Looking for practical Luxembourgish to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Luxembourgish 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.
Moien
Dumela
Merci
Ke a leboga
Gudden Mënsch
Dumelang
Gudden Owend
Mokhutsong o motle
Gudden Owend
Mokhutsong o motle
Gudde Nacht
Borai bo botle
Bis geschwënn
Tsamaya sentle
Äddi
Siyabonga
Wéi heescht dees?
O na le leina lefe?
Mengem Numm ass John
Leina la ka ke John
Wéi geet et der?
O kae?
Schéin dech kennenzeléieren
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Säz Iech Englesch?
Na o bua Seisemane?
Ech schwätzen net gutt Hindi.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Ech verstinn net.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Säit w.e.g. lues.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Kënnt Dir dat nach eng Kéier soen?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Wou ass d'Wc?
Borai bo kae?
Wéi kommen ech an d'Zentrum?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Dréit lénks.
Fetola go le letšatši
Dréit riets.
Fetola go le letona
Geet direkt.
Ya ka pela
Wéi vill kascht et?
Phetho ke bokae?
Eng Ticket, w.e.g.
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Ass et wäit vun hei?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ech sinn verluer.
Ke sitwa go etse
Wou kann ech eng SIM-Kaart kafen?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Jo
Ee
Nee
Aowa
Maybe
Mohlomong
Ech sinn einverstanden
Ke a dumela
Ech sinn net einverstanden
Ke sitwa go dumela
Dat kléngt gutt
Seo se utlwa sentle
Wat mengs de?
O nagana eng?
Kanns de mir hëllefen?
O ka nthusa?
Ech brauch Hëllef
Ke hloka thuso
Waart eng Sekonn
Emela nako
Ech sinn entschëllegt
Ke maswabi
Kee Problem
Ga go na bothata
Herzleche Gléckwënsch
Dumelang
Alles Guddes zum Gebuertsdag
Tlhogong e monate
Hues eng sécher Rees
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wou ass d'Zuchstatioun?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Wou ass d'Busstatioun?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Wéi eng Plattform ass et?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Wéini geet et fort?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Ass dat de richtege Wee?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Et ass hei no.
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Et ass wäit ewech hei.
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Kanns de mir op der Kaart weisen?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Stop hei, wann ech pléisse.
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Wéi laang dauert et?
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.
Wéi vill kascht dat?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Dat ass ze deier.
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Hues deppes méi bëlleg?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Kann ech mat der Kaart bezuelen?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ech hätt gär eng Tabell fir zwou.
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
D'Rechnung, w.e.g.
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Ass de Service inklusiv?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ech sinn Vegetarier.
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Keng schaarf Iessen, w.e.g.
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Dat ass lecker.
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Kann ech d'Menu kréien?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
E Glace Waasser, w.e.g.
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.
Ruff d'Police
B calla mapolesa
Ruff eng Ambulanz
B calla ambulance
Ech brauch e Dokter
Ke hloka ngaka
Ech fille mech schlecht
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Ech sinn allergesch géint Erdnüssen
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Wou ass d'nächst Spidol?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Et deet hei weh
Go a bohloko fa
Ech hunn mäin Pass verluer
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Kanns de mäin Hotel ruffen?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Hëllef!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Schéin Iech ze treffen
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Loosst eis eng Sëtzung plangen
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Wéini passt et Iech?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Ech schécken den Rapport haut
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Kënne mir muer schwätzen?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Ech hunn d'File als Attaché bäigefüügt
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Merci fir Är Zäit
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Ech freeë mech op d'Zesummenaarbecht mat Iech
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Kënnt Dir dësen Punkt kloerstellen?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Ech kommen op Iech zréck
A ke tle ke boe go wena
D'Frist ass Freideg
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.