Appendix:Basic Tswana glossary

Here are basic words and conversational phrases in Tswana:

Translation	Phrase (formal)	Phrase (informal)
Hello, Sir.	Dumela, rra. IPA: /dumɪla r̩ra/
Hello, Madam.	Dumela, mmo. IPA: /dumɪla m̩mo/
Hey!		Eitha! IPA: /ɪ.itʰa/
How are you?	O tsongile jang? IPA: /ʊ t͡sʊŋilɪ d͡ʒaŋ/	Le kae? IPA: /lɪ ka.ɪ/
I'm well.	Ke tsongile sentle. IPA: /kɪ t͡sʊŋilɪ sɪnt͡ɬɪ/	Re teng. IPA: /rɪ tɪŋ/
		Ga ke re seppe. IPA: /χa kɪ rɪ sɪpːɪ/
Thank you.	Ke a leboga. IPA: /kɪ a lɪbʊχa/	Ke itumetse. IPA: /kɪ itumɪt͡sɪ/
Please.	Tswee-tswee. IPA: /t͡swɪ.ɪ t͡swɪ.ɪ/
What is your name?	Leina la gago ke mang? IPA: /lɪ.ina la χaχʊ kɪ maŋ/	O mang? IPA: /ʊ maŋ/
My name is...	Leina la me ko... IPA: /lɪ.ina la mɪ kʊ/
I need help.	Ke kopa thuso. IPA: /kɪ kʊpa tʰusʊ/
May I help you?	A nka go thusa. IPA: /a n̩ka χʊ tʰusa/
What is ... in Tswana?	... ke eng ka Setswana? IPA: /kɪ ɪŋ ka sɪt͡swana/
I like...	Ke rata... IPA: /kɪ rata/
I don't like...	Ga ke rate... IPA: /χa kɪ ratɪ/
I want...	Ke batla... IPA: /kɪ bat͡ɬa/
I don't want...	Ga ke batle... IPA: /χa kɪ bat͡ɬɪ/
Let's go.	A re tsamaye. IPA: /a rɪ t͡samajɪ/	A re vaye. IPA: /a rɪ vajɪ/
Stay well. (Said to a person staying)	Sala sentle. IPA: /sala sɪnt͡ɬɪ/
Go well. (Said to a person leaving)	Tsamaya sentle. IPA: /t͡samaja sɪnt͡ɬɪ/
Good night.	Boroko. IPA: /bʊrʊkʊ/
Sleep well.	Robala sentle. IPA: /rʊbala sɪnt͡ɬɪ/
Bye!		Šarp! IPA: /ʃarp/