Looking for practical Faroese to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Faroese 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.
Halló
Dumela
Takk
Ke a leboga
Góðan morgun
Dumelang
Góðan dag
Mokhutsong o motle
Góðan kvøld
Mokhutsong o motle
Góðan nátt
Borai bo botle
Síggjast seinni
Tsamaya sentle
Farvæl
Siyabonga
Hvat er títt navn?
O na le leina lefe?
Eg eiti John
Leina la ka ke John
Hvussu hevur tú tað?
O kae?
Gott at hitta teg
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tú tosaði enskt?
Na o bua Seisemane?
Eg tosi ikki væl hindi.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Eg skilji ikki.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Vinaliga tosa sakta.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Kunnu tú siga tað aftur?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Hvar er toalettin?
Borai bo kae?
Hvussu fái eg til miðbýin?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Snú til vinstru.
Fetola go le letšatši
Snú til høgru.
Fetola go le letona
Fara beint fram.
Ya ka pela
Hvussu nógv kostar ferðin?
Phetho ke bokae?
Ein atvøtt, takk.
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Er tað langt frá her?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Eg eri lost.
Ke sitwa go etse
Hvar kann eg keypa ein SIM-kort?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Ee
Nei
Aowa
Kanska
Mohlomong
Eg eri samdur
Ke a dumela
Eg eri ósamd
Ke sitwa go dumela
Tað hoyrist gott út
Seo se utlwa sentle
Hvat heldur tú?
O nagana eng?
Kanst tú hjálpa mær?
O ka nthusa?
Eg þarf hjálp
Ke hloka thuso
Vanta eitt eygnarblikk
Emela nako
Eg eri leysur
Ke maswabi
Eingin trupulleiki
Ga go na bothata
Takk fyri
Dumelang
Tillykke við føðingardegnum
Tlhogong e monate
Hava ein tryggan túr
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Hvar er jarnvøtturin?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Hvar er bussstoppin?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Hvat plattform er tað?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Hvat tíð fer tað?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Er hetta rætta leiðin?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Tað er nærhendis.
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Tað er langt burtur frá her.
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Kann tú vísa mær á kortinum?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Støð her, vinarliga.
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Hvussu leingi tekur tað?
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.
Hvat kostar hetta?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Tað er ov dýrt
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Hava tit nakað billigari?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Kann eg gjalda við korti?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Eg vil hava ein dýn fyri tveir
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Rokningina, vælsignað
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Er tænastan við í prísinum?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Eg eri vegetarianur
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Einki kryddað mat, vælsignað
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Hetta er deiligt
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Kann eg fáa matseðilin?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Ein glasi av vatni, vælsignað
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.
Ringja til løgregluna
B calla mapolesa
Ringja til ambulanse
B calla ambulance
Eg eri í tørvi á lækna
Ke hloka ngaka
Eg føli meg sjúkan
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Eg eri allergiskur móti jarðhnøttum
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Hvar er næsta sjúkrahús?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Tað sær her
Go a bohloko fa
Eg havi mist mítt pass
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Kann tú ringja til mítt hotell?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Hjálp!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Gott at hitta teg
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Lat okkum avtala ein fund
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Hvat tíð virkar fyri teg?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Eg sendi frágreiðingina í dag
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Kunnu vit tosa í morgin?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Vinaliga finn viðheftu filin
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Takk fyri títt tíð
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Eg gleði meg at arbeiða við tær
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Kunnu tú greiða tað út?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Lat meg koma aftur til tín
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Freistin er fríggjadagur
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.