vela Northern Sotho

4 translations

Translation	Context	Audio
vela common 🇿🇦 Ke tla vela molong 🇿🇦 I will leave in the morning 🇿🇦 O tla vela ka mošomo wa gagwe 🇿🇦 He/She will leave for his/her work	everyday use
vela rare 🇿🇦 Moupodi o vela ka moya wa gagwe 🇿🇦 The poet departs with his spirit (literary/poetic context) 🇿🇦 Ba bangwe ba bolela gore go vela go phela 🇿🇦 Some say that to leave is to live (philosophical/literary context)	literary
vela formal 🇿🇦 Moporofesa o tla vela go ya go ruta 🇿🇦 The professor will leave to go teach 🇿🇦 Re tshwanetse go vela ka nako e e botse 🇿🇦 We should leave at a proper time	formal
vela colloquial 🇿🇦 Re tla vela ha nako e fihlile 🇿🇦 We will leave when the time has come 🇿🇦 O ile a vela ka potlako 🇿🇦 He/She left quickly	colloquial