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U phela joang?
You [s] live how? (How are you doing?)
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Ke phela hantle, uena?
I am fine, and you?
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Kea leboha bo ‘Mé le bo Ntate.
Thank you, ladies, and gentlemen!
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Sefate [“sifate”] / lifate ("difate")
Tree s. / pl.
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Ho tlisa [“khliza”]
To bring
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Lumela [“dumEla”]
Hello [s.]
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Lumelang [“dumelAng”]
Hello (pl.)
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Koloi ea ka [“ya” ka]
My car
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Ntate oa ka [“wa” ka]
My father
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eona [“yona”]
it (pronoun)
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o oele [o “wele”]
he/she has fallen
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Tsamaea
To walk or go or exit
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ho phela [“pela”]
to cook
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leqheku [“le-aspirated click-eku”]
old person
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ho thaba [“taaba”]
to be happy
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tjena [“chena”]
like this
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ho tlama [“khlama”]
to tie
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ho tšaba [“tsaaba”]
to fear
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tlhompho [“klompo”]
to respect
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Ho aha khotso
To build peace
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o/ke
he or she [with verbs / with nouns]
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ba/ké
they [with verb/with noun]
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Nna, kě John
Me, I’m John
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U [“o”] mang?
Who are you?
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Uena, u [“o”] John?
You, you're John?
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U [“o”] Mosotho
You are Mosotho
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O lula [“dula”] Maseru
He/she stays in Maseru
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Le phela juang?
You [pl] live how? [How are you?]
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Re phela hantle
We’re living well [we are fine]
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Le bua Sekhooa
You [pl] speak English
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Ba bua Sesotho
They speak Sesotho
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Ké Tau le Maki
They are Tau and Maki
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Ké lula [“dula”] Lesotho
He/she stays in Lesotho
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Ba lula [“dula”] Maseru
They stay in Maseru
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eena
he/she/him/her/it [pronoun]
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bona
they, them [pronoun]
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Kě rata uena
I like/love you
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Ba bitsa eena
They call him/her
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U [“o”] tseba bona
You know them
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Uena, u [“o”] mang?
You, you’re who [who are you]?
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Lona, le lula [“dula”] kae?
You [pl], you stay (live) where?
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Rona, re Maamerica
Us, we’re Americans
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