tystnad Northern Sotho
4 translations
| Translation | Context | Audio |
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common
🇿🇦 O beile kgalema
🇿🇦 He remained silent
🇿🇦 Kgalema ke mokgwa wa go se buiwe
🇿🇦 Silence is a way of not speaking
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everyday use | |
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common
🇿🇦 Go se bolele go bolela ka khutšo
🇿🇦 Silence speaks of peace
🇿🇦 Ba go se bolele ba agelwa ke bohlale
🇿🇦 Those who keep quiet are considered wise
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formal | |
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rare
🇿🇦 Kgalemelo ke karolo ya mokgwa wa botshelo
🇿🇦 Silence is part of the way of life
🇿🇦 Mabapi le kgalemelo wa botho
🇿🇦 Regarding the silence of a person
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literary | |
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common
🇿🇦 O thiba ditiro ge a le kua mošomo
🇿🇦 He is keeping quiet about work
🇿🇦 Go thiba ditiro go bolela go se buiwe
🇿🇦 Keeping quiet means not speaking out
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colloquial |