Money & Exchange

1. Sena ke bokae?

   How much is it?

   Usage

   The basic way to ask the price of something

   Grammar Note

   Sena means this. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

2. Tjhelete ya ka e fedile

   I have spent all my money

   Usage

   Used to say that you have run out of money

   Grammar Note

   Literally "my money is finished". Tjhelete is money; Lesotho spelling is chelete. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

3. Ke batla ho fetola tjhelete

   I want to exchange money

   Usage

   Used at a currency exchange to ask to change money

   Grammar Note

   Fetola means to change. No fixed phrase for currency exchange is known, so it is built from this sense. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

4. Motjhini wa tjhelete o kae?

   Where is the ATM?

   Usage

   Used to find an ATM for cash withdrawal

   Grammar Note

   "Motjhini wa tjhelete" (money machine) is used as the Sesotho for ATM. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

5. Ke batla ho ntsha tjhelete bankeng

   I want to withdraw money from the bank

   Usage

   Used to say you want to withdraw cash at the bank

   Grammar Note

   Banka plus -ng gives "at the bank". Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

6. Na karete ya sekoloto e sebetsa mona?

   Does the credit card work here?

   Usage

   Used to check whether a credit card is accepted

   Grammar Note

   "karete ya sekoloto" means credit card. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

7. Re na le tjhelete e lekaneng

   We have enough money

   Usage

   Used to confirm that the money is enough

   Grammar Note

   "Lekaneng" means enough. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

8. Kontane

   Cash

   Usage

   For saying you will pay in cash

   Grammar Note

   A loan from Afrikaans "kontant".

9. Karete ya bankeng

   Bank card

   Usage

   Point at it to check whether cards are accepted

   Grammar Note

   Karete is a loan from Afrikaans "kaart"

10. Ka kopo, re arole tefo

    Let's split the payment, please

    Usage

    Show it when you want the cost divided

    Grammar Note

    Arola is share or split. No word for "bill" is known, so tefo (payment) is used. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

11. Ke tla lefa tsohle

    I will pay for everything

    Usage

    For saying you are covering everything

    Grammar Note

    The future is ke tla plus verb. Composed sentence built with regular grammar.

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