In Lesotho, most people speak Sesotho. This is a Bantu language of the Basotho people. Lesotho has only two national languages: Sesotho and English.
There are minority groups of people living in Lesotho known as the Xhosa and Sephuthi people. They speak the Xhosa and Sephuthi language.
We use the Lesotho loti and the South African rand.
Sometimes, my filtered water runs out, so I stop at a nearby shop to buy a bottle of water for 12 rand. This is $0.75 in U.S. currency. Can you believe that? I wish water was that cheap back home in America!
My friends at work invited me to pick moroho (leafy greens) from the school garden. When fresh, this type of moroho smells like mustard seed. It tastes bitter when eaten raw, but when it is cooked, it has a delicious savory flavor. I prepared the moroho with chicken and rice.
My brother and his wife love to play music very loudly on the speaker. I like when they played a Sesotho song by Sanere called "Hoba Monna". In English, the song is called “To Be a Man/Husband”, and it is about the heavy emotional and financial pressures of being a man.
