Looking for practical Romani to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Romani 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.
Sastimos
Dumela
Dikhes
Ke a leboga
Sar san o drom
Dumelang
Sar san o drom
Mokhutsong o motle
Sar san o večer
Mokhutsong o motle
Sar san o noć
Borai bo botle
Sikav tuke na jekh
Tsamaya sentle
Sastipen
Siyabonga
So t'avel tiri navn?
O na le leina lefe?
Mande t'avel John
Leina la ka ke John
Soske tuke?
O kae?
Rromale tuke
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Aš tuke anglis thaj?
Na o bua Seisemane?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Na sam tuke
Ke sitwa go kwele(na sam tooke)
Sikav tuke buti
Tsweetswee bua ka borai(sikav tooke buti)
Suk tuke so khanav avri?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Kade si o toalet?
Borai bo kae?(kade si o toalet)
Sako me džanav katar o centar?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Džanav levo
Fetola go le letšatši(jhanav levo)
Džanav pravo
Fetola go le letona(jhanav pravo)
Džanav buti
Ya ka pela(jhanav buti)
Sako si o tarifo?
Phetho ke bokae?(sako si o tarifo)
Eka tiketa, please
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee(eka tiketa, please)
Si o baro katar here?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?(si o baro katar here)
Me si na džanav
Ke sitwa go etse(me si na jhanav)
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Ee
Na
Aowa
Možda
Mohlomong
Sukalav
Ke a dumela
Nesukalav
Ke sitwa go dumela
To so boro
Seo se utlwa sentle
So te phendav?
O nagana eng?
Sako te mikerav?
O ka nthusa?
Me mangav miker
Ke hloka thuso
Phirav kher
Emela nako
Me som te bachtal
Ke maswabi
Na problem
Ga go na bothata
Sukalav tuke
Dumelang
Sukal tuke kher
Tlhogong e monate
Sakona safar kher
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kasa jekh train station?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Kasa jekh bus stop?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Kasa platform?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
So kalo khera?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
So si jekh pravas?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
So si buchi tu?
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
So si dikh le tu?
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Tu kheres me le mapa?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Sti le tu, please.
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Kado kheras?
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.
Sako kheres thaj?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Taj e bori drago
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Aso tuke katar chede?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Sakava kade kerdan?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Mande sar o buchi for duj
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
O bil, please
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Sar o servis included?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Mande so vegetarian
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Na spicy khana, please
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Taj e delikates
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Sakava kade o menu?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
O buchi thaj, 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.
Zhanav te policija
B calla mapolesa
Zhanav te ambulanca
B calla ambulance
Mane kaj doctoro
Ke hloka ngaka
Mane si mala
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Sikav tut here
Go a bohloko fa
Mane si zhalav my passport
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Pomoć!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Aven te kerdan o kher
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
A ke tle ke boe go wena
O deadline si o Vrihda
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.