Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." Anais Nin, writer (1903-1977)

Oh my goodness - our heads are sore from todays lesson!!!! Here it is:

Welcome Elioti and Manuela – my friends

Amogela Elioti le Manuela- bagwera ba ka

Amogela (Welcome) Elioti le (and) Manuela- bagwera (friends) ba ka (my)

Elioti who can make me laugh and who I can make cry (he he he).

Eliot yo aka ndirang nna gore ke thabe le nka dira gore yena gore a lle

Eliot yo (who) aka (can) ndirang (make) nna (me) gore ke (to) thabe (laugh) le (and) nka (I can) dira (make) gore yena (him) gore a lle (cry)

Elioti who gets lost in songs and sings with his eyes closed.

Elioti wa go lahlega a opela difela a tswaletse mahlo.

Elioti wa go (who) lahlega (lost) a (in) opela (singing) difela (songs) a tswaletse (closed) mahlo (eyes)

Elioti who laughs loudly and lives loudly.

Eliot wa go dula a segela godimo

Eliot wa go (who) dula (lives) a segela (laughs) godimo (loudly)

Who talks honestly and feels deeply

Ke mang wa go kwa a bolela go tshephega kudu

Ke mang (who) wa go kwa (feels) a bolela (talks) go tshephega (honestly) kudu (deeply)

Manuela the beautiful Italian who lives in my road

Manuela o mobotse wa Italy wa godula ka tsela yaka

Manuela o (the) mobotse (beautiful) wa Italy wa (who) godula (lives) ka (in) tsela (road) yaka (my)

Who takes photographs that look like paintings

Yo a tseyago diswantsho tseo di lebelelwago bjalo ka pente

Yo (who) a tseyago (takes) diswantsho (photographs) tseo (that) di lebelelwago (looks) bjalo ka (like) pente (paintings)

Who loves her city Genoa

Yo a ratago naga ya gabo Genoa

Yo (who) a ratago (loves) naga (city) ya gabo (her) Genoa

Manuela a beautiful mom and person

Manuele mme o mobotse wa botho

I wish she could stay for longer than 3 ½ years

O kare aka tseya lebaka la golekana mengwana 3 ½

O (I) kare (wish) aka tseya (could) lebaka (longer) la (for) golekana (than) mengwaga (years) 3 ½

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." Anais Nin, writer (1903-1977)

Mogwera yo mongwe le yo mongwe o emela lefase, lefase leo le tswalwago ke go ba gona ga bona, gomme ka kopano ye, go tswetswe lefase le lefsa. Anais Nin, mogwadi (1903 – 1977)

Allen and Mrs Khunwane - thank you so much for your contributions. Monicca and I have finally had the time to look at them and appreciate that you have used your time for us. For our English followers - that's you Elioti and Manuela - we are working on the English of Allen's and Mrs Khunwane's additions.

Respect all round!