Sesotho Vocabulary
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able /ˈeɪ.bl̩/ = USER: khona, kgona, a khona, ka khona, kgone,

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about /əˈbaʊt/ = USER: ka, mabapi le, ka bang, hoo e ka bang, mabapi,

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across /əˈkrɒs/ = USER: ka mose, mose, ho pholletsa, ka mose ho, ho pholletsa le,

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adventure /ədˈven.tʃər/ = USER: larileng, khatholla ho, bohelehele, tobogan, Adventure,

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advertisement /ˈadvərˌtīzmənt,ədˈvərtiz-/ = USER: phatlalatso, login, login login, login login |, Advertisement,

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after /ˈɑːf.tər/ = USER: ka mor'a hore, ka mor'a, mor'a, mor'a hore, ka mora ho,

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ago /əˈɡəʊ/ = USER: months ago, fetileng, tse fetileng, year ago, month ago,

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all /ɔːl/ = USER: bohle, tsohle, kaofela, bohle ba,

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along /əˈlɒŋ/ = USER: hammoho, le, tsamaea le, tsamaea,

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and /ænd/ = USER: le, le ho, me, mme,

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appeared /əˈpɪər/ = USER: hlaha, a hlaha, bonahala, bonahala eka, a bonahala,

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apr /ˌeɪ.piˈɑːr/ = USER: oct, Mar, Apr, Jun, Feb,

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are /ɑːr/ = USER: ba, ke, li, di, tse,

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arrival /əˈraɪ.vəl/ = USER: fihla, ho fihla ha, ho fihla, fihla ha, fihlile,

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at /ət/ = USER: kwa, ka, ho, nakong, nako,

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back /bæk/ = USER: khutlela, morao, khutla, khutlisetsa, ka morao,

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basic /ˈbeɪ.sɪk/ = USER: motheo, tsa motheo, tsa motheo tsa, motheo tsa, ya motheo,

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be /biː/ = USER: ba, ho, ho ba, e be, ba le,

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been /biːn/ = USER: bile, e bile, e, nile,

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bitter /ˈbɪt.ər/ = USER: bohloko, baba, babang, e bohloko, habohloko,

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board /bɔːd/ = USER: boto, boto ya, sekepeng, boto ea, palama,

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but /bʌt/ = USER: empa, empa e, empa ho, empa o,

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by /baɪ/ = USER: ka, ke, ka ho, ka go, ka hore,

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came /keɪm/ = USER: o ile a tla, ile a tla, ile, tla, ile a,

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carrying /ˌkær.i.ɪŋˈɒn/ = USER: phetha, ba jereng, nkile, ho phetha, jereng,

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case /keɪs/ = USER: joalo, tabeng, le joalo, ho le joalo, nyeoe,

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changed /tʃeɪndʒd/ = USER: fetoha, fetola, fetolwa, a fetola, ba fetoha,

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cold /kəʊld/ = USER: batang, bata, a batang, serame, ho bata,

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come /kʌm/ = USER: tla, tle, tlile, tlang, fihla,

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complete /kəmˈpliːt/ = USER: feletseng, ho feletseng, ka ho feletseng, e feletseng, feletseng ea,

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completed /kəmˈpliːt/ = USER: ho tlatswa, tlatswa, phethoa, ea phethoa, tlatsitsweng,

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completing

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constant /ˈkɒn.stənt/ = USER: kamehla, ka linako tsohle, linako tsohle, ea kamehla, kamehla ka,

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could /kʊd/ = USER: ka se khonang, ka khonang, khonang, se khonang, ne a ka,

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creating /kriˈeɪt/ = USER: bōpa, a bōpa, ho bōpa, theha, ho baka,

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crew /kruː/ = USER: basebetsi bao ba, basesisi ba sekepe, basebetsi ba, basesisi ba, basebetsi,

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cross /krɒs/ = USER: tšela, tšele, ba tšela, ba tšele, ka tšela,

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crossing /ˈkrɒs.ɪŋ/ = USER: tsela, tselang, tšela, ho tsela, tsele,

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d /əd/ = USER: d, D, ke d, d e,

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danger /ˈdeɪn.dʒər/ = USER: kotsi, kotsi ea, kotsi eo, ba kotsing, kotsi e,

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darkness /dɑːk/ = USER: lefifi, lefifing, lefifi le, lefifi la, lefifing ho,

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days /deɪ/ = USER: matsatsi a, matsatsi, ka matsatsi a, ya matsatsi a, ka matsatsi,

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descendants /dɪˈsen.dənt/ = USER: litloholo, litloholo tsa, ditlogolo tsa, le litloholo, le ditlogolo tsa,

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did /dɪd/ = USER: o ile a etsa, o ile a, ile a etsa, ile a, ile,

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doing /ˈduː.ɪŋ/ = USER: ho etsa, etsa, etsang, a etsa, etse,

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done /dʌn/ = USER: entse, etsoa, entseng, dirwa, etsoe,

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doubtful /ˈdaʊt.fəl/ = USER: tsitsang, sa tsitsang,

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dream /driːm/ = USER: lora,

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dreamed /driːm/ = USER: a lora, lora, lorileng, labalabela, labalabela ho,

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endurance /ɪnˈdjʊə.rəns/ = USER: mamello, mamello ea, mamella, le mamello, ho mamella,

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english /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ = USER: senyesemane, English, Angol, puo ya Senyesemane, Englanti,

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eternal /ɪˈtɜː.nəl/ = USER: ka ho sa feleng, ho sa feleng, sa feleng, bo sa feleng, feleng,

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everything /ˈev.ri.θɪŋ/ = USER: tsohle, lintho tsohle, tsohle tseo, sohle, sohle seo,

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expedition /ˌek.spəˈdɪʃ.ən/ = USER: leeto, ka leeto la, ka leeto, leetong, mafatse,

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expeditions /ˌek.spəˈdɪʃ.ən/ = USER: maeto a, maeto, le maeto,

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fail /feɪl/ = USER: hlōleha, ba hlōleha, a hlōleha, sitoa, hlōloa,

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fantastic /fænˈtæs.tɪk/ = USER: fantastis, Fantastic,

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film /fɪlm/ = USER: filimi, filimi e, filimi eo, filimi ea, lifilimi,

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finally /ˈfaɪ.nə.li/ = USER: qetellong, qetella, a qetella a, qetella a, qetellong a,

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find /faɪnd/ = USER: fumana, ba fumana, ka fumana, ho fumana, fumane,

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first /ˈfɜːst/ = USER: pele, la pele, pele la, ea pele, lekhetlo la pele,

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for /fɔːr/ = USER: bakeng sa, ka, ho, ya, bakeng,

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frank /fræŋk/ = USER: tobang, tobang taba, Frank, o tobang, e tobang,

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fright /fraɪt/ = USER: le tšabo ka, tšabo, tšabo ka, le tsabo, le tsabo ka,

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from /frɒm/ = USER: ho, ho tloha, ho tswa, tswa, ho tswa ho,

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fulfill /fʊlˈfɪl/ = USER: phethahatsa, phetha, ho phethahatsa, phethisa, a phethahatse,

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gave /ɡeɪv/ = USER: o ile a fa, o ile a fana, ile a fana ka, ile a fa, o ile a,

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get /ɡet/ = USER: fumana, ho fumana, fumane, fihla, hore,

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going /ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ = USER: tla, eang, tlil'o, ea, il'o,

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granddaughter /ˈgranˌdôtər/ = USER: setloholo sa, setloholo, modelogolo wa mogolo,

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grandfather /ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðər/ = USER: ntate-moholo oa,

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grandnephew

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grandson /ˈɡræn.sʌn/ = USER: setloholo sa, le setloholo sa, setloholo, e leng setloholo sa, setloholo sa hae,

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great /ɡreɪt/ = USER: e khōlō, haholo, khōlō, le leholo, moholo,

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greater /ˈɡreɪ.tər/ = USER: moholo, kgolo, e kgolo, eketsehileng, haholoanyane,

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had /hæd/ = USER: o ne a, ba ne ba, ne, ne a, o ne,

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harder /hɑːd/ = USER: Ka thata haholoanyane, matla le ho feta, e thata ho, boima le ho feta, ka thata haholo,

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have /hæv/ = USER: na le, na, ba, ba le,

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hazardous /ˈhæz.ə.dəs/ = USER: le kotsi, kotsi, e kotsi, ho le kotsi, kotsi le,

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he /hiː/ = USER: a, o ile a, o, o ile, o ne a,

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here /hɪər/ = USER: mona, bonang, le mona,

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his /hɪz/ = USER: hae, ba hae, ea hae, a, oa hae,

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honour /ˈɒn.ər/ = USER: tlhompho, hlompha, tlotla, tlhompho e, tlotlisa,

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how /haʊ/ = USER: joang, ka moo, hore, hakae, hore na,

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hundred /ˈhʌn.drəd/ = USER: makholo a, le makholo a, makholo, lekholo, tse lekholo,

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i /aɪ/ = USER: + i, ke, ka go, batho + i,

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ice /aɪs/ = USER: leqhoa, leqhoa le, leqhoeng, gelo, le leqhoa,

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if /ɪf/ = USER: haeba, ha, le haeba, ha eba, hore na,

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in /ɪn/ = USER: a, ka, ka go, ho, mo,

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instead /ɪnˈsted/ = USER: ho e-na,

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is /ɪz/ = USER: ke, e, o, ha, se,

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it /ɪt/ = USER: e, ho, eona, go, e le,

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journey /ˈdʒɜː.ni/ = USER: leeto, leeto la, leetong, nka leeto la, leeto le,

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journeyed /ˈdʒɜː.ni/ = USER: kena leetong, tsamaileng, kena leetong la, nka maeto, nka maeto a,

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just /dʒʌst/ = USER: feela, sa tsoa, tsoa, fela, toka,

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last /lɑːst/ = USER: ho qetela, qetela, a ho qetela, fetileng, ya ho qetela,

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lives /laɪvz/ = USER: bophelo, bophelo ba, bophelong ba, bophelong, maphelo a,

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long /lɒŋ/ = USER: nako e telele, ka nako e telele, telele, e telele, khale,

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m /əm/ = USER: ba limithara, ba limithara tse, limithara, noun m,

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main /meɪn/ = USER: ka sehloohong, sehloohong, kgolo, mehopolo ya sehlooho, sehlooho,

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man /mæn/ = USER: motho, monna, motho a, motho ea, monna ea,

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marks = USER: matshwao, matshwao a, matšoao a, matšoao, le matšoao,

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me /miː/ = USER: na, na, ke,

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members /ˈmem.bər/ = USER: litho tsa, litho, ditho, ditho tsa, ditho tse,

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men /men/ = USER: banna ba, batho, batho ba, banna, banna bao ba,

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messages /ˈmes.ɪdʒ/ = USER: melaetsa, melaetsa ya, melaetsa e, melaetsa ea, molaetsa,

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mission /ˈmɪʃ.ən/ = USER: misio, thōmo ea, thōmo, thomo, maikaelelo,

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month /mʌnθ/ = USER: khoeli, kgwedi, months, kgwedi le kgwedi, khoeli e,

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months /mʌnθ/ = USER: dikgwedi tse, likhoeli, likhoeli tse, ya dikgwedi tse, month,

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more /mɔːr/ = USER: Hape, eketsehileng, go feta, haholo, e eketsehileng,

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much /mʌtʃ/ = USER: haholo, lintho tse ngata, ngata, tse ngata, e ngata,

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my /maɪ/ = USER: ke, ka, ea ka, ba ka, oa ka,

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name /neɪm/ = USER: lebitso la, lebitso la mokgatlo, lebitso, leina la, leina la mokgatlo,

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names /neɪm/ = USER: mabitso a, mabitso, le mabitso a, le mabitso, maina a,

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newspaper /ˈn(y)o͞ozˌpāpər/ = USER: koranta e 'ngoe, koranta, koranta ea, koranteng, koranta e,

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night /naɪt/ = USER: bosiu, bosiung boo, bosiung, bosiu bo le bong,

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no /nəʊ/ = USER: ha, ha ho, se na, ho se, ho se na,

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not /nɒt/ = USER: sa, ke, se, ha, se ke,

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nothingness

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now /naʊ/ = USER: hona joale, eo hona joale e, joale, hona joale e, eo hona joale,

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obviously /ˈɒb.vi.əs.li/ = USER: ho hlakile hore, hlakile hore, hlakile hore ho, ho hlakile, totobetse hore,

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of /əv/ = USER: ea, ya, ba, tsa, oa,

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on /ɒn/ = USER: ka, tse, la, pele, se,

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only /ˈəʊn.li/ = USER: feela, fela, feela ka, feela ho,

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our /aʊər/ = USER: rona, re, rōna, ea rōna, ea rona,

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out /aʊt/ = USER: tsoa, ka ntle, ntle, ho tsoa, ka,

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pack /pæk/ = USER: pakete, method, phutha, ba pakela, pakile,

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part /pɑːt/ = USER: karolo, karolo ya, le karolo, karolo e, karolo ea,

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people /ˈpiː.pl̩/ = USER: batho ba, batho, sechaba, batho ba ba, le batho ba,

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place /pleɪs/ = USER: habité, sebaka, lefelo, sebakeng, kae sebaka,

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point /pɔɪnt/ = USER: ntlha, ntlha e, ntlha ya, ntlha ea, hoo a,

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presented /prɪˈzent/ = USER: hlahisa, hlahiswa, fanoa, a hlahisa, hlahisoa,

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proud /praʊd/ = USER: motlotlo, motlotlo ka, le motlotlo, le motlotlo ka, ikhohomosang,

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published /ˈpʌb.lɪʃ/ = USER: e hatisitsoeng, hatisitsoeng, e hatisoang, hatisoa, ea hatisoa,

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pursuit /pəˈsjuːt/ = USER: ho leka ho fihlella, leka ho fihlella, lelekisa, phehella, ho lelekisa,

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reached /riːtʃ/ = USER: e ile ea fihla, fihla, ile ea fihla, a fihla, ba fihla,

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recognition /ˌrek.əɡˈnɪʃ.ən/ = USER: ho amohela, amoheloa ka, lemoga, amoheloa, amohela,

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return /rɪˈtɜːn/ = USER: khutlela, boela, khutla, khutlele, ho khutla,

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roads /rəʊd/ = USER: litsela, litsela tse, ditsela, litseleng, litseleng tse,

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s = USER: Ho S, S, n,

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safe /seɪf/ = USER: sireletsehile, sireletsehileng, bolokehileng, e bolokehileng, e sireletsehileng,

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save /seɪv/ = USER: pholosa, boloka, ho boloka, ba pholosa, pholose,

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saving /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/ = USER: ho pholosa, pholosa, a pholosang, pholosang, ho boloka,

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say

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ship /ʃɪp/ = USER: sekepe, sekepe se, sekepeng, sekepe sa, sekepe seo se,

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since /sɪns/ = USER: ho tloha, ho tloha ka, kaha, tloha, tloha ka,

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sir /sɜːr/ = USER: mohlomphehi, monghali, monghadi, Sir, kesa,

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small /smɔːl/ = USER: nyenyane, tse nyenyane, e nyenyane, senyenyane, monyenyane,

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so /səʊ/ = USER: e le, joalo, kahoo, le, ho joalo,

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soon /suːn/ = USER: haufinyane, kapele, mor'a nakoana, ka potlako, ka mor'a nakoana,

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spirit /ˈspɪr.ɪt/ = USER: moea, moea oa, moea o, moya, ka moea,

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story /ˈstɔː.ri/ = USER: pale, pale ea, pale e, pale ena, kgang,

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struck

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subtitles /ˈsʌbˌtaɪ.tl̩/ = USER: subtitles la, legendas,

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succeeded /səkˈsiːd/ = USER: a atleha, atleha, atleha ho, o ile a atleha, ile a atleha,

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success /səkˈses/ = USER: atleha, katleho, atlehe, le katleho, ho atleha,

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such /sʌtʃ/ = USER: joalo, tse, e joalo, tse joalo, jwalo,

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surrounded /səˈraʊnd/ = USER: pota-potiloe,

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survival /səˈvaɪ.vəl/ = USER: ho pholoha, pholoha, pholoha ha, pholohe, ho phela,

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t /tiː/ = USER: T, t mobile,

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taken /ˈteɪ.kən/ = USER: isoa, e entsweng, nkile, nkuwa, nkoa,

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takes /teɪk/ = USER: nka, e nka, o, o nka, a nka,

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taking /tāk/ = USER: ho, ho nka, nka, ho etsa ho, ho noa,

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th /ˈTHôrēəm/ = USER: go th, TH, bobbl,

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than /ðæn/ = USER: ho feta, feta, ho feta ho, ho, le ho,

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thank /θæŋk/ = USER: leboha, ho leboha, le leboha, leboha ka, kea leboha,

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that /ðæt/ = USER: hore, e, eo, le hore, tse,

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the

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their /ðeər/ = USER: bona, ba bona, a bona, tsa bona, ea bona,

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there /ðeər/ = USER: Mono, ha ho, ho na, ho na le, go na le,

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they /ðeɪ/ = USER: ba, ba ile ba, ba ne ba, li, ba ba,

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think /θɪŋk/ = USER: nahana, nahana hore, nahana ka, ba nahana, nahane,

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this /ðɪs/ = USER: ena, sena, ena e, questa, lena,

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to

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took /tʊk/ = USER: o ile a nka, o ile a, ile a nka, o neng o, ile,

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tough /tʌf/ = USER: thata, tse thata, le thata, ho le thata, itsoara ka thata,

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tragedy /ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/ = USER: tlokotsi, tlokotsi e, koluoa, ke tlokotsi, oeloa ke tlokotsi,

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trapped /træp/ = USER: ba qabeletsoe, qabeletsoe, qabelloa, tšoasehileng, hare,

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try /traɪ/ = USER: leka, ba leka, leka ho, o leka, ho leka,

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unfinished /ʌnˈfɪn.ɪʃt/ = USER: felang, o song ho fele, song ho fele,

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up /ʌp/ = USER: fihlela, ho fihlela, nyoloha, ka, fihlang,

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very /ˈver.i/ = USER: haholo, thata, haholo ka, kudu,

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visit /ˈvɪz.ɪt/ = USER: etela, etele, leeto la, ketelo ea, leeto,

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wages /weɪdʒ/ = USER: moputso oa, moputso, moputso oo, le moputso oa, meputso,

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wanted /ˈwɒn.tɪd/ = USER: o ne a batla, ne a batla, ba ne ba batla, ne a batla hore, ne ba batla,

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was /wɒz/ = USER: e ne e le, e ne e, o ne a, ne e le, ne e,

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we /wiː/ = USER: re, re ka, re ne re, re ile ra, eo re,

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website /ˈweb.saɪt/ = USER: websaeteng, Website, webosaete, webosaeteng, inthanete,

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what /wɒt/ = USER: eng, ke eng, ke eng se se, efe, hore na,

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who /huː/ = USER: ba, ea, ea ileng a, ba neng ba, ba ba,

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why /waɪ/ = USER: na ke hobane'ng ha, ke hobane'ng ha, ke hobane'ng, ka lebaka leo, hobane'ng ha,

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wild /waɪld/ = USER: hlaha, tse hlaha, e hlaha, naga, hlaha e,

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with /wɪð/ = USER: le, ka, nang le, na le, ba nang le,

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within /wɪˈðɪn/ = USER: ka hare ho, ka hare, ka har'a, har'a, matsatsing a,

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would /wʊd/ = USER: ne, e ne e tla, ba ne ba tla, o ne a tla, ne a tla,

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wouldn

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year /jɪər/ = USER: selemo, selemo sa, selemong, selemo se, months,

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years /jɪər/ = USER: lilemo tse, lilemo, ka lilemo tse, dilemo tse, lilemo tse ka,

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you /juː/ = USER: o, u, u ka, o ka, uena,

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your /jɔːr/ = USER: hao, ya hao, ya hao ya, ea hao, ba hao,

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