41.
Teacher: A sekole se sentle? (Is the school beautiful?)
Student: Ee, sekole se sentle. (Yes, the school is beautiful.)
Teacher: A moruti o moleele? (Is the teacher tall?)
Student: Nnyaa, moruti mokhutshwane. (No, the teacher is short.)
Teacher: A tiro e ntsi? (Is there much work?)
Student: Nnyaa, tiro nnye. (No, there is little work.)
) Conversation:
Ruth: Dumela, tma. Good day, madam.
June: Ee, dumela, mma. Yes, good day, madam.
Ruth: 0 kae? How are you?
June: Ke teng. I am fine.
Ruth: Bana ba kae? How are your wife and children?
June: Ba teng. They are fine.
Ruth: Go utlwalang? What is the news?
June: Lefa e le sepe. Nothing.
Ruth: 0 ja eng? What are you eating?
June: Ke ja hamburger. I am eating hamburger.
Ruth: John o dira eng? What is John doing?
June: Ga ke itse. I don't know.
Ruth: 0 botsa mang? Whom are you asking?
June: Wena. You.