<prompt> Hlalosa moelelo oa lentsoe phonetics polelong e le ngoe.nan  <response>: Instruction in English: Explain the meaning of the term phonetics in one sentence. . Response in English: Phonetics is the branch of linguistics that studies the sounds of human speech, focusing on their production, transmission, and perception. . Response in Sesotho: Phonetics ke lekala la lipuo tse ithutang melumo ea puo ea motho, ho tsepamisitsoe tlhahiso, phetisetso le temoho. 