prior Northern Sotho
4 translations
| Translation | Context | Audio |
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common
🇿🇦 Pele ga go thoma, re be re le teng
🇿🇦 Before it starts, we were there
🇿🇦 Re tshwanetse go dira tiro pele
🇿🇦 We need to do the work beforehand
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standard language | |
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common
🇿🇦 O ile a fihla pele ga nako
🇿🇦 He arrived before the time
🇿🇦 Re tshwanetse go lokiša dilo pele ga nako
🇿🇦 We must prepare things in advance
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formal | |
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common
🇿🇦 Re hloka go itirela dilo go le pele
🇿🇦 We need to do things beforehand
🇿🇦 Na o tla fihla go le pele
🇿🇦 Will you arrive earlier?
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everyday use | |
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rare
🇿🇦 Se se latelago ke se se fetilego
🇿🇦 The past is what has already happened
🇿🇦 Mogala o swanetše go hlokomela se se latelago
🇿🇦 The community must remember what is behind
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literary |