Difference between revisions of "Greetings"

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| A ||  Dumela rra  ||  Hello Sir || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg]]
 
| A ||  Dumela rra  ||  Hello Sir || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg]]
 
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| B ||  Dumela mma, o tsogile jang ?||  Hello madam, how are you ? [literally "how did you wake up"]
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| 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 ?
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| 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
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| 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.
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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
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| B || Ke teng || I am fine || [[File:keteng.ogg]]
 
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=== Goodbye===
 
=== Goodbye===
 
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| A ||  (Go siame rra) sala sentle||  (OK sir) Goodbye [literally "stay well"]
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| A ||  (Go siame rra) sala sentle||  (OK sir) Goodbye [literally "stay well"] || [[File:salasentle.ogg]]
 
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| B ||  (Go siame mma) tsamaya sentle ||  (OK madam) Goodbye [literally "leave well"]
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| B ||  (Go siame mma) tsamaya sentle ||  (OK madam) Goodbye [literally "leave well"] || [[File:tsamayasentle.ogg]]
 
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Revision as of 08:26, 7 May 2011

This lesson teaches you to greet and understand greetings

Formal Greeting (singular)

A Dumela rra Hello Sir File:Dumela Rra.ogg
B Dumela mma, o tsogile jang ? Hello madam, how are you ? [literally "how did you wake up"]
A Ke tsogile sentle, wena o tsogile jang ? I am fine, how are you ?
B Ke tsogile sentle I am fine

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)

A Dumela mma Hello Madam File:Dumela Mma.ogg
B Dumela rra, o kae? Hello sir, how are you ? [literally "where are you"]
A Ke teng, wena o kae ? I am fine, how are you ?
B Ke teng I am fine File:Keteng.ogg

Less Formal Greeting (plural)

A Dumelang, le kae? / lo kae? Hello, how are you ? (plural)
B Re teng We are fine

Informal Greeting (singular)

A Go jwang ? How is it ?
B Go sharpu OK

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A Wa reng ? What's up ? [literally "what do you say"]
B Ga ke re sepe (or Go sharpu) OK [literally "I don't say anything"]

Entering a House

A Ko ko! Knock knock!
B Tsena Come in

Goodbye

A (Go siame rra) sala sentle (OK sir) Goodbye [literally "stay well"] File:Salasentle.ogg
B (Go siame mma) tsamaya sentle (OK madam) Goodbye [literally "leave well"] File:Tsamayasentle.ogg

Informal Goodbye

A Boroko mma Goodnight madam
B Robala sentle rra Sleep well sir
- Re tlaa bonana We will see each other

Vocabulary

dumela dumelang Hello/Good Morning/Afternoon
tsoga tsogile wake/woke up
tlhola tlhotse spend/spent the day
robala robetse sleep/slept
sala - stay
tsamaya - leave/go
bonana - see each other
botoka - better
go siame - its OK/fine
sharpu - OK (slang)
jang ? - how
kae ? - where
boroko - good night
ko-ko - knock-knock
teng - there/around/available
sentle - well/good