Difference between revisions of "Greetings"

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===Vocabulary===
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| dumela ||  dumelang || Hello/Good Morning/Afternoon
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| tsoga || tsile || wake/woke up
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| tlhola || tlhotse  || spend/spent the day
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| robala || robetse  || sleep/slept
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| sala ||  -  || stay
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| tsamaya  || -  || leave/go
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| bonana || -  || see each other
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| botoka || -  || better
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| go siame || -  || its OK/fine
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| sharpu || -  || OK (slang)
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| jang ? || -  || how
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| kae ? || -  || where
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| boroko || -  || good night
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| koko || -  || knock-knock
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| teng || -  || there/around/available
 
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Revision as of 10:28, 8 March 2007

Formal Greeting (singular)

A Dumela rra Hello Sir
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 rra Hello Sir
B Dumela mma, o kae? Hello madam, 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

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 Wa reng ? What's up ? [literally "what do you say"]
B Go sharpu OK

Goodbye

A (Go siame rra) sala sentle (OK sir) Goodbye [literally "stay well"]
B (Go siame mma) tsamaya sentle (OK madam) Goodbye [literally "leave well"]

Informal Goodbye

A Boroko mma Goodnight madam
B Robala sentle rra Sleep well sir


Vocabulary

dumela dumelang Hello/Good Morning/Afternoon
tsoga tsile 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
koko - knock-knock
teng - there/around/available