Looking for practical Chuukese to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chuukese 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: read the Sepedi line out loud three times, then cover the Chuukese side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mwar a ngeni
Dumela(mwar a ngeni)
Kinisou
Ke a leboga(kinisou)
Mwar a pwe
Dumelang(mwar a pwe)
Mwar a pwe fiti
Mokhutsong o motle(mwar a pwe fiti)
Mwar a pwe nien
Mokhutsong o motle(mwar a pwe nien)
Mwar a pwe en
Borai bo botle(mwar a pwe en)
Chok ngeni
Tsamaya sentle(chok ngeni)
Soun
Siyabonga(soun)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
O na le leina lefe?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
A ngeni John
Leina la ka ke John(a ngeni John)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
O kae?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Kinisou a ngeni
Ke thabela go kopana le wena(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mwe pwe esei English?
Na o bua Seisemane?
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Pwe esei mehn.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Mwe pwe esei an?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Borai bo kae?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Pwe fefen.
Fetola go le letšatši
Pwe fefen.
Fetola go le letona
Pwe fenen.
Ya ka pela
Ewe pwe an fare?
Phetho ke bokae?
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Ewe pwe far from here?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ngeni pwe lost.
Ke sitwa go etse
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
O
Ee
A
Aowa
Mwe
Mohlomong
Ngeni an
Ke a dumela
Ngeni aen
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ewe pwe
Seo se utlwa sentle
Mwe e pwe?
O nagana eng?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
O ka nthusa?
Ngeni pwe pwe
Ke hloka thuso
Mwe pwe in
Emela nako
Ngeni a pwe
Ke maswabi
A pwe a
Ga go na bothata
Kinisou
Dumelang
Fahk a pwe
Tlhogong e monate
Pwe pwe ewe
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Where is the train station?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Where is the bus stop?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Mweir mehnuk?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Ewe mwak mehnuk?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Ewe mwak epe?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Ewe mwak epe?
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Ewe mwak epe?
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Ewe mwak epe?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Stop here, please
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Ewe mwak epe?
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.
Ehu an pwe ese?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe kar?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe table pwe rait.
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Pwe bill, pwe.
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Ewe pwe ese pwe service?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
I am vegetarian.
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Ewe pwe ese pwe spicy food.
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Ewe pwe mas.
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe menu?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Pwe glass pwe water, pwe.
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.
Kasei an police
B calla mapolesa
Kasei an ambulance
B calla ambulance
Ngeni an doktor
Ke hloka ngaka
Ngeni an fefin
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Ngeni an alerjiki to peanuts
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Where an hospital pwe fefin?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Ewe fefin an
Go a bohloko fa
Ngeni an lost passport
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Ewe kasei an hotel ngeni?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Chok!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Mwanin a pwe
Ke thabile go kopana le wena(mwanin a pwe)
Mwe pwe fenen a meeting
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Mwe pwe fenen an time?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Mwanin a pwe send an report non an
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno(mwanin a pwe send an report non an)
Mwe pwe fenen an tomorrow?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Pwe fenen an file non a
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Kinisou pwe an time
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Mwanin a pwe fenen an work non a
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Mwe pwe fenen an point non a?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Mwe pwe fenen an back non a
A ke tle ke boe go wena
An deadline es Friday
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.