Café & Drinks

1. Ke kopa tee

   Tea, please

   Usage

   Ordering a drink

   Grammar Note

   tee is a loan from English "tea" (82 times on tn.wikipedia). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

2. Ke kopa kofi

   Coffee, please

   Usage

   Ordering a drink

   Grammar Note

   kofi is a loan from English "coffee" (111 times on tn.wikipedia). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

3. Ke kopa tee e e nang le sukiri

   Tea with sugar, please

   Usage

   Ordering with a preference

   Grammar Note

   e e nang le ... "that has ..." is a relative clause; tn.wikipedia has pula e e nang le ... "rain that has ...". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

4. Ke batla madila

   I would like madila (soured milk)

   Usage

   Ordering the traditional soured milk

   Grammar Note

   madila is a class 6 noun; the dictionary says "thick milk, sour milk", and tn.wikipedia has an article Madila. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

5. Mageu

   Mageu (fermented maize drink)

   Usage

   Naming the traditional drink

   Grammar Note

   tn.wikipedia has an article Mageu (9 occurrences). It is not a dictionary headword.

6. Bojalwa

   Beer / alcohol

   Usage

   Naming beer or alcohol

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword (class 14), used for beer and for alcohol in general.

7. Bojalwa jwa mabele

   Sorghum beer

   Usage

   Naming the traditional sorghum beer

   Grammar Note

   tn.wikipedia has bojalwa jwa mabele "sorghum beer". mabele is "sorghum, corn" in the dictionary.

8. Ga ke nwe bojalwa

   I do not drink alcohol

   Usage

   Declining alcohol

   Grammar Note

   The negative of nwa "drink" is ga ... nwe. It can mean "I do not drink (as a habit)". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

9. Ke batla go nwa sengwe

   I would like something to drink

   Usage

   Saying you want something to drink

   Grammar Note

   Uses sengwe "something", as in A o ka nwa sengwe le nna? Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

10. Tee

    Tea

    Usage

    Naming tea

    Grammar Note

    A loan from English "tea".

11. Kofi

    Coffee

    Usage

    Naming coffee

    Grammar Note

    A loan from English "coffee".

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