🇱🇸Lesotho, Afrique du Sud
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First words in Sesotho
Khotso (KHOT-so), Peace / Hi
loo-MEH-la / KHOT-so
Lumela ntate (loo-MEH-la n-TA-teh), Hello Sir
Formal greeting
Did you know? Lesotho is one of the three remaining African kingdoms (alongside Morocco and Eswatini), a mountainous country entirely landlocked within South Africa. The Basotho blanket, the 'Seana Marena', has become a national symbol: it is worn daily as a coat in the highlands and during ceremonies. The greeting 'Khotso' (peace) sits at the heart of Basotho culture. The mokorotlo, the conical straw hat, even appears on the national flag. Musically, today's South African scene (amapiano, kwaito) regularly weaves Sesotho alongside Zulu , Cassper Nyovest and Kabza De Small both sing and rap in Sesotho.
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Sesotho Débutant
🔤L'alphabet et les sons sesotho
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👋Les salutations — Ditumediso
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👨👩👧👦La famille — Lelapa
- Les membres de la famille , Ditho tsa lelapa10 min
- Le respect et la hierarchie , Hlompho10 min
- Le mariage basotho , Bohali10 min
- Les chants et traditions familiales , Difela le meetlo10 min
- Quiz famille , Tlhahlobo ya lelapa8 min
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🛒Le marché — Mabenkeleng
- Les chiffres sesotho , Dipalo10 min
- Au marché de Maseru , Mabenkeleng ha Maseru10 min
- Negocier poliment , Ho theola theko10 min
- La nourriture basotho , Dijo tsa Sesotho10 min
- Quiz marché , Tlhahlobo ya mabenkeleng8 min
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🥘Nourriture — Lijo
- La cuisine basotho , Lijo tsa Basotho10 min
- Le papa , Papa10 min
- Le moroho et le motoho , Moroho le motoho10 min
- La viande et le sebete , Nama le sebete10 min
- Quiz : Nourriture sesotho5 min
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🏔️Directions — Tsela
- Demander son chemin , Ho botsa tsela10 min
- A Maseru , Maseru10 min
- Les montagnes du Drakensberg , Lithaba tsa Maluti10 min
- Voyager au Lesotho , Ho tsamaea Lesotho10 min
- Quiz : Directions sesotho5 min
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🌤️La meteo et les saisons — Maemo a leholimo
- Le temps qu'il fait , Maemo a leholimo10 min
- Les saisons au Lesotho , Dinako tsa selemo10 min
- La pluie et l'orage , Pula le sehadima10 min
- Parler du climat et des vetements10 min
- Quiz : Meteo et saisons au Lesotho5 min
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🏥Le corps et la sante — Bophelo
- Le corps humain , Mmele10 min
- Etre malade , Ho kula10 min
- A l'hopital , Sepetleleng10 min
- Medecine traditionnelle , Ngaka ea setso10 min
- Quiz : Corps, sante et medecine5 min
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✈️Voyager — Ho etela
- Maseru, la capitale , Maseru, motse-moholo10 min
- Dans les montagnes , Lithabeng10 min
- En Afrique du Sud , Aforika Boroa10 min
- Transports et hebergement , Lipalangoang le bolulo10 min
- Quiz : Voyager au Lesotho5 min
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🏞️Nature — Tlhaho
- Le Drakensberg , Lithaba tsa Maluti10 min
- Le parc Sehlabathebe , Seraeng sa Sehlabathebe10 min
- Les chutes Maletsunyane , Metsi a letlokoa a Maletsunyane10 min
- Climat et saisons , Boemo ba leholimo10 min
- Quiz : Nature sesotho5 min
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🎭Culture — Setso
- Moshoeshoe I, pere de la nation , Moshoeshoe I, ntate oa sechaba10 min
- Le mokorotlo, chapeau basotho , Mokorotlo10 min
- Lebollo, rite de passage , Lebollo10 min
- Musique et famo , Mmino le famo10 min
- Quiz : Culture sesotho5 min
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📱Tech — Theknoloji
- Vodacom Lesotho , Vodacom Lesotho10 min
- M-Pesa et EcoCash , M-Pesa le EcoCash10 min
- Internet et reseaux sociaux , Inthanete le social media10 min
- Fintech et e-commerce , Fintech le e-commerce10 min
- Quiz : Tech sesotho5 min
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⏰Temps et heure — Nako
- Dire l heure , Ho bua nako10 min
- Jours de la semaine , Matsatsi a beke10 min
- Mois et saisons , Likhoeli le linako tsa selemo10 min
- Hier, aujourd hui, demain , Maobane, kajeno, hosane10 min
- Quiz : Temps sesotho5 min
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💼Travail et professions — Mosebetsi
- Les metiers , Mesebetsi10 min
- Au bureau , Ofising10 min
- Chercher du travail , Ho batla mosebetsi10 min
- Salaire et finances , Moputso le lichelete10 min
- Quiz : Travail sesotho5 min
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🏠Maison et logement — Ntlo
- Les pieces de la maison , Likamore tsa ntlo10 min
- Louer une maison , Ho hira ntlo10 min
- Les taches menageres , Mosebetsi oa lapeng10 min
- Inviter chez soi , Ho memela ka lapeng10 min
- Quiz : Maison sesotho5 min
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⚽Loisirs et hobbies — Boithabiso
- Le sport , Lipapali10 min
- Musique et danse , Mmino le mantloane10 min
- Cinema et lecture , Lifilimi le ho bala10 min
- Sortir entre amis , Ho tsoa le metsoalle10 min
- Quiz : Loisirs sesotho5 min
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😊Emotions et sentiments — Maikutlo
- Exprimer la joie , Ho bontsha thabo10 min
- Exprimer la tristesse , Ho bontsha mahlomola10 min
- Colere et peur , Khalefo le tšabo10 min
- Amour et amitie , Lerato le botsoalle10 min
- Quiz : Emotions sesotho5 min
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🐂Animaux et faune — Liphoofolo
- Animaux domestiques , Liphoofolo tsa lapeng10 min
- Animaux sauvages , Liphoofolo tsa naha10 min
- L elevage , Ho rua10 min
- La nature et l environnement , Tlhaho le tikoloho10 min
- Quiz : Animaux et nature5 min
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🏙️Ville et vie urbaine — Toropo
- Dans la ville , Toropong10 min
- Transports en ville , Lipalangoang toropong10 min
- Faire les courses , Ho reka10 min
- Services publics , Litšebeletso tsa muso10 min
- Quiz : Ville sesotho5 min
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📞Communication et telephone — Puisano
- Donner son numéro , Ho fana ka nomoro10 min
- Conversation telephonique , Puo ea mohala10 min
- Ecrire un message , Ho ngola mongoaha10 min
- Email et lettre , Imeile le lengolo10 min
- Quiz : Communication sesotho5 min
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Sesotho Avancé
📚Buka le lithoko — Littérature et poésie orale
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🏔️Morena Moshoeshoe — Royaume des montagnes
- Difaqane , crise, déplacements et recomposition14 min
- Protectorat britannique , diplomatie de Moshoeshoe14 min
- Lekhotla le pitso , démocratie basotho traditionnelle13 min
- + 3 more
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🏛️Tokoloho 1966 — Lipolotiki tsa Lesotho
- Tokoloho ea Lesotho , 4 Mphalane 196615 min
- BNP le Leabua Jonathan , premier ministre14 min
- BCP le Ntsu Mokhehle , opposition et démocratie14 min
- Molaolele , monarchie constitutionnelle du Lesotho14 min
- Liphoqo le ts'itiso , coups d'état et crises politiques13 min
- + 3 more
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🗺️Lesotho — Naha e Potolohiloe (Enclave)
- Lesotho , naha ea lithaba e potolohiloe15 min
- Metsi a Lesotho , projet hydraulique des Maluti14 min
- Lesotho le Afrika Boroa , boitšepeng bo boima14 min
- Maseru , boiketlo le ntlafatso ea motse-moholo13 min
- Moruo oa Lesotho , liaparo le metsi13 min
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📰Likoranta le Semmaraka — Presse et médias
- Nalane ea likoranta tsa Sesotho15 min
- Moeletsi oa Basotho , voix de l'Église catholique14 min
- Lesotho Times , presse indépendante contemporaine14 min
- Ho bala sehloohong sa koranta , titres et unes13 min
- Radio Lesotho , puo ea leholimo le setso13 min
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🎓Sesotho sa NUL — Langue académique et recherche
- NUL , Univesithi ea Sechaba ea Lesotho15 min
- Lipuo tsa sesotho , classes nominales avancées15 min
- Sesotho sekolo , langue d'enseignement14 min
- Buka ea mantsoe , lexicographie sesotho14 min
- Phetolelo le Bokopano , traduction et interprétation13 min
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⛪Tumelo — Religion et spiritualité basotho
- Kereke , Le christianisme au Lesotho14 min
- Badimo , Les ancêtres et la religion traditionnelle14 min
- Thapelo le Kopano , Prière et culte13 min
- Lebollo , L'initiation masculine basotho14 min
- Maholimo a kereke , Fêtes et calendrier religieux12 min
- + 2 more
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🍲Dijo tsa Basotho — Gastronomie et traditions culinaires
- Papa , Le plat de base des Basotho13 min
- Moroho le meriana , Légumes et plantes comestibles13 min
- Joala , La bière de sorgho basotho13 min
- Nama le leruo , Viande et élevage basotho13 min
- Letsema , Travail communautaire et cuisine collective12 min
- + 2 more
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⚽Lipapali — Sport et culture basotho
- Bolo ea Maoto , Le football au Lesotho14 min
- Ragi , Le rugby au Lesotho13 min
- Lipapali tsa setso , Jeux traditionnels basotho13 min
- Mabelo a maoto , Athlétisme et endurance basotho12 min
- Papali le setso sa sechaba , Sport et identité nationale12 min
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🧳Diaspora le Basebetsi — Migrants et diaspora basotho
- Mosebetsi wa bafudi , Histoire du travail migrant basotho14 min
- Basotho ba Afrika Boroa , Communautés diaspora13 min
- Difura le ntshetso pele , Remises et développement du Lesotho13 min
- Boitsebo ba bafudi , Identité entre Lesotho et Afrique du Sud13 min
- Litokelo tsa bafudi , Droits et documentation des migrants12 min
- + 2 more
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🔬Lipuo tsa Sotho-Tswana — Linguistique comparée
- Lelapa la lipuo tsa Sotho-Tswana15 min
- Fefo ea lipuo , Phonologie comparée14 min
- Lebelo la Sesotho , Morphologie verbale avancée15 min
- Sesotho le Senyesemane , Contact linguistique13 min
- Lipuo tsa Sesotho , Dialectologie et variations12 min
- + 2 more
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✍️Sesotho sa boholo — Registres soutenus et écriture créative
- Maemo a puo , Les registres du sesotho14 min
- Bokamelo ba puo , L'art oratoire basotho14 min
- Bongoli ba masea , La poésie sesotho moderne14 min
- Mongolo wa semmuso , Écriture formelle et documents13 min
- Maele le thuto ea setso , Proverbes et sagesse basotho13 min
- + 2 more
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🏆Phetho ya Sesotho C2 — Synthèse et validation finale
- Phetho ya fefo le bobanyo , Synthèse phonologie et morphologie14 min
- Phetho ya setso , Synthèse culture et société13 min
- Mantsoe a boholo , Expressions avancées C213 min
- Ho bua le ho ngola C2 , Production et compétences actives13 min
- Quiz intermodule , Sesotho avancé toutes thématiques12 min
- + 2 more
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Try for 30 days- 01Conversational Sesotho from Maseru and Bloemfontein
- 02Bantu noun-class system (15+ classes)
- 03Sesotho vs Sepedi vs Tswana: three closely related Sotho-Tswana languages
- 04Basotho culture: mokorotlo blankets, mountain ponies, Lesotho horsemanship
- 05Sesotho for the South African and Lesotho diaspora in Europe
- 06Basotho greetings and codes of respect (Ntate, 'M'è)
FAQ
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Sesotho uses the Latin alphabet without complicated diacritics, which makes reading easy. The main challenges are Bantu grammar: 15+ noun classes (each noun belongs to a class that determines agreement, verbal prefixes and pronouns) and an agreement system very different from English. But the system is regular and logical. Count on 8 to 12 months with 2 lessons per week to reach a conversational B1 level.
They are three closely related Bantu languages of the Sotho-Tswana group, partially mutually intelligible. Sesotho (Southern Sotho) is the language of Lesotho. Sepedi (Northern Sotho) is spoken in Limpopo (South Africa). Tswana is the language of Botswana and several South African provinces. Learning one gives you a strong base to understand the other two.
Yes. Sesotho is the mother tongue of about 4 million South Africans, mainly in the Free State around Bloemfontein, and in certain Johannesburg townships (Soweto). It is one of the 11 official languages. For travel, business or culture (kwaito, amapiano), speaking Sesotho opens doors that English alone cannot, particularly in urban and rural Basotho communities.
The Basotho diaspora is smaller than some other African communities in Europe, but it exists, particularly in London, Paris and around university hubs. The wider South African diaspora in Europe numbers several tens of thousands, with a fraction speaking Sesotho. Sesotho is also useful for humanitarian, diplomatic and development missions linked to Lesotho.
There are two slightly different orthographies: the Lesotho one (more traditional, using 'oa' and 'ea') and the South African one (more modern, using 'wa' and 'ya'). For example, 'lumela' (hello) is spelled the same in both, but 'oa hao' (yours) in Lesotho becomes 'wa hao' in South Africa. The two variants are mutually intelligible. At Targumi, we teach the Lesotho orthography, which remains the academic reference.
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