Looking for practical Manx to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx 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: read the Sepedi line out loud three times, then cover the Manx 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.
Fastyr mie
Dumela
Gura mie eu
Ke a leboga
Mie eu
Dumelang
Fastyr mie
Mokhutsong o motle
Oie vie
Mokhutsong o motle
Oie ghooinney
Borai bo botle
Gree gys y chee
Tsamaya sentle
Slane
Siyabonga
Cre ta d'ennym?
O na le leina lefe?
Ta my ennym yn John
Leina la ka ke John
Kys t'eh?
O kae?
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
Na o bua Seisemane?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Cha noddym ymmodee
Ke sitwa go kwele(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Tsweetswee bua ka borai(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Where's y toalett?
Borai bo kae?(Where's y toalett?)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Goll gys y laa
Fetola go le letšatši(Goll gys y laa)
Goll gys y laa
Fetola go le letona(Goll gys y laa)
Goll er y thalloo
Ya ka pela(Goll er y thalloo)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Phetho ke bokae?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Ke sitwa go etse(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Ee
Na
Aowa
Possibly
Mohlomong
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Ke a dumela
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ta shoh goll er
Seo se utlwa sentle
Cre ta'n chione?
O nagana eng?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
O ka nthusa?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Ke hloka thuso
Gow er ny hoilshey
Emela nako
Ta mee er yannoo
Ke maswabi
Cha nel broogh
Ga go na bothata
Foddee gura
Dumelang
Laa breith shenney
Tlhogong e monate
Gow er ny shickyr
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Ta eh ny chione hene
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Goll er-hene, please
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Kys ta'n traa goll?
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.
Cre ta'n cost?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Yn bill, please
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Cha nel food spiced, please
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Ta shen ny chennag
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Glass jeh voddy, 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.
Goll er y pholice
B calla mapolesa
Goll er ambulance
B calla ambulance
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Ke hloka ngaka
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Ta eh goll er shoh
Go a bohloko fa
Haink mee my passport
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Fowd!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Gura mie eu
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Gura mie eu son do chione
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.