paid (be ...) (v.) - lefjwa
paid (v.) - lefile
pain - bohloko (s.14) mahloko (pl.6)
painfully - ha bohloko
paint (<Eng) - pente
paint brush (<Eng) - boratjhe ba pente
palace - paleisi (s.9) dipaleisi (pl.10)
palliation - tlhokomelo ya mokudi ya makgatheng a lefu
palm - seatla (s.7) diatla (pl.8)
pan - pane (s.9) dipane (pl.10)
pantry - penteri (s.9) dipenteri (pl.10)
pants - borikgwe (14)
paper (<Afr: papier) - pampiri (s.9) dipampiri (pl.10)
parallel (be ...) (v.) - bapile
parallel (become ...) (v.) - bapa
parcel - phahlo (s.9) diphahlo (pl.10)
parent - moholo (s.1) baholo (pl.2)
parent - motswadi (s.1) batswadi (pl.2)
part (n.) - karolo (s.9) dikarolo (pl.10)
part (v.) - arohana
part (v.) - kgaohana
partiality - leeme
partridge - kgwale (s.9) dikgwale (pl.10)
party - mokete (s.3) mekete (pl.4)
pass (to ...) (v.) - fetela
pass (v.) - feta
pass on - fetela pele
passive verb - leetswa (s.5) maetswa (pl.6)
passport (<Eng) - pasepoto (s.9) dipasepoto (pl.10)
password - lepetjo (s.5) mapetjo (pl.6)
path - tselana (s.9) ditselana (pl.10)
pathogen - kokwanahloko
patience - mamello
patient (be ...) (v.) - ba le mamello
patient (n.) - mokudi (s.1) bakudi (pl.2)
patiently - ka mamello
pay (v.) - lefa
pay attention - mamela
pay for (v.) - lefela
pea (<Afr: ertjies) - erekisi (s.9) dierekisi (pl.10)
peace - kgotso
Peace ! (greeting) - Kgotso !
peach (<Afr: perske) - perekisi (s.9) diperekisi (pl.10)
peanut - matokomane (s.6)
pear (<Afr: peer) - pere (s.9) dipere (pl.10)
Pedi person - Mopedi (s.1) Bapedi (pl.2)
peel (v.) - ebola
peep (v.) - hlodisa
peer education - thuto ya dithaka
peer pressure - ho lahlana ha dithaka
pen (<Eng) - pene (s.9) dipene (pl.10)
pencil (<Eng) - pensele (s.9) dipensele (pl.10)
penetration - ho sunya
penis - botona
penis (vulgar) - ntoto
people - batho (pl.2)
people - setjhaba (s.7) ditjhaba (pl.8)
pepper - pepere (s.9)
perfect of verb - lephethi (s.5) maphethi (pl.6)
perhaps - mohlomong
perish (v.) - timela
person - motho (s.1) batho (pl.2)
personal hygiene - bohlweki
perspire (v.) - fufulelwa
petrol (<Eng) - peterolo (s.9) dipeterolo (pl.10)
pick (n.) (<Eng/Afr: pik) - peke
pick (v.) - kga
pick out (v.) - kgetha
picked (being ...) (v.) - kguwa
picture (n.) - setshwantsho (s.7) ditshwantsho (pl.8)
Pietermaritzburg - Mokokotlofo
pig - kolobe (s.9) dikolobe (pl.10)
pig (<Afr: vark) - fariki (s.9) difariki (pl.10)
pill - pilisi
pillow - mosamo (s.3) mesamo (pl.4)
pin (n.) (<Afr: speld) - sepelete (s.7) dipelete (pl.8)
pin (v.) - qhwaela
pinch (v.) - tima
pineapple (<Afr: pynappel) - peneapole (s.9) dipeneapole (pl.10)
pink (01) (adj.) - e mopinki
pink (02) (adj.) - ba bapinki
pink (03) (adj.) - o mopinki
pink (04) (adj.) - e mepinki
pink (05) (adj.) - le lepinki
pink (06) (adj.) - a mapinki
pink (07) (adj.) - se sepinki
pink (08) (adj.) - tse pinki
pink (09) (adj.) - e pinki
pink (10) (adj.) - tse pinki
pink (14) (adj.) - bo bopinki
pipe (n.) (<Afr: pyp) - peipi (s.9) dipeipi (pl.10)
place (v.) - beha
place of - ha
placed (be ...) (v.) - behwa
plain colour - mmala o hlakileng
plait (v.) - loha
plait for (v.) - lohela
plan (n.) - morero (s.3) merero (pl.4)
plan (v.) - rera
plant (n.) - sejalo
plant (v.) - jala
plant (v.) - sunya
planted (v.) - jadile
plaster - seretse (s.7) diretse (pl.8)
plasticine - letsopa (s.5) matsopa (pl.6)
plate - sejana (s.7) dijana (pl.8)
plateau - thota (s.9) dithota (pl.10)
play (v.) - bapala
plead (v.) - rapela
pleasant (person) - mosa
pleasant man - monna ya mosa
please - ako
please - hle (… hle)
please ! - wee !
please (cause to ...) (v.) - kgahlisa
please (v.) - kgahla
pleasure - boithabiso
pliers (<Afr: knyptang) - kinipitang (s.9) dikinipitang (pl.10)
plot (n.) - mmommori
plot (v.) - rera
plough (n.) - mohoma (s.3) mehoma (pl.4)
plough (v.) - lema
ploughed (v.) - lemile
ploughed (v.) - lemme
pluck (v.) - kga
plug (<Eng) - polaka
plum (<Afr: pruim) - poreima (s.9) diporeima (pl.10)
plunge (v.) - ina
plural - bongata
pneumonia - nyumonia
poetry - thothokiso (s.9) dithothokiso (pl.10)
point (n.) - ntlha (s.9) dintlha (pl.10)
point (v.) - supa
point at - supa
point out (v.) - bontsha
point out (v.) - hlahisa
pointed - bontshitse
pointed - hlahisitse
poke (v.) - kgwatha
poke a fire (v.) - uputsa
pole - palo
pole-cat - nakedi (s.9) dinakedi (pl.10)
police officer - lepolesa (s.5) mapolesa (pl.6)
police station - seteishene sa mapolesa
policy - sepheo (s.7) dipheo (pl.8)
polish (<Eng) (n.) - poleshe (s.9) dipoleshe (pl.10)
polish (<Eng) (v.) - polesha
polisher (appliance) - sepolishe (s.7) dipolishe (pl.8)
pond - letsha (s.5) matsha (pl.6)
pool - qanthana (s.9) diqanthana (pl.10)
pool (swimming) - letshanyana (s.5) matshanyana (p.6)
poor (become ...) (v.) - fumaneha
poor (become ...) (v.) - futsaneha
poor (the ...) - ba futsanehileng
poor me ! - joo !
porcupine - noko (s.9) dinoko (pl.10)
pork - nama ya kolobe (s.9)
porridge - papa (s.9)
Port Elizabeth - Baye
position - bodulo (s.14) madulo (pl.6)
position - sebaka (s.7) dibaka (pl.8)
possess (v.) - rua
possessed (be ...) - ruuwa
possessive pronoun (01) - hae
possessive pronoun (02) - bona
possessive pronoun (03) - wona
possessive pronoun (04) - yona
possessive pronoun (05) - lona
possessive pronoun (06) - ona
possessive pronoun (07) - sona
possessive pronoun (08) - tsona
possessive pronoun (09) - yona
possessive pronoun (10) - tsona
possessive pronoun (14) - bona
possessive pronoun (15) - hona
postal box - lebokoso la poso (s.5) mabokoso a poso (pl.6)
pot - pitsa (s.9) dipitsa (pl.10)
potato (<Afr: aartappel) - tapole (s.9) ditapole (pl.10)
potter - sebopi (s.7) dibopi (pl.8)
pour (v.) - tshela
pour out sticky liquid in an elaborate manner (v.) - olosa
power - matla
praise (v.) - boka
praise (v.) - rorisa
praise (v.) - tlotlisa
praise poem - thoko (s.9) dithoko (pl.10)
pray ! - wee !
pray (v.) - rapela
pray for (v.) - rapella
preach (v.) - rera
preach (v.) - ruta
precede - etella pele
precipice - selemo (s.7) dilemo (pl.8)
pregnancy - boimana
pregnancy - bokgatjhane
pregnancy - kemaro
pregnant - imme
pregnant - ithwetse
pregnant (become ...) (v.) - emara
pregnant woman - moimana (s.1) baimana (pl.2)
premier - tonakgolo (s.9) ditonakgolo (pl.10)
prepare (v.) - hlamela
prepare (v.) - lokisa
prepare oneself (v.) - itokisa
prepare oneself for (v.) - itokisetsa
prepared (v.) - lokisitse
prepared for (v.) - felletse
prepared for (v.) - lokiseditse
press down (v.) - hatella
pretend (v.) - etsa eka
Pretoria - Tshwane
pretty (01) (adj.) - e motle
pretty (02) (adj.) - ba batle
pretty (03) (adj.) - o motle
pretty (04) (adj.) - e metle
pretty (05) (adj.) - le letle
pretty (06) (adj.) - a matle
pretty (07) (adj.) - se setle
pretty (08) (adj.) - tse ntle
pretty (09) (adj.) - e ntle
pretty (10) (adj.) - tse ntle
pretty (14) (adj.) - bo botle
prevent (v.) - thiba
price - tefelo (s.9) ditefelo (pl.10)
price - theko (s.9) ditheko (pl.10)
primary health care - tlhokomelo ya sethatho ya bophelo bo botle
prime minister - tonakgolo (s.9) ditonakgolo (pl.10)
primus stove (<Eng) - poraema (s.9) diporaema (pl.10)
principal - hloho (s.9) dihloho (pl.10)
print (n.) - kgatiso (s.9) dikgatiso (pl.10)
print (v.) - hatisa
prison - teronko (s.9) diteronko (pl.10)
privilege - hlompho
privilege - tokelo (s.9) ditokelo (pl.10)
problem - bothata (s.14) mathata (pl.6)
proclaim (v.) - hoeletsa
progress (n.) - tswelopele
progress (v.) - tswela pele
prolonged fever - feberu e nkang nako e telele
pronoun - leemedi (s.5) maemedi (pl.6)
pronounce good (v.) - qapodisa
proof - pontsho (s.9) dipontsho (pl.10)
propose riddle (v.) - lotha
prosper (v.) - atleha
prosper (v.) - tswela pele
prosperity - katleho
prosperity - tswelopele
prosperous - atlehile
prostitute - sehlola
prostitute - seotswa
protect (v.) - sireletsa
protection - tshireletso
protruding forehead - sephoko (s.7) diphoko (pl.8)
proverb - maele (6)
provision - mofaho (s.3) mefaho (pl.4)
provoke (v.) - baka
provoke (v.) - phephetsa
provoke (v.) - qala
prune (v.) - faola
puberty (female) - borwetsana
puberty (male) - bohlanka
public holiday - letsatsi la phomolo (s.5) matsatsi a phomolo (pl.6)
public toilet - ntlwana ya bohle
puff adder - marabe
pull (v.) - hula
pull down (v.) - qhaqha
pump (n.) (<Afr: pomp) - pompo (s.9) dipompo (pl.10)
pump (v.) (<Afr: pomp) - pompa
pumpkin - mokopu (s.3) mekopu (pl.4)
punch (n.) - lesoba (s.5) masoba (pl.6)
punish (v.) - otla
punish me - nkotla
pure life - bophelo bo botle
purpose - maikemisetso
purpose - sepheo (s.7) dipheo (pl.8)
pus - boladu
push (v.) - susumetsa
push (v.) - sututsa
push in (v.) - sunya
push violently (v.) - kgarametsa
put (v.) - beha
put aside for (v.) - behela
put charms on something (v.) - upella
put in (v.) - uta
put into water (v.) - ina
put on (clothes on body) (v.) - apara
put on (socks/gloves) (v.) - tena
put on a tie (v.) - fasa
puzzle (n.) - selotho (s.7) dilotho (pl.8)
puzzle (v.) - lotha
puzzle (v.) - tsietsa
python - tlhware (s.9) ditlhware (pl.10)

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