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Le se ke la tsuba! (le s'k'a tsuba!)
You (pl) Do not smoke!
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Ho kena
to come in, enter, attend
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Haeno ke kae?
Where are you from?
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Hahabo Thabo ke kae?
Where is Thabo from?
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Hahabo lona ke hokae?
Where are you all from?
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Hahabo bona ke hokae?
Where are they from?
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Haeso ke Australia
I am from Australia
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Haeno ke Maseru.
You (s.) are from Maseru
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Hahabo ke Lebanon.
He/She is from Lebanon
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Hahabo X ke Morija.
X is from Morija
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Hahabo rona ke X
We are from X
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Hahabo lona ke Lesotho.
You [pl] are from Lesotho
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Hahabo bona ke South Afrika.
They are from South Africa
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Fane ea hao ké mang?
What is your surname?
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Fane ea ka ke Mopeli (“Mopedi”)
My surname it is Mopeli
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U lula ("dula") kae?
Where do you live (stay)?
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Kē lula Maseru.
I stay in Maseru.
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U lula le mang?
Who do you stay with?
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Kē lula le 'Mè Mathabo.
I stay with 'Mè Mathabo
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Le
And, with, you [pl. w/verb]
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mosali ("mosadi") / basali (basadi")
woman, wife s. / pl.
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monna (banna)
man, husband (pl.)
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morali "moradi" / (barali "baradi")
daughter (pl.)
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ngoana (bana)
child (pl.)
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ngoanana (banana)
girl(s)
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moshanyana (bashanyana) or moshemane (bashemane)
boy x 2 (pl.)
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mokhotsi (bakhotsi) or motsoalle (metsoalle)
friend x 2 (pl.)
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ho ema (eme), ho thiba (thibile)
to stop x 2 - s. & (pl.)
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hosasa, hosane
tomorrow x 2
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Bona hosane
See you tomorrow
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Lula (“dula”) fatse
Sit [or stay] down
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Nkhono (bo-nkhono)
Grandmother(s)
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Ntate Moholo (bo-ntate-moholo)
Grandfather(s)
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Re teng, le kae?
“We are here, where are you” (we’re fine how are you?)
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O teng
She / he’s here (she / he’s fine)
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Le kae?
“Where are you (pl.)?” (how are you?)
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Robala hantle!
“Sleep well” (good night, rather than fonane)
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Kӗ thabela ho U tseba
I am happy to know you
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tsatsing le or tsatsing lena or kajeno,
today
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hosasa or hosane
tomorrow
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maoba
the day before yesterday
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Labobeli ("labobedi")
Tuesday
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Kajeno, letsasi ke chabile
Today, the sun (it) shines
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Kajeno, pula ea na
Today, the rain is falling
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tholoana (litholoana “ditholoAna”)
fruit(s)
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Ke kopa ho reka apole
I’d like to buy an apple
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Ke 4 ranta
It’s four rand
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Likoloi (“dikoloi”) tse 4
4WD cars x 4
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Buka (libuka “dibuka”)
Book(s)
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Ke kopa kopi tee / kofi
I’d like a cup of tea / coffee
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Lehloa ("le – back of throat h - loa")
Snow
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A’ku bule fenstere / bula fenstere!
please open the window / open the window!
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A’ku bue
Please speak (to me)
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ho khohlela (khohletse),
to cough
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U fole / Fola!
[please] recover (get well) / get well!
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Salang hantle, bo-‘mè
Stay well, ladies
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Tsamaeang hantle, bo-ausi
Go well, sisters
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