Language/Southern-sotho/Vocabulary/Colors

Southern Sotho - Colors

In today's lesson, we will learn about the colors in Southern Sotho. Enjoy your learning journey with Polyglot Club!

Main Terms

Here are some of the most common colors in Southern Sotho:

Word in Southern Sotho	Transliteration	Translation in English
mokgwa	mokgwa	black
mehla	mehla	white
moholo	moholo	blue
mokhukhu	mokhukhu	red
mokhura	mokhura	yellow

Dialogue

Let's practice using the colors in a dialogue:

• Person 1: Ke a leboha mokgwa? (Ke a leboha mokgwa?) – Do you like black?
• Person 2: Ee, ke a leboha. (Ee, ke a leboha.) – Yes, I do.
• Person 1: Ke a leboha mehla? (Ke a leboha mehla?) – Do you like white?
• Person 2: Ua, ke a leboha. (Ua, ke a leboha.) – Yes, I do.
• Person 1: Ke a leboha moholo? (Ke a leboha moholo?) – Do you like blue?
• Person 2: Ee, ke a leboha. (Ee, ke a leboha.) – Yes, I do.
• Person 1: Ke a leboha mokhukhu? (Ke a leboha mokhukhu?) – Do you like red?
• Person 2: Ua, ke a leboha. (Ua, ke a leboha.) – Yes, I do.
• Person 1: Ke a leboha mokhura? (Ke a leboha mokhura?) – Do you like yellow?
• Person 2: Ee, ke a leboha. (Ee, ke a leboha.) – Yes, I do.

Related lessons

Here are some related lessons to help you learn more about Southern Sotho:

• Animals
• Foods
• Family
• Clothing
• Numbers

Sources

• https://www.omniglot.com/writing/southernsotho.htm (the Southern Sotho language and its writing system)
• https://www.ethnologue.com/language/sot (the Southern Sotho language and its dialects)