Simple sentences and linking words
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And
Use "le" for "and" only in a list of nouns:
| John le Sarah ba tswa ko UK | John and Sarah come from the UK |
| Ke ja koko, phaletshe le merogo | I am eating chicken, mealie meal and vegetables |
When linking phrases "gape" (again) or "mme" (but/however) or similar should be used.
| 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 |
| Ke ja koko mme ga ke je nama ya kolobe | I eat chicken, but I don't eat pork (meat of pig) |
ka
fa, ka gore, ... LESSON 5b notes
infinitive
When using two verbs in a sentence, as in English the second will be in the infinitive form. In Setswana this is "go -"
| ke batla go ya kwa Gaborone | I want to go to Gaborone |
| ke rata go ithutha Setswana | I like learning (to learn) Setswana |
