Internet & WiFi

1. A go na le Wi-Fi?

   Is there Wi-Fi?

   Usage

   At a hotel or cafe

   Grammar Note

   Wi-Fi is a loan; tn.wikipedia has Wi-Fi ya mahala "free Wi-Fi". go na le means "there is". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

2. Inthanete ga e bereke

   The internet is not working

   Usage

   Reporting that the connection fails

   Grammar Note

   inthanete is a loan (155 times on tn.wikipedia). bereka means "work, function"; the negative is ga ... bereke. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

3. Mogala wa me o fedile motlakase

   My phone has run out of battery

   Usage

   Before asking to charge your phone

   Grammar Note

   mogala is a class 3 noun (originally "cord"; tn.wikipedia has mogala wa letheka "mobile phone"). No verified word for "battery", so "the electricity has run out" is used. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

4. Ke rometse molaetsa ka WhatsApp

   I sent a message on WhatsApp

   Usage

   Saying you sent a message

   Grammar Note

   The perfect of roma "send" is rometse. molaetsa is a class 3 noun (116 times in the New Testament). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

5. Inthanete

   Internet

   Usage

   Naming the internet

   Grammar Note

   A loan from English "internet" (155 times on tn.wikipedia).

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