Daily use common Sesotho Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Sesotho language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Sesotho sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Sesotho translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Sesotho language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Sesotho language quickly and also play some Sesotho word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Sesotho.

Sesotho sentences and phrases

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Sesotho language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	Rea u amohela
Thanks	Kea leboha
Good	E ntle
Enjoy	Natefeloa
Fine	Hantle
Congratulations	Kea leboha
I hate you	ke u hloile
I love you	kea u rata
I’m in love	ke maratong
I’m sorry	ke kopa tšoarelo
I’m so sorry	ke masoabi haholo
I’m yours	ke oa hau
Thanks again	ke leboha hape
How are you	U phela joang
I am fine	kea phela
Take care	Itlhokomele
I miss you	ke u hopotse
You're nice	O motle
That’s terrible	Ke ntho e mpe
That's too bad	Ho hobe haholo
That's too much	Ke ntho e ngata haholo
See you	Ke tla u bona
Thank you	kea leboha
Thank you sir	Kea leboha Mohlomphehi
Are you free	Na o lokolohile
No problem	Ha ho bothata
Get well soon	Hlaphoheloa haufinyane
Very good	Hantle haholo
Well done	Mosebetsi o motle
What’s up	Ke eng
I can't hear you	Ha ke u utloe
I can't stop	Ha ke khone ho emisa
I know	kea tseba
Good bye	Sala hantle
Good idea	Mohopolo o motle
Good luck	Mahlohonolo
You are late	U liehile
Who is next?	Ke mang ea latelang?
Who is she?	Ke mang?
Who is that man?	Monna eo ke mang?
Who built it?	Ke mang ea e hahileng?
They hurt	Ba utloisa bohloko
She got angry	O ile a halefa
She is a teacher	Ke tichere
She is aggressive	O mabifi
She is attractive	O motle
She is beautiful	O motle
She is crying	O ntse a lla
She is happy	O thabile
No way!	Ho hang!
No worries	Ha ho bothata
No, thank you	Che, kea leboha

I'm so happy	ke thabile haholo
I'm hungry	ke lapile
I'm able to run	Ke khona ho matha
I agree	kea lumela
I can swim	Ke khona ho sesa
I can't come	Nke ke ka tla
He got angry	O ile a halefa
He was alone	O ne a le mong
He was brave	O ne a le sebete
He likes to swim	O rata ho sesa
Don't be angry	Se halefe
Don't be sad	U se ke ua hlonama
Don't cry	Se lle
Come in	Kena
Come on	Tloho
Can you come?	O ka tla?
Can I help?	Nka thusa?
Can I eat this?	Nka ja see?
Can I help you?	Na nka u thusa?
Can I see?	Ke kopa ho bona?
Are you going?	Ua ea?
Are you hungry?	A na u lapile?
Are you mad?	Na ua hlanya?
Are you serious?	Na u tiile?
Are you sleeping?	A na u robetse?
Can you do this?	A na u ka etsa see?
Can you help me?	A na u ka nthusa?
Can you tell me?	Na u ka ntjoetsa?
Come on tomorrow	Tloho hosane
Come quickly	Tlong kapele
Could I help you?	Nka u thusa?
Could you tell me?	O ka mpolella?
Do not disturb!	Se ke oa sitisa!
Do you hear me?	Na ua nkutloa?
Do you smoke?	O oa tsuba?
Have you eaten?	Na u jele?
Have you finished?	Na u qetile?
He can run fast	A ka matha kapele
He began to run	A qala ho matha
He did not speak	Ha a ka a bua
His eyes are blue	Mahlo a hae a maputsoa
His smile was good	Pososelo ya hae e ne e le ntle
How is your life?	Bophelo ba hao bo joang?
How is your family?	Lelapa la hau le phetse hantle?
I am a student	ke moithuti
I am going to study	Ke il'o ithuta
I am not a teacher	Ha ke tichere
I am sorry	ke kopa ts'oarelo
I believe you	kea u kholoa
I can do this job	Nka etsa mosebetsi ona
I can run faster	Ke khona ho matha kapele
I can’t believe it	Ha ke kholoe
It happens	Hoa etsahala

It is new	E ncha
It is a long story	Ke pale e telele
It looks like an bird	E shebahala joaloka nonyana
It really takes time	Ho hlile ho nka nako
It was really cheap	E ne e hlile e le theko e tlaase
It was so noisy	Ho ne ho le lerata haholo
It was very difficult	Ho ne ho le thata haholo
It wasn't expensive	E ne e sa turu
It wasn't necessary	Ho ne ho sa hlokahale
Let me check	E re ke hlahlobe
Let me say	E re ke bue
Let me see	E re ke bone
May I come in?	Nka kena?
May I help you?	Na nka u thusa?
May I join you?	Na nka kopanela le uena?
May I speak?	Na nka bua?
May I eat this?	Nka ja see?
My father is tall	Ntate o molelele
My sister has a job	Ausi oa ka o na le mosebetsi
My sister is famous	Ngoaneso o tumme
My wife is a doctor	Mosali oa ka ke ngaka
No, I'll eat later	Che, ke tla ja hamorao
Please come in	Ke kopa o kene
Please do that again	Ke kopa o etse joalo hape
Please give me	Ke kopa o mphe
She admired him	O ile a mo khahloa
She avoids me	Oa ntima
She came last	O tlile qetellong
She goes to school	O kena sekolo
That house is big	Ntlo eo e kholo
That is a good idea	Eo ke mohopolo o motle
That is my book	Eo ke buka ea ka
That is my son	Eo ke mora oa ka
The dog is dead	Ntja e shoele
The river is wide	Noka e sephara
There is no doubt	Ha ho pelaelo
They are playing	Ba ntse ba bapala
They are pretty	Ba batle
They got married	Ba nyalana
They have few books	Ba na le libuka tse fokolang
They stopped talking	Ba kgaotsa ho bua
This is my friend	Enwa ke motswalle waka
This bird can't fly	Nonyana ena ha e kgone ho fofa
This decision is final	Qeto ena ke ea ho qetela
This is my book	Ena ke buka ea ka
This is my brother	Enwa ke moena waka
This is my daughter	Enwa ke moradi wa ka
This is not a joke	Sena ha se motlae
This is surprising	Sena sea makatsa
This river is beautiful	Noka ena e ntle
This story is true	Pale ena ke 'nete
We are happy	Re thabile
Will it rain today?	Na kajeno pula e tla na?
Will you go on a trip?	O tla nka leeto?

Will she come?	Na o tla tla?
Would you kill me?	O ka mpolaya?
Would you love me?	O ka nthata?
Would you come here?	O ka tla moo?
You are a teacher	U mosuoe
You are very beautiful	U motle haholo
You are very brave	O sebete haholo
You broke the rules	O robile melao
You love me	Ua nthata
you love me or not	ua nthata kapa che
You make me happy	U oa nthabisa
You may go	U ka ea
You should sleep	U lokela ho robala
You must study hard	O tlameha ho ithuta ka thata
Whose idea is this?	Taba ee ke ea mang?
Thanks for your help	Ke leboha thuso ea hao
Thank you for coming	Kea leboha ha u tlile
How about you	Uena
How is your family	Lelapa la hau le phetse hantle
How to Say	Mokhoa oa ho Bua
Good morning	Khotsong
Good afternoon	Lumelang
Good evening	Lumelang
Good night	Robala hantle
Happy birthday	Letsatsi le monate la tsoalo
Happy Christmas	Keresemose e monate
Happy new year	Mahlohonolo a selemo se secha
Good to see you	Ke thabela ho o bona
I don't like it	Ha ke e rate
I have no idea	ha ke tsebe letho
I know everything	Ke tseba tsohle
I know something	Ke tseba ho hong
Thank you so much	ke leboha haholo
Thanks a million	Ke leboha milione
See you later	Ke tla u bona hamorao
See you next week	Ke tla u bona bekeng e tlang
See you next year	Ke tla u bona selemong se tlang
See you soon	Ke tla u bona haufinyane
See you tomorrow	Ke tla u bona hosane
Sweet dreams	Litoro tse monate
I’m crazy about you	Kea hlanya ka uena
I'm crazy with you	ke hlanya le wena
Nice to meet you	Ke thabela ho u tseba
It's very cheap	E theko e tlase haholo
Just a moment	Ema hanyane
Not necessarily	Eseng hakaalo
That’s a good deal	Ke taba e ntle
You're beautiful	U motle
You're very nice	O hantle haholo
You're very smart	O bohlale haholo
I really appreciate it	Ke e ananela haholo
I really miss you	ke u hlolohetsoe e le kannete

Hard sentences

What is your name	Lebitso la hau ke mang
Which is correct?	Ke efe e nepahetseng?
Will you please help me?	O ka nthusa ka kopo?
Will you stay at home?	Na u tla lula lapeng?
Do you need anything?	A na u hloka letho?
Do you need this book?	Na u hloka buka ee?
Are you feeling better?	A na u ikutloa u le betere?
Are you writing a letter?	A na u ngola lengolo?
Come and see me now	Tloho o tlo mpona jwale
Come with your family	Tloo le lelapa la hau
I'm very busy this week	Ke phathahane haholo bekeng ena
There is a lot of money	Ho na le chelete e ngata
They are good people	Ke batho ba lokileng
We need some money	Re hloka chelete
What is your destination?	O ea sebakeng sefe?
What are you doing today?	U etsang kajeno?
What are you reading?	bala eng?
What can I do for you?	Nka u etsetsang?
What is the problem?	Bothata ke bofe?
What is the story?	Pale ke efe?
What is your problem?	Bothata ba hao ke bofe?
What was that noise?	Lerata leo e ne e le la eng?
When can we eat?	Re ka ja neng?
When do you study?	U ithuta neng?
When was it finished?	E phethiloe neng?
How about your family	Ho thoe'ng ka lelapa la hau
Do you understand?	A na u oa utloisisa?
Do you love me?	A na ua nthata?
Don't talk about work	U se ke ua bua ka mosebetsi
How can I help you?	Nka u thusa joang?
How deep is the lake?	Letša le tebile hakae?
I'm not disturbing you	Ha ke u khathatse
I'm proud of my son	Ke motlotlo ka mora waka
I'm sorry to disturb you	Ke masoabi ho u sitisa
Is something wrong?	Na ho na le phoso?
May I open the door?	Nka bula lemati?
Thanks for everything	Ke leboha tsohle
This is very difficult	Sena se thata haholo
This is very important	Sena se bohlokoa haholo
Where are you from	U tsoa kae
Do you have any idea	Na u na le maikutlo
I love you so much	ke u rata haholo
I love you very much	ke u rata haholo
I’m in love with you	Kea u rata
I missed you so much	Ke u hopotse haholo
Let me think about it	E-re ke nahane ka eona
Thank you very much	ke leboha haholo
I can't stop thinking	Ha ke khaotse ho nahana
Will you stop talking?	Na u tla khaotsa ho bua?
Would you like to go?	O ka thabela ho tsamaea?
Would you teach me?	O ka nthuta?

Where is your room?	Kamore ea hau e hokae?
Where should we go?	Re lokela ho ea hokae?
Where is your house?	Ntlo ea hau e hokae?
Please close the door	Ke kopa o koale lemati
She agreed to my idea	O ile a lumellana le maikutlo a ka
That boy is intelligent	Moshemane eo o bohlale
It was a very big room	E ne e le kamore e kholo haholo
He can swim very fast	O kgona ho sesa kapele haholo
He accepted my idea	O ile a amohela maikutlo a ka
They loved each other	Ba ne ba ratana
When will you reach?	O tla fihla neng?
Where are you from?	U tsoa kae?
Where are you going?	U ea kae?
We love each other	Rea ratana
We obeyed the rules	Re ile ra mamela melao
We started to walk	Re ile ra qala ho tsamaea
We will never agree	Re ke ke ra lumellana
We can make change	Re ka etsa phetoho
We cook everyday	Re pheha letsatsi le letsatsi
We enjoyed it	Re ile ra e thabela
What about you?	Joale uena?
What are you doing?	U ntse u etsang?
What did you say?	U itseng?
What do you need?	U hloka eng?
What do you think?	U nahana eng?
What do you want?	U batla eng?
What happened?	Ho etsahetse eng?
What is that?	Ke eng hoo?
When was she born?	O hlahile neng?
When will we arrive?	Re tla fihla neng?
Where are you?	U hokae?
Where does it hurt?	Ho bohloko hokae?
Where is my book?	Buka ea ka e hokae?
Where is the river?	Noka e hokae?
Who broke this?	Ke mang ea robileng see?
Why are you crying?	O llela’ng?
I can't see anything	Ha ke bone letho
I disagree with you	Ha ke lumellane le uena
I like it very much	Ke e rata haholo
I need more time	Ke hloka nako e eketsehileng
I want to sleep	ke batla ho robala
I'm able to swim	Ke khona ho sesa
I'm not a doctor	Ha ke ngaka
I'm taller than you	Ke molelele ho o feta
I'm very sad	Ke hloname haholo
Is he a teacher?	Na ke mosuoe?
Is she married?	Na o nyetse?
Is this book yours?	Na buka ee ke ea hao?
Let's ask the teacher	Ha re botse tichere
Let's go out and eat	Ha re tsoe re je
Let's go to a movie	Ha re ee filiming

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	Maikutlo a hae ha aa ka a amoheloa
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	Litlhahiso tsa hae li ile tsa amoheloa kopanong
How do you come to school?	U tla joang sekolong?
If I had money, I could buy it	Haeba ke ne ke e-na le chelete, ke ne nka e reka
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	Ha o batla pensele, ke tla o alima yona
If he comes, ask him to wait	Haeba a ka tla, mo kope hore a eme
If it rains, we will get wet	Haeba pula e na, re tla koloba
If I studied, I would pass the exam	Haeba ke ne ke ka ithuta, ke ne ke tla atleha tlhahlobong
My hair has grown too long	Moriri oa ka o holile haholo
My mother is always at home	Mè o lula a le lapeng
There are many fish in this lake	Ho na le litlhapi tse ngata letšeng lena
There are many problems to solve	Ho na le mathata a mangata a lokelang ho rarolloa
There are some books on the desk	Ho na le libuka tse ling tafoleng
There is nothing wrong with him	Ha ho letho le phoso ka eena
There was a sudden change in the weather	Ho ile ha e-ba le phetoho ea tšohanyetso ea boemo ba leholimo
There was nobody in the garden	Ho ne ho se motho serapeng seo
There was nobody there	Ho ne ho se motho moo
There were five murders this month	Ho bile le lipolao tse hlano khoeling ena
They admire each other	Ba baballana
They agreed to work together	Ba ile ba lumellana ho sebetsa hammoho
They are both good teachers	Ka bobeli ke matichere a molemo
We want something new	Re batla ntho e ncha
We should be very careful	Re lokela ho ba hlokolosi haholo
When can I see you next time?	Nka u bona neng nakong e tlang?
When did you finish the work?	O qetile mosebetsi neng?
When will you harvest your wheat?	O tla kotula neng koro ya hao?
Where do you want to go?	U batla ho ea hokae?
Where is the pretty girl?	Ngoanana e motle o hokae?
Which food do you like?	U rata lijo life?
Which is more important?	Se bohlokoa ho feta ke sefe?
Which one is more expensive?	Ke efe e turang haholo?
Which way is the nearest?	Tsela e haufi ke efe?
Which is your favorite team?	Sehlopha seo u se ratang ke sefe?
Which languages do you speak?	U bua lipuo life?
Which team will win the game?	Ke sehlopha sefe se tla hapa papali?
Why are you drying your hair?	Ke hobane'ng ha u omisa moriri oa hau?
Why are you late?	Ke hobane'ng ha u liehile?
Why did you get so angry?	Ke hobane’ng ha u ile ua halefa hakaale?
Why did you quit?	Ke hobane’ng ha u ile ua tlohela?
Why don't you come in?	Hobaneng o sa kene?

Why were you late this morning?	Ke hobane'ng ha u ne u le morao haholo hoseng hona?
Why are you so tired today?	Ke hobane'ng ha u khathetse hakaale kajeno?
Would you like to dance with me?	O ka thabela ho tantša le 'na?
Would you come tomorrow?	O ka tla hosane?
You are always complaining	U lula u tletleba
Thanks for your explanation	Ke leboha tlhaloso ea hau
Thanks for the compliment	Ke leboha pabatso
Thanks for the information	Kea leboha ka lintlha
Thanks for your understanding	Ke leboha kutloisiso ea hau
Thank you for supporting me	Kea leboha ha u ntšehelitse
I really miss you so much	Ke u hlolohetsoe haholo
Happy valentine’s day	Letsatsi le monate la valentine
Whose decision was final?	Qeto ea mang e bile ea ho qetela?
Whose life is in danger?	Ke bophelo ba mang bo kotsing?
You are a good teacher	U mosuoe ea hloahloa
You can read this book	U ka bala buka ena
You don't understand me	Ha o nkutloisise
You have to study hard	U tlameha ho ithuta ka thata
Where do you have pain?	U utloa bohloko hokae?
They are both in the room	Ka bobeli ba ka kamoreng
That house is very small	Ntlo eo e nyenyane haholo
Please give me your hand	Ke kopa o mphe letsoho la hao
Please go to the school	Ke kopa o ye sekolong
Please sit here and wait	Ke kopa o lule mona o eme
Please speak more slowly	Ke kopa u bue butlenyana haholo
My father is in his room	Ntate o ka kamoreng ea hae
May I ask you something?	Nka u botsa ho hong?
May I ask you a question?	Nka u botsa potso?
Is the job still available?	Na mosebetsi o ntse o le teng?
I arrived there too early	Ke fihlile moo pele ho nako
Do you have a family?	O na le lelapa?
Do you have any problem?	A na u na le bothata?
Do you have any idea?	O na le mohopolo?
Did you finish the job?	Na u qetile mosebetsi?
Did you like the movie?	O ratile filimi?
Are we ready to go now?	Na re se re loketse ho tsamaea hona joale?
Would you like to come?	O ka thabela ho tla?
I don't speak very well	Ha ke bue hantle

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