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