Setswana To English Phrases

Ithute Sekgoa/ learn English
Diele tse di ka dirisiwa gogwe le gongwe/Phrases for Anywhere
Dumelang | Hello |
Le tsogile? | How are you? |
Le thotse jang? | How is your day/ How was your day? |
Ke a leboga thata | Thanks so much |
Tota ke a leboga | I really appreciate |
Excuse me. | |
O ta nkinela diatla metsing | I’m sorry. |
O akantse jang? | What do you think? |
E ntse jang/ e utwala jang | How does that sound? |
E siame thata | That sounds great. |
E thogele | (Oh) never mind. |
Ke ithuta sekgoa | I’m learning English. |
Ga ke tlhaloganye | I don’t understand. |
ke kopa o bue gape | Could you repeat that please? |
ke kopa o bue ka o iketile/ka bonya | Could you please talk slower? |
Ke a leboga. Moo go thusitse thata | Thank you. That helps a lot. |
Moo go raya eng? | What does that mean? |
Go peletiwa jang? | How do you spell that? |
O raya jang? | What do you mean? |
Diele tsa go ikitsiso le go dira botsala / Phrases for Introducing Yourself and Making Friends
Dumelang ke nna [Leina], Wena? | Hi! I’m [Name]. (And you?) |
Ke lebogela go kopana le wena | Nice to meet you. |
O tswa kae? | Where are you from? |
O dira eng? | What do you do? |
O rata go dira eng (Fa o sena tiro) | What do you like to do (in your free time)? |
Mogala wa gago ke mang? | What’s your phone number? |
O na le facebook? | Do you have Facebook? |
Diele tsa ko tirong / Phrases for Work
Ke ka go thusa jang? | How can I help you? |
Ke ta bo ke na le wena mo nako ee sa fediseng pelo | I’ll be with you in a moment. |
Bokopano jwa rona ke nako mang? | What time is our meeting? |
o nteletse ka… | Please call me (back) at… |
(Ehe) mme ke ne ke akantse… | (Oh really?) Actually, I thought… |
Mme ke ne ke | Actually, I |
I’m (just) about to |