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Common Ndebele South to Latin phrases

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

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

Tip: read the Latin line out loud three times, then cover the Ndebele South 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. Sawubona

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Ngiyabonga

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Ubusuku obuhle

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Imini emnandi

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Ubusuku obuhle

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Lalani kahle

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Sizobonana

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Hamba kahle

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Ubani igama lakho?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Igama lami ngingu John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Unjani?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Kuhle ukukwazi

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (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. Ukhuluma isiNgisi?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Angikhulumi isiHindi kahle

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Angiqondi

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Ungakuphinda lokho?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Iphi indlu yokugezela?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ngiyawufinyelela kanjani emaphakathi?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Jikela kwesobunxele

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Jikela kwesokudla

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Hamba phambili

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Ingabe imali yokuhamba ingakanani?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Ingabe kukude lapha?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ngilahlekile

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ngiphi lapho ngingathenga khona ikhadikhadi le-SIM?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Yebo

    Ita

  2. Cha

    Non

  3. Mhlawumbe

    Fortasse

  4. Ngiyavuma

    Consentio

  5. Angivumi

    Non consentio

  6. Lokho kuhle

    Bene sonat

  7. Ucabanga ukuthini?

    Quid censes?

  8. Ungangisiza?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Ngidinga usizo

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Linda umzuzu

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Ngiyaxolisa

    Me paenitet

  12. Akukho inkinga

    Nullum problema

  13. Halala

    Felicitaciones

  14. Jabulela usuku lokuzalwa

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Ube nohambo oluphumelelayo

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Kuphi isiteshi sesitimela?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Kuphi indawo yokuma kwe-bhasi?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Iphi iphothifoliyo?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Inguquko efanele le?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Ikhaya lapha

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Kude lapha

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Misa lapha, ngiyacela

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Kubiza malini lokhu?

    Quot hoc constat?

  2. Lokhu kubiza kakhulu.

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. Unayo into ethengiswa kancane?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. Ngingakhokha ngekhadi?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. Ngithanda itafula labantu ababili.

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Ibhili, ngiyacela.

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Inkonzo ifakiwe?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. Ngiyisiv vegetarian.

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela.

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. Lokhu kuhle.

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. Ngingathola imenyu?

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela.

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Shayela amaphoyisa

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Shayela i-ambulensi

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Ngidinga udokotela

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Ngizizwa ngigula

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Ngine-allergy kumakhukhu

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Iphi i-hospital eseduze?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Kubuhlungu lapha

    Hic dolet

  8. Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Ungangishayela ihhotela lami?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Usizo!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

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

  1. Ngiyajabula ukukwazi

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Masihlele umhlangano

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Singakhuluma kusasa?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunyiwe

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Ungacacisa le ndaba?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Ngizobuyela kuwe

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Kuyini isikhathi?

    Quot hora est? (kuyini isikhati)

  2. Kuyisithathu

    Tertia hora est. (kuyisithathu)

  3. Namuhla

    Hodie

  4. Kusasa

    Cras

  5. Izolo

    Heri

  6. uMsombuluko

    Dies Lunae

  7. uLwesibili

    Dies Martis

  8. uLwesithathu

    Dies Mercurii

  9. Kunye

    Unus

  10. Kubili

    Duo

  11. Kuthathu

    Tres

  12. Ishumi

    Decem

  13. Ishumi leminyaka

    Centum

  14. Iphakathi

    Dimidium

  15. Okuningi

    Plus

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