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Why Learn Sesotho?
Knowing Sesotho opens the door to art, music, dance, fashion, cuisine, film, philosophy, and science Adding Sesotho language skills to your business skills make you a more valuable an employee in the marketplace. Skills like problem solving, dealing with abstract concepts, are increased when you study Sesotho. Sesotho study leads to an appreciation of cultural diversity.
Sesotho Alphabet & Pronunciation
a
[a]
[a]
b
[b]
[b]
bj
[bʒ/bj]
[bʒ/bj]
d
[d]
[d]
e
[ɪ/e/ɛ/]
[ɪ/e/ɛ/]
f
[f]
[f]
fj
[fʃ]
[fʃ]
h
[h]
[h]
hl
[ɬ]
[ɬ]
i
[i]
[i]
j
[ʒ/d͡ʒ]
[ʒ/d͡ʒ]
k
[kʼ]
[kʼ]
kg
[kʰ]
[kʰ]
kh
[x/k͡xʰ]
[x/k͡xʰ]
l
[l]
[l]
m
[m]
[m]
n
[n]
[n]
ng
[ŋ]
[ŋ]
ny
[ɲ]
[ɲ]
o
[ʊ/o/ɔ]
[ʊ/o/ɔ]
p
[pʼ]
[pʼ]
ph
[pʰ]
[pʰ]
pj
[pʃʼ]
[pʃʼ]
pjh
[pʃʰ]
[pʃʰ]
q
[ǃ]
[ǃ]
qh
[ǃʰ]
[ǃʰ]
nq
[ᵑǃ]
[ᵑǃ]
r
[ʀ]
[ʀ]
s
[s]
[s]
sh
[ʃ]
[ʃ]
t
[tʼ]
[tʼ]
th
[tʰ]
[tʰ]
tj
[t͡ʃʼ]
[t͡ʃʼ]
tjh
[t͡ʃʰ]
[t͡ʃʰ]
tl
[t͡ɬʼ]
[t͡ɬʼ]
tlh
[t͡ɬʰ]
[t͡ɬʰ]
ts
[t͡sʼ]
[t͡sʼ]
tsh
[t͡sʰ]
[t͡sʰ]
u
[u]
[u]
y
[w]
[w]
w
[j]
[j]
Basic Phrases in Sesotho
Hello | Lumela |
---|---|
Goodbye | Sala hantle |
Yes | Ho joalo |
No | Che |
Excuse me | Ntšoarele |
Please | Ka kopo |
Thank you | Kea leboha |
You are welcome | Ho lebohile nna |
Do you speak english | Na u bua Senyesemane? |
Do you understand | A na u oa utloisisa? |
I understand | Kea utloisisa |
I do not understand | Ha ke utloisise |
How are you | U phela joang? |
Fine thanks | E lokile ke a leboha! |
What is your name | Lebitso la hau ke mang? |
My name is | Lebitso la ka ke |
Pleased to meet you | Ke thabela ho u tseba |
Sesotho Grammar
Sesotho Nouns
Man | |
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Woman | |
Boy | |
Girl | Ngoanana |
Cat | |
Dog | |
Fish | |
Water | |
Milk | |
Egg | |
House | |
Flower | |
Tree | |
Shirt | |
Pants |
Sesotho Adjectives
Colors in Sesotho
Black | Ntsho |
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White | Tšoeu |
Red | Bofubedu |
Orange | Lamunu |
Yellow | Mosehla |
Green | Botala |
Blue | Putsoa |
Purple | Pherese |
Pink | Pinki |
Gray | Bohlooho |
Brown | Sootho |
Numbers in Sesotho
Zero | Zero |
---|---|
One | E le 'ngoe |
Two | Tse peli |
Three | Boraro |
Four | Bane |
Five | Bohlano |
Six | Tšelela |
Seven | Ho supa |
Eight | E robeli |
Nine | Tse robong |
Ten | Leshome |
Eleven | Eleven |
Twelve | Leshome le metso e 'meli |
Twenty | Mashome a mabeli |
Thirty | Mashome a mararo |
Forty | Mashome a mane |
Fifty | Mashome a mahlano |
Sixty | Mashome a tšeletseng |
Seventy | Mashome a supileng |
Eighty | Mashome a robeli |
Ninety | Mashome a robong |
Hundred | Lekholo |
Thousand | Sekete |
Sesotho Verbs
To be | Ho ba |
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To have | Ho ba le |
To want | Ho batla |
To need | Ho hloka |
To help | Ho thusa |
To go | Ho ea |
To come | Ho tla |
To eat | Ho ja |
To drink | Ho nwa |
To speak | Ho bua |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Sesotho Sentences
And | Le |
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Or | Kapa |
But | Empa |
Because | Hobane |
With | Le |
Also | Hape |
However | Leha ho le joalo |
Neither | Le hona |
Nor | Kapa |
If | Haeba |
Then | Ebe |
Useful Sesotho Vocabulary
Sesotho Questions
Who | Eo |
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What | Eng |
When | Neng |
Where | Kae |
Why | Hobaneng |
How | Joang |
How many | Ba bakae |
How much | Bokae |
Days of the Week in Sesotho
Monday | Mantaha |
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Tuesday | Tuese |
Wednesday | Laboraro |
Thursday | Labone |
Friday | Labohlano |
Saturday | Ka letsatsi la satane |
Sunday | Sontaha |
Yesterday | Maobane |
Today | Kajeno |
Tomorrow | Hosane |
Months in Sesotho
January | Pherekhong |
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February | Hlakola |
March | Mots'eanong |
April | Mmesa |
May | Mots'eanong |
June | Phuptjane |
July | Phupu |
August | Phato |
September | Loetse |
October | Mphalane |
November | Pulungoana |
December | Mots'eanong |
Seasons in Sesotho
Winter | Mariha |
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Spring | Selemo |
Summer | Hlabula |
Autumn | Hoetla |
Telling Time in Sesotho
What time is it | Ke nako mang? |
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Hours | Lihora |
Minutes | Metsotso e |
Seconds | Metsotsoana |
O clock | Hora |
Half | Halofo |
Quarter past | Kotara e fetileng |
Before | Pele |
After | Kamora |