Looking for practical Hawaiian to Sesotho phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian phrase first, then the Sesotho translation (Sesotho) — 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 Sesotho.
Tip: read the Sesotho line out loud three times, then cover the Hawaiian 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.
Aloha
Lumelang
Mahalo
Kea leboha
Aloha kakahiaka
Dumelang
Aloha ʻauinalā
Molo
Aloha ahiahi
Dumelang
Aloha pō
Borai
A hui hou
Re tla kopana hamorao
Aloha
Tsamaya hantle
O wai kou inoa?
O na le lebitso lefe?
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Lebitso la ka ke John
Pehea ʻoe?
O kae?
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Ke thabela ho kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?
Na u bua Senyesemane?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au
Ke sitwa ho bua Hindi hantle(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Aʻole au e ʻike
Ke sitwa ho utloisisa(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa
Ka kopo bua butle(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?
Na u ka boela ua re?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
O nā wahi e noho ai?
Ntloana e kae?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?
Ke etse joang ho ea bohareng ba toropo?(pe-he-a e lo-a-i ai au ee ke ku-la-na o ke ku-la-na-kau-ha-le)
E huli i ka ʻākau
Fetola ho ea letsohong(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
E huli i ka hema
Fetola ho ea ka ho letona(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
E hele pololei
Eya ka pela(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Ehia ka uku?
Chelete ea sekepe ke e kae?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi
Tiket e le 'ngoe, ka kopo(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?
Na e hole le mona?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ua nalowale au
Ke lahlehile(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?
Ke kae moo ke ka rekang kharejamo?(e na wa-hi e lo-a-i ai ka ka-a sim)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Āe
Ee
Aʻole
Che
Pono paha
Mohlomong
Ke ʻae nei au
Ke lumela
Ke nānā ʻole au
Ke sitwa
He mea maikaʻi ia
Seo se utloahala hantle
He aha kāu manaʻo?
O nahana eng?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Na o ka nthusa?
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Ke hloka thuso
E kali i kekahi manawa
Emisa motsotso
E kala mai
Ke maswabi
Aʻohe pilikia
Ha ho bothata
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
O amohelehile
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Letsatsi le monate la tsoalo
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Ebe le tsamaea hantle
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?
Ke kae seteishene sa terene?(ke kae seteishene sa terene)
Aia i hea ke koho?
Ke kae borai?(ke kae borai)
O wai ke alanui?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(ke sehlopha sefe)
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?
Nako e kae e tlohang?(nako e kae e tlohang)
He ala kūpono kēia?
Na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng?(na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng)
Aia i loko o kēia wahi
E haufi le mona(e haufi le mona)
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi
E hole le mona(e hole le mona)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?
O ka mpontša ka mapeng?(o ka mpontša ka mapeng)
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu
Emisa mona, ka kopo(emisa mona, ka kopo)
Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?
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.
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?
Se kostang hakaale?(se kostang hakaale)
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia
Seo ke se theko e phahameng(seo ke se theko e phahameng)
He mea cheaper anei kāu?
Na le na le eng e theko e tlase?(na le na le eng e theko e tlase)
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?
Na nka lefa ka kharete?(na nka lefa ka kharete)
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua
Ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli(ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli)
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu
Bille, ka kopo(bille, ka kopo)
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?
Na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe?(na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe)
He meaʻai ʻai au
Ke moithuti oa meroho(ke moithuti oa meroho)
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono
Tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo(tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo)
He mea ʻono kēia
Se monate(se monate)
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?
Na nka fumana lenane la mealtime?(na nka fumana lenane la mealtime)
He ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu
Khalase ea metsi, ka kopo(khalase ea metsi, ka kopo)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Calla mapolesa
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Calla ambulance
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Ke hloka ngaka
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Ke ikutloa ke sitwa
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Ke na le allergy ho peanuts
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Hospital e haufi e kae?
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Ho bohloko mona
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Ke lahlehetsoe ke passport
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Na o ka bitsa hotele ea ka?
Kōkua!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe
Ke thabile ho kopana le uena(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui
A re etse kopano(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?
Nako e kae e loketseng uena?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
E hoʻouna ana au i ka report i kēia lā
Ke tla romela rapoto kajeno(Eh hoh-oo-nah ah-nah ow ee kah reh-port ee kay-ah lah)
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?
Na re ka bua ka moso?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻike i ka faila i hoʻopili ʻia
Ka kopo, fumana faele e amanang(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ee-keh ee kah fie-lah ee ho-oh-pee-lee ee-ah)
Mahalo no kāu manawa
Kea leboha ka nako ea hau(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe
Ke lebeletse ho sebetsa le uena(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaikaʻi i kēlā kiko?
Na u ka hlakisa ntlha eo?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay ee-ah oh-eh keh hoh-mah-kai ee kay-lah kee-koh)
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au
A ke tle ke u boele(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
O nā lā pau o ka Pōʻalima
Nako e felletseng ke Labohlano(Oh nah lah pow oo kah poh-ah-lee-ma)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.