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