Indulgences

1. Malekere

   Sweets

   Usage

   General word for sweets and candy

   Grammar Note

   Plural with ma-. Attested in Ke ja malekere a mantši (I eat many sweets)

2. Tšhokolete

   Chocolate

   Usage

   A sweet that also works as a small gift

   Grammar Note

   Loanword from English chocolate, written with tšh

3. Khekhe ya tšhokolete

   Chocolate cake

   Usage

   A sweet cake served at celebrations

   Grammar Note

   Attested in the same form

4. Dikuku

   Cakes and biscuits

   Usage

   General word for baked sweets, used for both cakes and biscuits

   Grammar Note

   Plural. Texts use it both for iced cakes and for biscuits

5. Ditšhipisi

   Chips

   Usage

   Fried potato, often served with fish

   Grammar Note

   Loanword from English chips, in the plural

6. Aesekhirimi

   Ice cream

   Usage

   A cold treat for a hot day

   Grammar Note

   English loanword; the spelling aesekhrimi also occurs

7. Dithuthupe

   Popcorn

   Usage

   A light snack of popped maize

   Grammar Note

   Plural of a word tied to the verb thuthupa, which describes the popping sound

8. Disekerete

   Cigarettes

   Usage

   Cigarettes, sold as a personal indulgence

   Grammar Note

   Loanword from English cigarette, in the plural

9. Motšoko

   Tobacco

   Usage

   Tobacco as a plant product

   Grammar Note

   Also spelled motsoko, but motšoko with š is more frequent

10. Ke feletšwe ke disekerete

    I have run out of cigarettes

    Usage

    Useful when you want to buy more

    Grammar Note

    Attested in this form (English: I have run out of cigarettes)

11. Ga ke a swara disekerete

    I do not have cigarettes with me

    Usage

    A way to say no when someone asks for a cigarette

    Grammar Note

    Attested in this form (English: I do not have cigarettes with me)

12. Ga se wa swanela go kgoga

    You must not smoke

    Usage

    A polite, direct way to tell someone not to smoke where it is not allowed

    Grammar Note

    Attested in this form. Go kgoga means to smoke

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