Looking for practical Manx to Sesotho phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx phrase first, then the Sesotho translation (Sesotho) — 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 Sesotho.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Sesotho-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.
Fastyr mie
Lumelang
Gura mie eu
Kea leboha
Mie eu
Dumelang
Fastyr mie
Molo
Oie vie
Dumelang
Oie ghooinney
Borai
Gree gys y chee
Re tla kopana hamorao
Slane
Tsamaya hantle
Cre ta d'ennym?
O na le lebitso lefe?
Ta my ennym yn John
Lebitso la ka ke John
Kys t'eh?
O kae?
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Ke thabela ho 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 u bua Senyesemane?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
Ke sitwa ho bua Hindi hantle(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Cha noddym ymmodee
Ke sitwa ho utloisisa(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Ka kopo bua butle(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
Na u ka boela ua re?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Where's y toalett?
Ntloana e kae?(Where's y toalett?)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Ke etse joang ho ea bohareng ba toropo?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Goll gys y laa
Fetola ho ea letsohong(Goll gys y laa)
Goll gys y laa
Fetola ho ea ka ho letona(Goll gys y laa)
Goll er y thalloo
Eya ka pela(Goll er y thalloo)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Chelete ea sekepe ke e kae?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
Tiket e le 'ngoe, ka kopo(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
Na e hole le mona?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Ke lahlehile(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Ke kae moo ke ka rekang kharejamo?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Ee
Na
Che
Possibly
Mohlomong
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Ke lumela
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Ke sitwa
Ta shoh goll er
Seo se utloahala hantle
Cre ta'n chione?
O nahana eng?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Na o ka nthusa?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Ke hloka thuso
Gow er ny hoilshey
Emisa motsotso
Ta mee er yannoo
Ke maswabi
Cha nel broogh
Ha ho bothata
Foddee gura
O amohelehile
Laa breith shenney
Letsatsi le monate la tsoalo
Gow er ny shickyr
Ebe le tsamaea hantle
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 seteishene sa terene?(ke kae seteishene sa terene)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Ke kae borai?(ke kae borai)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(ke sehlopha sefe)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
Nako e kae e tlohang?(nako e kae e tlohang)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
Na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng?(na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng)
Ta eh ny chione hene
E haufi le mona(e haufi le mona)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
E hole le mona(e hole le mona)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
O ka mpontša ka mapeng?(o ka mpontša ka mapeng)
Goll er-hene, please
Emisa mona, ka kopo(emisa mona, ka kopo)
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?
Se kostang hakaale?(se kostang hakaale)
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Seo ke se theko e phahameng(seo ke se theko e phahameng)
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Na le na le eng e theko e tlase?(na le na le eng e theko e tlase)
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Na nka lefa ka kharete?(na nka lefa ka kharete)
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli(ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli)
Yn bill, please
Bille, ka kopo(bille, ka kopo)
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe?(na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe)
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Ke moithuti oa meroho(ke moithuti oa meroho)
Cha nel food spiced, please
Tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo(tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo)
Ta shen ny chennag
Se monate(se monate)
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Na nka fumana lenane la mealtime?(na nka fumana lenane la mealtime)
Glass jeh voddy, please
Khalase ea metsi, ka kopo(khalase ea metsi, ka kopo)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Goll er y pholice
Calla mapolesa
Goll er ambulance
Calla ambulance
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Ke hloka ngaka
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Ke ikutloa ke sitwa
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Ke na le allergy ho peanuts
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Hospital e haufi e kae?
Ta eh goll er shoh
Ho bohloko mona
Haink mee my passport
Ke lahlehetsoe ke passport
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Na o ka bitsa hotele ea ka?
Fowd!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Gura mie eu
Ke thabile ho kopana le uena
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
A re etse kopano
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Nako e kae e loketseng uena?
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Ke tla romela rapoto kajeno
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Na re ka bua ka moso?
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Ka kopo, fumana faele e amanang
Gura mie eu son do chione
Kea leboha ka nako ea hau
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Ke lebeletse ho sebetsa le uena
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Na u ka hlakisa ntlha eo?
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
A ke tle ke u boele
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Nako e felletseng ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.