Useful Sesotho (Southern Sotho) phrases
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Useful Sesotho phrases
A collection of useful phrases in Sesotho (Southern Sotho) a language spoken in Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Zambia.
Welcome Kena ka kgotso! (sg) Kenang ka kgotso! (pl)
(General greeting) Lumela; Dumela (sg) Dumelang (pl) Helele
How are you? O kae? (Where are you?)
O phela joang? (How are you living?)
Reply to 'How are you?' Ke teng, wena o kae? (I'm here, where are you?)
Ke phela hantle, wena o phela jwang? (I'm living fine, how are you living?)
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 ...
(Morning greeting) Mmoro (sg) Mmorong (pl)
(Evening greeting) Fonane (sg) Fonaneng (pl)
Good night Fonane (sg) Fonaneng (pl)
(Parting phrases) Sala hantle (to person staying)
Tsamaya hantle (to person leaving)
Good luck Ke u lakaletsa lehlohonolo
Have a good journey O tsamaye hantle; Tsela tsweu (white road)
I don't know Ha ke tsebe
I don't understand Ha ke utlwisise
Do you speak Sesotho? O a bua Sesotho? Na o a bua Sesotho?
(reply to 'Do you speak ...?') Ee
Do you speak English? O a bua Senyesemane? Na o a bua Senyesemane?
How do you say ... in Sesotho?
Excuse me Ntshwarele; Ntsoarele
Thank you Ke a leboha / Ke a leboha haholo
Reply to thank you O amohetswe
Where's the toilet? Ntloana e kae? Batekamore e kae?
I love you Ke a o rata
Leave me alone! Ntohelle kele notsi!
Help! Ke kopa thuso!
Christmas and New Year greetings Keresemese e monate le mahlohonolo a selemo se setjha
Birthday greetings Letsatsi le monate la tswalo
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