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.

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