Looking for practical Dombe to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dombe 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.
Salibonani
Dumela
Ngiyabonga
Ke a leboga
Ubusuku obuhle
Dumelang
Uhlanga oluhle
Mokhutsong o motle
Ubusuku obuhle
Mokhutsong o motle
Lala kahle
Borai bo botle
Siyaphinda
Tsamaya sentle
Hamba kahle
Siyabonga
Ubani igama lakho?
O na le leina lefe?
Igama lami nguJohn
Leina la ka ke John
Unjani?
O kae?
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uta kuta chiRungu?
Na o bua Seisemane?
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Ndi ndinzwisise.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Ungazvitaura zvakare?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?
Borai bo kae?
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.
Fetola go le letšatši
Tendeuka kurudyi.
Fetola go le letona
Enda mberi.
Ya ka pela
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?
Phetho ke bokae?
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Iri kure here kubva pano?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ndakanyura.
Ke sitwa go etse
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
Ee
Aih
Aowa
Zvichida
Mohlomong
Ndinobvumirana
Ke a dumela
Ndinopikisa
Ke sitwa go dumela
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
Seo se utlwa sentle
Unofungei?
O nagana eng?
Unogona kundibatsira here?
O ka nthusa?
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
Ke hloka thuso
Mirira kwechinguva
Emela nako
Ndine hurombo
Ke maswabi
Hapana dambudziko
Ga go na bothata
Makorokoto
Dumelang
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
Tlhogong e monate
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi yehamba yechitima?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Kupi yehamba yebhazi?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Ndeipi chikuva?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Iri pedyo pano
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Iri kure nepanotangira
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Mira pano, ndapota
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Inotora nguva yakareba?
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.
Iri chingani?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Iri kutengesa kwazvo
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ndinoda tafura yevaviri
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Chikwereti, ndapota
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Sevhisi yakasanganisirwa here?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ndiri vegetarian
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Iri rinonaka
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Ndingawana menyu here?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Girazi remvura, ndapota
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.
Fona mapurisa
B calla mapolesa
Fona amburensi
B calla ambulance
Ndiri kuda chiremba
Ke hloka ngaka
Ndiri kurwara
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Ndine allergy kumapere
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Papi chipatara chiri pedyo?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Zvinorwadza pano
Go a bohloko fa
Ndakakanganwa pasipoti yangu
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Unogona kufona hotera yangu?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Rubatsiro!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndiwe wakanaka
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Ngatironge musangano
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Ndeipi nguva inokodzera kwauri?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Ndichatumira mushumo nhasi
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Tingataure mangwana here?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Ndapota tsvaga faira rakabatanidzwa
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Ndatenda nenguva yako
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Ndiri kutarisira kushanda newe
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Ungajekesa ipapo here?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Nditende kuti ndidzoke kwauri
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Nguva yekupedzisira iChishanu
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.