Sesotho dictionary

I - ke
I (absolute pronoun) - nna
I am thirsty - ke nyorilwe
I can walk - nka tsamaya
idiom - maele
idiomatic expression - sekapolelo (s.7) dikapolelo (pl.8)
if - ha
if only - hoja
if only - hola
ignorance - bothoto
ignorant person - sethoto (s.7) dithoto (pl.8)
ill (become ...) - kula
ill (was ...) - kutse
illegal deeds - diketso tse sa hlokomelang molao
imagine (v.) - hloma
imitate (v.) - etsisa
immense - tonana
immerse - ina
immune deficiency - kgaello ya boitshireletso ba mmele
immune system - boitshireletso ba mmele
impala - phala
importance - bohlokwa
important - kgolo
important person - motho e moholo
important work - mosebetsi wa bohlokwa
impose a expensive price (v.) - turisa
improve - lokisa
in due course - ha mmila o puta
in order that - hore
in the beginning - qalong
in the middle - ka hare
in town - toropong
incision - moseho
incite (v.) - hlohlelletsa
increase (v.) - ata
increase (v.) - atisa
increase (v.) - eketsa
incubation period - nako ya ho ipata ha tshwaetso
incurable disease - lefu le sa phekoleheng
indeed - efela
independent - boipuso
indicate (v.) - supa
infant - lesea (s.5) masea (pl.6)
infect - tshwaetsa
infected blood - madi a tshwaeditsweng
infected person - motho ya tshwaeditsweng
infection - tshwaetso
infectious agent - sejaratshwaetso
inform (v.) - beha
inform (v.) - bolella
inform (v.) - jwetsa
informed consent - tumello ka kutlwisiso
inhabitant - moahi (s.1) baahi (pl.2)
inject - hlaba
inject (v.) - hlaba
injured - lemala
ink (<Eng/Afr: ink) - enke
inoculate - enta
insert (v.) - kenya
insignificance - lefeela
inspire (v.) - kgothatsa
inspire (v.) - susumetsa
instruct (v.) - laela
instruct (v.) - ruta
instruction - taelo (s.9) ditaelo (pl.10)
insurgent - moferekanyi (s.1) baferekanyi (pl.2)
interesting speech - pjhamathe (s.9) dipjhamathe (pl.10)
interior - bohare
interior - bokahare
interior (in the ...) - bohareng
intestine - lela (s.5) mala (pl.6)
intravenous drug use - tshebediso ya dithethefatsi ka nale
introduce (v.) - kenya
introduce (v.) - tsebisa
introduce for (v.) - kenyetsa
introduced for (v.) - kenyeditswe
intruder - ntshunyakgare
invite - moma
iron (n.) - tshepe (s.9) ditshepe (pl.10)
iron (n.) (<Eng) - aene (s.9) diaene (pl.10)
iron (v.) - tereka
iron for (v.) - terekela
is not - ha se
is not - ha se
issue - taba (s.9) ditaba (pl.10)
it - e
it - ho
it - le
it (03) (absolute pronoun) - wona
it (07) (absolute pronoun) - sona
it (14) (absolute pronoun) - bona
it (15) (absolute pronoun) - hona
it / he / she (05) (absolute pronoun) - lona
it / he / she (09) (absolute pronoun) - yona
it being - e le
it is - ke
it is cold - ho a bata.
it is hot - ho a tjhesa
it is only now that - ke hona
it is raining - pula e a na
it is then - ke ha
it is thundering - le a duma.
it is warm - ho a tjhesa.
it may be so that - hore e be
it must be - e be
it should be - e be
it was clear - ho ne ho bonahala
it was clear - ho ne ho bonahala
item - ntlha (s.9) dintlha (pl.10)
itself - boona
itself - bowona

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