Looking for practical Luganda to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Luganda 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Sepedi-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.
Oli otya?
Dumela(Oli otya?)
Webale
Ke a leboga(Webale)
Osiibye otya?
Dumelang(Osiibye otya?)
Osiibye bulungi?
Mokhutsong o motle(Osiibye bulungi?)
Osiibye otya?
Mokhutsong o motle(Osiibye otya?)
Lwaki olugendo?
Borai bo botle(Lwaki olugendo?)
Tugenda kutya?
Tsamaya sentle(Tugenda kutya?)
Nkwagala
Siyabonga(Nkwagala)
Erinnya lyo ani?
O na le leina lefe?(Erinnya lyo ani?)
Erinnya lyange nze John
Leina la ka ke John(Erinnya lyange nze John)
Oli otya?
O kae?(Oli otya?)
Nkwagala okukulaba
Ke thabela go kopana le wena(Nkwagala okukulaba)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Okwogera mu Lungereza?
Na o bua Seisemane?
Sikozesa Hindi bulungi.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Sijja kumanya.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Nnyonnyola bulungi.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Osobola okwogera buno buno?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Ekitanda kiki?
Borai bo kae?
Nteekateeka owa city center?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Genda ku kkono.
Fetola go le letšatši
Genda ku mwoyo.
Fetola go le letona
Genda mu maaso.
Ya ka pela
Ekitundu kiki?
Phetho ke bokae?
Ticket emu, please.
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Kiki kirekera wano?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ndi mu bubi.
Ke sitwa go etse
Nneeyisa SIM card wano?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ye
Ee
Nedda
Aowa
Okwagala
Mohlomong
Nnaakuwandiika
Ke a dumela
Sikuwandiika
Ke sitwa go dumela
Kyo kyekirungi
Seo se utlwa sentle
Otekayo ki?
O nagana eng?
Osobola okundabira?
O ka nthusa?
Nfuna obuyambi
Ke hloka thuso
Saba omukutu
Emela nako
Nsaba
Ke maswabi
Tewali kibadde
Ga go na bothata
Okwagaliza
Dumelang
Okwagaliza ku lunaku lw'okuzaala
Tlhogong e monate
Genda bulungi
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Ekitangaala ki?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Bwe ki ssaawa esigala?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Okwetegeka kwe?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Kiri wano wansi
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Kiri mangu
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Osobola okundabira ku kaddde?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Ggenda wano, please
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Tewali bungi ki?
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.
Kiki ky'ekitundu?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Ekitundu kyo kireetese.
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Oli n'ekikadde ekirala?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Nneetaaga okwefuga ku kadi?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Nneetaaga akatale ka abantu babiri.
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Ekitabo, please.
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Okwetegereza kukyusiddwa?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Nze ndi omukazi wa mboga.
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Tewali emmere eya kinyama, please.
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Ono mulungi.
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Nneetaaga menu?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Ekikopo ky'amata, please.
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.
Mpozzi polisi
B calla mapolesa
Mpozzi ambulance
B calla ambulance
Nfuna daktari
Ke hloka ngaka
Ndi mu mbeera mbi
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Ndi mu bbeera ya nfuzi
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Okwetegereza hospital ey'ekyama?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Bikozesa wano
Go a bohloko fa
Nfuuse passport yange
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Osobola okumpa mpozzi hotel yange?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Mbadde!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nkwagala okubaako
Ke thabile go kopana le wena(Nkwagala okubaako)
Tugende mu nteekateeka
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano(Tugende mu nteekateeka)
Okwesiga ki?
Nako efe e go kgonang?(Okwesiga ki?)
Nja kutandika okutuusa ebiragiro leero
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno(Nja kutandika okutuusa ebiragiro leero)
Tusobola okubaako oluvannyuma?
A re ka bua ka moso?(Tusobola okubaako oluvannyuma?)
Nsaba osanga fayiro eyakwatiddwa
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang(Nsaba osanga fayiro eyakwatiddwa)
Webale ku ssaawa yo
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago(Webale ku ssaawa yo)
Ntegedde okubaako na ggwe
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena(Ntegedde okubaako na ggwe)
Osobola okuddamu ekifaananyi?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?(Osobola okuddamu ekifaananyi?)
Nja kukuwandiikira
A ke tle ke boe go wena(Nja kukuwandiikira)
Ekitundu ky’okusaba kiki ku Lwokutaano
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano(Ekitundu ky’okusaba kiki ku Lwokutaano)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.