Sports & Activities

1. Ke batla go bona motshameko wa kgwele ya dinao

   I want to watch a football match

   Usage

   Saying you want to see a football match

   Grammar Note

   tn.wikipedia has motshameko wa kgwele ya dinao "football match". kgwele ya dinao (literally "ball of the feet") is the normal word for football. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

2. Ke rata kgwele ya dinao

   I like football

   Usage

   Saying you like football

   Grammar Note

   kgwele is a class 9 noun, so "of" is ya. rata is "love, like" in the dictionary. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

3. Ke batla go tshameka kgwele ya dinao

   I want to play football

   Usage

   Asking to join a game

   Grammar Note

   tn.wikipedia has go tshameka kgwele ya dinao "to play football" many times. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

4. Lebala la metshameko le kae?

   Where is the sports ground?

   Usage

   Asking for the sports ground

   Grammar Note

   tn.wikipedia has lebala la metshameko. lebala is class 5, so la and le. No verified word for "stadium" was found. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

5. Ke kopa setlankana sa motshameko

   May I have a ticket for the match?

   Usage

   Asking for a match ticket

   Grammar Note

   setlankana is class 7 (plural ditlankana), so it links with sa. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

6. Motshameko o simologa leng?

   When does the match start?

   Usage

   Asking when a match begins

   Grammar Note

   motshameko is class 3, so the subject marker is o. simologa is "begin" (dictionary). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

7. Setlhopha sa Botswana se fentse

   The Botswana team won

   Usage

   Saying a team has won

   Grammar Note

   fentse is the perfect of fenya "conquer, defeat" (dictionary). tn.wikipedia has o fentse ditlhopho "he won the elections". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

8. Ke kopa metsi morago ga motshameko

   I would like water after the match

   Usage

   Asking for water after a game

   Grammar Note

   metsi is a class 6 noun "water". morago ga means "after". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

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