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Sesotho Phrasebook

Shopping

Shopping conversations in English and Sesotho.

Matshediso Malakoane

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Sesotho

Phrases

I want to go to the mall

Ke ba tla ho ya sedikadikweng sa mabenkele

I am going to the mall

Kea sedikadikweng sa mabenkele

I am going to buy groceries

Ke ilo reka korousara

I am going to buy bread

Ke ilo reka bohobe

I am going to buy clothes

Ke ilo reka diaparo

I am going to buy summer clothes

Ke ilo reka diaparo tsa lehlabula

I am going to buy warm clothes

Ke ilo reka diaparo tse mofuthu

I am going to buy winter clothes

Ke ilo reka diaparo tsa mariha

Where is the nearest grocery store in town?

Ebe lebenkele le haufinyana la korousara ka mona ka toropong le kae?

Where is the nearest clothing store in town?

Ebe lebenkele le haufinyana la diphahlo le kae?

Where is the bread section?

Ebe karolo eo le behang bohobe ho yona e hokae?

Where is the vegetable section?

Ebe karolo eo le behang meroho ho yona e kae?

Where is the kid clothes section?

Ebe karolo ya diaparo tsa bana e kae?

Where is the adult clothes section?

Ebe karolo ya diaparo tsa batho ba baholo e kae?

How much is a loaf of bread?

Ebe lofo ya bohobe ke bokae?

How much is an orange?

Ebe lamunu ke bokae?

How much is a bottle of milk?

Ebe botlolo ya lebese ke bokae?

How much is this shoe?

Ebe dieta tsena ke bokae?

How much is this jacket?

Ebe jase e ke bokae?

How much is this dress?

Ebe mose ona ke bokae?

I am going to try this on

Ke ilo itekanya

I would like to fit the dress

Nka thabela ho itekanya ka mose ona

I would like to fit the shoes

Nka thabela ho itekanya ka dieta tsena

I would like to fit the jacket

Nka thabela ho itekanya ka baki ena

Do these shoes suits me?

Ebe dieta tsena di a ntshoanela?

Does this dress suits me?

Ebe mose ona o ya ntshoanela?

The dress suit you

Mose oya o tshwanela

The shoe suit you

Dieta di a o tshwanela

We are out of milk at the moment

Re felletswe ke lebese ka ona motsotso

We are out of oranges at the moment

Re felletswe ke dilamunu ka ona motsotso

We are out of apples at the moment

Re felletswe ke diapole ka ona motsotso

We are out of shoes at the moment

Re felletswe ke dieta ka ona motsoso

It is cheap

E theko e tlase

The bread is cheap

Bohobe bo theko e tlase

The shoes are cheap

Dieta di theko e tlase

That dress is cheap

Mose o theko e tlase

I can afford that

Nka kgona ho reka seo

I cannot afford that

Nka se kgone ho reka seo

It is expensive

E theko e boima

It is too expensive

E theko e boima haholo

The apples are expensive

Diapole di theko e boima

The oranges are expensive

Dilamunu di theko e boima

The shoes are expensive

Dieta ditheko e boima

The dress is expensive

Mose o theko e boima

Please join the queue

Ka kopo ema molong

Are you in the queue?

O kene moleng?

May I have a carrier bag?

Ke kopa tjhekase

May I have another carrier bag?

Ke kopa tjhekase e ngwe

I need any help packing

Ke kopa thuso ka ho paka

How would you like to pay?

Ebe o thabela ho lefa ka eng?

I would like to pay with cash

Ke tla thabela ho lefa ka tjhelete

I would like to pay with credit

Ke tla thabela ho lefa ka mokitlane

Thank you for the service

Ke lebohela tshebetso ya hao