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This lesson teaches you to greet and understand greetings

This lesson teaches you to greet and understand greetings. If the audio button's don't work try the [[Audio Help]] page.

=== Formal Greeting (singular)===

=== Formal Greeting (singular)===

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| A ||  Dumela rra  ||  Hello Sir

| A ||  Dumela rra  ||  Hello Sir || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]

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| B ||  Dumela mma, o tsogile jang ?||  Hello madam, how are you ? [literally "how did you wake up"]

| B ||  Dumela mma, o tsogile jang ?||  Hello madam, how are you ? [literally "how did you wake up"]||

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| A || Ke tsogile sentle, wena o tsogile jang ? ||  I am fine, how are you ?

| A || Ke tsogile sentle, wena o tsogile jang ? ||  I am fine, how are you ?||

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| B || Ke tsogile sentle || I am fine

| B || Ke tsogile sentle || I am fine ||

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As an alternative to "tsogile" (woke up) in the afternoon "tlhotse" (spent the day), and in the early morning "robetse" (slept) can be used.

As an alternative to "tsogile" (woke up) in the afternoon "tlhotse" (spent the day), and in the early morning "robetse" (slept) can be used.

 

 

 

=== Less Formal Greeting (singular)===

=== Less Formal Greeting (singular)===

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| A ||  Dumela rra   ||  Hello Sir

| A ||  Dumela mma   ||  Hello Madam || [[File:Dumela_Mma.ogg|noicon]]

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| B ||  Dumela mma, o kae? ||  Hello madam, how are you ? [literally "where are you"]

| B ||  Dumela rra, o kae? ||  Hello sir, how are you ? [literally "where are you"] ||

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| A || Ke teng, wena o kae ? ||  I am fine, how are you ?

| A || Ke teng, wena o kae ? ||  I am fine, how are you ? ||

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| B || Ke teng || I am fine

| B || Ke teng || I am fine || [[File:keteng.ogg|noicon]]

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| A ||  Wa reng ?||  What's up ? [literally "what do you say"]

| A ||  Wa reng ?||  What's up ? [literally "what do you say"] || [[File:Wa_reng2.ogg|noicon]]

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| B ||  Ga ke re sepe (or Go sharpu) ||  OK [literally "I don't say anything"]

| B ||  Ga ke re sepe (or Go sharpu) ||  OK [literally "I don't say anything"] || [[File:Ga_ke_re_sepe.ogg|noicon]]

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=== Goodbye===

=== Goodbye===

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