Welcome

O amogetswe

Hello

Dumela

How are you？

Reply

O tsogile jang？ Le kae？

Ke tsogile sentle

Long time no see

Ke kgale re sa bonane

What's your name？

My name is...

Leina le gago ke mang？

Leina la me ke...

Where are you from？

I'm from...

Ko gae ke kae？

Ke tswa ko...

Pleased to meet you

Ke itumelela go goitsi

Good morning

Dumêla rra/mma

Good afternoon

Thupama e e monate

Good evening

Muitsibowa a a monate

Good night

Borôkô！ Robala sentle

Goodbye

Tsamaya sentle

Good luck

Masego ke ao

Cheers/Good health！

Pholo e ntle！

Have a nice day

Tlhôla sentle

Bon appetit

Itumelele dijo

Bon voyage

Tselatshweu

I understand

Ke a tlhaloganya

I don't understand

Ga ke tlhaloganye

I don't know

Ga ke itse sepe

Please speak more slowly

Bua ka bonya

Please say that again

Ke kopa o boeletse gape

Please write it down

Ke kopa o e kwale fa fatshe

Do you speak Tswana？

Yes, a little

A o bua Setswana？

Ee, fela ga nnyane

How do you say... in Tswana？

Wa bo o reng... ka Setswana？

Excuse me

Intshwarele

How much is this？

E ke bokae？

Sorry

Ke kopa tshwarelo

Please

Tswêê-tswêê

Thank you

Response

Ke a leboga

Ke itumetse

Where's the toilet？

Ntlwana ya boitiketso e kae？

This gentleman/lady will pay for everything

Lekau

Would you like to dance with me？

A ga o batle go bina？

I miss you

Ke go gopotse

I love you

Ke a go rata

Get well soon

O fole ka potlako

Go away！

Tsamaya kusa！

Leave me alone！

Ntlogele！

Help！

Fire！

Stop！

Nthuse！

Molelo！

Ema！

Call the police！

Bitsa mapodisi！

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Keresemose e e monate le ngwaga o o itumedisang

Happy Easter

Malatsi a paseka aa itumedisang

Happy Birthday

Letsatsi la tswalo lele monate

One language is never enough

Laleme le le lengwe ga le a lekanela

My hovercraft is full of eels

Mokoro wa me o tletse ditlhapi