Looking for practical Kiga to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kiga 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 Kiga 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.
Okwagala
Dumela
Webale
Ke a leboga
Osiibye bulungi
Dumelang
Osiibye bulungi
Mokhutsong o motle
Osiibye bulungi
Mokhutsong o motle
Osiibye bulungi
Borai bo botle
Tugenda okukutana
Tsamaya sentle
Nkwagala
Siyabonga
Erinnya lyo ani?
O na le leina lefe?
Erinnya lyange nze John
Leina la ka ke John
Oli otya?
O kae?
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
Na o bua Seisemane?
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Sikuganya.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Ekitanda kiki?
Borai bo kae?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Genda ku kkono.
Fetola go le letšatši
Genda ku ddyo.
Fetola go le letona
Genda mu maaso.
Ya ka pela
Ekitundu kiki?
Phetho ke bokae?
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
Ke sitwa go etse
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eee
Ee
Oya
Aowa
Wali
Mohlomong
Ndiinze
Ke a dumela
Sindiinze
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ekitanga kiza
Seo se utlwa sentle
Oteka ki?
O nagana eng?
Okwetegera?
O ka nthusa?
Nfuna okwetegera
Ke hloka thuso
Leka akaseke
Emela nako
Ndi mwefwe
Ke maswabi
Tera kintu
Ga go na bothata
Nkwagala
Dumelang
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Tlhogong e monate
Okwetegera mu nsi
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Eri heza y'ekitabo?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Eri heza y'ekibuga?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Ekiyungiriro ki?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Ekitonde ki?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Eri wansi wano
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Eri kure wano
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Mugume wano, nyabo
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Ekitanga ki?
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.
Ekitanga ki?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Ekitanga ky'ekikula
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Ekitabo, nyabo
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Okwetegereza kuli mu?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ndi omukazi w'ebyokulya
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Tewali ebyokulya ebikalu
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Ekitanga ky'ekyokulya
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Nkwenda okufuna omukutu?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Ekitanda ky'amazi, nyabo
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.
Funa polisi
B calla mapolesa
Funa ambulance
B calla ambulance
Nkeneye omuganga
Ke hloka ngaka
Ndi mu bubi
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Ndi na allergy ku nkuzi
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Ehe hospital ey'ekyenkya?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Bikunyumya wano
Go a bohloko fa
Nfunye passport yange
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Okwesiga okufuna hotel yange?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Mbadde!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nishimwe kuganira
Ke thabile go kopana le wena(Nishimwe kuganira)
Tugende mu nama
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Ni ryari byakugendekera?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Nzohereza raporo uyu munsi
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Twashobora kuganira ejo?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Nyamuneka reba dosiye iri hamwe
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Urakoze ku mwanya wawe
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Ntegereje gukorana nawe
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Wansobanurira icyo?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Nzakugarukaho
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Igihe ntarengwa ni ku wa gatanu
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.