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 |