Looking for practical Santali (Ol Chiki) to Sesotho phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Santali (Ol Chiki) phrase first, then the Sesotho translation (Sesotho) — 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 Sesotho.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ᱨᱤᱡᱤᱭ
Lumelang(rikiya)
ᱟᱹᱦᱚᱜᱟ
Kea leboha(ahojaga)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱵᱟᱨᱚ
Dumelang(ahor boro)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱯᱟᱭ
Molo(ahor apay)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ
Dumelang(ahor amay)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ
Borai(ahor amay anaa)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ
Re tla kopana hamorao(ahor anaa)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ
Tsamaya hantle(ahor anaa)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ?
O na le lebitso lefe?(ahor anaa ada?)
ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ
Lebitso la ka ke John(anaa ada anaa John)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ?
O kae?(ahor anaa?)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱡᱚᱱᱟ
Ke thabela ho kopana le wena(ahor jona)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tuhun English bolang?
Na u bua Senyesemane?(tuhun English bolang)
Maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang
Ke sitwa ho bua Hindi hantle(maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang)
Maan samjha nahi
Ke sitwa ho utloisisa(maan samjha nahi)
Dohar dhire bolang
Ka kopo bua butle(dohar dhire bolang)
Tuhun ohu bar bar bolang?
Na u ka boela ua re?(tuhun ohu bar bar bolang)
Ghar gela kaha?
Ntloana e kae?(ghar gela kaha)
Maan nagar kendraka katha jabo?
Ke etse joang ho ea bohareng ba toropo?(maan nagar kendraka katha jabo)
Bamra gela
Fetola ho ea letsohong(bamra gela)
Dahra gela
Fetola ho ea ka ho letona(dahra gela)
Sidha jabo
Eya ka pela(sidha jabo)
Kota kharch?
Chelete ea sekepe ke e kae?(kota kharch)
Ek ticket, dohar
Tiket e le 'ngoe, ka kopo(ek ticket, dohar)
Ika duraka?
Na e hole le mona?(ika duraka)
Maan khoya gelam
Ke lahlehile(maan khoya gelam)
Maan SIM card kahan kinabo?
Ke kae moo ke ka rekang kharejamo?(maan SIM card kahan kinabo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹ
Ee
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Che
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ
Mohlomong
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Ke lumela
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ
Ke sitwa
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ
Seo se utloahala hantle
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ?
O nahana eng?
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ?
Na o ka nthusa?
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Ke hloka thuso
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Emisa motsotso
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Ke maswabi
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Ha ho bothata
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
O amohelehile
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Letsatsi le monate la tsoalo
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Ebe le tsamaea hantle
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞᱤ?
Ke kae seteishene sa terene?(ke kae seteishene sa terene)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱵᱚᱥ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞᱤ?
Ke kae borai?(ke kae borai)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱡᱤᱡᱤ?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(ke sehlopha sefe)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱥᱤᱡᱤ?
Nako e kae e tlohang?(nako e kae e tlohang)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱡᱩᱭᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ?
Na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng?(na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ.
E haufi le mona(e haufi le mona)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱥᱟᱦᱤ.
E hole le mona(e hole le mona)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ?
O ka mpontša ka mapeng?(o ka mpontša ka mapeng)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ, ᱵᱟᱹᱨᱤ.
Emisa mona, ka kopo(emisa mona, ka kopo)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ?
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.
Ika menak kothi?
Se kostang hakaale?(se kostang hakaale)
Ika aji badi kothi
Seo ke se theko e phahameng(seo ke se theko e phahameng)
Ika menak kothi nena?
Na le na le eng e theko e tlase?(na le na le eng e theko e tlase)
Ika card re pay kora?
Na nka lefa ka kharete?(na nka lefa ka kharete)
Ika do jona table chahi
Ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli(ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli)
Bill, please
Bille, ka kopo(bille, ka kopo)
Service aji sarak?
Na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe?(na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe)
Ika vegetarian ahe
Ke moithuti oa meroho(ke moithuti oa meroho)
Aji masala khana nahi, please
Tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo(tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo)
Ika badi ahe
Se monate(se monate)
Ika menu chahi?
Na nka fumana lenane la mealtime?(na nka fumana lenane la mealtime)
Ek glass pani, please
Khalase ea metsi, ka kopo(khalase ea metsi, ka kopo)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Polis re bāhāra
Calla mapolesa
Ambulance re bāhāra
Calla ambulance
Ainḍa doctor re chāhi
Ke hloka ngaka
Ainḍa bāhāra
Ke ikutloa ke sitwa
Ainḍa moḍa bāhāra
Ke na le allergy ho peanuts
Nekā hospital kothā?
Hospital e haufi e kae?
Iṭa hāṭa
Ho bohloko mona
Ainḍa passport hāṭā
Ke lahlehetsoe ke passport
Tūṅ hotel re bāhāra?
Na o ka bitsa hotele ea ka?
Sāhāy!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
ᱚᱞ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
Ke thabile ho kopana le uena(ol aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)
ᱛᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
A re etse kopano(ṭena aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ?
Nako e kae e loketseng uena?(aḍaḍa saḍaḍa aḍaḍa)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
Ke tla romela rapoto kajeno(aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱜᱟ?
Na re ka bua ka moso?(aḍaḍa aḍaḍa kaḍaḍa)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
Ka kopo, fumana faele e amanang(aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
Kea leboha ka nako ea hau(aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
Ke lebeletse ho sebetsa le uena(aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱜᱟ?
Na u ka hlakisa ntlha eo?(aḍaḍa aḍaḍa kaḍaḍa)
ᱛᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
A ke tle ke u boele(ṭena aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
Nako e felletseng ke Labohlano(aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.