Translate English to Tswana
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Common English to Tswana translations
| English | Tswana | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | Dumela | doo-MEH-lah | ||
| Thank you | Ke a leboga | keh ah leh-BOH-gah | ||
| Goodbye | Sala sentle | SAH-lah SEHN-tleh | ||
| Good morning | (Good morning) | good MOR-ning | ||
| Please | (Please) | pleez | ||
| How much is this? | (How much?) | how much | ||
| Where is the bathroom? | (Bathroom?) | BAHTH-room | ||
| I do not understand | (I don't understand) | not understand | ||
| Can you help me? | (Help me?) | help mee | ||
| I would like tea | (Tea please) | tee pleez | ||
| The bill, please | (Bill please) | bil pleez | ||
| Nice to meet you | (Nice to meet you) | meet yoo | ||
| I need a doctor | (Need doctor) | DOK-ter | ||
| Excuse me | (Excuse me) | eks-KYOOZ mee |
Tips for English to Tswana translation
Tswana is a Bantu language spoken by about 5 million people in Botswana and South Africa. It is the national language of Botswana.
Tswana has a noun class system typical of Bantu languages, with about 15 classes affecting agreement.
Tswana word order is SVO. The language uses tonal distinctions but they are less prominent than in Zulu.
Tswana has borrowed from Afrikaans and English.
About the Tswana language
Botswana is one of Africa's most stable democracies and economies, driven by diamond mining and tourism (Okavango Delta).
Tswana culture values community consultation (kgotla) and cattle herding traditions.
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