Art & Museums

1. Ke nyaka go ya musiamong

   I want to visit the museum

   Usage

   Used when you want to go to a museum

   Grammar Note

   "musiamo" (museum) takes the locative -ng. A regularly composed sentence

2. Ke nyaka go reka dipheta tša setšo

   I want to buy traditional beadwork

   Usage

   Used to buy traditional beaded crafts

   Grammar Note

   "dipheta" means beads. A regularly composed sentence

3. A bokgabo bja setšo bo a rekišwa mo?

   Is traditional art sold here?

   Usage

   Used to ask in a craft shop

   Grammar Note

   "bokgabo" means art. "rekišwa" is the passive of "rekiša" (sell) (a regularly composed sentence)

4. A o tseba mokgabiši yo a tumilego wa Afrika?

   Do you know a famous African artist?

   Usage

   Used to start a conversation about art

   Grammar Note

   "tseba" means know. "yo a tumilego" means famous (of a person) (a regularly composed sentence)

5. A go na le diswantšho tša Nelson Mandela?

   Are there portraits of Nelson Mandela?

   Usage

   Used to look for portraits in a gallery

   Grammar Note

   The plural of "seswantšho" (picture, photo) is "diswantšho". A regularly composed sentence

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