Shopping

1. Se ke bokae?

   How much is this?

   Usage

   Used in shops and markets to ask the price

   Grammar Note

   "se" is this and "ke bokae" is how much

2. Ke a lebelela fela

   I am just looking

   Usage

   Used when a shop assistant approaches

   Grammar Note

   "lebelela" is look. "fela" is only (a regularly composed sentence)

3. Ke tla tšea se

   I will take this

   Usage

   Used when you have decided to buy

   Grammar Note

   "ke tla" marks the future and "tšea" means take

4. A go na le mokotla wa polastiki?

   Is there a plastic bag?

   Usage

   Used at the till to ask for a bag

   Grammar Note

   "mokotla" is a class 3 noun with the linker "wa" (mokotla wa bupi = a bag of meal) (a regularly composed sentence)

5. Ke nyaka go reka dieta

   I want to buy shoes

   Usage

   Used in a shoe shop or at a market

   Grammar Note

   "Ke nyaka go" + verb means "I want to ...". "dieta" is shoes

6. A go na le mohuta o mongwe?

   Is there another type / variety?

   Usage

   Used when you want to see another kind

   Grammar Note

   "mohuta" is a class 3 noun, so "another" is "o mongwe" (a regularly composed sentence)

7. Ke a leboga ka tirelo

   Thank you for your service

   Usage

   Said after shopping or a meal

   Grammar Note

   "ka" here means for or because of; "tirelo" is service

8. Ga ke hloke rasiti

   I don't need a receipt

   Usage

   Used to decline a receipt at the till

   Grammar Note

   Negation = ga ke + stem with final -a changed to -e (hloka → hloke)

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