Dictionnaire anglais–Sotho du Sud

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Mot	Partie du discours	Traduction	Exemple
I	pronom	ke	I am here now. Ke mona jwale.
you	pronom	wena	You are very kind. Wena o mosa haholo.
he	pronom	yena	He is my brother. Yena ke moholwane wa ka.
she	pronom	yena	She is at home. Yena o hae.
we	pronom	rona	We are going home. Rona re ya hae.
they	pronom	bona	They live in town. Bona ba dula toropong.
what	pronom	eng	What do you want? O batla eng?
where	adverbe	kae	Where is my book? Buka ya ka e kae?
when	adverbe	neng	When will you come? O tla tla neng?
who	pronom	mang	Who is that person? Motho eo ke mang?
why	adverbe	hobaneng	Why are you sad? O hloname hobaneng?
how	adverbe	jwang	How do you know? O tseba jwang?
to be	verbe	ba	We are happy today. Re thabile kajeno.
to have	verbe	ba le	I have a new car. Ke na le koloi e ntjha.
to do	verbe	etsa	They do the work well. Ba etsa mosebetsi hantle.
to go	verbe	ya	I go to school. Ke ya sekolong.
to come	verbe	tla	Please come here now. Tloo mona jwale.
to see	verbe	bona	I see the mountain. Ke bona thaba.
to know	verbe	tseba	I know the answer. Ke tseba karabo.
to think	verbe	nahana	We think about the problem. Re nahana ka bothata.
to want	verbe	batla	I want some water. Ke batla metsi.
to need	verbe	hloka	We need more time. Re hloka nako e eketsehileng.
to make	verbe	etsa	She makes good bread. O etsa bohobe bo monate.
to take	verbe	nka	Take the book home. Nka buka o ye hae.
to give	verbe	fa	Give me the pen. Mphe pene.
to say	verbe	re	They say good morning. Ba re dumela hoseng.
to tell	verbe	bolella	Tell me the truth. Mpolelle nnete.
to ask	verbe	botsa	I ask one question. Ke botsa potso e le nngwe.
to find	verbe	fumana	We found the lost key. Re fumane senotlolo se lahlehileng.
to look	verbe	sheba	Look at the sky. Sheba lehodimo.
to use	verbe	sebedisa	Use this small knife. Sebedisa thipa ena e nyane.
to work	verbe	sebetsa	They work every day. Ba sebetsa letsatsi le leng le le leng.
to eat	verbe	ja	We eat rice tonight. Re ja raese bosiung bona.
to drink	verbe	nwa	Drink clean water now. Nwa metsi a hlwekileng jwale.
to sleep	verbe	robala	The child sleeps early. Ngwana o robala kapele.
to walk	verbe	tsamaya	We walk to town. Re tsamaya ho ya toropong.
to run	verbe	matha	The boy runs fast. Moshanyana o matha ka potlako.
to read	verbe	bala	I read this book. Ke bala buka ena.
to write	verbe	ngola	She writes a letter. O ngola lengolo.
to speak	verbe	bua	They speak softly here. Ba bua butle mona.
to listen	verbe	mamela	Listen to the teacher. Mamela titjhere.
to hear	verbe	utlwa	I hear the music. Ke utlwa mmino.
to buy	verbe	reka	We buy fresh fruit. Re reka ditholwana tse foreshe.
to sell	verbe	rekisa	They sell bread here. Ba rekisa bohobe mona.
to pay	verbe	lefa	I pay the driver. Ke lefa mokganni.
to help	verbe	thusa	Please help the child. Ka kopo thusa ngwana.
to love	verbe	rata	I love my family. Ke rata lelapa la ka.
to live	verbe	phela	They live in the city. Ba phela motseng.
to die	verbe	shwa	Old trees die slowly. Difate tsa kgale di shwa butle.
to learn	verbe	ithuta	Children learn at school. Bana ba ithuta sekolong.
to teach	verbe	ruta	They teach young children. Ba ruta bana ba banyenyane.
to open	verbe	bula	Open the door now. Bula monyako jwale.
to close	verbe	kwala	Close the window please. Kwala fensetere ka kopo.
person	nom	motho	That person is friendly. Motho eo o na le botswalle.
man	nom	monna	The man is tall. Monna o molelele.
woman	nom	mosadi	The woman is singing. Mosadi o a bina.
child	nom	ngwana	The child is sleeping. Ngwana o robetse.
boy	nom	moshanyana	The boy runs outside. Moshanyana o matha kantle.
girl	nom	ngwanana	The girl reads well. Ngwanana o bala hantle.
family	nom	lelapa	My family is large. Lelapa la ka le leholo.
mother	nom	mme	My mother is kind. Mme wa ka o mosa.
father	nom	ntate	My father works here. Ntate wa ka o sebetsa mona.
friend	nom	motswalle	She is my friend. Ke motswalle wa ka.
house	nom	ntlo	The house is new. Ntlo e ntjha.
home	nom	hae	We are going home. Re ya hae.
school	nom	sekolo	The school is nearby. Sekolo se haufi.
city	nom	motse	The city is busy. Motse o phathahane.
country	nom	naha	Our country is beautiful. Naha ya rona e ntle.
world	nom	lefatshe	The world is changing. Lefatshe le a fetoha.
street	nom	seterata	The street is long. Seterata se selelele.
room	nom	kamore	This room is clean. Kamore ena e hlwekile.
time	nom	nako	Time goes very quickly. Nako e feta ka potlako.
day	nom	letsatsi	Today is a good day. Kajeno ke letsatsi le letle.
night	nom	bosiu	The night is cold. Bosiu bo a bata.
morning	nom	hoseng	The morning is fresh. Hoseng ho ho botjha.
evening	nom	mantsiboya	The evening is quiet. Mantsiboya a kgutsitse.
week	nom	beke	This week is busy. Beke ena e phathahane.
month	nom	kgwedi	This month is long. Kgwedi ena e telele.
year	nom	selemo	This year is important. Selemo sena se bohlokwa.
today	adverbe	kajeno	I am busy today. Ke phathahane kajeno.
tomorrow	adverbe	hosane	We will travel tomorrow. Re tla tsamaya hosane.
yesterday	adverbe	maobane	She arrived yesterday morning. O fihlile maobane hoseng.
now	adverbe	jwale	Come here now. Tloo mona jwale.
sun	nom	letsatsi	The sun is hot. Letsatsi le a tjhesa.
moon	nom	kgwedi	The moon is bright. Kgwedi e a kganya.
star	nom	naledi	That star is bright. Naledi eo e a kganya.
sky	nom	lehodimo	The sky is blue. Lehodimo le putswa.
earth	nom	lefatshe	The earth is round. Lefatshe le pota-potile.
fire	nom	mollo	The fire is hot. Mollo o a tjhesa.
water	nom	metsi	The water is cold. Metsi a a bata.
rain	nom	pula	The rain is falling. Pula e a na.
wind	nom	moya	The wind is strong. Moya o matla.
tree	nom	sefate	The tree is tall. Sefate se selelele.
flower	nom	palesa	The flower is beautiful. Palesa e ntle.
mountain	nom	thaba	The mountain is high. Thaba e phahameng.
river	nom	noka	The river is wide. Noka e pharaletse.
sea	nom	leoatle	The sea is rough. Leoatle le befile.
food	nom	dijo	The food is ready. Dijo di lokile.
bread	nom	bohobe	The bread is fresh. Bohobe bo foreshe.
rice	nom	raese	The rice is hot. Raese e tjhesa.
meat	nom	nama	The meat is cooked. Nama e phehilwe.
fish	nom	hlapi	The fish tastes good. Hlapi e monate.
egg	nom	lehe	The egg is broken. Lehe le robehile.
milk	nom	lebese	The milk is warm. Lebese le futhumetse.
fruit	nom	tholwana	This fruit is sweet. Tholwana ena e monate.
tea	nom	tee	The tea is hot. Tee e tjhesa.
coffee	nom	kofi	The coffee is strong. Kofi e matla.
head	nom	hlooho	My head hurts today. Hlooho ya ka e bohloko kajeno.
eye	nom	leihlo	Her eye is red. Leihlo la hae le lefubedu.
ear	nom	tsebe	My ear hurts. Tsebe ya ka e bohloko.
mouth	nom	molomo	Open your mouth wide. Bula molomo wa hao haholo.
nose	nom	nko	My nose is cold. Nko ya ka e a bata.
hand	nom	letsoho	Wash your hand well. Hlatswa letsoho la hao hantle.
foot	nom	leoto	His foot is injured. Leoto la hae le lemetse.
heart	nom	pelo	Her heart is strong. Pelo ya hae e matla.
name	nom	lebitso	My name is Thabo. Lebitso la ka ke Thabo.
book	nom	buka	This book is interesting. Buka ena e a thabisa.
word	nom	lentswe	This word is difficult. Lentswe lena le thata.
language	nom	puo	This language is beautiful. Puo ena e ntle.
money	nom	tjhelete	I need more money. Ke hloka tjhelete e eketsehileng.
work	nom	mosebetsi	The work is hard. Mosebetsi o thata.
love	nom	lerato	Love is very important. Lerato le bohlokwa haholo.
music	nom	mmino	The music is loud. Mmino o hodimo.
story	nom	pale	The story is true. Pale ke nnete.
way	nom	tsela	This way is easier. Tsela ena e bonolo.
thing	nom	ntho	This thing is useful. Ntho ena e a thusa.
life	nom	bophelo	Life is precious. Bophelo bo bohlokwa.
door	nom	monyako	The door is open. Monyako o butswe.
table	nom	tafole	The table is clean. Tafole e hlwekile.
chair	nom	setulo	The chair is broken. Setulo se robehile.
car	nom	koloi	The car is fast. Koloi e lebelo.
good	adjectif	ntle	This food is good. Dijo tsena di ntle.
bad	adjectif	mpe	The weather is bad. Boemo ba lehodimo bo mpe.
big	adjectif	kgolo	That house is big. Ntlo eo e kgolo.
small	adjectif	nyane	The room is small. Kamore e nyane.
new	adjectif	ntjha	I bought a new book. Ke rekile buka e ntjha.
old	adjectif	kgale	That car is old. Koloi eo e kgale.
long	adjectif	telele	The road is long. Tsela e telele.
short	adjectif	kgutshwane	The stick is short. Thupa e kgutshwane.
high	adjectif	phahameng	The mountain is high. Thaba e phahame.
low	adjectif	tlase	The wall is low. Lerako le tlase.
hot	adjectif	tjhesa	The tea is hot. Tee e tjhesa.
cold	adjectif	bata	The water is cold. Metsi a bata.
happy	adjectif	thabile	The children are happy. Bana ba thabile.
sad	adjectif	hloname	She feels sad today. O hloname kajeno.
beautiful	adjectif	ntle	The flower is beautiful. Palesa e ntle.
easy	adjectif	bonolo	This lesson is easy. Thuto ena e bonolo.
hard	adjectif	thata	This work is hard. Mosebetsi ona o thata.
fast	adjectif	potlako	That horse is fast. Pere eo e potlakile.
slow	adjectif	butle	The turtle is slow. Kgudu e tsamaya butle.
right	adjectif	nepahetseng	Your answer is right. Karabo ya hao e nepahetse.
wrong	adjectif	fosahetseng	That answer is wrong. Karabo eo e fosahetse.
important	adjectif	bohlokwa	This meeting is important. Kopano ena e bohlokwa.
true	adjectif	nnete	That story is true. Pale eo ke nnete.
full	adjectif	tletse	The cup is full. Komiki e tletse.
empty	adjectif	se nang letho	The room is empty. Kamore ha e na letho.
young	adjectif	monyenyane	The child is young. Ngwana o monyenyane.
strong	adjectif	matla	The man is strong. Monna o matla.
weak	adjectif	fokola	The patient is weak. Mokudi o fokola.
red	adjectif	fubedu	The flower is red. Palesa e kgubedu.
blue	adjectif	putswa	The sky is blue. Lehodimo le putswa.
green	adjectif	tala	The grass is green. Jwang bo botala.
yellow	adjectif	tshehla	The sun looks yellow. Letsatsi le shebahala le tshehla.
black	adjectif	ntsho	The dog is black. Ntja e ntsho.
white	adjectif	tshweu	The wall is white. Lerako le lesweu.
yes	interjection	e	Yes, I understand. E, ke a utlwisisa.
no	interjection	tjhe	No, I cannot go. Tjhe, nke ke ka ya.
not	adverbe	ha ...	I am not ready. Ha ke a itokisetsa.
and	conjonction	le	Tea and bread are ready. Tee le bohobe di lokile.
or	conjonction	kapa	Tea or coffee is fine. Tee kapa kofi ho lokile.
but	conjonction	empa	I tried, but failed. Ke lekile, empa ka hloleha.
if	conjonction	haeba	If it rains, stay inside. Haeba pula e na, dula ka hare.
because	conjonction	hobane	I stayed because it rained. Ke dutse hobane pula e na.
with	préposition	le	I came with my friend. Ke tlile le motswalle wa ka.
without	préposition	ntle le	He left without money. O tsamaile ntle le tjhelete.
for	préposition	bakeng sa	This gift is for you. Mpho ena ke bakeng sa hao.
from	préposition	ho tswa	She came from town. O tlile ho tswa toropong.
to	préposition	ho	We went to school. Re ile sekolong.