Looking for practical Latin to Ndebele South phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Ndebele South translation (Ndebele South) — 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 Ndebele South.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Ndebele South-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.
Salve
Sawubona(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Ngiyabonga(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Ubusuku obuhle(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Imini emnandi(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Ubusuku obuhle(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Lalani kahle(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Sizobonana(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Hamba kahle(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Ubani igama lakho?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Igama lami ngingu John(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)