Fashion & Clothing

1. Na o na le sena ka boholo ba ka?

   Do you have this in my size?

   Usage

   Used in a shop to ask for your size.

   Grammar Note

   "Na o na le ..." asks "do you have ..."; "boholo" means size. Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

2. Na nka apara sena?

   Can I try this on?

   Usage

   Used to ask to try on a piece of clothing.

   Grammar Note

   "Apara" means to put on clothes. Instead of a dedicated word for "try on", the sentence asks whether you may put it on. Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

3. Sena se sesesane haholo.

   This is too tight.

   Usage

   Used when a garment is too tight.

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

4. Sena se lokolohile haholo.

   This is too loose.

   Usage

   Used when a garment is too loose.

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

5. Na o na le sena ka mmala o mong?

   Do you have this in a different color?

   Usage

   Used to ask for another color of the same item.

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

6. Na ho na le thekiso?

   Is there a sale?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether a shop has a sale.

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

7. Ke tla nka sena.

   I'll take this.

   Usage

   Said when you decide to buy something.

   Grammar Note

   The future marker "ke tla" plus the verb "nka" (to take). Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

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