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one pen pena e le nngwe
one person motho a le mongwe
two chairs ditilo di le pedi
two people batho ba le babedi
three chickens dikoko de le tharo three children bana ba le bararo
four books dibuka de le nne
four students barutwa ba le bane
five papers dipampiri di le tlhano
five girls basetsana ba le batlhano
six teachers baruti ba le barataro
six tables ditafole di le thataro
seven watches diwatshe di supa
seven children bana ba supa
eight books dibuka di fera bobedi eight people batho ba fera bobedi
nine automobiles dikoloi di fera bongwe
ten people batho ba le some
ten pens dipena di le some
twenty teachers baruti ba le masome mabedi
a hundred people batho ba le lekgolo
a hundred dollars didollar di le lekgolo
Practice
One effective way to learn the use of numbers is to write
down aZll of the numbers that are important to you and practice saying them in Setswana. For example: your
telephone number (and you friends'), your social security
number, zip code, street number, etc. The teacher can make
up other questions which require the student to compute and answer in Setswana (eg. How many days to Christmas?
How many days in the week? How many sisters or brothers
do you have? The number of books on your desk? etc.)
10, PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
The teacher may use and elaborate upon the following
exercises to practice the Setswana learned thus far.