Cooking & Markets

1. Ke batla ho ithuta ho pheha papa

   I want to learn how to cook papa (maize porridge).

   Usage

   Used when you want to learn to make the staple maize porridge

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

2. Ke ka reka metswako ya papa kae?

   Where can I buy the ingredients for papa?

   Usage

   Used to ask where to buy the ingredients for a dish

   Grammar Note

   "Metswako" is the usual word for recipe ingredients. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

3. Dinawa le bohobe ke karolo ya dijo

   Beans and bread are part of the meal.

   Usage

   Used to explain what a meal consists of

   Grammar Note

   The identifying "ke" stays the same with a plural subject. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

4. Ke pheha papa ka poone

   I cook papa (porridge) with maize.

   Usage

   Used when describing how you make maize porridge

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

5. Ka kopo nthuse ho seha meroho

   Please help me with cutting the vegetables.

   Usage

   Used to ask for help cutting vegetables while cooking together

   Grammar Note

   "Meroho" is the plural of moroho (vegetable); "seha" means to cut. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

6. Nama e nkga hamonate ka paneng

   The meat smells good in the pan.

   Usage

   Used to say that the meat in the pan smells good

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

7. Na ho na le onto ya ho baka?

   Is there an oven for baking?

   Usage

   Used to check whether there is an oven for baking

   Grammar Note

   "Onto" is the oven; "ho baka" is baking.

8. Tlhapi e hlwekiswa jwang?

   How do you clean fish?

   Usage

   Used to ask how to clean and prepare fish

   Grammar Note

   "Hlwekiswa" is the passive of hlwekisa (to clean). There is no fixed phrase for preparing fish, so the sentence is composed. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

9. Dijo di tla jewa ha di se di phodile hanyane

   The food will be eaten after it cools a little.

   Usage

   Used to tell someone to wait for hot food to cool a little

   Grammar Note

   "Phodile" means cooled; "jewa" is the passive of ja (to eat). Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

10. Ka kopo o se ke wa kenya chilli

    Please do not add chilli

    Usage

    Pass it to the kitchen when ordering to ask for no chilli

    Grammar Note

    "O se ke wa kenya" is the prohibitive. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

11. Ka kopo o se ke wa kenya letswai

    Please do not add salt

    Usage

    Show it to the kitchen when you are on a low-salt diet

    Grammar Note

    "Letswai" is salt. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

12. Ka kopo e phehe hantle

    Please cook it thoroughly

    Usage

    Ask for the dish to be cooked well when you want nothing undercooked

    Grammar Note

    The object "e" refers to a class 9 noun and changes with the dish; "pheha" means to cook. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

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