Trial Lesson 1 · Greetings
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Step 1 · Listen and repeat
Tap “Hear it” on each phrase, then say it out loud three times.
Thobela
Greetings
toh-BEH-lah
Audio caption: “Thobela” — Greetings
O kae?
How are you?
oh KAH-eh
Audio caption: “O kae?” — How are you?
Ke gona, ke a leboga
I am fine, thank you
keh KHOH-nah keh ah leh-BOH-khah
Audio caption: “Ke gona, ke a leboga” — I am fine, thank you
Leina la gago ke mang?
What is your name?
leh-EE-nah lah KHA-kho keh mahng
Audio caption: “Leina la gago ke mang?” — What is your name?
Full lesson transcript
Thobela — Greetings (say it: toh-BEH-lah)
O kae? — How are you? (say it: oh KAH-eh)
Ke gona, ke a leboga — I am fine, thank you (say it: keh KHOH-nah keh ah leh-BOH-khah)
Leina la gago ke mang? — What is your name? (say it: leh-EE-nah lah KHA-kho keh mahng)
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Thobela
Greetings
toh-BEH-lah
O kae?
How are you?
oh KAH-eh
Picture words
See the thing, then say the phrase. Pictures make new words stick far faster than word lists.
A greeting
Two people meeting and shaking hands
Family
The people you greet at home
Home
A house with an aloe in the garden
Food
A plate of pap and vegetables
Money
Coins and a wallet at the market
Water
A glass of clean water