Transportation

1. Ke kopa o nkise Bloemfontein

   Please take me to Bloemfontein

   Usage

   Used in a taxi or rideshare to tell the driver your destination

   Grammar Note

   "isa" (take) with the object prefix n- "me" becomes nkise in the subjunctive. The place name is as signed (the Sesotho name is Mangaung). Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

2. Ho ya moo ke bokae?

   How much does it cost to get there?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the fare for a taxi or other transport

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

3. Ke emetse bese e yang Bloemfontein

   I am waiting for the bus to Bloemfontein

   Usage

   Used at a bus stop to say which bus you are waiting for

   Grammar Note

   "Ke emetse" is "I am waiting". "Bese e yang …" means the bus going to …. Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

4. Ke kopa ke theohe mona

   Please let me off here

   Usage

   Used in a bus or taxi to ask the driver to let you off

   Grammar Note

   The subjunctive of theoha "get off" is theohe. Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

5. Tsela ya ho ya boemafofane e kae?

   Where is the road to the airport?

   Usage

   Used to ask the way to the airport. Lesotho's main airport is Moshoeshoe I International near Maseru

   Grammar Note

   "boemafofane" is a compound meaning a place where aeroplanes stop. "X e kae?" asks where X is. Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

6. Ke kopa o eme mona

   Please stop here for me

   Usage

   Used in a taxi or bus to ask the driver to stop at your destination

   Grammar Note

   The subjunctive of ema "stop" is eme. Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

7. Tekesi e kae?

   Where is the taxi?

   Usage

   Used at airports or stations to find a taxi. A taxi rank is "boematekesi"

   Grammar Note

   A loan from English taxi.

8. Leeto le nka nako e kae?

   How long will the journey take?

   Usage

   Used to ask the duration of long-distance buses, trains or trips

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

9. Ke kopa tekete e le nngwe ya ho ya Maseru

   Please give me one ticket to Maseru

   Usage

   Used to buy a ticket at a bus terminal or booking office

   Grammar Note

   "e le nngwe" means "one". "ya ho ya + place" means "for going to …". Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

10. Na ho na le ho hira koloi mona?

    Is there a car rental here?

    Usage

    Used at airports or hotels to ask about car rental

    Grammar Note

    "Na ho na le …?" asks whether something exists. Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

11. Boemabese bo kae?

    Where is the bus stop?

    Usage

    Used to find a bus stop

    Grammar Note

    Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

12. Seteishene sa terene se kae?

    Where is the train station?

    Usage

    Used to find a railway station

    Grammar Note

    Composed sentence built with regular Sesotho grammar (composed).

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