Description
This is the full written study guide for Sesotho CEFR C2 (Near-Native Fluency): about 4,800 words to work through at your own pace, viewable online from your student dashboard for as long as you own it.
What is inside
- 11 modules with vocabulary tables: 140 words and phrases, each with its meaning and, where given, a say-it-like pronunciation hint
- A sounds and pronunciation section
- 2 dialogues to read aloud, line by line with meanings
- 8 grammar and usage notes with examples and tips
- Practice exercises (matching, fill in the missing word, translation and a self-check) with a full answer key
Modules in this guide
- Proverbs & their wisdom
- Oratory & public speaking
- Register & connotation
- Praise & naming traditions
- Idiomatic mastery
- Specialised & technical registers
- Wordplay, humour & poetry
- Philosophy & worldview
- Botho – values at home
- Wit, teasing & wordplay at home
- Blessing & guidance
By the end of this level you can
- Quote, interpret and deploy Sesotho proverbs (maele) aptly in live conversation and debate
- Open, sustain and close formal oratory at a lekgotla, greeting and thanking the gathering correctly
- Shift register fluidly – blunt, neutral, deferential, euphemistic – to match elder, peer or child
- Hear and produce the fine connotations that separate near-synonyms (e.g. ho shwa vs ho hlokahala)
- Use praise-names, clan praises (diboko) and naming traditions with cultural accuracy and respect
Good to know
- Viewable online in your account, on any device. It is not a download to keep.
- A Teach Yourself level: this level’s interactive lessons plus its full written guide. No certificate, and not a live or tutor-marked course.
- Built from the same content as our interactive Sesotho C2 lessons.
Get every level for less
The complete Sesotho pack ($99) includes all six Sesotho study guides (A1 to C2) plus the interactive online lessons for every level.
Practise speaking
When you are ready to use it in conversation, find a tutor for 1-on-1 lessons.