Looking for practical Aymara to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Aymara phrase first, then the Sepedi translation (Sepedi) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Sepedi.
Tip: pick five Sepedi phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kamisaki
Dumela(kamisaki)
Yuspagara
Ke a leboga(yuspagara)
Wali q'uchu
Dumelang(wali q'uchu)
Wali ch'isi
Mokhutsong o motle(wali ch'isi)
Wali ch'uxña
Mokhutsong o motle(wali ch'uxña)
Wali saraq
Borai bo botle(wali saraq)
Jichhüru
Tsamaya sentle(jichhüru)
Sumaq q'ipi
Siyabonga(sumaq q'ipi)
Kunjam jumar uñt'ay?
O na le leina lefe?(kunjam jumar uñt'ay)
Nayra uñt'ay John
Leina la ka ke John(nayra uñt'ay John)
Kunjam jumaraki?
O kae?(kunjam jumaraki)
Jumar ch'amañchiri
Ke thabela go kopana le wena(jumar ch'amañchiri)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Jumax inglés habla?
Na o bua Seisemane?(jumax)
Nayax hindi janiwa
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle(naya)
Nayax janiwa qhawqha
Ke sitwa go kwele(naya)
Aqham jach'a qhawqha
Tsweetswee bua ka borai(aqham)
¿Akan qhawqha?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?(akan)
¿Kunjam phisqa?
Borai bo kae?(kunjam)
¿Kunjam jach'a uruqama?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?(kunjam)
Wakiñani
Fetola go le letšatši(wakiñani)
Jikisiñani
Fetola go le letona(jikisiñani)
Qhawqha
Ya ka pela(qhawqha)
¿Kunjam jach'a?
Phetho ke bokae?(kunjam)
Maya tiket, aqham
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee(maya)
¿Kunjam jach'a?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?(kunjam)
Nayax janiwa
Ke sitwa go etse(naya)
¿Kunjam SIM karta alwa?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?(kunjam)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Jisa
Ee
Aka
Aowa
Janiwa
Mohlomong
Nayraqatawa
Ke a dumela
Janiwa nayraqatani
Ke sitwa go dumela
Suma jach'a
Seo se utlwa sentle
Kunjam qhawqha?
O nagana eng?
Nayax janiwa ch'amañchiri?
O ka nthusa?
Nayax ch'amañchiriwa
Ke hloka thuso
Jikisiñani
Emela nako
Nayax janiwa ch'amañchiri
Ke maswabi
Aka janiwa
Ga go na bothata
Yayk'iri
Dumelang
Jach'a q'ipiri
Tlhogong e monate
K'uchu jach'a q'ipiri
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Kunjam jach'a qhant'asiña?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
¿Kunjam bus qhant'asiña?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
¿Kunjam qhant'asiña?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
¿Kunjam tiempo jach'a?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
¿Aka jach'a wayna?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Jichha jach'a
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Jichha ch'iqhi
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
¿Kama mapan qhant'asiñani?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Aka qhant'asi, por favor
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
¿Kunjam tiempo jach'a?
E nka nako e kae?(E nka nako e kae?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kunjamasti?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Akham janiwa
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Kunjam jach'a?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Tarjeta q'ipisi?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Nayra pachpa mesa munta
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Cuenta, por favor
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Serviciokta janiwa?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Vegetariano nayani
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Janiwa spicita comida
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Aka jach'a
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Menú q'ipisi?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Agua un q'asa, por favor
Khalase ya metsi, tswarela(kha-la-se ya me-tsi tswa-re-la)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Janiwa policía uñt'ayäta
B calla mapolesa(janiwa policia unthayata)
Janiwa ambulancia uñt'ayäta
B calla ambulance(janiwa ambulancia unthayata)
Doctor amuyt'aya
Ke hloka ngaka(doctor amuytaya)
Sumaña
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya(sumana)
Pichqa q'alañani
Ke na le allergy go peanuts(pichqa qalani)
¿Kunjam hospital jach'a?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?(kunjam hospital jacha)
Aka ch'iqhiwa
Go a bohloko fa(aka ch'iqhiwa)
Nayax pasaporte janiwa
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka(nayax pasaporte janiwa)
¿Akan janiwa hotel uñt'ayäta?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?(akan janiwa hotel unthayata)
Ayuq!
Thusa!(ayuq)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Jikisiñani
Ke thabile go kopana le wena(jikisiñani)
Jikisiñani ch'iqhiñani
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano(jikisiñani ch'iqhiñani)
Kunjamasti tiempo munas?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Nayax reportu jichhurañani
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
¿Nayax ch'iqhiñani?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Aka archivo ch'iqhiñani
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Yuspagara jach'a tiempo
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Nayax jach'a ch'iqhiñani
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
¿Kunjamasti akham ch'iqhiñani?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Nayax jichhurañani
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Plazo jichhisi viernes
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.