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Common Latin to Xhosa phrases

100 practical Latin to Xhosa phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Latin to Xhosa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Xhosa translation (Xhosa) — 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 Xhosa.

Tip: read the Xhosa 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.

  1. Salve

    Molo (sal-way)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Enkosi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Ubusuku obuhle (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Ubusuku obuhle (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Ubusuku obuhle (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bona nox

    Lala ngoxolo (boh-nah nox)

  7. Vide te postea

    Ndiza kubonana kamva (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Vale

    Hamba kakuhle (wah-leh)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Ngubani igama lakho? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

    Igama lam nguJohn (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Quomodo es?

    Unjani? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Kuhle ukukwazi (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.

  1. Loquerisne Anglice?

    Uthetha isiNgesi? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Non intellego.

    Andiqondi (Non intellego.)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    Nceda thethe kancinci (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    Ungakuphinda lokho? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Iphi ibhafu? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    Ndingafika njani kwi mveliso ye dolophu? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Jolisa kwesokunxele (Dextra verte.)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Jolisa kwesokudla (Sinistra verte.)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Hamba ngqo (I ad rectum.)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Iholo ingakanani? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    Ithikithi elinye, nceda (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    Ingakanani ukusuka apha? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Ndilahlekile (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    Nphi endinokuthenga khona iSIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Ita

    Ewe

  2. Non

    Hayi

  3. Fortasse

    Mhlawumbi

  4. Consentio

    Ndiyavuma

  5. Non consentio

    Andivumi

  6. Bene sonat

    Okuhle

  7. Quid censes?

    Ucinga ntoni?

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    Ungandinceda?

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Ndidinga uncedo

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Linda umzuzu

  11. Me paenitet

    Ndicela uxolo

  12. Nullum problema

    Akukho ngxaki

  13. Felicitaciones

    Wamkelekile

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Uhambo olukhuselekileyo

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

    Uphi umphakathi wemithwalo? (uphi umphakathi wemithwalo)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Uphi umphakathi weebhasi? (uphi umphakathi weebhasi)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Yeyiphi iphondo? (yeyiphi iphondo)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    Ihamba ngexesha elingakanani? (ihamba ngexesha elingakanani)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    Ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo? (ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo)

  6. Prope est hic

    Ikho kufutshane apha (Prope est hic)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Ikude apha (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    Ungandibonisa kwiimeko? (ungandibonisa kwiimeko)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Misa apha, nceda (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    Ithatha ixesha elingakanani? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Ithini le mali?

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Le mali ibiza kakhulu.

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

    Unayo into engabizi?

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    Ndingakhokha ngekhadi?

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

    Ndicela itafula lempahla ezimbini.

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Ibhili, nceda.

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    Ingaba inkonzo ibandakanyekile?

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Ndiyavegetarian.

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

    Akukho ukutya okunobhotolo, nceda.

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Oku kumnandi.

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    Ndingafumana imenyu?

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    Ingxube ye water, nceda.

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Biza uphondo

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Biza i-ambulensi

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Ndifuna ugqirha

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Ndiziva ndingalunganga

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Ndine-allergy kwi-peanuts

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Uphi umphakathi oseduze?

  7. Hic dolet

    Kubuhlungu apha

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Ndilahlekelwe yi passport yam

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Ungabiza ihotele yam?

  10. Auxilium!

    Uncedo!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

    Kuhle ukukwazi

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Masihlele umhlangano

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Yiphi ixesha elikufaneleyo?

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Ndiza kuthumela ingxelo namhlanje

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    Singathetha ngomso?

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    Nceda ufumane ifayile ehlanganisiweyo

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Enkosi ngexesha lakho

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Ndijonge phambili ekusebenzeni nawe

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    Ungacacisa le ndawo?

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Mna ndiza kubuyela kuwe

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    Umhla wokugqibela nguLwesihlanu

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Quot hora est?

    Yintoni ixesha? (Yin-toh-nee ikh-leh-zah?)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Iiyure ezintathu (Ee-yoo-reh e-zin-tah-thu)

  3. Hodie

    Namhlanje (Nam-hlan-je)

  4. Cras

    Manga (Man-gah)

  5. Heri

    Izolo (Ee-zoh-loh)

  6. Dies Lunae

    Mvulo (M-vu-lo)

  7. Dies Martis

    Lwesibini (Lwe-si-bi-nee)

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Lwesithathu (Lwe-si-tha-thu)

  9. Unus

    Ene (Eh-neh)

  10. Duo

    Mbini (M-bee-nee)

  11. Tres

    Thathu (Thah-thu)

  12. Decem

    Ishumi (Ee-shoo-mee)

  13. Centum

    Ishumi elinye (Ee-shoo-mee eh-leen-yeh)

  14. Dimidium

    Umgama (Um-gah-mah)

  15. Plus

    Ngaphezulu (Ngah-peh-zulu)

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