Numbers
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Numbers are often spoken in English, particularly for larger numbers.
Numbers
| 1 | -ngwe | first | ntlha |
| 2 | -bedi | second | bobedi |
| 3 | -raro | third | boraro |
| 4 | -nne | fourth | bone |
| 5 | -tlhano | fifth | botlhano |
| 6 | -rataro | sixth | borataro |
| 7 | -supa | seventh | bosupa |
| 8 | -robabobedi | eighth | borobabobedi |
| 9 | -robabongwe | ninth | borababongwe |
| 10 | -some/-lesome | tenth | bosome/bolesome |
| 15 | lesome le botlhano | - | - |
| 20 | masome a mabedi | - | - |
| many | ntsi | - | - |
Examples
| bana ba le bararo | 3 children |
| x | x |
| x | x |
| x | x |
Days of the Week
| letsatsi la bongwe | Mantaga | Monday |
| letsatsi la bobedi | Labobedi | Tuesday |
| letsatsi la boraro | Laboraro | Wednesday |
| letsatsi la bone | Labone | Thursday |
| letsatsi la botlhano | Labotlhano | Friday |
| letsatsi la borataro | Sateretaga / Matlhatso | Saturday |
| letsatsi la bosupa | Sontaga / Tshipi | Sunday |