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Common Ndebele South to Sepedi phrases

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

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Looking for practical Ndebele South to Sepedi 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 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: pick five Sepedi phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Sawubona

    Dumela

  2. Ngiyabonga

    Ke a leboga

  3. Ubusuku obuhle

    Dumelang

  4. Imini emnandi

    Mokhutsong o motle

  5. Ubusuku obuhle

    Mokhutsong o motle

  6. Lalani kahle

    Borai bo botle

  7. Sizobonana

    Tsamaya sentle

  8. Hamba kahle

    Siyabonga

  9. Ubani igama lakho?

    O na le leina lefe?

  10. Igama lami ngingu John

    Leina la ka ke John

  11. Unjani?

    O kae?

  12. Kuhle ukukwazi

    Ke thabela go kopana le wena

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Ukhuluma isiNgisi?

    Na o bua Seisemane?

  2. Angikhulumi isiHindi kahle

    Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle

  3. Angiqondi

    Ke sitwa go kwele

  4. Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane

    Tsweetswee bua ka borai

  5. Ungakuphinda lokho?

    Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?

  6. Iphi indlu yokugezela?

    Borai bo kae?

  7. Ngiyawufinyelela kanjani emaphakathi?

    Ke etse eng go ya borai?

  8. Jikela kwesobunxele

    Fetola go le letšatši

  9. Jikela kwesokudla

    Fetola go le letona

  10. Hamba phambili

    Ya ka pela

  11. Ingabe imali yokuhamba ingakanani?

    Phetho ke bokae?

  12. Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela

    Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee

  13. Ingabe kukude lapha?

    Na ke kgole go tswa fano?

  14. Ngilahlekile

    Ke sitwa go etse

  15. Ngiphi lapho ngingathenga khona ikhadikhadi le-SIM?

    Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Yebo

    Ee

  2. Cha

    Aowa

  3. Mhlawumbe

    Mohlomong

  4. Ngiyavuma

    Ke a dumela

  5. Angivumi

    Ke sitwa go dumela

  6. Lokho kuhle

    Seo se utlwa sentle

  7. Ucabanga ukuthini?

    O nagana eng?

  8. Ungangisiza?

    O ka nthusa?

  9. Ngidinga usizo

    Ke hloka thuso

  10. Linda umzuzu

    Emela nako

  11. Ngiyaxolisa

    Ke maswabi

  12. Akukho inkinga

    Ga go na bothata

  13. Halala

    Dumelang

  14. Jabulela usuku lokuzalwa

    Tlhogong e monate

  15. Ube nohambo oluphumelelayo

    Dira leeto le le bolokehileng

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Kuphi isiteshi sesitimela?

    Ke kae boraiwa ba terene? (Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)

  2. Kuphi indawo yokuma kwe-bhasi?

    Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi? (Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)

  3. Iphi iphothifoliyo?

    Ke sehlopha sefe? (Ke sehlopha sefe?)

  4. Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?

    Nako efe e tlo fofa? (Nako efe e tlo fofa?)

  5. Inguquko efanele le?

    A ke tsela e nepahetseng? (A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)

  6. Ikhaya lapha

    E haufi le fa (E haufi le fa)

  7. Kude lapha

    E hole le fa (E hole le fa)

  8. Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?

    O ka mpontsha ka mape? (O ka mpontsha ka mape?)

  9. Misa lapha, ngiyacela

    Emisa fa, tsweetswee (Emisa fa, tsweetswee)

  10. Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?

    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.

  1. Kubiza malini lokhu?

    Ke bokae? (ke bo-ka-e)

  2. Lokhu kubiza kakhulu.

    Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi (seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)

  3. Unayo into ethengiswa kancane?

    O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase? (o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)

  4. Ngingakhokha ngekhadi?

    Nka lefa ka khadi? (nka le-fa ka kha-di)

  5. Ngithanda itafula labantu ababili.

    Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi (ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)

  6. Ibhili, ngiyacela.

    Bille, tswarela (bil-le tswa-re-la)

  7. Inkonzo ifakiwe?

    Na tshebeletso e akaretswe? (na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)

  8. Ngiyisiv vegetarian.

    Ke movegetarian (ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)

  9. Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela.

    Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela (a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)

  10. Lokhu kuhle.

    Se ke se monate (se ke se mo-na-te)

  11. Ngingathola imenyu?

    Nka fumana lenaneo? (nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)

  12. Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela.

    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.

  1. Shayela amaphoyisa

    B calla mapolesa

  2. Shayela i-ambulensi

    B calla ambulance

  3. Ngidinga udokotela

    Ke hloka ngaka

  4. Ngizizwa ngigula

    Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya

  5. Ngine-allergy kumakhukhu

    Ke na le allergy go peanuts

  6. Iphi i-hospital eseduze?

    Hospital e hwetšwa kae?

  7. Kubuhlungu lapha

    Go a bohloko fa

  8. Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami

    Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka

  9. Ungangishayela ihhotela lami?

    O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?

  10. Usizo!

    Thusa!

Work and business

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

  1. Ngiyajabula ukukwazi

    Ke thabile go kopana le wena

  2. Masihlele umhlangano

    A re beye ngwaga ya kopano

  3. Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele?

    Nako efe e go kgonang?

  4. Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla

    Ke tla romela reportone gompieno

  5. Singakhuluma kusasa?

    A re ka bua ka moso?

  6. Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunyiwe

    Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang

  7. Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi

    Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago

  8. Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe

    Ke lebeletse go dira le wena

  9. Ungacacisa le ndaba?

    A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?

  10. Ngizobuyela kuwe

    A ke tle ke boe go wena

  11. Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu

    Nako ya borai ke Labohlano

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Kuyini isikhathi?

    Ke nako efe? (Ke nako efe?)

  2. Kuyisithathu

    Ke borai (Ke borai)

  3. Namuhla

    Gompieno (Gompieno)

  4. Kusasa

    Borai (Borai)

  5. Izolo

    Maabane (Maabane)

  6. uMsombuluko

    Mantšhi (Mantšhi)

  7. uLwesibili

    Laboraro (Laboraro)

  8. uLwesithathu

    Laboraro (Laboraro)

  9. Kunye

    Nngwe (Nngwe)

  10. Kubili

    Pedi (Pedi)

  11. Kuthathu

    Tharo (Tharo)

  12. Ishumi

    Lesome (Lesome)

  13. Ishumi leminyaka

    Ngwaga (Ngwaga)

  14. Iphakathi

    Hlaf (Hlaf)

  15. Okuningi

    Bokae (Bokae)

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