Sesotho dictionary

gallop (put to ...) (v.) - kgemisa
gallop (v.) - kgema
gangster - tsotsi (s.9) ditsotsi (pl.10)
gangsterism - botsotsi
garage (<Eng) - karatjhe (s.9) dikaratjhe (pl.10)
garage (at the ...) - karatjheng
garden - serapa (s.7) dirapa (pl.8)
garden - tshimo (s.9) masimo (pl.6)
gardener - raserapa (s.1) boraserapa (pl.2)
gardener (farmer) - molemi (s.1) balemi (pl.2)
gate - kgoro (s.9) dikgoro (pl.10)
gate (<Afr: hek) - heke (s.9) diheke (pl.10)
gather - bokella
gather - phutha
gather (v.) - una
gather hope - tsoha molota
gather strength - tsoha molota
gather together - phutheha
gather wood - rwalla
gay (person) - letipa (s.5) matipa (pl.6)
gemsbok - nyamatsane / letsa
genital (adj.) - ya botona kapa botshehadi
genitals - botona le botshehadi / mapele
gentleman - monghadi (s.1) benghadi (pl.2)
germ - kokwanahloko
German (language/culture) - Sejeremane
Germany - Jeremane
get (v.) - fumana
get things together (v.) - bokella dintho
ghost - sepoko (s.7) dipoko (pl.8)
gift - mpho (s.9) dimpho (pl.10)
giraffe - thuhlo (s.9) dithuhlo (pl.10)
girl - mosetsana (s.1) basetsana (pl.2)
girl - ngwanana (s.1) bananna (pl.2)
girlfriend - kgarebe
give (v.) - fa
give (v.) - neha
give birth (v.) - beleha
give me (v.) - mphe
give oneself (v.) - ipha
given (be ...) - fuwe
given (has ...) - file
gland - tshwelesa
glass - galase (s.9) digalase (pl.10)
glass - kgalase (s.9) dikgalase (pl.10)
glitter - benya
glitter - phatsima
glitter (make something ...) (v.) - bentsha
glorify (v.) - tlotlisa
glue - boka
go (cause to ...) (v.) - isa
go (v.) - ya
go away (v.) - tloha
go back (v.) - boela
go towards (v.) - leba
goat - podi (s.9) dipodi (pl.10)
God - Modimo
god - modimo (s.3) medimo (pl.4)
gone (has ...) (v.) - ile
good (01) (adj.) - e motle
good (02) (adj.) - ba batle
good (03) (adj.) - o motle
good (04) (adj.) - e metle
good (05) (adj.) - le letle
good (06) (adj.) - a matle
good (07) (adj.) - se setle
good (08) (adj.) - tse ntle
good (09) (adj.) - e ntle
good (10) (adj.) - tse ntle
good (14) (adj.) - bo botle
good (adv.) - hamolemo
good (adv.) - hantle
good (this is ...) - ho lokile
good afternoon - dumela
good bye (to person leaving) - tsamaya hantle
good bye (to person staying) - sala hantle
good day - dumela
good evening - dumela
good evening - fonane
good fortune - lehlohonolo (s.5) mahlohonolo (pl.6)
Good Friday - Labohlano le molemo (s.5)
good harvest - tjhao (s.9) ditjhao (pl.10)
good looks - seemo se setle (s.7)
good morning - dumela
good morning - mmoro
good singer - kgeleke (s.9) dikgeleke (pl.10)
goodness - molemo (s.3) melemo (pl.4)
goodness me - kgele
govern (v.) - busa
government - mmuso (s.3) mebuso (pl.4)
grain of sorghum - lebele (5)
gram - geramo (s.9)
grandchild - setloholo (s.7) ditloholo (pl.8)
grandfater - ntatemoholo (s.1a) bontatemoholo (pl.2a)
grandmother - nkgono (s.1a) bonkgono (pl.2a)
grape - morara (s.3) merara (pl.4)
grass - jwang (s.14) majwang (pl.6)
grass - mohlwa
grass warbler - motinyane (s.3) metinyane (pl.4)
grassy plain - lesabasaba (s.5) masabasaba (pl.6)
gravy - moro (s.3) mero (pl.4)
graze (v.) - fula
great grandchild - setloholwana (s.7) ditloholwana (pl.8)
Greek language / culture - Segerike (s.7)
Greek person - Mogerike (s.1) Bagerike (pl.2)
green (01) (adj.) - e motala
green (02) (adj.) - ba batala
green (03) (adj.) - o motala
green (04) (adj.) - e metala
green (05) (adj.) - le letala
green (06) (adj.) - a matala
green (07) (adj.) - se setala
green (08) (adj.) - tse tala
green (09) (adj.) - e tala
green (10) (adj.) - tse tala
green (14) (adj.) - bo botala
greet (v.) - dumedisa
greet each other (v.) - dumedisana
greeting - tumediso (s.9) ditumediso (pl.10)
grew up in (v.) - holetse
grey (01) (adj.) - e moputswa
grey (02) (adj.) - ba baputswa
grey (03) (adj.) - o moputswa
grey (04) (adj.) - e meputswa
grey (05) (adj.) - le leputswa
grey (06) (adj.) - a maputswa
grey (07) (adj.) - se seputswa
grey (08) (adj.) - tse putswa
grey (09) (adj.) - e putswa
grey (10) (adj.) - tse putswa
grey (14) (adj.) - bo boputswa
grey person - putswa (s.9) diputswa (pl.10)
grey squirrel - lesamane le leputswa
grief - bohloko
grief - hlonama
grief - mahlomola
grief - maswabi
grind (v.) - sila
grind for (v.) - silela
groceries - korosari (s.9) dikorosari (pl.10)
groin - noka
ground - faatshe
group - sehlopha (s.7) dihlopha (pl.8)
grow (v.) - hola
grow (v.) - mela
grow for (v.) - holela
grow for (v.) - melela
grown up (v.) - hodile
guard (v.) - lebela
guest - moeti (s.1) baeti (pl.2)
guide (v.) - tataisa
guinea fowl - kgaka (s.9) dikgaka (pl.10)
gulp (v.) - kwenya
gums (of teeth) - marenene
gun - sethunya (s.7) dithunya (pl.8)
gutter - gatare (s.9) digatare (pl.10)
gutter - sesireletsa metsi

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