SESOTHO & SISWATI TOUR LEVEL 1 to 10

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LEVEL 1

1. Dumela. Sawubona.
2. Dumela! - ebo (yebo)
3. Dumelang. - Sanibonani.
3. U phela jwang? - Unjani?
4. Le phela joang? - Ninjani?
5. Kea dumelisa. - ngiyakuvusela.
6. Kea leboha. - ngiyabonga.


LEVEL 2

1. Kea phela.- ngiyaphila.
2. Ke phela hantle. - Ngiphila kahle.
3. Rea phela. - siyaphila.
4. Lebitso la hao  ke mang? - Ungubani libito lakho?
5. Lebitso la ka ke Thabo.-  Libito lami ngingu Thabo.
6. Sala hantle. - sala kahle.
7. U dula kae? - uhlalaphi?
8. U tsoa kae?.- udzabukaphi?
9.  U batla eng? - Ufunani?
10. Ke hloka thuso oa hao. - ngidzinga lusito lwakho.

LEVEL 3

1. U robetse joang? - Ulele njani?
2.  U tsohile jwang? - Uvuke njani?
3.  Ke tla u bona hamorao. - ngitabuye ngikubone.

4.  Ke tla u bona haufinyane. - ngitakubona masinyane.
5. Ke tla u bona hosane. - ngitakubona kusasa.
6. Nthuse! - Ngisite.
7. Ka kopo o ka nthuta. - ngicela ungifumdzise.
8. Robala hantle. - Lala kahle.
9.  Ho lokile.- kulungile.
10.  Fane ea hau u mang? - Sibongo sakho sakabani?
11. Fane ea ka ke Dlamini. - Sibongo Sami saka Dlamini.


LEVEL 4

1.  U dilemo  tse kae? - unangakhi umunyaka?
2. U mang? - Ungubani?
3.  Nna ke Thabo. -  Mine ngingu Thabo.
4. Ke bokae? - Malini loku?
5. Ha ke tsebe. - Angati.
6. Ha ke utlwisisi. -  Angikuvisisi
7. U ea kae? - uyaphi?
8. U etsang? - wentani?
9.  Thabo o kae? - Ukuphi Thabo?
10. Aterese ea hau e reng?  - Ngibani likheli lakho?

LEVEL 5

1. Ke -    / ng-/   [ Ke ja. - ngiyadla]
2. u/o -  / u- /   [  U ea kae? - uyaphi?]
3. O -   /u-/  [ Thabo o kae? - Thabo ukuphi?
5. re -   /si-/  [ Re phela. - siyaphila.]
6.  ba -  /ba-/  [ba na le koloi - banemoto.]
7.  Kae - /- phi/ [ U ya kae? - uyaphi?]
8. Mang - /-ni/ [ U mang? - ungubani?
9. Jwang - /-ni/ [ U phela jwang?- unjani?]
10. Eng - /-ni/ [ u batla eng? - ufunani?]


LEVEL 6

1. a) Monna - indvodza
    b) Banna - emadvodza
2. a) joang- tjani
3. a)Sekolo - sikolwa
      b) likolo - tikolwa
4. a) ntja - inja
      b) dintja - tinja
5. a) Motho - umuntfu
    b) batho - bantfu
6. a) mosadi - umfati
    b)basadi - bafati
7. a) Khomo - inkhomo
   b) Likhomo - tinkhomo

8. a) ngwana - child
     b) bana - children 
9. a) ntate - babe
     b) bo-ntate - bobabe
10. a) Mme - make
   b) bo-mme - bomake



LEVEL 7

1. Ke na le ngwana. - Nginemtfwana.
2. Ke hloka mosadi. - Ngidzinga umfati.
3. Motho ke noha. - Umuntfu yinyoka.  
4. Khomo e ja joang. - inkhomo idea tjani.
5. Sekolo se koetsoe. - Sikolwa sivaliwe.
6. Likolo li koetsoe. - Tikolwa tivaliwe. 
7. Mosadi o pheha dijo. - Umfati upheka kudla.
8. Monna o kganna dikhomo. - Indvodza igalela tinkhomo. 
9. Mme.o hlwekisa jarete. - Make ushanyela libala.
10. Bomme ba hlwekisa jarete. - bomake bashanyela libala.



LEVEL 8

1. ruta – fundzisa
2. bala – fundza
3. ngola – bhala
4. etsa – yenta
5. tsamaya – hamba
6. bua – khuluma
7. utloa – yiva
8. sheba – buka
9. ja – dlani
10. noa – natsa
11. dula – hlala
12. hlatswa – washa
13. thusa – sita
14. sebetsa – sebenta
15. ithuta – fundza


LEVEL 9

1. Ntate uruta bana. - Babe ufundzisa bantfwana
2. Ngoana o bala buka. - Umtfwana ufundza incwadzi.
3. Monna o ngola buka. - Indvodza ibhala incwadzi.
4. Mosadi o bua le banna. - Umfati ukhuluma nemadvodza.
5. Ntja e noa metsi. - Inja instead emanti
6. Dula fatshe. - Hlala phansi.
7. Mme o hlatswa diaparo. - Make uwasha timpahla.
10. Khomo e ja joang. - Inkhomo idea tjani

LEVEL 10

1. Na o na le chelete? - Unayo imali?
2. Na u na le mohala ? - Unayo iphoni?
3. U phela joang? - unjani?
4. Re tloha neng? - Shambala nini?
5. Kgomo e hokae? - I phi lenkhomo?
6. O etsa'ng? - Wentani?
7. Ke hobaneng ha ba lla? - Bakhalelani?
8. Ke mang ya kokotang? - Ngubani lolo nconcotsako?
9. U lilemo tse kae? - Unangakhi umunyaka?
10. Na o na le ntlo? Unayo indlu?

(Check out the Quiz on Telegram to practice, and let it sink in!)


Mfankhona graduated at Southern Africa Nazerene University (SANU) in 2019. He is holding a Diploma in Primary Teaching. He lives in Eswatini. Online He goes by Bi Blessin.

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