Schedule & Booking

1. Re tla kopana ka nako mang?

   What time shall we meet?

   Usage

   Agreeing a meeting time

   Grammar Note

   kopana means "meet" (34 times in the New Testament). ka nako mang? asks the time, as in the breakfast question. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

2. Re kopana kwa kae?

   Where shall we meet?

   Usage

   Agreeing a meeting place

   Grammar Note

   kae means "where". The present tense stands for a near-future plan. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

3. Ke tla goroga mo mosong

   I will arrive in the morning

   Usage

   Telling when you will arrive

   Grammar Note

   tn.wikipedia has mo mosong "in the morning" (as in dijo tsa mo mosong "breakfast"). goroga means "arrive" (102 times in the New Testament). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

4. Ke tla tla ka moso

   I will come tomorrow

   Usage

   Promising to come tomorrow

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary gives "tomorrow" as ka moso, and tn.wikipedia uses ka moso. The future marker tla is followed by the verb tla "come", hence tla tla. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

5. Ke tla tla moragonyana

   I will come later

   Usage

   Saying you will come later

   Grammar Note

   moragonyana means "later, afterwards" (13 times in the New Testament, 1,755 on tn.wikipedia). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

6. Ke tla go bona ka Labotlhano

   See you on Friday

   Usage

   Parting with a day fixed

   Grammar Note

   Day names are in the dictionary (Labotlhano Friday, Labone Thursday). Monday is Mosupologo, not Labobedi. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

7. Seboka se simologa leng?

   When does the meeting start?

   Usage

   Asking when a meeting starts

   Grammar Note

   seboka is a class 7 noun "congress, meeting" in the dictionary (rare: 5 times on tn.wikipedia). Village meetings in Botswana are also held at the kgotla. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

8. Ke diegile

   I am late

   Usage

   When you are late

   Grammar Note

   diega is "be delayed" (dictionary). Add Intshwarele to apologise. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

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