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Numbers

Communicate numbers and time in English and Sepedi.

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Sepedi

Phrases

One

Tee

Two

Pedi

Three

Tharo

Four

Nne

Five

Hlano

Six

Tshela

Seven

Šupa

Eight

Seswai

Nine

Senyane

Ten

Lesome

Eleven

Lesometee

Twelve

Lesomepedi

Hundred

Lekgolo

Four hundred

Makgolo nne

Thousand

Sekete

Two thousand

Dikete tse pedi

Million

Milione

One million

Milione o tee

In the morning

Mesong

In the middle of the day

Gare ga mpa ya mosegare

In the afternoon

Mathapama

In the evening

Mathapama

In the middle of the night

Gare ga mpa ya bošego

At night

Bosego

In the summer

Selemo

In the winter

Marega

At the beginning of the year

Mathomong a ngwaga

At the beginning of the month

Mathomong a kgwedi

At the beginning of the week

Mathomong a beke

At the end of the year

Mafelelong a ngwaga

At the end of the month

Mafelelong a kgwedi

At the end of the week

Mafelelong a beke

What is the time?

Ke nako mang?

What time are you going home?

O ya gae nako mang?

When is your birthday?

Letšatši la gago la matswalo le neng?

One o’clock

Iri ya pele

Two o’clock

Iri ya bobedi

Three o’clock

Iri ya boraro

Four o’clock

Iri ya bone

Five o’clock

Iri ya bohlano

Six o’clock

Iri ya boselela

Seven o’clock

Iri ya bosupa

Eight o’clock

Iri ya seswai

Nine o’clock

Iri ya senyane

Ten o’clock

Iri ya lesome

Eleven o’clock

Iri ya lesometee

Twelve o’clock

Iri ya lesomepedi

Half past one

Seripagare go tšwa iring ya pele

Quarter to two

Kotara go ya iring ya bobedi

Quarter past two

Kotara go tswa iring ya bobedi