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🤗 Southern Sotho Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Southern Sotho learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Southern Sotho?
Southern Sotho is one of the official languages of South Africa. It is spoken by about 5 million people in Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Zambia.
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to those countries in Africa or are trying to learn Southern Sotho, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings[edit | edit source]
English | Southern Sotho |
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general greeting spoken to one person in the Lesotho dialect | Lumela |
general greeting spoken to a group of people in the Lesotho dialect | Lumelang |
general greeting spoken to one person in the South African dialect | Dumela |
general greeting spoken to a group of people in the South African dialect | Dumelang |
general greeting | Helele |
general greeting spoken to one person in the South African dialect | Kgotso |
general greeting spoken to a group of people in the South African dialect | Kgotsong |
general greeting spoken to one person in the Lesotho dialect | Khotso |
general greeting spoken to a group of people in the Lesotho dialect | Khotsong |
morning greeting spoken to one person in the Lesotho and South African dialects | Mmoro |
morning greeting to a group of people in the Lesotho and South African dialects | Mmorong |
evening greeting spoken to one person in the Lesotho and South African dialects | Fonane |
evening greeting spoken to a group of people in the Lesotho and South African dialects | Fonaneng |
informal greeting in the South African dialect | Helele |
informal greeting in the South African dialect | Hai |
how are you? in the morning in the South African dialect | Ke tsohile joang? |
how are you? in the morning in the Lesotho dialect | Ke tsohile jwang? |
reply to Ke tsohile joang / jwang in the South African and Lesotho dialects | Ke tsohile hantle |
how are you? in the South African dialect | O phela joang? |
reply to O phela joang in the South African dialect | O phela hantle |
how are you? in the Lesotho dialect | U phela jwang? |
reply to U phela jwang in the Lesotho dialect | U phela hantle |
how are you? spoken to one person in the Lesotho dialect | U kae? |
how are you? spoken to one person in the South African dialect | O kae? |
reply to U kae and O kae in the Lesotho and South African dialects | Ke teng |
how are you? spoken to a group of people in the Lesotho and South African dialects | Le kae? |
reply to Le kae in the Lesotho and South African dialects | Re teng |
welcome greeting | Re a le amohela |
welcome greeting spoken to one person in the Lesotho dialect | Kena ka khotso |
welcome greeting spoken to a group in the Lesotho dialect | Kenang ka khotso |
welcome greeting spoken to one person in the South African dialect | Kena ka kgotso |
welcome greeting spoken to a group in the South African dialect | Kenang ka kgotso |
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 ... |
Goodbye |
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Good luck! | Ke u lakaletsa lehlohonolo |
Bon voyage / Have a good journey | O tsamaye hantle; Tsela tsweu (white road) |
Christmas greetings | Keresemese e monate le mahlohonolo a selemo se setjha |
Birthday greetings | Letsatsi le monate la tswalo |
Congratulations! | Kea leboha! |
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