Looking for practical Latin to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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 Latin 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.
Salve
Dumela(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Ke a leboga(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Dumelang(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Mokhutsong o motle(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Mokhutsong o motle(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Borai bo botle(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Tsamaya sentle(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Siyabonga(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
O na le leina lefe?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Leina la ka ke John(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
O kae?(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Ke thabela go kopana le wena(tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Na o bua Seisemane?(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Non intellego.
Ke sitwa go kwele(Non intellego.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Ubi est latrina?
Borai bo kae?(Ubi est latrina?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Dextra verte.
Fetola go le letšatši(Dextra verte.)
Sinistra verte.
Fetola go le letona(Sinistra verte.)
I ad rectum.
Ya ka pela(I ad rectum.)
Quot est merces?
Phetho ke bokae?(Quot est merces?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Estne longum a hic?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?(Estne longum a hic?)
Ego sum perditus.
Ke sitwa go etse(Ego sum perditus.)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Ee
Non
Aowa
Fortasse
Mohlomong
Consentio
Ke a dumela
Non consentio
Ke sitwa go dumela
Bene sonat
Seo se utlwa sentle
Quid censes?
O nagana eng?
Potesne me adiuvare?
O ka nthusa?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Ke hloka thuso
Exspecta paulisper
Emela nako
Me paenitet
Ke maswabi
Nullum problema
Ga go na bothata
Felicitaciones
Dumelang
Felix natalis dies
Tlhogong e monate
Felix iter habeas
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Ubi est statio bus?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Quae est suggestus?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Quo tempore discedit?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Estne haec via recta?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Prope est hic
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Longius est ab hoc
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Siste hic, quaeso
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Quot tempus capit?
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.
Quot hoc constat?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Id nimis carum est.
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Habesne quidquam cheap?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Possumne solvere charta?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Ratio, quaeso.
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Estne servitium inclusum?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Vegetarianus sum.
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Hoc est deliciosum.
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Possumne habere menu?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
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.
Vocā polīciam
B calla mapolesa
Vocā ambulantiam
B calla ambulance
Medicum mihi opus est
Ke hloka ngaka
Māla mē sentio
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Hic dolet
Go a bohloko fa
Passum meum perdidī
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Auxilium!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Conventum constituamus
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Reportum hodie mittam
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Possumusne cras loqui?
A re ka bua ka moso?
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Spero ad te laborare
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Permitte me ad te redire
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Terminatio est Veneris
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.