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Gaborone, Botswana · Pro · Teaching qualification · 5.0 (2 reviews) · 3 lessons taught · < 5 min

Teaches: 🇧🇼 Setswana

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About

Dumela! I'm Blessing, a native Setswana speaker from Gaborone, Botswana. I help complete beginners, travellers and heritage learners speak real, everyday Setswana — the way it's actually spoken at home and in the streets of Botswana. My lessons are relaxed and conversation-first: we build vocabulary through stories, music, proverbs (diane) and the culture behind the language, not rote grammar drills. Whether you want to greet family with confidence, reconnect with your roots, or get ready for a trip to Botswana, I tailor every lesson to your goal and your pace. Every new student gets a friendly first lesson where we set your goals and a simple plan to reach them. Ke a leboga — I look forward to learning with you!

Save with a bundle

Prepay a block of hours and save 8–18% off — bigger blocks save more — then set a weekly schedule and we book the lessons for you across the weeks the bundle covers. Hours are valid for 90 days; the set times are fixed (you can still postpone an individual lesson up to 3× a month).

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Availability

All times in Africa/Gaborone (UTC+02:00).

Reviews

Amani Manyathi ★★★★★ · June 5, 2026

Patient and encouraging — I had my first real Setswana conversation after three lessons!

Sarah Karekwa ★★★★★ · June 5, 2026

Patient and encouraging — I had my first real Setswana conversation after three lessons!