Convenience Store

1. Na ho na le lebenkele haufi?

   Is there a shop nearby?

   Usage

   Used to find a nearby shop.

   Grammar Note

   "Haufi" means near; "lebenkele" is a loan from Afrikaans winkel. Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

2. Ke kopa metsi a batang.

   Cold water, please.

   Usage

   Used to ask for cold water.

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

3. Na o batla mokotla wa polasetiki?

   Do you want a plastic bag?

   Usage

   What a cashier says to ask whether you want a bag.

   Grammar Note

   "Batla" means want; "polasetiki" is a loan from English plastic. Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

4. Ke kopa mokotla.

   A bag, please.

   Usage

   Used to ask for a bag.

   Grammar Note

   "Ke kopa" plus a noun makes a polite request. Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

5. Na o batla rasite?

   Do you want the receipt?

   Usage

   What a cashier says to ask whether you want the receipt.

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

6. Na o tla lefa ka tjhelete kapa ka karete?

   Are you paying by cash or card?

   Usage

   What a cashier says to ask how you will pay.

   Grammar Note

   "Lefa" means pay, "ka" marks the means, and "kapa" means or. Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

7. Ke tla lefa ka karete.

   I'll pay by card.

   Usage

   Used to say you will pay by card.

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

8. Ke kopa airtime ya Vodacom.

   Vodacom airtime, please.

   Usage

   Used to buy phone airtime.

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

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