CRACKING

BREAKTHROUGH
IN
SETSWANA

PHEMELO TEBOGO TLALANYANE

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KETAPELE

Buka e, e kwaletswe bana ba lokwalo lwa ntlha lwa ithutuntsho

ya puo ya setswana. Lo kwadilwe gore moithuti a ithute go bala
le go kwala.

E rulagantswe ka bokgeleke gore moithuti a kgone a

rarabologelwe go itse go bala, go bua le go kwala puo ya
Setswana.

E kgaogantswe ka dikarolo gore moithuti a dire, a arabe abo

a itlhatlhobe gore a o tlhalogantse.

E kwadilwe ka lentswe la motho wa boraro gore moithuti a

kgone a seka a farologanya thuto e, le e a e rutiwang letsatsi
le letsatsi mo ntlwaneng ya borutelo.

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 Table of Contents
O MANG?.................................................................................................................................................... 4

LEINA ........................................................................................................................................................ 7

DITLHAKA TSA MOKWALO ................................................................................................................. 9

MMALA ..................................................................................................................................................... 10

DINOMORE ............................................................................................................................................. 13

DISHEIPI................................................................................................................................................. 17

DIPHOLOGOLO ...................................................................................................................................... 20

MEDUMO ................................................................................................................................................. 27

NAKO ......................................................................................................................................................... 36

DIKGWEDI............................................................................................................................................... 37

DIPAKA ..................................................................................................................................................... 38

TATELANO .............................................................................................................................................. 39

LOSIKA ..................................................................................................................................................... 41

THANOLO ................................................................................................................................................ 49

IKGAKOLOLE........................................................................................................................................... 50

DITLHAKA TSA MOKWALO ............................................................................................................... 52

MMALA ..................................................................................................................................................... 53

DIPAKA 2 ................................................................................................................................................. 54

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 O MANG?

Lesedi a re o bidiwa mang?”

Lesedi; Dumelang!

A o itse leina la gago?

O bidiwa mang?

Dumela Lesedi

Ke bidiwa ______________________ ( kwala leina la gago)

Nna ke bidiwa Neo

Ke mosetsana

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 Ikatise go kwala

GATISELETSA MEKGABISA E E LATELANG KA PENSELE

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 Lesedi a re ,’’a re ithute go kwala leina.”

sekai
leina Lesedi

A re tlhophe mafoko a ditlhaka tsa leina le.

A B C d E F
g H I j K L
M N O p Q R
S T U v W X
Y Z

L e s e d i

Tlhopha ditlhaka tse di agang leina la gago morago o a take ka mmala o o o

ratang.

A re ithute go kwala leina la gago

a b c d e f
Kwala leina la gago fa tlase
g h i j k l
m n o p q r
s t u v w x
Leina: _____________________ y z

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 LEINA

LEINA

Ke lefoko le le dirisiwang go bitsa selo.

Sekai; morutabana

Lesedi

Lesedi: ke leina la motho.

Morutabana: ke leina le le bitsang motho ka tiro ya gagwe.

MEFUTA YA MAINA

1. Maina a ka nna a batho

Jaaka; lesedi kana leina la gago.

Feleletsa; o bidiwa mang?

2. Maina a dilo jaaka didirisiwa

Jaaka; lebati, tafole, buka

3. Maina a mafelo

Jaaka; Gaborone ,Metsimotlhabe, shoshong

4. Maina a a kayang tiro ya motho

Jaaka; Lepodise

5. Maina a diphologolo
6. Jaaka: Mmutle, Tau , Lenong, Kubu

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LEBELELA DIELE TSE DI LATELANG MME O KGWARELE SE ELENG LEINA.

1. Ba tsamaile le Boiki ko masimo.

2. Bana ba a Gaborone kamoso.
3. Namune e, e monate.
4. Setilo seo sa ga mang?
5. O ja ka leswana.
6. Rre ke lepodisi
7. Ba robile tafole
8. Tau ke phologolo e e bogolo.

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DITLHAKA TSA MOKWALO

W warona

Y yarona

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MMALA

Morutabana Lesedi a re, re ‘’ithute mebala”

BOSWEU

BOHIBIDU

BOTALA JWA LOAPI

BOTALA JWA TLHAGA

BOSETLHA

LEPHUTSHE

TAKA DITSHWANTSHO TSE DI (LATELANG)

LEPHUTSHE

BOHIBIDU

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 DIAPARO
Lebelela maina a mebala e e mo lebokosong le le fa tlase o bo o feleletsa
diele tse di latelang ka mebala e o ithutileng.

Bohibidu Botala jwa tlhaga Botala jwa loapi Bontsho

Moriri wa ga morutabana Lesedi o mo ____________.

Sekipara se se ________________.

Beke ya sekolo e _______________.

Lesedi

Moriri wa ga Neo o
montsho__________________.

Bolaose jwa ga Neo bo_________________.

mosese o o ______________.

Ditlhako di di_________________.

Neo

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 Itshwantshe mo lebokosong le le latelang o bo o taka mebala ya diaparo
tsa gago. Feletsa le diele tse o di filweng.

Ke bidiwa -------------------------------

Ke apere-----------------se se -------------------

Moriri wame o ---------------------------

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kkkkkk
DINOMORE

UTLWA LESEDI A RE,’’ RE ITHUTE GO BALA DINOMORE”

Borobabongwe Lesome

Borobabobedi

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Bala dikgongnyana,lebelela dipalo tse o difilweng fa thoko, batla nomore e o
boneng ya palo ya dikgongnyana o bo o e kwale mo lebokosong le o le filweng.
Lebelela sekai se se latelang.

Lesome le bongwe
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Lesome le bobedi

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Lesome le boraro

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Lesome le bone

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Lesome le botlhano

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Lesome le borataro

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Lesome le bosupa

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Lesome le borobabobedi

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Lesome le borobabongwe

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Masome a mabedi

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ikatise go kwala

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DISHEIPI

Triangle Square

Kgolokwe Rectangle

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Di kae?
Taka ditshwantsho tse di latelang o bo o kwale palo ya tsone mo

lebokosong le o le filweng.

sekai
nne

1.

2.

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3.

4.

Tlhano boraro borobabobedi borataro

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DIPHOLOGOLO

ARE
A RE BALE
BALE

Diphologolo di mosola thata mo go rona. Diphologolo di kgaogantswe ka mefuta ele

mebedi. Diphologolo tsa naga le tsa mo gae. Re ka dira dilo tse dintsi tse di
farologaneg ka diphologolo jaaka;

Go dira ditlhako , diphate ka matlalo a tsone

Go di ja nama.

Go di rekisetsa mafatshe a mangwe ka bojanala.

Diphologolo tsa mo gae

Lebelela mafoko a diphologolo tse,o bo o biletse mafoko ko godimo .

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DIPHOLOGOLO TSA NAGA.

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 Bana ba diphologolo

1. Ngwana wa ke __________________.

2. Ngwana wa Podi ke ________________________.

3. Ngwana wa ke ________________

4. Ngwana wa kgomo ke ______________________________.

5. Ngwana wa ke ____________________________.

6. Ngwana wa nonyane ke _____________________

7. Ngwana wa Tau ke ---------------------------------------.

8 Ngwana wa Tlou ke----------------------------------------

Tlowana Tawana Ntsanyana Kolojwane Konyana

Nonyane Namane Kokwana Potsane

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 A RE BALE

Polelo

Koko

Koko ke seruiwa sa sa mogae.

Koko e nale maoto a le mabedi.

Ke seruiwa se se nnang mo gae. Koko e nna le dikokwana ka go elama mae

morago e a thube ga bo go tswa dikokwana. Koko e ja mabele le mmidi.

Re nale dikoko tsa setswana le tsa sekgoa.

Bala polelo ee fa godimo le morutabana morago o arabe dipotso tse di fa tlase.

1. Koko ke seruiwa sa _______________.

2. Koko e nna le dikokwana ka go __________________ mae.
3. Koko e ja ________________le ____________________.

Mmidi legae elama mabele

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 A RE BALE

Ntsa

Ntsa ke phologolo ya mo gae .E nale maoto a le mane ,le ditsebe tse pedi
E kgona go tsoma diphologolo le go tshwara magodu. Ntsa ke tsala ya
mong wa yone e tona.

Fa o fetsa bala gape polelo e fa tlase o bo o lebelela mafoko

a a mo lebokosong morago o kwale mafoko

a a tlogetsweng fa go kgwaretsweng
Ntsa

Ntsa ke phologolo ya mo gae. E nale maoto a le

_____________________le ditsebe tse____________________. E
kgona go tsoma diphologolo le go tshwara magodu.
______________.ke tsala ya mong wa yone e tona.

Pedi Mane Ntsa

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MEDUMO

A RE ITHUTE

Go aga lefoko

Go ithuta go kwala le go bitsa mafoko ka fa a kwadilweng ka teng mo

seeleng go botlhokwa fela thata ka gore go go thusa go itemogela go
bala.

Bitsa medumo e e latelang.

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MODUMO (-a )
A re lebelele mafoko a modumo (-a)

Feleletsa ka modumo (-a) fa go kgwaretsweng mo moalong o o latelang

morago o biletse maina a ko godimo.

apaya apole ala abula

anega apola amusa alola

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Dikai tsa diele tsa modumo – a

1. Modiegi o ja apole.
2. Boitumelo o ala dikobo.
3. Nnana o a abula.
4. o a o amusa nnana.

MODUMO (-b )
A re lebelele mafoko a modumo (-b)

Feleletsa ka modumo (-b) fa go kgwaretsweng mo moalong o o latelang

morago o biletse maina a ko godimo.

bona bonolo bana bua

bolotsa borotho bobi buka

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 Dikai tsa diele tsa modumo (–b)

1. Ke bona nnana a lela.

2. Mosimane ole o bonolo.
3. Ba ile go bolotsa dinamane.
4. Ke bala buka.

MODUMO (-e)
A re lebelele mafoko a modumo (-e)

Feleletsa ka modumo (-e) fa go kgwaretsweng mo moalong o o latelang

morago o biletse maina a ko godimo.

etsa elama emisa ema

epa etela eme elela

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Dikai tsa diele tsa modumo (– e)

1. Koko e a elama.
2. Malome o epa disana.
3. Re etela rakgadi kamoso.
4. Metsi a elela mo pateng.
5. O ne a etsa kgomo e lela.

MODUMO (-i )
A re lebelele mafoko a modumo (-i )

feleletsa ka modumo (-i ) fa go kgwaretsweng mo moalong o o latelang

morago o biletse a maina a ko godimo.

ikise ilela inama isa

ipapatse ipusa ikanye iminole

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KGOKAGANYO YA MEDUMO

MODUMO (-MA )

Modumo (-m ) fa o kopana le modumo (-a) e dira

modumo (-ma)
A re lebelele kgokaganyo ya mafoko a modumo (-ma)

feleletsa ka modumo (-ma) fa go kgwaretsweng mo moalong o o latelang

morago o biletse maina a ko godimo.

mae matlapa marotse malome

maru masimo magapu malebogo

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MODUMO (-se)

Modumo (-s ) fa o kopana le modumo (-e) e dira

modumo (-se)

A re lebelele kgokaganyo ya mafoko a modumo (-ma)

Feleletsa ka modumo (-ma) fa go kgwaretsweng mo moalong o o latelang

morago o biletse maina a ko godimo.

sebokolodi semausu sekole sekotlele

seolo seipone serota serobe

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Moalo o o fa tlase o, o ikadile jaaka maoto a segokgo.
Leba mafoko a a kwadilweng mo nomoreng nngwe le nngwe
morago o age lefoko.

Lebelela sekai se o se filweng.

1. Oma
2. ______________.
3. ______________.
4. ______________.

lema tema rema

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Moalo o o fa tlase o. O ikadile jaaka maoto a segokgo.
Leba mafoko a a kwadilweng mo nomoreng nngwe) le
nngwe morago o age lefoko.

Lebelela sekai se o se filweng

1. Nako
2. _______________.
3. _______________.
4. _______________.

phoko koko teko

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 NAKO

A RE ITHUTE

MALATSI A SUPA A BEKE

1.SONTAGA SUNDAY

2.MOSOPULOGO MONDAY
ARE( A RE) ITHUTE
3.LABOBEDI TUESDAY

4.LABORARO WEDNESDAY

5.LABONE THURSDAY

6.LABOTLHANO FRIDAY

7.MATLHATSO SATURDAY

Sontaga rea ------------Mosupologo, labobedi, _______________,

________ le _________ ke malatsi a sekolo. Matlhatso ke letsatsi la

re _________diaparo mo lwapeng .

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 DIKGWEDI

DIKGWEDI

1. HIRIKGONG 7. PHUKWI

2.TLHAKOLE 8. PHATWE

3.MOPITLO 9. LWETSE

4.MORANANG 10. PHALANE

5.MOTSHEGANONG 11. NGWANATSELE

6.SEETEBOSIGO 12. SEDIMONTHOLE/MORULE

LABONE THURSDAY

LABOTLHANO
1. Ngwaga o simolola kaFRIDAY
kgwedi ya________.
MATLHATSO SATURDAY
2. keresemose ke kgwedi ya__________

3. Boipuso jwa Botswana bo ipelelwa ka kgwedi ya_________

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 DIPAKA

DIPAKA

1.SELEMO SUMMER

2.MARIGA WINTER

3.LETLHAFULA AUTUMN

4.DIKGAKOLOGO SPRING

Re na le dipaka di le nne mo ngwageng.

Selemo ke kgwedi ya Sedimonthole, Hirikgong le Tlhakole

Mariga one a tla kgwedi ya Seetebosigo, Phukwi le Phatwe

Letlhafula le tla kgwedi ya Mopitlo, Moranang le

Motsheganong

Dikgakologo ke kgwedi ya Lwetse, Phalane le Ngwanatsele

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 TATELANO

TATELANO
1.NTLHA FIRST

2.BOBEDI SECOND

3.BORARO THIRD

4.BONE FOURTH

5. BOTLHANO FIFTH

6. BORATARO SIXTH

7. BOSUPA SEVENTH

8 BOROBABOBEDI EIGHTH

9. BOROBABONGWE NINETH

10. LESOME TENTH

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Di latelana jang?

1. Udo ke wa bone mo moalong o, Ke mang wa ntlha?

Wa ntlha ke ________________.

2. Boi ke wa bo__________________.

3. Neo ke wa bokae?

Neo ke wa bo ______________.

4. Ke mang yo o tlang morago ga motho wa bobedi.

_____________o tla fa morago ga motho wa bobedi.

5._____________ke wa ntlha.

6. ____________ ke wa borataro.

ntlha boraro Thuto Tsholo

botlhano Boi

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LOSIKA
Bala maina a ba losika o a ithute. Tshwantsha wa losika mo lebokosong le o
lefilweng. 1

Ntatemogolo Nkuku

Ntate
mme

Nnake

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 Nkgonne

Rakgadi
Malome

Ntsalake
Ntsalake

1. Ngwana wa ga rakgadi ke mmitsa________________.

2. Monnawe wa mosadi ke mmitsa ________________.

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3. Monnawe Rre wa mosadi ke _______________.

4. Monnawe wa monna ke mmitsa_________________.

5. Mmaagwe ke mmitsa__________________________________.

Ntsalake malome rakgadi

Mmangwane

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Pina e e opelwa fa go le letlhafula

bo mme ke bale …

ba rwele merwalo..

o kokodi konkodi re satla go ja

o kokodi konkodi re satla go ja

ba rwele dinama…

ba rwele marotho..

ba rwele maungo

o kokodi konkodi re satla go ja

o kokodi konkodi re satla go ja

ba rwele magapu

ba rwele marotse

ba rwele le ntshe

o kokodi konkodi re satla go ja

o kokodi konkodi re satla go ja

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pina e ene e opelwa fa pula e nele

pula pula nkgodisa

ke tla gola leng!

pula pula nkgodisa

ke tla gola leng!

nna ke ye morakeng

pula pula nkgodisa

ke tla gola leng!

nna ke ye masimo

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A di a dumalana?

Selo fa se se le setona kana se le se sennye

TUMALANO KGANETSO
1. O mokima O __________

2. O itumetse O __________

3. O motona O __________

4. O bopame O __________

5. O butse O __________

6. O ko morago O ko __________

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 Ntsalake malome rakgadi

Mmangwane

A di a tshwana?

Lebelela ditshwantsho tse morago o agelele setshwantsho se se sa

tshwaneng le tse dingwe.)

sekai

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THANOLO

10.Classroom ntlwana ya borutelo

11. Borokgwe trouser

12.Mosese dress

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 IKGAKOLOLE

O mang?
Ke bidiwa____________.
Ke mosetsana ke mosimane

Ke ……………………………………………….

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Kwala ditlhaka tsa leina la gago mo
moalong o.

Maina

Re na le maina a

1. diphologo

2. _____________.

3. _____________.

Batho di- dirisiwa mafelo mahatshe

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DITLHAKA TSA MOKWALO

Feleletsa ditlhaka tse ka go aga mafoko.

Apole folaga obola elama tamati iname dimo bolao utlwa maru

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 MMALA
Di mmala ofe?

Di tshwantsho

__________ ___________

___________ ____________

Botala jwa loapi bosetlha lephutshe bohibidu

botala jwa tlhaga

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DIPAKA 2
Selemo ke kgwedi ya, ___________Hirikgong le Tlhakole

Mariga o ne a tla kgwedi ya Seetebosigo, Phukwi le Phatwe

Letlhafula le tla kgwedi ya Mopitlo, le _________

Motsheganong

Dikgakololo ke kgwedi ya ____________ , Phalane le

Ngwanatsele

Re na le dipaka di le ____________mo ngwageng.

Sedimonthole Moranang Lwetse nne

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Setilo lebati buka tafole ntate mme
mosetsana

mosimane

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