There has been a slight change to Denni's new address. Here is the correct version (note the 500 added after Mokhotlong...
Denni Klisch, Peace Corps Volunteer
PO Box 156
Mokhotlong 500
Lesotho
Southern Africa
Chow people.
Map of Lesotho
Lesotho News
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Sesotho Dictionary
Lesotho Holidays
2007
Dec 25-26 Christmas
2008
Jan 1 New Year's
Mar 11 Moshoeshoe Day
Mar 21 Good Friday
Mar 24 Easter Monday
May 1 Workers’ Day
May17 Ascension
May 25 Africa Day/ Heroes'Day Heroes' Day
Jul 17 King Letsie III's Bday
Oct 4 Independence Day
Dec 25 Christmas
Dec 25-26 Christmas
2008
Jan 1 New Year's
Mar 11 Moshoeshoe Day
Mar 21 Good Friday
Mar 24 Easter Monday
May 1 Workers’ Day
May17 Ascension
May 25 Africa Day/ Heroes'Day Heroes' Day
Jul 17 King Letsie III's Bday
Oct 4 Independence Day
Dec 25 Christmas
PROVERBS AND IDIOMS (MAELE)ProverbsBo tsholwa bo tjhesa, bo tsohe bo fodile. (Tempers cool down with time.)Botswa ha bo jelwe. (Laziness does not pay.)Dikgomo ke banka ya Mosotho. (Cattle are the bank of a Mosotho.)Ditabana di tswala ditaba. (Mighty things rise from trivial ones.)Dithoto ke lefa la ba bohale. (Fools are stepping stones of the wise.)Ha o otla ntja, e tla betla meno. (If you beat a dog, it will bare its teeth.)Ho bea ditho ho hlahisa kgomo. (Patience is a virue.)Ho bua hase ho phetha. (Great talkers are never great doers.)Ho lwana badula-mmoho. (Those who stay together often quarrel.)Katse ha e le siyo, tweba di a hlanaka. (If the cat is away the mice will play.)Leboela ha le ngallwe. (You may succeed where you once failed.)Leboela le a ja. (Perseverance pays.)Lefu ha le jwetse. (Death may strike at any time.)Leshano ha le ruise motho. (Lies do not pay.)Matsatsi a loyana. (Days are not the same.)Mejo ha e rutanwe, ho rutanwa ditlhare. (Every man is the architect of his own fortune.)Mekoko ha e qhwaelane. (Every one fends for himself.)Meso e tswala meswana. (Procrastination is the thief of time.)Metse e metle kantle. (Appearances are deceptive.)Mmetla-kgola o e lebisa wabo. (Charity begins at home.)Mohana ho jwetswa o tshohela leomeng. (A word is enough to the wise.)Mohlanka wa moreneng, morena. (The king's messenger is as good as his master.)Moiketsi ha a llelwe. (He who rejects advice deserves no sympathy.)Moketa ho tsoswa o itekang. (God helps those who help themselves.)Moloi ha a mela boya. (An evil doer has no distinguishing mark.)Mpho ha e halalwe. (One never refuses a gift.)Ngaka e rutwa wa dihlare, mejo ha e e rutwe. (A doctor is taught medicine, but not the charges.)Ntja e tsokela ya e fang. (A dog follows the one who feeds it.)Pere e wa e ena le maoto a mane. (To err is human.)Pinyane ha e senye motse. (It is wise to keep certain things secret.)Sefate se tsejwa ka ditholwana. (A tree is known by its fruit.)Sejo-senyane ha se fete molomo. (Half a loaf is better than no bread.)Taba di mahlong. (The face is the index of the mind.)Tlaila le tlailela morena. (Do not be afraid to make mistakes so that they may be corrected.)Tsela-kgopo ha e robatse naheng. (The beaten track is the safest.)Tshwene ha e ipone lekopo. (One is blind to one's faults.)IdiomsHo aparela motho kobo. (To respect.)Ho ba hloho e bonolo. (To be clever.)Ho ba kgwaba la methati yohle. (To be a jack of all trades.)Ho ba pelo-hlomohi. (To be merciful.)Ho bina koma hae. (To reveal secrets.)Ho bona ntja e ntsho. (To faint.)Ho bonya le morwetsana. (To be in love with a girl.)Ho di bona matswele. (To run away.)Ho ema ka ditlhako. (To be tall.)Ho ema le ho makala. (To be surprised.)Ho fata kgotso. (To negotiate for peace.)Ho fata seolo. (To work very hard.)Ho hana bohane. (To refuse completely.)Ho hata kwekwe. (To walk gracefully.)Ho inkela hodimo. (To make oneself important.)Ho ithoma tshotswana. (To pretend to be busy.)Ho ja hloho. (To think.)Ho jaka ka leleme. (To adopt a foreign language.)Ho jewa ke hloho. (To suffer from head-ache.)Ho nkgana monkgo. (To be of the same mind.)Ho nonya motho maikutlo. (To test one's feelings.)Ho ntshana se inong. (To be close friends.)Ho nya matsete. (To reveal secrets.)Ho oma ka hloho. (To nod in agreement.)Ho oma nthane. (To be very thirsty.)Ho opela motho mahofi. (To applaud.)Ho otlela tweba sehong. (To save for the future.)Ho pheha ka lemina. (To be in mourning.)Ho qela mohope wa metsi. (To ask for a girl's hand in marriage.)Ho qetwa ke letsapa. (To be tired.)Ho ribeha motho ka pitsa ya moeta. (To tell one what he already knows.)Ho robala ka lephako. (To sleep hungry.)Ho sebeletsa Mphatshwanyane. (To work for nothing.)Ho silela ifo. (To live from hand to mouth.)Ho tlola molao. (To break the law.)Ho tlotsa motho ka lera mahlonh. (To deceive a person.)Ho tshaba moru o se nang nkwe. (To fear a harmless thing.)Ho tshepa ntshepedi ya bontshepe. (To expect something that will never happen.)Ho tshwara ka meno. (To be very busy.)Ho utlwa ka tjhetjhe e feta. (To learn from rumour.)Ho wa phuhla. (To lose all one's wealth.)Ho ya boya-batho. (To die.)Ho ya ho ile. (To go on continuously.)Ho ya masihlwane. (To die.)
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