Sesotho dictionary

machine (<Afr: masjien) - matjhini (s.9) dimatjhini (pl.10)
machine (<Eng) - motjhini (s.3) metjhini (pl.4)
made a mistake (v.) - fositse
magic - boloi
maid - morwetsana (s.1) barwetsana (pl.2)
main switch - switjhi e kgolo
maize - poone (s.9) dipoone (pl.10)
majority - bongata
make (v.) - bopa
make (v.) - etsa
make a bed (v.) - alola
make a mistake (v.) - etsa phoso
make a mistake (v.) - fosa
make attractive (v.) - kgabisa
make fire (v.) - besa
make friends (v.) - tlwaetsa
make wider (v.) - ahlamolla
male (01) (adj.) - e motona
male (02) (adj.) - ba batona
male (03) (adj.) - o motona
male (04) (adj.) - e metona
male (05) (adj.) - le letona
male (06) (adj.) - a matona
male (07) (adj.) - se setona
male (08) (adj.) - tse tona
male (09) (adj.) - e tona
male (10) (adj.) - tse tona
male (14) (adj.) - bo botona
man - monna (s.1) banna (pl.2)
manager - motsamaisi (s.1) batsamaisi (pl.2)
mango - mengo (s.9) dimengo (pl.10)
mankind - batho
manliness - bonna
manner - mokgwa (s.3) mekgwa (pl.4)
manure - manyolo
manure - moitedi
many (02) (adj.) - ba bangata
many (04) (adj.) - e mengata
many (06) (adj.) - a mangata
many (08) (adj.) - tse ngata
many (09) (adj.) - e ngata
many (10) (adj.) - tse ngata
many (14) (adj.) - bo bongata
many times - hangata
map (<Eng) - mmapa (s.9) dimmapa (pl.10)
March - Hlakubele
marijuana - hlahla-se-maele
marijuana - kgomo ya faatshe
marijuana - matekwane
mark (n.) - letshwao (s.5) matshwao (pl.6)
mark (n.) (examination) - maraka (s.9) dimaraka (pl.10)
mark (v.) - tshwaya
marry (v.) - nyala
marsh - mokgwabo (s.3) mekgwabo (pl.4)
mask - lesira
master - mong (s.1) beng (pl.2)
masturbate (v.) - itsohedisa
masturbate (vulgar) (v.) - sekomola
may - ke
May - Motsheanong
maybe - mohlomong
me - nna
mealie meal - phoofo (s.9) diphoofo (pl.10)
mealies - poone (s.9) dipoone (pl.10)
meat - nama (s.9) dinama (pl.10)
medical care - kalafo
medicine - moriana (s.3) meriana (pl.4)
medicine - sehlare (s.7) dihlare (pl.8)
meditation - monahano (s.3) menahano (pl.4)
meet (cause to ...) (v.) - kopanya
meet (v.) - kopana
meeting (n.) - kopano (s.9) dikopano (pl.10)
meeting (n.) - pitso (s.9) dipitso (pl.10)
melodi (<Eng) - molodi (s.3) melodi (pl.4)
melon (<Afr: spanspek) - sepansepeke (s.7) dipansepeke (pl.8)
men - banna
menstruate (v.) - ho hatlela
menstruate (v.) - ho hlatswa
menstruate (v.) - ho ya kgweding
menstruation - lehatlelo
mental disease - bohlanya
mental disease - ho ferekana
mental disease - lefu la kelello
Merry Christmas - Keresemese e monate
messenger - moromuwa (s.1) baromuwa (pl.2)
metropolis - motsemoholo (s.3) metsemoholo (pl.4)
microwave oven - onto ya maekoroweife (s.9)
midday - motshehare
middle - bohare
middle (in the ...) - bohareng
Middle East - Botjhabela Bohare
middle of - hara
midst (in the ...) - hara
migrate (v.) - falla
migration - ho falla
milk (n.) - lebese (s.5) mabese (pl.6)
milk (v.) - hama
milk for (v.) - hamela
million (<Eng) - milione
mine - ka
mine (<Eng) - maene (s.9) dimaene (pl.10)
mines (at the ...) - dimaeneng
minibus taxi (<Eng: kombi) - khombi (s.9) dikhombi (pl.10)
ministry - boruti
minute - motsotso (s.3) metsotso (pl.4)
miracle - mohlolo (s.3) mehlolo (pl.4)
mirror - seipone (s.7) diipone (pl.8)
miscarriage - ho senyehelwa
misconception - kutlwisiso e fosahetseng
misery - mahlomola
misfortune - bomadimabe
missionary - moromuwa (s.1) baromuwa (pl.2)
mist - mohodi
mistake - phoso (s.9) diphoso (pl.10)
mister - monghadi (s.1) benghadi (pl.2)
mix (v.) - tswaka
mix bread and milk (v.) - futswela
mock (v.) - soma
mock oneself (v.) - itshoma
modesty - dihlong
modify (v.) - fetola
moment - motsotso (s.3) metsotso (pl.4)
moment (this ...) - motsotso ona
Monday - Mantaha
money (<Afr: geld) - tjhelete (s.9) ditjhelete (pl.10)
mongoose - letodi
month - kgwedi (s.9) dikgwedi (pl.10)
monument - seemahale (s.7) diemahale (pl.8)
moon - kgwedi (s.9) dikgwedi (pl.10)
moonlight - ngwedi
moreover - etswe
morning - hoseng
mosquito - monwang
moth - mmoto (s.9) dimmoto (pl.10)
mother - mme (s.1) bomme (pl.2)
mother-in-law - matsale (s.1)
mother-in-law - mohwehadi (s.1)
motorbike - sethuthuthu (s.7) dithuthuthu (pl.8)
motto - lepetjo (s.5) mapetjo (pl.6)
mould (n.) - sebopelo (s.7) dibopelo (pl.8)
mould (v.) - bopa
moulded (being ...) (v.) - bopjwa
moulded (has been ...) (v.) - bopilwe
moulded (v.) - bopile
moulder - sebopi (s.7) dibopi (pl.8)
mountain - loti (s.5) maloti (pl.6)
mountain - thaba (s.9) dithaba (pl.10)
mountain pass - lekgalo (s.5) makgalo (pl.6)
mountain range - maloti (6)
mountain reedbuck - lebele (s.5) mabele (pl.6)
mouse (animal) - tweba (s.9) ditweba (pl.10)
moustache - matshwala
mouth - molomo (s.3) melomo (pl.4)
move (v.) - falla
move (v.) - sutha
move to (v.) - fallela
mow (v.) - hela
mow the lawn - hela mohlwa
Mozambique - Mozambiki
Mr - monghadi (s.1) benghadi (pl.2)
Mrs - mofumahadi (s.1) mafumahadi (pl.6)
much - haholo
mud - seretse (s.7) diretse (pl.8)
mug (<Afr: beker) - lebekere (s.5) mabekere (pl.6)
multilingualism - maleme a fapafapaneng
multiply (v.) - atisa
muscle - mosifa (s.3)
music - mmino (s.3)
musician - sebini (s.7) dibini (pl.8)
must - tlamehile
mute - semumu (s.7) dimumu (pl.8)
mutton - nama ya nku (s.9)
my ! (exclamation by men) - banna !
my ! (exclamation by women) - basadi !
my (possessive stem) - ka (possessive concord + ka)

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