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Sarah von Pantyhose said, (186 days ago)
I'm pretty sure you can get by on english in botswana. You just need to learn to decipher the local accent, which is probably very thick.
Oom Mao Mao said, (186 days ago)
Is English the other official language of Botswana?
Probably can't learn it until you get there.
Multilingual illustrated dictionary : English, IsiZulu, Sesotho, IsiXhosa, Setswana, Afrikaans, Sepedi : dictionary, isichazimazwi, bukantswe, isichazi-magama, bukafoko, woordeboek, pukuntšu / John Bennett, Nthuseng Tsoeu [with] Thabisile Buthelezi ... [et al.].
1st ed.
Cape Town, South Africa : Pharos : Juta Gariep, 2006.
373 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm.
Sharon said, (186 days ago)
http://www.fs.gov.za/Departments/SAC/Library/depart/learning_basic_setswana.htm
Hah. Oh I love google.
Oom Mao Mao said, (186 days ago)
Ithute Setswana [electronic resource] = Learn Setswana.
[London] : EuroTalk Interactive c2003.
1 CD-ROM : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. ( Talk now! Beginner )
Oom Mao Mao said, (186 days ago)
Setswana-English phrasebook = Puisanyo ya sekgowa le Setswana / with a vocabulary and short introduction to grammar by A.J. Wookey.
Rev. ed.
Gaborone, Botswana : Pula Press, 2000.
mizzchelle said, (186 days ago)
@Johnny: My plane leaves in 6 weeks. I just wanna learn a little before I go...
@Mme Les P: You are correct; I've been told though that a little Setswana goes a long way. I'm also pretty sure that some of my patients, especially in the rural areas, will not know very much English.
mizzchelle said, (186 days ago)
@AArtaud: Wow. You're like my own personal reference librarian! :)
I'm confused - do you have a copy of that CD?
Those sound like great places to start. Thank you!
lay oale said, (186 days ago)
If you feel like taking a chance, email the professor of an African Languages program at a prestigious university.
Hot_Rod said, (186 days ago)
i wish i could help you out. I'd say smile and nod, or pay a local to translate for you. I mean, 5 bucks should get you far there right?
Oom Mao Mao said, (186 days ago)
Nope, but my library has a copy. I recalled it out of the depository so if you're interested, I can try and copy it. My haxxor skillz are weak, but it might be fairly straightforward. Just my little contribution to your missions of mercy.
portableteejay said, (186 days ago)
When are you leaving?!?!
I am on ****** torrent sites that have ****** things.
*Ahem*
"Talk Now! is a beginning-level language course on CD-ROM available in over 102 languages from Afrikaans to Zulu, and is excellent for travelers who must pick up a language in a hurry. World Talk picks up from Talk Now! at an intermediate level, and follows on with over 30 languages in the same format of interactive learning with entertaining games and drills."
" * CD 5 - Punjabi, Romanian, Romansh, Russian, Saami, Sardinian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Sesotho, Setswana, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish"
Is this to your liking, little miss?
portableteejay said, (186 days ago)
Well regardless, I'm downloading it for ya and I'll be in the city many times this week, call/txt me and lemme know kiddo.
scurvyman said, (186 days ago)
I know nothing about Setswana but I miss you a million times and I hope you are so good.
mizzchelle said, (185 days ago)
Leaving: June 28th. Return: August 30th. Two months! Crazyness!
I start fall classes three days after I get back. That jetlag is gonna be the biggest bitch and a half.
mizzchelle said, (185 days ago)
TJ: The Talk Now! sounds lovely!
Also, if they have anything on Marathi, I need to learn that, too. ;)
Let's hang out this week!
mizzchelle said, (185 days ago)
Grrrr. Anyway, as I was saying, AArtuad: You are fabulous and waaaay too kind.
Oom Mao Mao said, (185 days ago)
mizzchelle: It should come in from the depository tomorrow or Tuesday. I'll see if it can be copied or not. I'm sure it's probably impossible to find in the US.
No-Headed Boy said, (185 days ago)
Hmm, I have some computer lessons on CD, not especially good ones but it oughta do the trick, similar to what tj's got. I think, uh, that girl has them right now. If I deign to see her again, you want me to get 'em for you?
portableteejay said, (185 days ago)
@Miz: Let's make this happen. Message me your schedule, I can move stuff around.
Rosetta Stones don't exist for the languages I need to learn.