# Southern Sotho phrasebook

Southern Sotho (sɪ̀sʊ́tʰʊ̀) is one of the official languages spoken by people in South Africa. It is also a dialect spoken in other countries such as Namibia, Botswana and Zambia.

## Phrase list
### Basics
#### Welcome!

    Kena ka kgotso!

#### Hello

    Lumela

#### How are you?

    O kae?

#### I'm here, where are you?

    Ke phela hantle, wena o phela jwang?

#### What's your name?

    Lebitso la hao ke mang?

#### My name is ...

    Lebitso laka ke ...

#### Where are you from?

    O tswa kae?

#### I'm from ...

    Ke tswa ...

#### Excuse me

    Ntshwarele

#### How much is this?

    Ke bokae?

#### Sorry

    Ntshwarele

#### Thank you

    Ke a leboha

#### Where's the toilet

    Ntloana e kae?

### Problem/Emergency (Maemo a Tshohanyetso)
#### Leave me alone!

    Ntohelle kele notsi!

#### Help!

    Ke kopa thuso!

#### Stop!

    Ema!

#### I need your help

    Ke hloka thuso ya hao.

#### Police!

    Sepolesa!

#### Watch out!

    Hlokomela!

#### Go away!

    Tsamaya!

#### Let me go!

    Ntumelle ke tsamaye!

#### Call the police /a doctor/ an ambulance!

    Letsetsa mapolesa / ngaka / ambulanse!

#### Stop! Thief!

    Ema! Leshodu!

### Numbers
#### 1

    ngwe

#### 2

    pedi

#### 3

    tharo

#### 4

    nne

#### 5

    hlano

#### 6

    tshelela

#### 7

    supa

#### 8

    robedi

#### 9

    robong

#### 10

    leshome

#### 20

    mashome a mabedi

#### 30

    mashome a mararo

#### 40

    mashome a mane

#### 50

    mashome a mahlano

#### 60

    mashome a tsheletseng

#### 70

    mashome a supileng

#### 80

    mashome a robedi

#### 90

    mashome a robong

#### 100

    lekgolo

#### 1,000

    sekete

#### 10,000

    likete tse leshome

#### 100,000

    makgolo a sekete

#### 1,000,000

    milione

### Greetings
#### Good morning

    Mmoro

#### Good evening

    Fonane

#### Goodbye

    Sala hantle

#### Good luck!

    Ke u lakaletsa lehlohonolo!

### Days
#### Sunday

    Sontaha

#### Monday

    Mantaha

#### Tuesday

    Labobeli

#### Wednesday

    Laboraro

#### Thursday

    Labone

#### Friday

    Labohlano

#### Saturday

    Moqebelo

### Months(likhoeli)
#### January

    Pherekhong

#### February

    Hlakola

#### March

    Hlakubele

#### April

    Mesa

#### May

    Mots'eanong

#### June

    Phuptjane

#### July

    Phupu

#### August

    Phato

#### September

    Loetse

#### October

    Mphalane

#### November

    Pulungoana

#### December

    Ts'itoe

### Colors (Mebala)
#### Black

    ntsho

#### White

    tshweu

#### Gray

    thokwa

#### Red

    kgubedu

#### Blue

    putswa

#### Yellow

    tshehla

#### Geen

    tala

#### Orange

    lamunu

#### Purple

    perese

#### Brown

    sootho

### Part of the body
#### Head

    hlooho

#### Eyes

    mahlo

#### Ears

    ditsebe

#### Nose

    nko

#### Mouth

    molomo

#### Arm

    letsoho

#### Leg

    leoto

#### Hand

    letsoho

#### Feet

    maoto

#### Chest

    sefuba

#### Skin

    letlalo

#### Muscle

    mosifa

#### Blood

    madi

### Family
#### Father

    Ntate

#### Mother

    Mme

#### Daughter

    Mora

#### Son

    Moradi wa ka

#### Uncle

    Bomalome

#### Aunt

    Bommangwane