Language/Southern-sotho/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings

🤗 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.

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Greetings

English	Southern Sotho
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	Sala hantle (to person staying) Tsamaya hantle (to person leaving)
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!

Sources

• http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
• https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/sesotho.php

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