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
|
Time
| ke robetse ka 11 maabane bosigo |
I slept at 11 o'clock yesterday night
|
| 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
|
