AfriGIS Languages Initiative
Episode 24
Seasons and Weather Conditions
Episode 24
Seasons and Weather Conditions
Good day, and welcome to the AfriGIS languages course. My name is Caster Seakamela and I am
Eugene van Deventer and we will be presenting the AfriGIS languages course. The AfriGIS
languages course is a social responsibility and cultural integration initiative by AfriGIS. Please visit
us at www.afrigis.co.za/download/languages for more information and learning material.
Coming up today is episode twenty-four of the formal course which consists of twenty-six episodes.
Today we will spend around five minutes on seasons and weather conditions.
Traditionally, the Batswana referred to the different seasons in relation with the various activities
within those seasons. For example, the month of June is called “Seetebosigo” in Setswana and it
means ‘do not pay visits at night in winter’, simply because it is cold and people may not have
enough blankets to offer you.
July is “Phukwi”, because new green leaves appear after winter.
“Phalane” is the name for October. This word has the meaning of ‘young Impala’ because it is
when they are born.
The following are the months of the year in English and their translation in Setswana:
January
Ferikgong
February
Tlhakole
March
Mopitlo
April
Moranang
May
Motshêganong
June
Seetebosigo
July
Phukwi
August
Phatwê
September
Lwêtse
October
Diphalane
November
Ngwanatsêêle
December
Sedimonthole
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Let’s listen to the seasons of the year in English and their translation in Setswana:
Winter
Mariga
Spring
Dikgakologo
Summer
Selemo
Autumn
Letlhafula
Now that you know the seasons of the year, listen to a few examples of words describing
various weather conditions:
Hot
Fisa
Cold
Tsididi
Warm
Mogote
Windy
Phefo
Dust
Lerole
Rain
Pula
It's hot
Go bollo
It's cold
Go tsididi
It's warm
Go bollo
It's raining
Pula e a na
It's snowing
Go na le letlha
It's foggy
Go mouwane
This concludes the lesson for today. The next episode will be on how to travel around in South
Africa. Please visit us at www.afrigis.co.za/download/languages for more interesting topics on
learning languages.
Sala sentle.
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