02 May 2006

Lijo, or Food

Remember that in southern Sotho, "li" is pronounced "di" -- so food in Sesotho becomes /dee-JAW/
  1. Papa is a kind of

    2. soup
    bread
    meat

  2. The verb "to eat" is

    3. ho ja
    ho nyofa
    ho nyokotla

  3. What's "lipabi"?

    4. ground maize + sugar
    bread + fruit
    ground sorghum + honey

  4. Say, "May I have some food?"

    5. Ke kopa lijo
    Ke batla lijo
    Ke tsoma lijo

  5. Say, "I'm thirsty."

    6. Ke kopa metsi
    Ke nyoruoe
    Ke lapile

  6. In Sesotho, very good food (delicacy?) is called

    7. Delicacy
    Masutsa
    Matlapa

Want more quizzes? Come back soon, or visit the following links:
Sesotho Numbers (http://www.coolquiz.com/myquiz/myquiz.asp?Quiznum=1294015524)
Sesotho house words (http://www.premiumwanadoo.com/sotho/quizzes/quiz.php?quiz=2)
Sesotho clothes words (http://www.premiumwanadoo.com/sotho/quizzes/quiz.php?quiz=6)
Pronouncing Sesotho (http://www.premiumwanadoo.com/sotho/quizzes/quiz.php?quiz=8)

Posted by Rethabile at 12:37 PM

2 comments:

Stephen Bess said...

Dumela ntate:
I've taken this test a couple of times. I'm going to have to go home and practice. :)Keep them coming.

8:58 PM
Rethabile said...

Another one's on the way. Did you know that you can access my older quizzes from the side links of my other blog? (sotho.blogsome.com)

Cheers

12:21 AM

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