Looking for practical Latin to Sesotho phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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: pick five Sesotho phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salve
Lumelang(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Kea leboha(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Dumelang(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Molo(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Dumelang(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Borai(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Re tla kopana hamorao(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Tsamaya hantle(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
O na le lebitso lefe?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Lebitso 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 ho 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 u bua Senyesemane?(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Ke sitwa ho bua Hindi hantle(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Non intellego.
Ke sitwa ho utloisisa(Non intellego.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Ka kopo bua butle(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Na u ka boela ua re?(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Ubi est latrina?
Ntloana e kae?(Ubi est latrina?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Ke etse joang ho ea bohareng ba toropo?(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Dextra verte.
Fetola ho ea letsohong(Dextra verte.)
Sinistra verte.
Fetola ho ea ka ho letona(Sinistra verte.)
I ad rectum.
Eya ka pela(I ad rectum.)
Quot est merces?
Chelete ea sekepe ke e kae?(Quot est merces?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Tiket e le 'ngoe, ka kopo(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Estne longum a hic?
Na e hole le mona?(Estne longum a hic?)
Ego sum perditus.
Ke lahlehile(Ego sum perditus.)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Ke kae moo ke ka rekang kharejamo?(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Ee
Non
Che
Fortasse
Mohlomong
Consentio
Ke lumela
Non consentio
Ke sitwa
Bene sonat
Seo se utloahala hantle
Quid censes?
O nahana eng?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Na o ka nthusa?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Ke hloka thuso
Exspecta paulisper
Emisa motsotso
Me paenitet
Ke maswabi
Nullum problema
Ha ho bothata
Felicitaciones
O amohelehile
Felix natalis dies
Letsatsi le monate la tsoalo
Felix iter habeas
Ebe le tsamaea hantle
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Ke kae seteishene sa terene?(ke kae seteishene sa terene)
Ubi est statio bus?
Ke kae borai?(ke kae borai)
Quae est suggestus?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(ke sehlopha sefe)
Quo tempore discedit?
Nako e kae e tlohang?(nako e kae e tlohang)
Estne haec via recta?
Na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng?(na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng)
Prope est hic
E haufi le mona(e haufi le mona)
Longius est ab hoc
E hole le mona(e hole le mona)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
O ka mpontša ka mapeng?(o ka mpontša ka mapeng)
Siste hic, quaeso
Emisa mona, ka kopo(emisa mona, ka kopo)
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?
Se kostang hakaale?(se kostang hakaale)
Id nimis carum est.
Seo ke se theko e phahameng(seo ke se theko e phahameng)
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Na le na le eng e theko e tlase?(na le na le eng e theko e tlase)
Possumne solvere charta?
Na nka lefa ka kharete?(na nka lefa ka kharete)
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli(ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli)
Ratio, quaeso.
Bille, ka kopo(bille, ka kopo)
Estne servitium inclusum?
Na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe?(na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe)
Vegetarianus sum.
Ke moithuti oa meroho(ke moithuti oa meroho)
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo(tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo)
Hoc est deliciosum.
Se monate(se monate)
Possumne habere menu?
Na nka fumana lenane la mealtime?(na nka fumana lenane la mealtime)
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
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.
Vocā polīciam
Calla mapolesa
Vocā ambulantiam
Calla ambulance
Medicum mihi opus est
Ke hloka ngaka
Māla mē sentio
Ke ikutloa ke sitwa
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Ke na le allergy ho peanuts
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Hospital e haufi e kae?
Hic dolet
Ho bohloko mona
Passum meum perdidī
Ke lahlehetsoe ke passport
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Na o ka bitsa hotele ea ka?
Auxilium!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Ke thabile ho kopana le uena
Conventum constituamus
A re etse kopano
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Nako e kae e loketseng uena?
Reportum hodie mittam
Ke tla romela rapoto kajeno
Possumusne cras loqui?
Na re ka bua ka moso?
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Ka kopo, fumana faele e amanang
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Kea leboha ka nako ea hau
Spero ad te laborare
Ke lebeletse ho sebetsa le uena
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Na u ka hlakisa ntlha eo?
Permitte me ad te redire
A ke tle ke u boele
Terminatio est Veneris
Nako e felletseng ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.