Looking for practical Samoan to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Samoan 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.
Talofa
Dumela
Fa'amolemole
Ke a leboga
Talofa i le taeao
Dumelang
Talofa i le afiafi
Mokhutsong o motle
Talofa i le po
Mokhutsong o motle
O le po lelei
Borai bo botle
Fa'afetai
Tsamaya sentle
Tofa
Siyabonga
O ai lou igoa?
O na le leina lefe?
O lo'u igoa o John
Leina la ka ke John
O a mai oe?
O kae?
O le fiafia e feiloa'i ma oe
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
E te tautala i le Igilisi?
Na o bua Seisemane?
E le mafai ona ou tautala i le Hindi lelei
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
E le mafai ona ou malamalama
Ke sitwa go kwele
Fa'amolemole tautala i se fa'atekinolosi
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
E mafai ona e fa'atekinolosi?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
O fea le umukuka?
Borai bo kae?
E fa'apefea ona ou o'o i le ogatotonu o le aai?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Tali i le itu mauga
Fetola go le letšatši
Tali i le itu i matu
Fetola go le letona
O le ala i le fa'atekinolosi
Ya ka pela
E fia le tau o le ta'avale?
Phetho ke bokae?
O se tiketi, fa'amolemole
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
E mamao mai iinei?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ua ou leiloa
Ke sitwa go etse
O fea e mafai ai ona ou fa'atau se ka'a SIM?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ioe
Ee
Leai
Aowa
Atonu
Mohlomong
O le fa'amaonia
Ke a dumela
O le fa'amaonia e le o ia
Ke sitwa go dumela
E lelei le fa'ailoa
Seo se utlwa sentle
O le a sou manatu?
O nagana eng?
E mafai ona e fesoasoani mai ia te a'u?
O ka nthusa?
E manaʻomia le fesoasoani
Ke hloka thuso
Fa'amolemole taofi se moment
Emela nako
Fa'amolemole, ou te fa'amalie atu
Ke maswabi
E leai se fa'aletonu
Ga go na bothata
Fa'afetai
Dumelang
Manuia le aso fanau
Tlhogong e monate
Ia manuia lau malaga
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
O fea le nofoaga o le taavale vae?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
O fea le nofoaga taofi o le autobus?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
O le fea le tulaga?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
O le a le taimi e alu ai?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
O le ala saʻo lenei?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
E latalata iinei
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
E mamao mai iinei
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
E mafai ona e fa'aali mai i le mapa?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Taofi iinei, fa'amolemole
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
E fia le taimi e alu ai?
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.
E fia le tau o lenei?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
O le tau o ia o lo'o maualuga.
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
E iai ni mea e sili atu le taugofie?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
E mafai ona ou totogi i le kaadi?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ou te mana'o i se laulau mo le lua.
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Fa'amolemole, le pili.
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
O lo'o aofia i le auaunaga?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
O a'u o se tagata 'ai fa'avae i le la'au.
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
E leai ni mea 'ai vevela, fa'amolemole.
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
E manaia lenei.
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
E mafai ona ou maua le menu?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Fa'amolemole, se ipu vai.
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.
Faafesootai leoleo
B calla mapolesa
Faafesootai se ambulanse
B calla ambulance
E tatau ia te aʻu se fomaʻi
Ke hloka ngaka
O loʻu lagona e le lelei
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
O aʻu e i ai le allergy i fatu peni
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
O fea le falemaʻi e sili ona lata mai?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
E tiga iinei
Go a bohloko fa
Ua ou leiloa laʻu pasese
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
E mafai ona e faafesootai laʻu otel?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Fa'amolemole!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
O le fiafia e feiloai i le fa'avae
Ke thabile go kopana le wena(O le fiafia e feiloai)
Se'i o tatou fa'ata'ita'iga se fonotaga
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
O le a le taimi e lelei mo oe?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
O le a ou auina atu le lipoti i le aso
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
E mafai ona tatou talanoa i le taeao?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Fa'amolemole, fa'aaoga le fa'amaumauga i le fa'amaumauga
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Fa'afetai mo lou taimi
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
O lo'o ou fa'atali e galulue fa'atasi ma oe
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
E mafai ona e fa'amaonia le fa'avae?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Se'i o'u toe fo'i atu i le fa'avae
A ke tle ke boe go wena
O le taimi e ta'ita'ia ai o le Aso Faraile
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.