hlapi holofela leraga meetse a pšhile o a bona
Tlhalošo:  ge selo seo motho a bego a se botile se mo feletše, o swanetše go bea tshepo ya gagwe go hlokomela seo se ka bago se mo šaletše
Tšhomišo:  ngwana wa batho o rile go tlogelwa ke batswadi, gwa ba nke o tla šala nyanyeng; malome wa gagwe o mo tšere a dula naye, le ge nke o a tshwenyega, la mogogolo le re hlapi holofela leraga meetse a pšhile o a bona

TSHIVENḒA
Phetolelo:  khovhe nambatela matope maḓi o xa u tshi a vhona
Seema: maḓi a tevhuwa o tevhuwa

XITSONGA
Phetolelo:  nhlampfi tshembela endzhopeni mati ma phyile u ma vona
Seema: loko mati ma halakile ma halakile

ENGLISH
Phetolelo:  fish stick to the mud for the water dried up while you were watching
Seema: it's no use crying over spilt milk