Common Balinese to Sepedi phrases

100 practical Balinese to Sepedi phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Balinese to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Balinese 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.

  1. Halo

    Dumela

  2. Suksma

    Ke a leboga

  3. Selamat pagi

    Dumelang

  4. Selamat siang

    Mokhutsong o motle

  5. Selamat sore

    Mokhutsong o motle

  6. Selamat malam

    Borai bo botle

  7. Sampai jumpa

    Tsamaya sentle

  8. Selamat tinggal

    Siyabonga

  9. Niki nama punika?

    O na le leina lefe?

  10. Nama punika John

    Leina la ka ke John

  11. Punika dados niki?

    O kae?

  12. Senang ketemu

    Ke thabela go kopana le wena

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Apa sampeyan bisa ngomong Inggris?

    Na o bua Seisemane? (apa sampyan bisa ngomong Inggris)

  2. Aku ora bisa ngomong Hindi kanthi apik

    Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle (aku ora bisa ngomong Hindi kanthi apik)

  3. Aku ora ngerti

    Ke sitwa go kwele (aku ora ngerti)

  4. Mangga ngomong alon-alon

    Tsweetswee bua ka borai (mangga ngomong alon-alon)

  5. Bisa sampeyan ucapake maneh?

    Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape? (bisa sampyan ucapake maneh)

  6. Napa kamar mandi?

    Borai bo kae? (napa kamar mandi)

  7. Kepiye carane aku menyang pusat kutha?

    Ke etse eng go ya borai? (kepiye carane aku menyang pusat kutha)

  8. Bengkok kiwa

    Fetola go le letšatši (bengkok kiwa)

  9. Bengkok tengen

    Fetola go le letona (bengkok tengen)

  10. Maju terus

    Ya ka pela (maju terus)

  11. Pira tarifnya?

    Phetho ke bokae? (pira tarifnya)

  12. Siji tiket, mangga

    Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee (siji tiket, mangga)

  13. Apa adoh saka kene?

    Na ke kgole go tswa fano? (apa adoh saka kene)

  14. Aku kesasar

    Ke sitwa go etse (aku kesasar)

  15. Napa aku bisa tuku kartu SIM?

    Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card? (napa aku bisa tuku kartu SIM)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Sampun

    Ee

  2. Benten

    Aowa

  3. Mungkin

    Mohlomong

  4. Sampun setuju

    Ke a dumela

  5. Sampun boten setuju

    Ke sitwa go dumela

  6. Nenten wenten sane malih

    Seo se utlwa sentle

  7. Punapi panjenengan ngidang?

    O nagana eng?

  8. Ngidang bantuang ringang?

    O ka nthusa?

  9. Saking ngidang bantuan

    Ke hloka thuso

  10. Tungguang sejeroning

    Emela nako

  11. Nyantosang

    Ke maswabi

  12. Benten masalah

    Ga go na bothata

  13. Selamat

    Dumelang

  14. Selamat ulang tahun

    Tlhogong e monate

  15. Matur suksma ring perjalanan

    Dira leeto le le bolokehileng

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Niki wenten ring stasiun kereta?

    Ke kae boraiwa ba terene? (Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)

  2. Niki wenten ring panghentian bis?

    Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi? (Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)

  3. Niki platform sane punika?

    Ke sehlopha sefe? (Ke sehlopha sefe?)

  4. Jam pira punika mangkin?

    Nako efe e tlo fofa? (Nako efe e tlo fofa?)

  5. Niki punika jalan sane becik?

    A ke tsela e nepahetseng? (A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)

  6. Ipun wenten ring niki

    E haufi le fa (E haufi le fa)

  7. Ipun adoh saking niki

    E hole le fa (E hole le fa)

  8. Dapat ngidang nuduhang ring peta?

    O ka mpontsha ka mape? (O ka mpontsha ka mape?)

  9. Mangda mandeg ring niki, silahkan

    Emisa fa, tsweetswee (Emisa fa, tsweetswee)

  10. Saking niki ngidang wenten pira waktu?

    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.

  1. Pira regane punika?

    Ke bokae? (ke bo-ka-e)

  2. Puniki kebak rega.

    Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi (seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)

  3. Nenten wenten sane langkung mirah?

    O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase? (o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)

  4. Dapatkah aku mbayar nganggo kartu?

    Nka lefa ka khadi? (nka le-fa ka kha-di)

  5. Aku nyidang meja ring kalih.

    Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi (ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)

  6. Tagihan, mangda.

    Bille, tswarela (bil-le tswa-re-la)

  7. Nenten wenten layanan ring punika?

    Na tshebeletso e akaretswe? (na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)

  8. Aku vegetarian.

    Ke movegetarian (ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)

  9. Nenten dados pedes, mangda.

    Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela (a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)

  10. Puniki enak.

    Se ke se monate (se ke se mo-na-te)

  11. Dapatkah aku nyidang menu?

    Nka fumana lenaneo? (nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)

  12. Satu gelas air, mangda.

    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.

  1. Telepon polisi

    B calla mapolesa

  2. Telepon ambulans

    B calla ambulance

  3. Aku butuh dokter

    Ke hloka ngaka

  4. Aku merasa sakit

    Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya

  5. Aku alergi kacang

    Ke na le allergy go peanuts

  6. Di mana rumah sakit terdekat?

    Hospital e hwetšwa kae?

  7. Sakit di sini

    Go a bohloko fa

  8. Aku kehilangan paspor

    Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka

  9. Bisakah kamu telepon hotelku?

    O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?

  10. Tolong!

    Thusa!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Seneng ketemu sampeyan

    Ke thabile go kopana le wena (seneng ketemu sampean)

  2. Ayo atur rapat

    A re beye ngwaga ya kopano

  3. Jam pira sing pas kanggo sampeyan?

    Nako efe e go kgonang? (jam pira sing pas kanggo sampean?)

  4. Aku bakal ngirim laporan dina iki

    Ke tla romela reportone gompieno

  5. Apa kita bisa ngobrol sesuk?

    A re ka bua ka moso?

  6. Mangga deleng berkas sing kempel

    Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang

  7. Matur suksma kanggo wektu sampeyan

    Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago

  8. Aku ngarep-arep bisa kerja bareng sampeyan

    Ke lebeletse go dira le wena

  9. Bisa nerangake titik kuwi?

    A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?

  10. Ayo aku bali menyang sampeyan

    A ke tle ke boe go wena

  11. Batas wektu yaiku Jumat

    Nako ya borai ke Labohlano

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Jam berapa?

    Ke nako efe? (Ke nako efe?)

  2. Sampun tiga

    Ke borai (Ke borai)

  3. Dinten puniki

    Gompieno (Gompieno)

  4. Dinten rauh

    Borai (Borai)

  5. Dinten raris

    Maabane (Maabane)

  6. Senin

    Mantšhi (Mantšhi)

  7. Selasa

    Laboraro (Laboraro)

  8. Rabu

    Laboraro (Laboraro)

  9. Satu

    Nngwe (Nngwe)

  10. Dua

    Pedi (Pedi)

  11. Tiga

    Tharo (Tharo)

  12. Sepuluh

    Lesome (Lesome)

  13. Satus

    Ngwaga (Ngwaga)

  14. Setengah

    Hlaf (Hlaf)

  15. Luwih

    Bokae (Bokae)