Looking for practical Bhojpuri to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bhojpuri 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: when a Sepedi phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Bhojpuri wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
नमस्ते
Dumela(namaste)
धन्यवाद
Ke a leboga(dhanyavaad)
शुभ प्रभात
Dumelang(shubh prabhaat)
शुभ अपराह्न
Mokhutsong o motle(shubh aparahna)
शुभ संध्या
Mokhutsong o motle(shubh sandhya)
शुभ रात्रि
Borai bo botle(shubh raatri)
फिर मिलेंगे
Tsamaya sentle(phir milenge)
अलविदा
Siyabonga(alvida)
तोहरा नाम का ह?
O na le leina lefe?(tohra naam ka ha?)
हमार नाम जॉन ह
Leina la ka ke John(hamaar naam John ha)
तू कइसे बाड़?
O kae?(tu kaise baad?)
तहरा से मिलके खुशी भइल
Ke thabela go kopana le wena(tahara se milke khushi bhail)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
का रउआ अंग्रेजी बोलत बानी?
Na o bua Seisemane?(ka raua angreji bolat bani?)
हम हिंदी ठीक से नइखीं बोलात
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle(ham hindi theek se naikhin bolat)
हम ना समझी
Ke sitwa go kwele(ham na samjhi)
कृपया धीरे बोलीं
Tsweetswee bua ka borai(kripya dheere bolin)
का रउआ ई फिर से कह सकीला?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?(ka raua ee phir se kah sakila?)
बाथरूम कहाँ बा?
Borai bo kae?(bathroom kahan ba?)
हम शहर के केंद्र कइसे जाईं?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?(ham shahar ke kendra kaise jain?)
बाँया मुड़ जाईं
Fetola go le letšatši(baya mud jain)
दाहिना मुड़ जाईं
Fetola go le letona(dahina mud jain)
सिधा जाईं
Ya ka pela(sidha jain)
भाड़ा कति बा?
Phetho ke bokae?(bhada kati ba?)
एक टिकट, कृपया
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee(ek ticket, kripya)
ई इहाँ से दूर बा?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?(ee ihan se door ba?)
हम खो गइल बानी
Ke sitwa go etse(ham kho gail bani)
हम SIM कार्ड कहाँ खरीद सकीला?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?(ham SIM card kahan kharid sakila?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
हाँ
Ee(haan)
नहीं
Aowa(nahi)
शायद
Mohlomong(shayad)
हम सहमत बानी
Ke a dumela(ham sahmat bani)
हम असहमत बानी
Ke sitwa go dumela(ham asahmat bani)
ई बढ़िया लागता
Seo se utlwa sentle(ee badhiya lagta)
तू का सोचत बाड़ू?
O nagana eng?(tu ka sochat baadu)
का तू हमरा मदद कर सकीला?
O ka nthusa?(ka tu hamra madad kar sakila)
हमके मदद के जरूरत बा
Ke hloka thuso(hamke madad ke zarurat ba)
एक पल रुक जा
Emela nako(ek pal ruk ja)
माफ करीं
Ke maswabi(maaf karin)
कोई बात ना
Ga go na bothata(koi baat na)
बधाई हो
Dumelang(badhai ho)
जन्मदिन मुबारक
Tlhogong e monate(janmdin mubarak)
सुरक्षित यात्रा करीं
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng(surakshit yatra karin)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Train station kahan ba?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Bus stop kahan ba?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Kaun platform ba?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Ii kab chhuti?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Ii sahi rasta hai?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Ii yahan ke nazdeek ba.
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Ii yahan se door ba.
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Kya tu map par dikhai sakat ba?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Yahan ruki, kripya.
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Ii kitna samay lega?
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.
Ee kitna ke hai?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
U bahut mehnga hai.
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Kaahe kuch sasta hai?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Kya hum card se bhugtan kar sakte hain?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Mujhe do logan ke liye table chahiye.
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Bill, kripya.
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Kya service shamil hai?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Hum shakahari hain.
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Kripya, koi teekha khana na de.
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Ee bahut swadisht hai.
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Kya mujhe menu mil sakta hai?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Ek glass paani, kripya.
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.
Police ke bulai
B calla mapolesa(police ke bulai)
Ambulance ke bulai
B calla ambulance(ambulance ke bulai)
Hamke doctor ke jarurat ba
Ke hloka ngaka(hamke doctor ke jarurat ba)
Ham bimar mehsoos karat bani
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya(ham bimar mehsoos karat bani)
Hamke moongfali se allergy ba
Ke na le allergy go peanuts(hamke moongfali se allergy ba)
Sab se nazdeek ke hospital kahan ba?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?(sab se nazdeek ke hospital kahan ba?)
Ihaan dard ho raha ba
Go a bohloko fa(ihaan dard ho raha ba)
Hamaar passport kho gaya
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka(hamaar passport kho gaya)
Kya aap hamaar hotel ke bulai sakat baani?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?(kya aap hamaar hotel ke bulai sakat baani?)
Madad!
Thusa!(madad!)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
आपसे मिलकर अच्छा लगा
Ke thabile go kopana le wena(aapse milkar accha laga)
चलो एक मीटिंग तय करें
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano(chalo ek meeting tay karein)
आपके लिए कौन सा समय ठीक है?
Nako efe e go kgonang?(aapke liye kaun sa samay theek hai?)
मैं आज रिपोर्ट भेज दूंगा
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno(main aaj report bhej doonga)
क्या हम कल बात कर सकते हैं?
A re ka bua ka moso?(kya hum kal baat kar sakte hain?)
कृपया फाइल संलग्न देखें
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang(kripya file sanlagna dekhein)
आपका समय देने के लिए धन्यवाद
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago(aapka samay dene ke liye dhanyavaad)
मैं आपके साथ काम करने की उम्मीद करता हूँ
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena(main aapke saath kaam karne ki umeed karta hoon)
क्या आप उस बिंदु को स्पष्ट कर सकते हैं?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?(kya aap us bindu ko spasht kar sakte hain?)
मुझे आपको वापस बताने दें
A ke tle ke boe go wena(mujhe aapko wapas batane den)
अंतिम तिथि शुक्रवार है
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano(antim tithi shukravaar hai)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.