Looking for practical Chamorro to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chamorro 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 Chamorro 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.
Håfa adai
Dumela
Si Yu'os Ma'åse'
Ke a leboga
Buenas Dias
Dumelang
Buenas Tarde
Mokhutsong o motle
Buenas Noches
Mokhutsong o motle
Buenas Noches
Borai bo botle
Hasta luego
Tsamaya sentle
Adios
Siyabonga
Håfa na'ån-mu?
O na le leina lefe?
Guahu si John
Leina la ka ke John
Como estas?
O kae?
Maliu hao
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Hu guaiya i Ingles?
Na o bua Seisemane?(Hoo gwaiya ee Ingles?)
Ti hu guaiya i Hindi put klan
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle(Ti hoo gwaiya ee Hindi put klan)
Ti hu maolek
Ke sitwa go kwele(Ti hoo maolek)
Sigu, hu guaiya put maolek
Tsweetswee bua ka borai(Sigu, hoo gwaiya put maolek)
Taimanu un maolek i esta?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?(Taimanu un maolek ee esta?)
Onde i banyo?
Borai bo kae?(Onde ee banyo?)
Kao siña un maolek para i sentro?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?(Kao siña un maolek para ee sentro?)
Taimanu un fanhuyong
Fetola go le letšatši(Taimanu un fanhuyong)
Taimanu un fanhuyong todu
Fetola go le letona(Taimanu un fanhuyong todu)
Fanhuyong put maolek
Ya ka pela(Fanhuyong put maolek)
Håfa i presu?
Phetho ke bokae?(Hafa ee presu?)
Un tiket, si yu'us
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee(Un tiket, si yuus)
Kao ti i tano' put este?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?(Kao ti ee tano' put este?)
Hu ma'pos
Ke sitwa go etse(Hoo mapos)
Onde siña un prupe i SIM card?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?(Onde siña un prupe ee SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Åhe
Ee(ahe)
Ahe
Aowa(ahe)
Sao
Mohlomong(sao)
Mungnga' yo'
Ke a dumela(mungna yo)
Ti mungnga' yo'
Ke sitwa go dumela(ti mungna yo)
Sao na maolek
Seo se utlwa sentle(sao na maolek)
Håfa siña un chule'?
O nagana eng?(hafasina un chule)
Siña un ayuda yu'?
O ka nthusa?(sina un ayuda yu)
Guaiya yu' ayuda
Ke hloka thuso(guaiya yu ayuda)
Tåya' un tiempo
Emela nako(taya un tiempo)
Dispensa
Ke maswabi(dispensa)
Ti un problema
Ga go na bothata(ti un problema)
Felicidades
Dumelang(felicidades)
Feliz cumpleaños
Tlhogong e monate(feliz cumpleaños)
Målek na biyahe
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng(malek na biyahe)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kao asu i estasion tren?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Kao asu i parada bus?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Kao na platforma?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Kao tiempo na ma li'e?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Kao esta i hinoch?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Guaha na' anai
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Guaha na' malago
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Kao puede u fanhuyong yu' gi i mapa?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Tenda i manhuyong, por favor
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Håfa tiempo na ma chule'?
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.
Håfa na'ån i prisu?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Malu' i prisu
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Tåya' hao ni' otro na bagay na mas barato?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Hu na'ån na magi' gi card?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Guståmi un tabla para dos
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
I bill, por favor
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Inkludi i serbisyo?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Yu' u vegetarian
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Ahe' i ma'gas na makan, por favor
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Guaha i mas smak
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Hu na'ån i menu?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Un baso na tåsi, 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.
Tåyi i police
B calla mapolesa
Tåyi un ambulance
B calla ambulance
Hu necesita un dokto
Ke hloka ngaka
Hu fanhasso
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Hu tiene alergia gi manåmko
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Kao donde i hospital mas nær
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Må'olek i na'ån
Go a bohloko fa
Hu ma'pos i passport
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Kao tåyi i hotel-ku?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Tulong!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Måolek siha hao
Ke thabile go kopana le wena(maw-lek see-ha how)
Måta i tiempo para un mitin
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Kao hu na'ån tiempo para hao?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Hu sendi i report i hoy
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Kao siña ta'lo i mañana?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Sigu i file na in attach
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Si yu'os ma'åse para i tiempo
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Hu na'fanmacho' gi un tiningo'
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Kao siña un klari i punto?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Måta hu chule' para un
A ke tle ke boe go wena
I deadline siha i Biernes
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.