塞索托语

莱索托的国语
塞索托语是一种黏着语,属于班图语支,有39个辅音和9个元音。它是南非11种官方语言之一,也是莱索托的国语。全世界大约有500万人说南索托语,主要分布在南非、莱索托、博茨瓦纳纳米比亚赞比亚等地区。南索托语是班图语系的语言之一,使用许多的词缀、派生词以及屈折变化来构成句子。在南非,南索托语是11种官方语言之一,在莱索托则是国语和官方语言。

语言简介

塞索托语(Sesotho)它是一种黏着语,用许多的词缀、派生词以及曲折变化来构成句子。这种语言有39个辅音,9个元音

日常用语

塞索托语
Welcome
Kena ka kgotso!
Hello
Lumela; Dumela
How are you?
  I'm fine, thanks. And you?
O kae?
Ke teng, wena o kae?
What's your name?
  My name is ...
Lebitso la hao ke mang?
Lebitso laka ke ...
Where are you from?
  I'm from ...
O tswa kae?
Ke tswa ...
Good morning
Mmoro
Good evening/Good night
Fonane
Goodbye
Sala hantle
Good luck
Ke u lakaletsa lehlohonolo
Bon voyage
O tsamaye hantle;
I don't know
Ha ke tsebe
I don't understand
Ha ke utlwisise
Do you speak Sesotho?
  Yes
O a bua Sesotho?
Ee
Do you speak English?
O a bua Senyesemane?
Excuse me
Ntshwarele
How much is this?
Ke bokae?
Sorry
Ntshwarele
Thank you
  Response
Ke a leboha
O amohetswe
Where's the toilet?
Ntloana e kae?
I love you
Ke a o rata
Leave me alone!
Ntohelle kele notsi!
Help!
  Fire!
  Stop!
Ke kopa thuso! Thusa!S
  Ema!
Merry Christmas
  and Happy New Year
Keresemese e monate le mahlohonolo a selemo se setjha
Happy Birthday
Letsatsi le monate la tswalo