Looking for practical Sepedi to Bosnian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi phrase first, then the Bosnian translation (Bosnian) — 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 Bosnian.
Tip: when a Bosnian phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Sepedi 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.
Dumela
Zdravo
Ke a leboga
Hvala
Dumelang
Dobro jutro
Mokhutsong o motle
Dobar dan
Mokhutsong o motle
Dobro veče
Borai bo botle
Laku noć
Tsamaya sentle
Vidimo se kasnije
Siyabonga
Doviđenja
O na le leina lefe?
Kako se zoveš?
Leina la ka ke John
Moje ime je John
O kae?
Kako si?
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Drago mi je da te upoznam
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
Da li govorite engleski?
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Ne govorim dobro hindijski.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Ne razumijem.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Molim vas, govorite polako.
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Možete li to ponoviti?
Borai bo kae?
Gdje je WC?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Kako da dođem do centra grada?
Fetola go le letšatši
Skrenite lijevo.
Fetola go le letona
Skrenite desno.
Ya ka pela
Idite ravno.
Phetho ke bokae?
Koliko košta vožnja?
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Jedna karta, molim.
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Da li je daleko odavde?
Ke sitwa go etse
Izgubio/la sam se.
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Gdje mogu kupiti SIM karticu?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Da
Aowa
Ne
Mohlomong
Možda
Ke a dumela
Slažem se
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ne slažem se
Seo se utlwa sentle
To zvuči dobro
O nagana eng?
Šta misliš?
O ka nthusa?
Možeš li mi pomoći?
Ke hloka thuso
Treba mi pomoć
Emela nako
Sačekaj trenutak
Ke maswabi
Žao mi je
Ga go na bothata
Nema problema
Dumelang
Čestitam
Tlhogong e monate
Srećan rođendan
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Sretan put
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
Gdje je željeznička stanica?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
Gdje je autobuska stanica?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
Koji je peron?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
U koliko sati polazi?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
Da li je ovo pravi put?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
E haufi le fa
Blizu je ovdje.(E haufi le fa)
E hole le fa
Daleko je odavde.(E hole le fa)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
Možete li mi pokazati na mapi?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Stanite ovdje, molim vas.(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
E nka nako e kae?
Koliko dugo traje?(E nka nako e kae?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
Koliko ovo košta?(ke bo-ka-e)
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi
To je preskupo.(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?
Imate li nešto jeftinije?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Nka lefa ka khadi?
Mogu li platiti karticom?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi
Želim sto za dvoje.(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Bille, tswarela
Račun, molim.(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?
Da li je usluga uključena?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ke movegetarian
Ja sam vegetarijanac.(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela
Bez ljute hrane, molim.(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Se ke se monate
Ovo je ukusno.(se ke se mo-na-te)
Nka fumana lenaneo?
Mogu li dobiti meni?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Khalase ya metsi, tswarela
Čašu vode, molim.(kha-la-se ya me-tsi tswa-re-la)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
B calla mapolesa
Pozovite policiju
B calla ambulance
Pozovite hitnu pomoć
Ke hloka ngaka
Treba mi doktor
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Loše mi je
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Alergičan sam na kikiriki
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Gdje je najbliža bolnica?
Go a bohloko fa
Ovde boli
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Izgubio sam pasoš
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Možete li nazvati moj hotel?
Thusa!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Drago mi je da vas upoznam
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Hajde da zakazujemo sastanak
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Koje vrijeme vam odgovara?
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Poslaću izvještaj danas
A re ka bua ka moso?
Možemo li razgovarati sutra?
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Pronađite priloženu datoteku
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Hvala vam na vašem vremenu
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Radujem se radu s vama
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Možete li pojasniti tu tačku?
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Javiću vam se kasnije
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Rok je petak
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.