29.
Reetsa! Listen (pl. Reetsang)
Didimala! Be quiet!
Tsamaya! Go awa,,y!
Tswa! Get out!
Thata very much
0 dirang? What are you doing?
Go ntse jalo. It is so.
Kea itse. I know.
Ga ke itse. I don't know (lit. Not I know)
Practice
Choose an appropriate response to the sentences below
by drawing upon the list of common usages above.
(a) Have you been to Botswana?
(b) Do you like travelling?
(c) Act in such a way as to demonstrate anger and say
(d) Act in such a way as to demonstrate a warning
and say
(e) Act in such a way as to demonstrate disgust and say
(f) Do you study other languages?
(g) Act in such a way as to demonstrate the need for silence.
(h) Express sympathy with your friend who is hurt.
(i) Question whether something is true.
(j) Express thanks.
(k) Act as if you don't know and say
[Make up other situations which require similar responses.]
3, SELECTED NOUNS
mma mother or madam (pl. bomma)
rra father or sir (pl. borra)
rre my father (pl. borre) mine my mother (pl. bomme) ngwana a child (pl. bana)
motho a person ( pl. batho)
mosimane a boy (pl. basimane)
mosethsana a girl (pl. basetsana)
moruti a teacher (pl. baruti)
morutwa- a student (pl. barutwa)
buka a book (pl. dibuka)
sekole a school (pl. dikole)
lokwalo a letter (pl. dikwalo)
pampiri- paper (pl. dipampiri)
pena pen (pl. dipena)