テキストでの teng の否定形は現代では「yo」に活用するのが一般的

• Mosadi ga a teng (Woman is not there) → Mosadi ga a yo.
• Ga ke teng → Ga ke yo.

• Lulu o ruta leng? - When does Lulu teach?

日常では「eng」(what)の発音と似ているが、「eng」は「えーん」と発音され、lengは「れん」と短くするとわかりやすい。

• Lulu o ruta eng? るる、おるたえーん？ ( What does Lulu teach? )
• Lulu o ruta leng? るる、おるた　えん？

• Ke nale potso - I have a question
• Ke nale pene - I have a pen
• A ga a se Motswana? - Is he not a Motswana?
• Yuri ga se Motswana. - Yuri is not a Motswana
• NB: Used when speaking about third person
• A ga se Motswana?
• toropo (work) → toropong (work place)
• nkemele mo stoppong
• ema mo stoppong
• Ke a ko kerekeng - Im going to church
• Ke ya ko kerekeng
• The people are coming from church - Batho ba tswa (ko) kerekeng
• When does church finish? - Kereke e tswa leng?
• The nurses are in the train - Dinese di mo tereneng?
• They are going to Mochudi - Ba ya ko Mochudi
• The Minister is not going to Lobatse - Moruti ga a ye ko Lobatse.
• He is in the class - O mo tlelaseng.
• He is in the rain - O mo puleng
• The son in law is not in the wagon/car - Mogwe ga a mo koloing
• He is in the bus - O mo baseng
• When does he work? - O bereka leng?
• Ke tshwanetse go dira se - I have to do this.
• Ke ne ke tshwanetse go dira se - I was supposed to do this.
• Ke tlhoka go ya Gaborone - I need to go to Gaborone.
• A ke tsame? - Is this for me? (e.g food)
• A ke lame? Is this for me? (e.g letter)
• A ke tsa gagwe? - is this for him/her? (e.g food)
• A ke la gagwe? - Is this for him/her? (e.g a letter)
• Ke batla go itse ~ - I want to know about ~
• ke nako man (what time is it?)