<br />
| B || Go sharpu || OK <br />
|}<br />
-<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || Wa reng ?|| What's up ? [literally "what do you say"] || [[File:Wa_reng2.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| B || Ga ke re sepe (or Go sharpu) || OK [literally "I don't say anything"] || [[File:Ga_ke_re_sepe.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|}<br />
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=== Entering a House ===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || Ko ko!|| Knock knock!<br />
|-<br />
| B || Tsena || Come in<br />
|}<br />
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=== Goodbye===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || (Go siame rra) sala sentle|| (OK sir) Goodbye [literally "stay well"] || [[File:salasentle.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| B || (Go siame mma) tsamaya sentle || (OK madam) Goodbye [literally "leave well"] || [[File:tsamayasentle.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|}<br />
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=== Informal Goodbye===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || Boroko mma || Goodnight madam || [[File:Boroko_mma.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| B || Robala sentle rra || Sleep well sir || [[File:Robala_sentle.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| - || Re tlaa bonana || We will see each other || [[File:Re_tla_bonana.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|}<br />
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===Vocabulary===<br />
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ffcc99;" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| dumela || dumelang || Hello/Good Morning/Afternoon <br />
|-<br />
| tsoga || tsogile || wake/woke up <br />
|-<br />
| tlhola || tlhotse || spend/spent the day<br />
|-<br />
| robala || robetse || sleep/slept<br />
|-<br />
| sala || - || stay<br />
|-<br />
| tsamaya || - || leave/go<br />
|-<br />
| bonana || - || see each other<br />
|-<br />
| botoka || - || better<br />
|-<br />
| go siame || - || its OK/fine<br />
|-<br />
| sharpu || - || OK (slang)<br />
|-<br />
| jang ? || - || how<br />
|-<br />
| kae ? || - || where<br />
|-<br />
| boroko || - || good night<br />
|-<br />
| ko-ko || - || knock-knock<br />
|-<br />
| teng || - || there/around/available<br />
|-<br />
| sentle || - || well/good<br />
|}</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=Simple_phrases&diff=338Simple phrases2011-05-26T17:50:37Z<p>Admin: </p>
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<div>Some simple phrases for short term visitors etc<br />
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{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| Ee || yes || [[File:ee.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Nnyaa || no || [[File:nnyaa.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Bua gape || please repeat (say again) || [[File:Bua_gape.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Bua ka bonya! || speak slowly! || [[File:Bua_ka_bonya.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| O bua ka bonako || you speak fast || [[File:O_bua_ka_bonako.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ke bua Setswana go le gonnye || I speak a little Setswana || [[File:Ke_bua_setswana.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|- <br />
| Nna fatshe/setilo ke se || Sit down/here is a seat || [[File:Nna_fatshe.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| A re ye || let's go || [[File:A_re_ye.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Wa reng? || what's up (what do you say?) || [[File:Wa_reng.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ga ke na madi || I have no money || [[File:Ga_ke_na_madi.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| O batla mang? || Who do you want? || [[File:O_batla_mang.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Intshwarele || Forgive me || [[File:Intshwarele.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Tswee-tswee || Please || [[File:Tswee_tswee.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ke kopa thuso/Nthuse || I ask for help/Help me || [[File:Ke_kopa_thuso.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Go siame || OK || [[File:Go_siame2.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|- <br />
| Ke itumetse/Ke a leboga || I am happy/thank you || [[File:Ke_itumetse.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ga ke tlhaloganye || I don't understand || [[File:Ga_ke_tlhaloganye.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ke feditse || I am finished || [[File:Ke_feditse.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ke lapile || I am tired || <br />
|-<br />
| Ga ke itse || I don't know || [[File:Ga_ke_itse.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Go molelo || Its hot || [[File:Go_molelo.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Go tsididi || Its cold || [[File:Go_tsididi.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Go pula || Its raining || [[File:Go_pula.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ke lebetse || I've forgotten || [[File:Ke_lebetse.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ke tshwerwe ke mala || I am sick || [[File:Ke_tshwerwe_ke_mala.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ke nale mathata || I have a problem || [[File:Ke_nale_mathata.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ga ke na mathata || I don't have a problem || [[File:Ga_ke_na_mathata.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ke ithuta Setswana || I am learning Setswana || [[File:Ke_ithuta.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Mang? || who? || [[File:Mang.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Leng? || when? || [[File:Leng.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Kae? || where? || [[File:Kae.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Bokae? || how much? || [[File:Bo_kae.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|- <br />
| Mokae? || what nationality? || [[File:Mo_kae.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Jang? || how? || [[File:Jang.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Eng? || what? || [[File:Eng.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Efe? || which? || [[File:Efe.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|}</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=337Main Page2011-05-24T17:59:49Z<p>Admin: </p>
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
<big>'''Bua Setswana !'''</big><br />
This is a WikiPedia for people learning Setswana (primarily aimed at Botswana). It is hoped in the long term that as the WikiPedia grows it will also become a useful resource for Setswana speakers. Please fell free to register and add information, provided you are sure that it is correct.<br />
<br />
The site was getting so much spam (despite RECAPCHA and other anti-spam tools) I've had to lock it down. Please contact me at: mail(AT)setswana(DOT)info if you want to become an editor or contribute !<br />
<br />
==Basic Setswana==<br />
* [[Pronunciation]]<br />
* [[Greetings]] <br />
* [[Simple phrases]]<br />
<br />
==Learn Setswana==<br />
* [[Course]] of 10 sequential lessons for beginners which covers the following<br />
* [[Verbs]] <br />
* [[Noun classes]]<br />
* [[Adjectives]]<br />
* [[Possessives]] and other grammatical bits and pieces<br />
* [[Vocabulary]]<br />
<br />
==Intermediate Setswana==<br />
* [[tbc]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
* [http://multimedia.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/audio/languagelessons/botswana/Bw_Setswana_Language_Lessons.pdf Peace Corp Setswana Lessons]<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setswana WikiPedia page on Setswana] <br />
* [http://tn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page WikiPedia in Tswana]<br />
<br />
===Software===<br />
* [http://translate.org.za/content/view/1610/54/ Spell checker for OpenOffice.org and Mozilla], [http://translate.org.za/content/view/17/32/ OpenOffice.org], [http://translate.org.za/content/view/1611/54/ Mozilla Firefox web-browser], and [http://translate.org.za/content/view/1612/54/ Mozilla Thunderbird email program] in Tswana<br />
* [http://translate.org.za/ Translate.org.za] Project to translate Free and Open Source Software into all the official languages of South Africa including Tswana<br />
* [http://translate.org.za/content/view/24/41/ Keyboard with extra Tswana characters]<br />
<br />
===WikiPedia Links===<br />
Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.<br />
<br />
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]<br />
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]<br />
* [http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]<br />
<br />
Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.<br />
<br />
[[User:Jacob|Jacob]]</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:Phologolo.ogg&diff=336File:Phologolo.ogg2011-05-24T17:52:30Z<p>Admin: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Phologolo.ogg&quot;</p>
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<div></div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:Aotlhotse.ogg&diff=335File:Aotlhotse.ogg2011-05-24T17:49:11Z<p>Admin: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Aotlhotse.ogg&quot;</p>
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<div>A o tlhotse?</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:Aotsogile.ogg&diff=334File:Aotsogile.ogg2011-05-24T17:48:43Z<p>Admin: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Aotsogile.ogg&quot;</p>
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<div>A o tsogile ?</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:Dumela_Mma.ogg&diff=333File:Dumela Mma.ogg2011-05-24T17:48:06Z<p>Admin: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Dumela Mma.ogg&quot;</p>
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<div>Dumela Mma</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:Dumela_Rra.ogg&diff=332File:Dumela Rra.ogg2011-05-24T17:47:24Z<p>Admin: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Dumela Rra.ogg&quot;</p>
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<div>Dumela Rra</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:Ee.ogg&diff=331File:Ee.ogg2011-05-24T17:46:37Z<p>Admin: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Ee.ogg&quot;</p>
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<div>Ee (yes)</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:Go_siame.ogg&diff=330File:Go siame.ogg2011-05-24T17:46:11Z<p>Admin: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Go siame.ogg&quot;</p>
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<div>Go siame</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:Keitumetse.ogg&diff=329File:Keitumetse.ogg2011-05-24T17:45:40Z<p>Admin: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Keitumetse.ogg&quot;</p>
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<div>Ke itumetse</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:Keteng.ogg&diff=328File:Keteng.ogg2011-05-24T17:45:04Z<p>Admin: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Keteng.ogg&quot;</p>
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<div>Ke teng</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:Keutlwasetswana.ogg&diff=327File:Keutlwasetswana.ogg2011-05-24T17:44:34Z<p>Admin: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Keutlwasetswana.ogg&quot;</p>
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<div>Ke ultwa Setswana</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:Leinalagagokemang.ogg&diff=326File:Leinalagagokemang.ogg2011-05-24T17:44:01Z<p>Admin: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Leinalagagokemang.ogg&quot;</p>
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<div>Leina la gago ke mang?</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:Leinalameke.ogg&diff=325File:Leinalameke.ogg2011-05-24T17:43:34Z<p>Admin: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Leinalameke.ogg&quot;</p>
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<div>Leina la me ke</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:Nakokemang.ogg&diff=324File:Nakokemang.ogg2011-05-24T17:43:07Z<p>Admin: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Nakokemang.ogg&quot;</p>
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<div>Nako ke mang?</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:Nnyaa.ogg&diff=323File:Nnyaa.ogg2011-05-24T17:42:26Z<p>Admin: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Nnyaa.ogg&quot;</p>
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
This lesson teaches you to greet and understand greetings. If the audio button's don't work try the [[Audio Help]] page.<br />
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=== Formal Greeting (singular)===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || Dumela rra || Hello Sir || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| B || Dumela mma, o tsogile jang ?|| Hello madam, how are you ? [literally "how did you wake up"]||<br />
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| A || Ke tsogile sentle, wena o tsogile jang ? || I am fine, how are you ?||<br />
|-<br />
| B || Ke tsogile sentle || I am fine ||<br />
|}<br />
As an alternative to "tsogile" (woke up) in the afternoon "tlhotse" (spent the day), and in the early morning "robetse" (slept) can be used.<br />
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=== Less Formal Greeting (singular)===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || Dumela mma || Hello Madam || [[File:Dumela_Mma.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| B || Dumela rra, o kae? || Hello sir, how are you ? [literally "where are you"] ||<br />
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| A || Ke teng, wena o kae ? || I am fine, how are you ? ||<br />
|-<br />
| B || Ke teng || I am fine || [[File:keteng.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|}<br />
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=== Less Formal Greeting (plural)===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || Dumelang, le kae? / lo kae?|| Hello, how are you ? (plural)<br />
|-<br />
| B || Re teng || We are fine<br />
|}<br />
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=== Informal Greeting (singular)===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || Go jwang ?|| How is it ? <br />
|-<br />
| B || Go sharpu || OK <br />
|}<br />
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{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || Wa reng ?|| What's up ? [literally "what do you say"] || [[File:Wa_reng2.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| B || Ga ke re sepe (or Go sharpu) || OK [literally "I don't say anything"] || [[File:Ga_ke_re_sepe.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|}<br />
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=== Entering a House ===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || Ko ko!|| Knock knock!<br />
|-<br />
| B || Tsena || Come in<br />
|}<br />
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=== Goodbye===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || (Go siame rra) sala sentle|| (OK sir) Goodbye [literally "stay well"] || [[File:salasentle.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| B || (Go siame mma) tsamaya sentle || (OK madam) Goodbye [literally "leave well"] || [[File:tsamayasentle.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|}<br />
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=== Informal Goodbye===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| A || Boroko mma || Goodnight madam || [[File:Boroko_mma.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| B || Robala sentle rra || Sleep well sir || [[File:Robala_sentle.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| - || Re tlaa bonana || We will see each other || [[File:Re_tla_bonana.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|}<br />
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===Vocabulary===<br />
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ffcc99;" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| dumela || dumelang || Hello/Good Morning/Afternoon <br />
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| tsoga || tsogile || wake/woke up <br />
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| tlhola || tlhotse || spend/spent the day<br />
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| robala || robetse || sleep/slept<br />
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| sala || - || stay<br />
|-<br />
| tsamaya || - || leave/go<br />
|-<br />
| bonana || - || see each other<br />
|-<br />
| botoka || - || better<br />
|-<br />
| go siame || - || its OK/fine<br />
|-<br />
| sharpu || - || OK (slang)<br />
|-<br />
| jang ? || - || how<br />
|-<br />
| kae ? || - || where<br />
|-<br />
| boroko || - || good night<br />
|-<br />
| ko-ko || - || knock-knock<br />
|-<br />
| teng || - || there/around/available<br />
|-<br />
| sentle || - || well/good<br />
|}</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=Simple_phrases&diff=316Simple phrases2011-05-22T07:04:13Z<p>Admin: </p>
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<div>Some simple phrases for short term visitors etc<br />
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{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| Ee || yes || [[File:ee.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Nnyaa || no || [[File:nnyaa.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Bua gape || please repeat (say again) || [[File:Bua_gape.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Bua ka bonya! || speak slowly! || [[File:Bua_ka_bonya.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| O bua ka bonako || you speak fast || [[File:O_bua_ka_bonako.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ke bua Setswana go le gonnye || I speak a little Setswana || [[File:Ke_bua_setswana.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|- <br />
| Nna fatshe/setilo ke se || Sit down/here is a seat || [[File:Nna_fatshe.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| A re ye || let's go || [[File:A_re_ye.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Wa reng? || what's up (what do you say?) || [[File:Wa_reng.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ga ke na madi || I have no money || [[File:Ga_ke_na_madi.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| O batla mang? || Who do you want? || [[File:O_batla_mang.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Intshwarele || Forgive me || [[File:Intshwarele.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Tswee-tswee || Please || [[File:Tswee_tswee.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ke kopa thuso/Nthuse || I ask for help/Help me || [[File:Ke_kopa_thuso.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Go siame || OK || [[File:Go_siame2.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|- <br />
| Ke itumetse/Ke a leboga || I am happy/thank you || [[File:Ke_itumetse.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ga ke tlhaloganye || I don't understand || [[File:Ga_ke_tlhaloganye.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Ke feditse || I am finished || [[File:Ke_feditse.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Ga ke itse || I don't know || [[File:Ga_ke_itse.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Go molelo || Its hot || [[File:Go_molelo.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Go tsididi || Its cold || [[File:Go_tsididi.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Go pula || Its raining || [[File:Go_pula.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Ke lebetse || I've forgotten || [[File:Ke_lebetse.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Ke tshwerwe ke mala || I am sick || [[File:Ke_tshwerwe_ke_mala.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Ke nale mathata || I have a problem || [[File:Ke_nale_mathata.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Ga ke na mathata || I don't have a problem || [[File:Ga_ke_na_mathata.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Ke ithuta Setswana || I am learning Setswana || [[File:Ke_ithuta.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Mang? || who? || [[File:Mang.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Leng? || when? || [[File:Leng.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Kae? || where? || [[File:Kae.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Bokae? || how much? || [[File:Bo_kae.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Mokae? || what nationality? || [[File:Mo_kae.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Jang? || how? || [[File:Jang.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Eng? || what? || [[File:Eng.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| Efe? || which? || [[File:Efe.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|}</div>Adminhttps://setswana.info/wiki/index.php?title=Pronunciation&diff=315Pronunciation2011-05-22T06:52:14Z<p>Admin: </p>
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<div>In Setswana, the vowels are pronounced as in the following English words:<br />
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*'a' as in 'c'''a'''r'<br />
*'e' as in 'l'''e'''t'<br />
*'i' as in 'm'''ee'''t'<br />
*'o' as in 'g'''o''''<br />
*'u' as in 'sch'''oo'''l'<br />
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There are also a few combinations of consonants which are pronounced very differently from English:<br />
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*'g' = an 'h' sound deep in your throat, like the end of "lo'''ch'''"<br />
*'kg' = k + an 'h' sound deep in your throat<br />
*'kh' = k + some air<br />
*'ph' = p + some air<br />
*'th' = t + some air (NOT like English "th")<br />
*'ny' = think of isolating the 'ny' in 'canyon'<br />
*'tl' = think of isolating the 'tl' in 'Atlanta'<br />
*'tlh' = 'tl' + some air<br />
*'ts' - think of isolating the 'ts' in 'itself'<br />
*'tsh' = 'ts' + some air<br />
*'nts' = n + 'ts' sound<br />
*'&#154;' = sh<br />
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=== Examples===<br />
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Check [[Audio Help]] if the audio doesn't work with your browser<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| kereke || church || [[File:Kereke.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| terekere || tractor || [[File:Terekere.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| tsela || road || [[File:Tsela.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| go bona || to see/get || [[File:Go_bona.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| phologolo || animal || [[File:Phologolo.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| diphala || impalas || [[File:Diphala.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| thata || very much/hard/difficult/brave || [[File:Thata.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| tlhapa || wash || [[File:Tlhapa.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| tsala || friend || [[File:Tsala.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| gape || again/also/too || [[File:Gape.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| sekgoa || English || [[File:Sekgoa.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| mma || woman/mother || [[File:Mma.ogg|noicon]]<br />
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| ntlo || house || [[File:Ntloo.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
| ngaka || doctor || [[File:Ngaka.ogg|noicon]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Accents in written Setswana===<br />
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You will occasionaly see accents (eg &ecirc;) in written Setswana. &#154; is regularly used, but the others are not. <br />
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In some dictionaries and learning texts (such as Heinmann "Setswana ya Mophato" by Emang Butale, Mpho Mmopi, Dimakatso Mahlanza ISBN 0-7962-0156-0) circumflex accents are used on &ocirc; &ecirc; to indicate low toned o and e (????)<br />
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Because use of accents makes it difficult to search for words, (eg searching for "yone" will not produce a result for "y&ocirc;n&ecirc;") in this wiki, no accents other than &#154; should be used (unless a non accented form is also given). However, both forms are used in the dictionary.<br />
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=== Vowel Sounds===<br />
{| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"<br />
| Front<br>unrounded || || || || || || || Back<br>rounded <br />
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| ''High'' || i || || || || || || u<br />
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| ''Mid'' || || e|| || || || o||<br />
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| || || || &ecirc;|| || &ocirc;|| ||<br />
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| ''Low'' || || || || a|| || ||<br />
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