Looking for practical Basque to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Basque 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Sepedi-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kaixo
Dumela
Eskerrik asko
Ke a leboga
Egun on
Dumelang
Arratsalde on
Mokhutsong o motle
Gabon
Mokhutsong o motle
Gabon
Borai bo botle
Gero arte
Tsamaya sentle
Agur
Siyabonga
Zer du izena?
O na le leina lefe?
Nire izena John da
Leina la ka ke John
Zer moduz?
O kae?
Pozten naiz zurekin
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ingelesa hitz egiten al duzu?
Na o bua Seisemane?
Hindia ondo ez dut hitz egiten
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Ez dut ulertzen
Ke sitwa go kwele
Mesedez, hitz egin poliki
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Berriro esan dezakezu?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Non dago komuna?
Borai bo kae?
Nola iritsi naiteke hiriko erdigunera?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Eskuineko aldera biratu
Fetola go le letšatši
Ezkerreko aldera biratu
Fetola go le letona
Zuzen joan
Ya ka pela
Zenbat balio du tarifa?
Phetho ke bokae?
Bilet bat, mesedez
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Urrun al dago hemendik?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Galdu naiz
Ke sitwa go etse
Non eros dezaket SIM txartela?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Bai
Ee
Ez
Aowa
Agian
Mohlomong
Ados nago
Ke a dumela
Ez nago ados
Ke sitwa go dumela
Oso ondo iruditzen zait
Seo se utlwa sentle
Zer iruditzen zaizu?
O nagana eng?
Lagundu al didazu?
O ka nthusa?
Laguntza behar dut
Ke hloka thuso
Itxaron pixka bat
Emela nako
Barkatu
Ke maswabi
Ez da arazo
Ga go na bothata
Zorionak
Dumelang
Zorionak urtebetetzean
Tlhogong e monate
Ibilaldi seguru bat izan
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Non dago tren geltokia?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Non dago autobus geltokia?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Zein da plataforma?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Noiz irteten da?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Bide egokia al da hau?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Hemen gertu dago
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Hemen urrun dago
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Mapan erakutsi ahal didazu?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Gelditu hemen, mesedez
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Zenbat denbora behar du?
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.
Zenbat balio du honek?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Hori gehiegi kostatzen da.
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Baduzu zerbait merkeagoa?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Txartelarekin ordaindu dezaket?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Bi lagunentzako mahai bat nahi nuke.
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Kontua, mesedez.
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Sarbidea barne?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Niretzat begetarianoa naiz.
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Ez da pikante janaririk, mesedez.
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Hau goxoa da.
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Menua eskatu dezaket?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Ur edalontzi bat, mesedez.
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.
Deitu poliziari
B calla mapolesa
Deitu anbulantzia
B calla ambulance
Mediku bat behar dut
Ke hloka ngaka
Gaixorik nago
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Munduko almendrarei alergia diot
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Non dago hurbilen dagoen ospitalea?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Hemen min egiten dit
Go a bohloko fa
Nire pasaportea galdu dut
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Deitu al dezakezu nire hotelera?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Lagundu!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Pozten naiz zurekin
Ke thabile go kopana le wena(Pozten naiz zurekin)
Bilera bat antolatu dezagun
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Zer ordutan da ondo zuretzat?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Txostena gaur bidaliko dut
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Bihar hitz egin dezakegu?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Mesedez, aurkituko duzu fitxategia atxikita
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Eskerrik asko zure denbora
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Zurekin lan egitea espero dut
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Puntu hori argitu dezakezu?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Itzuliko naiz zurekin
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Epea ostirala da
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.