Northern Sotho: Theme 8 - At the filling station
|
|
||
 |
greetings and courtesies | asking for help, emergencies | numbers, days, months, seasons | question words, quantities, weather and time | banks, taxis and restaurants | transportation and finding your way | touring and socializing | at the filling station | the human body and ailments | shopping and sport |  |
|
||
Polite requests:
Ke kgopela.... means 'I request'. This is a useful way of asking things in a polite manner. In this manner you can ask for almost anything. For example:
Ke kgopela thušo. I am asking for help.
Ke kgopela peterolo. Please give me petrol.
Ke kgopela go bona mohlapetši. I request to see the manager.
Tipping
Tipping is not obligatory in South Africa, but much appreciated. If the service at a garage or restaurant has been good, you may want to leave a tip. All restaurants allow customers paying by credit card to add a tip of at least 10% of the total amount to the price of the meal. Some restaurants, however, already include a service charge. Many motorists prefer to give petrol attendants a small tip, especially when extra service such as cleaning the windscreen has been rendered. To tip a petrol attendant or a waiter, you may say: “Ke a leboga. Tlhatswadiatla še.”