It's nice to hear that.
Go gontle go utlwa seo.
I worked a lot yesterday.
Ke berekile thata maabane.
I'd like to go to Gaborone.
Ke ka rata go ya kwa Gaborone.
You speak Tswana well. Where did you learn it?
O bua Setswana sentle. O se ithutile kae?
I have a friend who speaks Tswana, she helps me.
Ke na le tsala e e buang Setswana, o a nthusa.
Thanks, I'd like that.
Ke a leboga, ke ka rata jalo.
Ok. I'm gonna try come after work.
Go siame. Ke tla leka go tla morago ga tiro.
My holiday started last week.
Diholiday tsa me di simolotse beke e fetileng.
He went to her house in the belief that she would lend him the money.
O ile kwa ntlong ya gagwe ka tumelo ya gore o tlaa mo adima madi.
Her religion does not allow her to do that.
Tumelo ya gagwe ga e mo letle go dira jalo.
She snatched the bag from me and ran off.
O ne a ubula bêkê mo go nna a bo a sia.
Don’t drop those glasses.
O se ka wa usa digalase tseo.
Children don’t seem to feel the cold as much as adults do.
Bana ga ba lebege ba utlwa seramê jaaka bagolo ba se utlwa.
No one could hear what he said.
Ga gona opê yo o neng a kgôna go utlwa se a neng a se bua.
Taste this soup and tell me if it needs more salt.
Utlwa morô o, o bo o mpolêlêla gore a o batla go okediwa letswai.
These children are obedient.
Bana ba ba a utlwa.
She is only putting on an act.
O a iketsisa fêla.
He was killed in action.
O bolailwe mo ntweng.
He has applied for a job.
O kopile tirô semmusô.
This rule doesn't apply to you.
Molao o ga o go ame.
The music is audible from a distance.
Mminô o utlwala o sa le kgakala.
Does she understand why he doesn’t want to see her?
A o kgôna go utlwisisa gore ke eng a sa batle go mmôna?
My zip is broken.
Zipi ya me e senyegile.
She’s taking a year off before going to university.
O tsaya ngwaga a ikhuditse pele fa a ya yunibesithi.
She ate all of the meat.
O jelê nama yotlhe.
She washed all the nappies.
O tlhatswitse metsetô yotlhe.
You can't only eat meat.
Ga o ka ke wa ja nama yosi.
Ropes alone cannot hold it.
Megala e le yosi ga e ka ke ya e tshwara.
It is lost.
Yôna e timetse.
Have a nice day, my dear.
Nna le letsatsi le le monate, wetsho.