CEFR Level
C1
Sesotho — Advanced Vocabulary
46 words
Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bolo ya lehloa | Lereho | A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow ma… | |
| 2 | diaesekerimi | Lereho | ||
| 3 | dijo tsa hoseng | Lereho | The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning. | |
| 4 | dijo tsa lewatle | Lereho | Food from the sea, including that derived from fish, shellfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, seaweed, algae, marine mammals… | |
| 5 | ditlhokanyane | Lereho | Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear… | |
| 6 | ha e se | Lekopanyi | Except that (introducing a subordinate clause which qualifies a negative statement); also, (archaic) with omission of th… | |
| 7 | helikopotare | Lereho | An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any directi… | |
| 8 | hlekefetso ya dithethefatse | Lereho | An overindulgence in and dependence on a drug or other chemical. | |
| 9 | ho nka karolo | Leetsi | To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). | |
| 10 | ho ntsha mpa | Lereho | The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus. | |
| 11 | ho tsamaea thupa | Lereho | A tool, such as a cane, used to ease pressure on the legs, and to aid stability, when walking. | |
| 12 | jwalo-jwalo | Polelwana | Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner. | |
| 13 | kholifolawa | Lereho | Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is e… | |
| 14 | kopano ya thapelo | Lereho | A meeting held for the express purpose of praying. | |
| 15 | lakane ea bethe | Lereho | A sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen. | |
| 16 | lebidi la Ferris | Lereho | An amusement ride, consisting of an upright rotating wheel having seats that remain in a horizontal position as the whee… | |
| 17 | leholosiane | Lereho | Bubulcus ibis is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. | |
| 18 | lekoerekoere | Lereho | ||
| 19 | lenaneo la khomputha | Lereho | A complete piece of software. | |
| 20 | leqephe la inthanete | Lereho | A single hypertext document (transmitted as HTML) on the World Wide Web, often hyperlinked to others, and intended to be… | |
| 21 | makoerekoere | Lereho | ||
| 22 | mantswe a thapelo | Lereho | The specific words or methods used for praying. | |
| 23 | menokotshwai | Lereho | The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria. | |
| 24 | moambasadara | Lereho | A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called… | |
| 25 | modulasetulo | Lereho | A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc. | |
| 26 | mohlokomedi wa lelapa | Lereho | The primary income-earner in a household. | |
| 27 | monna wa kgosihadi | Lereho | The spouse of a monarch. | |
| 28 | monna wa lehloa | Lereho | A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned wi… | |
| 29 | monokotshwai | Lereho | The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria. | |
| 30 | moprotestanta | Lereho | A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological o… | |
| 31 | mosadi wa kgosi | Lereho | The spouse of a monarch. | |
| 32 | nama ya kalakune | Lereho | The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food. | |
| 33 | nama ya kgoho | Lereho | The meat from this bird eaten as food. | |
| 34 | ntatemoholo | Lereho | The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file. | |
| 35 | ocinitafsta | Leetsi | To mix or confuse. | |
| 36 | pono tse fosahetseng | Lereho | A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium… | |
| 37 | puo ya khomputa | Lereho | A language that is used internally by computers, including programming languages, machine languages, query languages, ma… | |
| 38 | sebuladithine | Lereho | A device used to open tin cans, usually by slicing the lid off. | |
| 39 | senomaphodi | Lereho | Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink. | |
| 40 | sepetlele sa bana | Lereho | A hospital which offers its services exclusively to children and adolescents. | |
| 41 | tafole ya periodiki | Lereho | A tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are… | |
| 42 | telebishene | Lereho | An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displa… | |
| 43 | televishene | Lereho | An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound. | |
| 44 | tlhokofatso | Lereho | Severe pain or anguish, of mind or body. | |
| 45 | tshwantshiso ya sesomo | Lereho | A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings. | |
| 46 | u bua Senyesemane? | Polelwana | Asks the interlocutor whether or not they are able to speak in the English language. |