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.
Lumela
Hello
doo-MEH-lah
Audio caption: “Lumela” — Hello
O phela joang?
How are you?
oh PEH-lah jwahng
Audio caption: “O phela joang?” — How are you?
Ke phela hantle
I am well
keh PEH-lah HAN-tleh
Audio caption: “Ke phela hantle” — I am well
Lebitso la hao ke mang?
What is your name?
leh-BEE-tsoh lah how keh mahng
Audio caption: “Lebitso la hao ke mang?” — What is your name?
Full lesson transcript
Lumela — Hello (say it: doo-MEH-lah)
O phela joang? — How are you? (say it: oh PEH-lah jwahng)
Ke phela hantle — I am well (say it: keh PEH-lah HAN-tleh)
Lebitso la hao ke mang? — What is your name? (say it: leh-BEE-tsoh lah how keh mahng)
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Lumela
Hello
doo-MEH-lah
O phela joang?
How are you?
oh PEH-lah jwahng
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