bee Northern Sotho

4 translations

Translation	Context	Audio
lephai common 🇿🇦 Lephai la tlhokomelo le a hlaba go bona 🇿🇦 The bee of the hive stung to be seen 🇿🇦 Lephai le a ya moo go ya go aletša 🇿🇦 The bee goes there to gather nectar	everyday use
lephai common 🇿🇦 Mong wa diphiri o a nyaka lephai 🇿🇦 The author seeks the bee (symbol) of the poem 🇿🇦 Lephai e a kgahliša ka botse 🇿🇦 The bee is charming in a literary sense	literary
sephiri formal 🇿🇦 Sephiri sa dintho ke sephiri 🇿🇦 The secret of things is a secret 🇿🇦 Mong wa diphiri o a tseba sephiri 🇿🇦 The beekeeper knows the secret	formal
mpebi slang 🇿🇦 Mpebi o a itše go ba le mašaba 🇿🇦 The bee (slang) refers to someone busy or annoying 🇿🇦 O a apara mpebi go dira dilo 🇿🇦 He is busy like a bee (slang) to do things	slang