Looking for practical Pashto to Xhosa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Pashto phrase first, then the Xhosa translation (Xhosa) — 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 Xhosa.
Tip: when a Xhosa phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Pashto wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
سلام
Molo(salam)
مننه
Enkosi(manana)
سهار مو پخير
Ubusuku obuhle(sahar mo pakhair)
ماښام مو پخير
Ubusuku obuhle(makham mo pakhair)
ماښام مو پخير
Ubusuku obuhle(makham mo pakhair)
شپه مو پخير
Lala ngoxolo(shpa mo pakhair)
بیا به ګورو
Ndiza kubonana kamva(bya ba goru)
خداى پامان
Hamba kakuhle(khudai paman)
ستاسو نوم څه دی؟
Ngubani igama lakho?(staso num tsah de?)
زما نوم جان دی
Igama lam nguJohn(zma num Jan de)
تاسو څنګه یاست؟
Unjani?(staso tsenga yast?)
ستاسو سره لیدل خوشحاله یم
Kuhle ukukwazi(staso sara lidal khushala yam)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ایا ته انګلیسي خبرې کوې؟
Uthetha isiNgesi?(Aya ta angreezi khabare kawey?)
زه ښه هندي نه پوهیږم
Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle(Za kha Hindi na poheyghum)