Looking for practical Latin to Tswana phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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.
Salve
Dumela(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Ke a leboga(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Dumelang(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Dumela mo afternoon(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Dumela mo evening(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Borai(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Tsamaya sentle(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Tsamaya sentle(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
O na le leina mang?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Leina la me ke John(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
O kae?(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Ke itumetse 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?
A o bua Seisemane?(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Non intellego.
Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya(Non intellego.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Tsweetswee bua ka bonako(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
A o ka bo o bua seo gape?(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Ubi est latrina?
Borai bo kae?(Ubi est latrina?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Dextra verte.
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le letona(Dextra verte.)
Sinistra verte.
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng(Sinistra verte.)
I ad rectum.
Tswelela ka fao(I ad rectum.)
Quot est merces?
Gaeletsi e bokae?(Quot est merces?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Estne longum a hic?
A ke kgole go tswa fano?(Estne longum a hic?)
Ego sum perditus.
Ke a latlhela(Ego sum perditus.)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang SIM card?(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Ee
Non
Nnyaa
Fortasse
Mafoko
Consentio
Ke a dumela
Non consentio
Ke sitwa go dumela
Bene sonat
Seo se utlwisa molemo
Quid censes?
O akanya eng?
Potesne me adiuvare?
O ka nthusa?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Ke tlhoka thuso
Exspecta paulisper
Emisa motsotso
Me paenitet
Ke maswabi
Nullum problema
Ga go na bothata
Felicitaciones
A re amogele
Felix natalis dies
Tlhogomelo e e monate
Felix iter habeas
O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Ke kae borai jwa terene?(ke kae borai jwa terene)
Ubi est statio bus?
Ke kae borai jwa boso?(ke kae borai jwa boso)
Quae est suggestus?
Ke phetogo efe?(ke phetogo efe)
Quo tempore discedit?
Nako efe e tlogang?(nako efe e tlogang)
Estne haec via recta?
A ke tsela e e siameng?(a ke tsela e e siameng)
Prope est hic
E kgaogang fa(e kgaogang fa)
Longius est ab hoc
E le kgakala le fa(e le kgakala le fa)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
O ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape?(o ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape)
Siste hic, quaeso
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Quot tempus capit?
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.
Quot hoc constat?
Ke bokae?(ke bo kae?)
Id nimis carum est.
Seo ke se expensive(se ke se expensive)
Habesne quidquam cheap?
A o na le sengwe se se cheap?(a o na le sengwe se se cheap?)
Possumne solvere charta?
Na nka lefa ka khadi?(na nka lefa ka khadi?)
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Ke kopa tafole ya babedi(ke kopa tafole ya babedi)
Ratio, quaeso.
Bille, tsweetswee(bille, tsweetswee)
Estne servitium inclusum?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tshebeletso e akaretswe?)
Vegetarianus sum.
Ke movegetarian(ke mo vegetarian)
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
A re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee(a re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee)
Hoc est deliciosum.
Se ke se monate(se ke se monate)
Possumne habere menu?
Na nka nna le menu?(na nka nna le menu?)
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
Glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee(glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
Bua le mapolesa
Vocā ambulantiam
Bua le ambulance
Medicum mihi opus est
Ke tlhoka ngaka
Māla mē sentio
Ke ikutlwa ke sitwa
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Hospitale e kgethegileng e kae?
Hic dolet
Go botlhoko fa
Passum meum perdidī
Ke sitwa passport ya me
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
O ka bua le hotele ya me?
Auxilium!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena
Conventum constituamus
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Nako efe e go thusang?
Reportum hodie mittam
Ke tla romela reporteng gompieno
Possumusne cras loqui?
A re ka bua ka borai?
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Tsweetswee, etse fa faele e amanang
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Spero ad te laborare
Ke itumelela go dira le wena
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
A o ka tlhalosa ntlha eo?
Permitte me ad te redire
A ke boele go wena
Terminatio est Veneris
Nako ya go fela ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.