Looking for practical Hawaiian to Tswana phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian phrase first, then the Tswana translation (Tswana) — 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 Tswana.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tswana-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.
Aloha
Dumela
Mahalo
Ke a leboga
Aloha kakahiaka
Dumelang
Aloha ʻauinalā
Dumela mo afternoon
Aloha ahiahi
Dumela mo evening
Aloha pō
Borai
A hui hou
Tsamaya sentle
Aloha
Tsamaya sentle
O wai kou inoa?
O na le leina mang?
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Leina la me ke John
Pehea ʻoe?
O kae?
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Ke itumetse go 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?
A o bua Seisemane?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Aʻole au e ʻike
Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa
Tsweetswee bua ka bonako(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?
A o ka bo o bua seo gape?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
O nā wahi e noho ai?
Borai bo kae?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?
Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?(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 go ya ka letlhako le letona(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
E huli i ka hema
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
E hele pololei
Tswelela ka fao(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Ehia ka uku?
Gaeletsi e bokae?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi
Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?
A ke kgole go tswa fano?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ua nalowale au
Ke a latlhela(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?
Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang SIM card?(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
Nnyaa
Pono paha
Mafoko
Ke ʻae nei au
Ke a dumela
Ke nānā ʻole au
Ke sitwa go dumela
He mea maikaʻi ia
Seo se utlwisa molemo
He aha kāu manaʻo?
O akanya eng?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
O ka nthusa?
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Ke tlhoka thuso
E kali i kekahi manawa
Emisa motsotso
E kala mai
Ke maswabi
Aʻohe pilikia
Ga go na bothata
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
A re amogele
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Tlhogomelo e e monate
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?
Ke kae borai jwa terene?(ke kae borai jwa terene)
Aia i hea ke koho?
Ke kae borai jwa boso?(ke kae borai jwa boso)
O wai ke alanui?
Ke phetogo efe?(ke phetogo efe)
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?
Nako efe e tlogang?(nako efe e tlogang)
He ala kūpono kēia?
A ke tsela e e siameng?(a ke tsela e e siameng)
Aia i loko o kēia wahi
E kgaogang fa(e kgaogang fa)
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi
E le kgakala le fa(e le kgakala le fa)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?
O ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape?(o ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape)
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?
E tsaya nako e kae?(e tsaya 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?
Ke bokae?(ke bo kae?)
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia
Seo ke se expensive(se ke se expensive)
He mea cheaper anei kāu?
A o na le sengwe se se cheap?(a o na le sengwe se se cheap?)
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?
Na nka lefa ka khadi?(na nka lefa ka khadi?)
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua
Ke kopa tafole ya babedi(ke kopa tafole ya babedi)
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu
Bille, tsweetswee(bille, tsweetswee)
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tshebeletso e akaretswe?)
He meaʻai ʻai au
Ke movegetarian(ke mo vegetarian)
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono
A re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee(a re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee)
He mea ʻono kēia
Se ke se monate(se ke se monate)
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?
Na nka nna le menu?(na nka nna le menu?)
He ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu
Glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee(glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Bua le mapolesa
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Bua le ambulance
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Ke tlhoka ngaka
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Ke ikutlwa ke sitwa
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Hospitale e kgethegileng e kae?
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Go botlhoko fa
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Ke sitwa passport ya me
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
O ka bua le hotele ya me?
Kōkua!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?
Nako efe e go thusang?(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 reporteng gompieno(Eh hoh-oo-nah ah-nah ow ee kah reh-port ee kay-ah lah)
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?
A re ka bua ka borai?(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
Tsweetswee, etse fa 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
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe
Ke itumelela go dira le wena(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaikaʻi i kēlā kiko?
A o ka tlhalosa 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 boele go wena(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
O nā lā pau o ka Pōʻalima
Nako ya go fela 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.