LGCSE Sesotho study guide
LGCSE Sesotho · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
LGCSE Sesotho is a school-leaving qualification in Sesotho, taken largely by candidates in Lesotho and by learners elsewhere who study Sesotho as a first or strong second language. It certifies that a candidate can read, write, speak and listen in Sesotho at senior-secondary level, and it is typically used for further study, teacher training, journalism, civil service and other work where confident Sesotho literacy matters. The LGCSE Sesotho study guide has 7 sections and about 2,180 words.
01Listening and Speaking (Oral Communication) - Ho mamela le ho bua
Karolo ena ya Listening and Speaking (Oral Communication) e lekolwa ka molomo: ho mamela le ho bua. Moithuti o bontsha bokgoni ba ho mamela tsebiso, puisano kapa pale e buuwang, le bokgoni ba ho araba ka ho hlaka, ho itlhalosa le ho pheha kgang.
306 words, about 2 min02Reading and Comprehension - Ho bala le ho utlwisisa
Karolo ena e leka bokgoni ba ho bala sengolwa le ho utlwisisa moelelo, e seng feela ho bitsa mantswe ka nepo. Sengolwa se ka ba pale, taba ya dikgang, tsebiso kapa moqoqo o hlalosang.
335 words, about 2 min03Grammar and Language Structures - Sebopeho sa puo
Karolo ena e hlahloba sebopeho sa Sesotho: dihlopha tsa mabitso le dikgokahanyo tsa tsona, sebopeho sa leetsi, nako, le mopeleto. 1/2: mo-/ba- (motho/batho); 3/4: mo-/me- (motse/metse); 5/6: le-/ma- (leihlo/mahlo); 7/8: se-/di- (sekolo/dikolo); 9/10: n-/di- (ntja/dintja); 14: bo- (bophelo); 15: ho- (ho bona).
304 words, about 2 min04Vocabulary - Tlotlontswe
Karolo ena e leka tlotlontswe: bokgoni ba ho utlwisisa mantswe, ho a sebedisa ka nepo le ho atolosa pokello ya ona. Malapa a mantswe: motheo o le mong o hlahisa mantswe a matjha.
275 words, about 1 min05Idioms and Proverbs - Maele le dipolelo tse sa tlwaelehang
Karolo ena e leka maele le dipolelo tseo moelelo wa tsona o sa tswalweng ke mantswe a tsona ka bomong (idioms). Hangata dipotso di kopa ho hlalosa moelelo, ho kgethela lee le loketseng sehlooho, kapa ho sebedisa lee polelong.
325 words, about 2 min06Continuous Writing (Composition) - Ho ngola moqoqo
Karolo ena e leka bokgoni ba ho ngola sengolwa se hlophisitsweng, se nang le mohopolo o hlakileng, mopeleto o nepahetseng le puo e loketseng. Moqoqo: pale (narrative), tlhaloso (descriptive), ho phehisana (argumentative).
335 words, about 2 min07Literature: Prescribed Texts and Literary Appreciation - Dingoliloeng le tshekatsheko
Karolo ena e hlahloba dingoliloeng tse behiloeng: pale e telele (novel), terama (drama) le dithothokiso (poetry). Dipotso di kopa ho hlalosa morero, sebapadi, sebaka, kgohlano le mokgwa wa ho ngola, mme karabo e tshehetswe ka bopaki bo tswang sengolweng.
300 words, about 2 min