CEFR Level
B1
Sesotho — Intermediate Vocabulary
223 words
Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -hadi | Polelwana | Suffix deriving words for female people from those for male people. | |
| 2 | -krasi | Lereho | rule (in the sense of governing). | |
| 3 | aene | Lereho | ||
| 4 | aese | Lereho | ||
| 5 | aleji | Lereho | ||
| 6 | apole | Lereho | ||
| 7 | aubuti | Lereho | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older, brother. (This entry is a translation hub.). | |
| 8 | ausi | Lereho | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older, sister. (This entry is a translation hub.). | |
| 9 | baapehi | Lereho | A person who prepares food. | |
| 10 | bahatsa | Lereho | ||
| 11 | banna | Lereho | ||
| 12 | batsi | Lekopanyi | ||
| 13 | bese | Lereho | Any motorized vehicle, such as a motorbike or car. | |
| 14 | bohola | Leetsi | To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). | |
| 15 | bolepi | Lereho | The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and propert… | |
| 16 | bolo | Lereho | Association football, also called soccer: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team… | |
| 17 | bomme | Lereho | ||
| 18 | bontate | Lereho | ||
| 19 | boroso | Lereho | A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a si… | |
| 20 | botlolo | Lereho | A bottle equipped with a teat, used for bottlefeeding infants. | |
| 21 | botsoa | Lereho | Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour. | |
| 22 | boula | Leetsi | To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports. | |
| 23 | demo- | Lereho | ||
| 24 | diaene | Lereho | ||
| 25 | diaese | Lereho | ||
| 26 | dialeji | Lereho | ||
| 27 | diaparo | Lereho | Items of clothing; apparel. | |
| 28 | diapole | Lereho | ||
| 29 | dibete | Lereho | ||
| 30 | difate | Lereho | ||
| 31 | difofu | Lereho | ||
| 32 | digri | Lereho | A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college… | |
| 33 | dijana | Lereho | Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and… | |
| 34 | dikase | Lereho | A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk. | |
| 35 | dikgomo | Lereho | People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny. | |
| 36 | dikolo | Lereho | ||
| 37 | dikome | Lereho | ||
| 38 | dikubu | Lereho | ||
| 39 | dikwena | Lereho | ||
| 40 | dilemo | Lereho | ||
| 41 | dimaene | Lereho | ||
| 42 | dinare | Lereho | ||
| 43 | dinku | Lereho | ||
| 44 | dinkwe | Lereho | ||
| 45 | dintsu | Lereho | ||
| 46 | dipelo | Lereho | ||
| 47 | dipeo | Lereho | Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs. | |
| 48 | diphofu | Lereho | ||
| 49 | ditaba | Lereho | Information about current events disseminated by the media. | |
| 50 | dithaba | Lereho | ||
| 51 | ditholo | Lereho | ||
| 52 | ditlou | Lereho | ||
| 53 | ditweba | Lereho | ||
| 54 | empa | Lekopanyi | However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with th… | |
| 55 | faele | Lereho | An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name. | |
| 56 | fela | Lehlalosi, Lekopanyi | ||
| 57 | fereko | Lereho | Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows:. | |
| 58 | feshene | Lereho | A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons. | |
| 59 | fileme | Lereho | A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a fi… | |
| 60 | fiyusi | Lereho | A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a componen… | |
| 61 | fofo | Lehlaodi | Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm. | |
| 62 | fubedu | Lehlaodi | ||
| 63 | geramo | Lereho | A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g. | |
| 64 | haha | Leetsi | To form by combining materials or parts. | |
| 65 | hamore | Lereho | A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding. | |
| 66 | hlaha | Lekopanyi | ||
| 67 | hlano | Lehlaodi | ||
| 68 | hlooho | Lereho | Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest. | |
| 69 | holo | Lehlaodi | ||
| 70 | hosiu | Lereho | A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before su… | |
| 71 | itjhu | Lehlapehi | ow! (cry of pain). | |
| 72 | jeke | Lereho | A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relative… | |
| 73 | jewa | Leetsi | To cause (someone) to worry. | |
| 74 | kajeno | Lehlalosi | On the current day or date. | |
| 75 | karate | Lereho | An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling… | |
| 76 | kase | Lereho | A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk. | |
| 77 | katiba | Lereho | A hat switch. | |
| 78 | ketlele | Lereho | A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. | |
| 79 | kgaba | Lereho | An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle. | |
| 80 | kgabana | Lereho | A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass. | |
| 81 | kgaha | Lereho | Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa an… | |
| 82 | kgaka | Lereho | The meat of this bird. | |
| 83 | kgalase | Lereho | An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most pu… | |
| 84 | kgale | Lehlalosi | a long time ago. | |
| 85 | kgama | Lereho | A savanna antelope, Hippotragus equinus, found in West, Central, East Africa and Southern Africa. | |
| 86 | kganthe | Lekopanyi | ||
| 87 | kgokong | Lereho | ||
| 88 | kgopo | Lekopanyi | ||
| 89 | khori | Lereho | A species of bustard, Ardeotis kori, which is the largest flying bird native to Africa. | |
| 90 | khubelu | Lereho | The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (b… | |
| 91 | klika | Lereho | The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the s… | |
| 92 | kofi | Lereho | A serving of this beverage. | |
| 93 | kopi | Lereho | A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle. | |
| 94 | kopo | Lereho | A request; a petition. | |
| 95 | kunyata | Leetsi | To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties. | |
| 96 | kwepere | Lereho | The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia. | |
| 97 | lala | Leetsi | To rest in a horizontal position on a surface. | |
| 98 | lefaloa | Lereho | A goose of the species Alopochen aegyptiaca. | |
| 99 | lefielo | Lereho | A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping. | |
| 100 | lefite | Lereho | Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building. | |
| 101 | legôhlê | Lereho | The Earth, the sphere of the world. | |
| 102 | lehae | Lereho | A dwelling. | |
| 103 | lehapu | Lereho | The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and conta… | |
| 104 | lekgolo | Lehlaodi | ||
| 105 | lekhala | Lereho | The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat. | |
| 106 | lelele | Lehlaodi | ||
| 107 | lemati | Lereho | Any flap, etc. that opens like a door. | |
| 108 | lephela | Lereho | Any black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea that is not a termite. | |
| 109 | leqhepe | Lereho | One side of a paper leaf in a bound document. | |
| 110 | lerwana | Lereho | Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed al… | |
| 111 | leshano | Lereho | An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood. | |
| 112 | leshome | Lehlaodi | ||
| 113 | lesoha | Lereho | An unmarried woman. | |
| 114 | letho | Leemedi | Not any thing; no thing. | |
| 115 | lethose | Lereho | A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a componen… | |
| 116 | lobola | Lereho | Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. | |
| 117 | lona | Leemedi | A dummy pronoun used in certain constructions, usually with verbs of receiving (such as get or find) or sensing (such as… | |
| 118 | maene | Lereho | ||
| 119 | mahe | Lereho | ||
| 120 | maka | Leetsi | To convey a false image or impression. | |
| 121 | mamela | Leetsi | To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay… | |
| 122 | mane | Lehlalosi | yonder, over there; remote demonstrative adverb. | |
| 123 | mangau | Lereho | ||
| 124 | maobane | Lereho | The day immediately before today; one day ago. | |
| 125 | masedi | Lereho | ||
| 126 | matsoho | Lereho | ||
| 127 | melomo | Lereho | ||
| 128 | mese | Lereho | Celebration of the Eucharist. | |
| 129 | metlele | Lereho | A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object. | |
| 130 | mmapa | Lereho | A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other featur… | |
| 131 | mmoho | Lehlalosi | ||
| 132 | mmusi | Lereho | The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country. | |
| 133 | moapehi | Lereho | A person who prepares food. | |
| 134 | mobe | Lehlaodi | Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing. | |
| 135 | mohlopi | Lereho | The shepherd tree or shepherd's tree (Boscia albitrunca), an evergreen tree native to southern and tropical Africa which… | |
| 136 | molepi | Lereho | One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrop… | |
| 137 | mona | Lehlalosi | here; proximal demonstrative adverb. | |
| 138 | monjet | Lereho | A purplish-red colour, the color of fuchsin, an aniline dye. | |
| 139 | morara | Lereho | A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on vines of genus Viti… | |
| 140 | moriana | Lereho | A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug. | |
| 141 | moruti | Lereho | A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church. | |
| 142 | motjha | Lereho | A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive). | |
| 143 | motjoli | Lereho | A wagtail of species Motacilla capensis, of the family Motacillidae, widespread in southern Africa. | |
| 144 | nako | Lereho | An instant of time. | |
| 145 | ngata | Lehlaodi, Lehlalosi | ||
| 146 | nngwe | Lehlaodi | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number. | |
| 147 | noko | Lereho | Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New Wor… | |
| 148 | noto | Lereho | A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding. | |
| 149 | ntlwana | Lereho | A chamber pot. | |
| 150 | nyoana | Lereho | The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina. | |
| 151 | nywana | Lereho | The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina. | |
| 152 | omelete | Lereho | A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes… | |
| 153 | pabala | Lereho | ||
| 154 | palama | Leetsi | To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. | |
| 155 | papa | Lereho | A prison sentence. | |
| 156 | papagae | Lereho | A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narro… | |
| 157 | pedi | Lehlaodi | ||
| 158 | phofa | Lereho | To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experien… | |
| 159 | phofu | Lereho | ||
| 160 | phoso | Lereho | A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately. | |
| 161 | phuthi | Lereho | ||
| 162 | pompong | Lereho | A piece of confectionery of this kind. | |
| 163 | poone | Lereho | Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays. | |
| 164 | porinki | Lereho | A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips. | |
| 165 | raese | Lereho | Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food. | |
| 166 | rakebi | Lereho | A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards… | |
| 167 | rapela | Leetsi | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petitio… | |
| 168 | robedi | Lehlaodi | ||
| 169 | robong | Lehlaodi | ||
| 170 | rona | Leemedi | ||
| 171 | roto | Lereho | A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus. | |
| 172 | safire | Lereho | Azure, when blazoning by precious stones. | |
| 173 | sebini | Lereho | A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a ho… | |
| 174 | seboka | Lereho | A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters. | |
| 175 | seboku | Lereho | ||
| 176 | seemedi | Lereho | ||
| 177 | seeta | Lereho | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker hee… | |
| 178 | sefefo | Lereho | A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific of… | |
| 179 | sehlapi | Lereho | A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills. | |
| 180 | sehwete | Lereho | A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especia… | |
| 181 | sejana | Lereho | A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. | |
| 182 | sekete | Lehlaodi | ||
| 183 | sekho | Lereho | Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey. | |
| 184 | sekome | Lereho | ||
| 185 | selallo | Lereho | The Christian sacrament of the Eucharist; (in particular) the reception of the body and blood of Christ (the consecrated… | |
| 186 | selfono | Lereho | A portable telephone that connects with the cellular telephone network. | |
| 187 | semela | Lereho | An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous org… | |
| 188 | senate | Lereho | In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber. | |
| 189 | sephaka | Lereho | The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand. | |
| 190 | sepoko | Lereho | A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death. | |
| 191 | serupa | Lereho | A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis. | |
| 192 | setopo | Lereho | A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal. | |
| 193 | setswe | Lereho | The joint between the upper arm and the forearm. | |
| 194 | setulo | Lereho | An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by… | |
| 195 | shapa | Leetsi | To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow. | |
| 196 | sootho | Lehlaodi | ||
| 197 | supa | Lehlaodi | ||
| 198 | sweu | Lehlaodi | ||
| 199 | tahi | Lereho | Beverages containing ethanol, collectively. | |
| 200 | tala | Lehlaodi, Lekopanyi | ||
| 201 | tawana | Lereho | The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger. | |
| 202 | telele | Lehlaodi | ||
| 203 | teraka | Lereho | A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapor… | |
| 204 | tharo | Lehlaodi | ||
| 205 | thata | Lekopanyi | ||
| 206 | thiane | Lereho | ||
| 207 | thokwa | Lehlaodi | ||
| 208 | tjha | Lehlaodi | ||
| 209 | tjhee | Lehlapehi | ||
| 210 | tjhese | Lereho | Any particular variety of cheese. | |
| 211 | tlhwela | Lereho | A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on… | |
| 212 | tona | Lereho | A politician who heads a ministry. | |
| 213 | tonki | Lereho | A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse. | |
| 214 | tshephe | Lereho | A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis. | |
| 215 | tsho | Lehlaodi | ||
| 216 | tshomo | Lereho | A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story. | |
| 217 | tsotsi | Lereho | A member of a criminal or street gang. | |
| 218 | tšukulu | Lereho | Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and… | |
| 219 | vouta | Leetsi | To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election. | |
| 220 | wena | Leemedi | The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.). | |
| 221 | wikente | Lereho | The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries… | |
| 222 | yena | Leemedi | ||
| 223 | yona | Leemedi |