Time & Dates

1. Mantaha

   Monday

   Usage

   Used to say Monday

   Grammar Note

   Weekday names are capitalised. "Mantaha" is Monday

2. Labobedi

   Tuesday

   Usage

   Used to say Tuesday

   Grammar Note

   "Labobedi" is Tuesday (from "pedi", two)

3. Laboraro

   Wednesday

   Usage

   Used to say Wednesday

   Grammar Note

   "Laboraro" is Wednesday (from "tharo", three)

4. Labone

   Thursday

   Usage

   Used to say Thursday

   Grammar Note

   "Labone" is Thursday (from "nne", four)

5. Labohlano

   Friday

   Usage

   Used to say Friday

   Grammar Note

   "Labohlano" is Friday (from "hlano", five)

6. Moqebelo

   Saturday

   Usage

   Used to say Saturday

   Grammar Note

   "Moqebelo" is Saturday

7. Sontaha

   Sunday

   Usage

   Used to say Sunday

   Grammar Note

   "Sontaha" is Sunday, a loan from English

8. Kajeno

   Today

   Usage

   Used to say today

   Grammar Note

   "Kajeno" is today

9. Hosane

   Tomorrow

   Usage

   Used to say tomorrow

   Grammar Note

   "Hosane" is tomorrow; "hosasa" is rare.

10. Maobane

    Yesterday

    Usage

    Used to say yesterday

    Grammar Note

    "Maobane" is yesterday

11. Hona jwale

    Now

    Usage

    Used to say now

    Grammar Note

    "Hona jwale" is right now

12. Hoseng

    Morning

    Usage

    Used to say morning

    Grammar Note

    "Hoseng" is the locative form meaning "in the morning".

13. Motsheare

    Midday

    Usage

    Used to say midday

    Grammar Note

    "Motsheare" is midday or afternoon.

14. Mantsiboya

    Evening

    Usage

    Used to say evening

    Grammar Note

    "Mantsiboya" is the early evening.

15. Bosiu

    Night

    Usage

    Used to say night

    Grammar Note

    "Bosiu" is night

16. Letsatsi le letsatsi

    Every day

    Usage

    Used to say every day

    Grammar Note

    "Letsatsi le letsatsi" means every day

17. Beke ena

    This week

    Usage

    Used to say this week

    Grammar Note

    "Beke" is week, a loan from Afrikaans week

18. Beke e tlang

    Next week

    Usage

    Used to say next week

    Grammar Note

    "E tlang" means coming.

19. Beke e fetileng

    Last week

    Usage

    Used to say last week

    Grammar Note

    "E fetileng" means past.

20. Mafelo a beke

    Weekend

    Usage

    Used to say weekend

    Grammar Note

    "Mafelo a beke" is the weekend.

21. Pherekgong

    January

    Usage

    Used to say January

    Grammar Note

    Month names are capitalised. "Pherekgong" is January

22. Hlakola

    February

    Usage

    Used to say February

    Grammar Note

    "Hlakola" is February; it is identical to the verb hlakola (wipe)

23. Hlakubele

    March

    Usage

    Used to say March

    Grammar Note

    "Hlakubele" is March

24. Mmesa

    April

    Usage

    Used to say April

    Grammar Note

    "Mmesa" is April

25. Motsheanong

    May

    Usage

    Used to say May

    Grammar Note

    "Motsheanong" is May

26. Phupjane

    June

    Usage

    Used to say June

    Grammar Note

    "Phupjane" is June

27. Phupu

    July

    Usage

    Used to say July

    Grammar Note

    "Phupu" is July; it is identical to the noun phupu (bud, funeral)

28. Phato

    August

    Usage

    Used to say August

    Grammar Note

    "Phato" is August

29. Loetse

    September

    Usage

    Used to say September

    Grammar Note

    "Loetse" is September; the spelling "Lwetse" also exists, but "Loetse" is the usual form

30. Mphalane

    October

    Usage

    Used to say October

    Grammar Note

    "Mphalane" is October

31. Pudungwana

    November

    Usage

    Used to say November

    Grammar Note

    "Pudungwana" is November

32. Tshitwe

    December

    Usage

    Used to say December

    Grammar Note

    "Tshitwe" is December

33. Na e bulehile mafelong a beke?

    Is it open on weekends?

    Usage

    Used to ask whether a place is open at weekends

    Grammar Note

    "Mafelong a beke" means at the weekend. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

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