Common Sepedi to Guarani phrases

100 practical Sepedi to Guarani phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Sepedi to Guarani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi phrase first, then the Guarani translation (Guarani) — 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 Guarani.

Tip: pick five Guarani 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.

  1. Dumela

    Hola

  2. Ke a leboga

    Aguyje

  3. Dumelang

    Aña pyhare

  4. Mokhutsong o motle

    Aña pyhareve

  5. Mokhutsong o motle

    Aña pyhareve

  6. Borai bo botle

    Aña pyhare

  7. Tsamaya sentle

    Ahecha porãta

  8. Siyabonga

    Aña

  9. O na le leina lefe?

    Mba'éichapa re nombre?

  10. Leina la ka ke John

    Che nombre ha'e John

  11. O kae?

    Mba'éichapa nde?

  12. Ke thabela go kopana le wena

    Iporãite reikuaa

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Na o bua Seisemane?

    ¿Eike English? (Eike English?)

  2. Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle

    Ndaha'éi Hindi porã (Ndaha'éi Hindi porã)

  3. Ke sitwa go kwele

    Ndikuaái (Ndikuaái)

  4. Tsweetswee bua ka borai

    Por favor, eikuaáta mbopi (Por favor, eikuaáta mbopi)

  5. Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?

    Ikatu piko eikuaáta ko'ãga? (Ikatu piko eikuaáta ko'ãga?)

  6. Borai bo kae?

    Moõpa oĩ la baño? (Moõpa oĩ la baño?)

  7. Ke etse eng go ya borai?

    Mba'éichapa aiko hína centro? (Mba'éichapa aiko hína centro?)

  8. Fetola go le letšatši

    Eho haguã (Eho haguã)

  9. Fetola go le letona

    Eho derecha (Eho derecha)

  10. Ya ka pela

    Eho porã (Eho porã)

  11. Phetho ke bokae?

    Mba'eichapa pe tarifa? (Mba'eichapa pe tarifa?)

  12. Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee

    Peteĩ tiket, por favor (Peteĩ tiket, por favor)

  13. Na ke kgole go tswa fano?

    Oĩ piko ko'ápe? (Oĩ piko ko'ápe?)

  14. Ke sitwa go etse

    Aikuaa porã (Aikuaa porã)

  15. Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?

    Moõpa ikatu aña peteĩ SIM? (Moõpa ikatu aña peteĩ SIM?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Ee

  2. Aowa

    Nah

  3. Mohlomong

    Ikatu

  4. Ke a dumela

    Aikotevẽ

  5. Ke sitwa go dumela

    Aikotevẽ'ỹ

  6. Seo se utlwa sentle

    Oĩ porã

  7. O nagana eng?

    Mba'éichapa reikotevẽ?

  8. O ka nthusa?

    Ikatúpa reipytyvõ chehegui?

  9. Ke hloka thuso

    Aikotevẽ pytyvõ

  10. Emela nako

    Eikóma

  11. Ke maswabi

    Aheja

  12. Ga go na bothata

    Ndaipóri problema

  13. Dumelang

    Aña porã

  14. Tlhogong e monate

    Año pyahu porã

  15. Dira leeto le le bolokehileng

    Eikóma porã

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?

    Moõpa oĩ tren rembiapo? (mo'õpa oĩ tren rembiapo)

  2. Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?

    Moõpa oĩ óga mbopi? (mo'õpa oĩ óga mbopi)

  3. Ke sehlopha sefe?

    Mba'e plataforma ko'ã? (mba'e plataforma ko'ã)

  4. Nako efe e tlo fofa?

    Mba'e aravo oho? (mba'e aravo oho)

  5. A ke tsela e nepahetseng?

    Ko'ã hína mba'e porã? (ko'ã hína mba'e porã)

  6. E haufi le fa

    Oĩ ko'ápe (oĩ ko'ápe)

  7. E hole le fa

    Oĩ jepéva ko'ápe (oĩ jepéva ko'ápe)

  8. O ka mpontsha ka mape?

    Ikatu puka chéve mapa rupi? (ikatu puka chéve mapa rupi)

  9. Emisa fa, tsweetswee

    Eñemohendáke ko'ápe, por favor (eñemohendáke ko'ápe, por favor)

  10. E nka nako e kae?

    Mba'e tiempo oheja? (mba'e tiempo oheja)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Ke bokae?

    Mba'éichapa ko'ã ára? (mba'eicha pa ko'ã ára)

  2. Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi

    Ko'ã mba'e ojehecha porãite (ko'ã mba'e ojehecha porãite)

  3. O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?

    Oĩpa mba'e cheaper? (oi pa mba'e cheaper)

  4. Nka lefa ka khadi?

    Ikatu piko aheja karte? (ikatu piko aheja karte)

  5. Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi

    Aipota peteĩ mesa mokõi (aipota peteĩ mesa mokõi)

  6. Bille, tswarela

    Pe kuatia, por favor (pe kuatia por favor)

  7. Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?

    Oĩpa servicio upépe? (oi pa servicio upépe)

  8. Ke movegetarian

    Aha'ã vegetarian (aha'a vegetarian)

  9. Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela

    Ndaipóri mba'e spicy, por favor (ndaipori mba'e spicy)

  10. Se ke se monate

    Ko'ã mba'e ojehecha porã (ko'ã mba'e ojehecha porã)

  11. Nka fumana lenaneo?

    Ikatu piko aheja menú? (ikatu piko aheja menú)

  12. Khalase ya metsi, tswarela

    Peteĩ tupa y, por favor (peteĩ tupa y por favor)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. B calla mapolesa

    Eike policía

  2. B calla ambulance

    Eike ambulancia

  3. Ke hloka ngaka

    Aikotevẽ médico

  4. Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya

    Añemomorã

  5. Ke na le allergy go peanuts

    Aikotevẽ hũ karanda'y

  6. Hospital e hwetšwa kae?

    Mba'éichapa hospital oĩ porãva?

  7. Go a bohloko fa

    Oñemomorã ko'ápe

  8. Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka

    Aikotevẽ che pasaporte

  9. O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?

    Ikatu piko eike che hotel-pe?

  10. Thusa!

    ¡Javoi!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Ke thabile go kopana le wena

    Iporãite reiko (ee-po-rai-teh reh-ee-koh)

  2. A re beye ngwaga ya kopano

    Jaháta peteĩ aty (ha-ha-tah peh-teh ah-tee)

  3. Nako efe e go kgonang?

    Mba'éichapa ára reipota? (m-bah-ee-chah-pah ah-rah reh-ee-poh-tah)

  4. Ke tla romela reportone gompieno

    Aheja pe reporte ko'ẽ (ah-heh-hah peh reh-por-teh koh-eh)

  5. A re ka bua ka moso?

    Ikatu ja'anga ko'ẽ (ee-kah-too hah-ahn-gah koh-eh)

  6. Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang

    Aña porã pe archivo (ah-nyah poh-rah peh ar-chee-voh)

  7. Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago

    Aguyje reko porã (ah-goo-ee-heh reh-koh poh-rah)

  8. Ke lebeletse go dira le wena

    Aikotevẽ roikotevẽ nderehe (ah-ee-koh-teh-veh roh-ee-koh-teh-veh n-deh-reh-heh)

  9. A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?

    Ikatu reipota pe punto? (ee-kah-too reh-ee-poh-tah peh poon-toh)

  10. A ke tle ke boe go wena

    Aheja nderehe (ah-heh-hah n-deh-reh-heh)

  11. Nako ya borai ke Labohlano

    Aña ára oúva peteĩ (ah-nyah ah-rah oh-oo-vah peh-teh)

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Ke nako efe?

    Mba'éichapa ojehu? (mba'eicha pa ojehu)

  2. Ke borai

    Ojehu mbohapy aravo (ohehu mbohapy aravo)

  3. Gompieno

    Ko'ẽ (ko'e)

  4. Borai

    Ko'ẽ ára (ko'e ara)

  5. Maabane

    Kuehe (kuehe)

  6. Mantšhi

    Arateĩ (aratei)

  7. Laboraro

    Arakõi (arakoi)

  8. Laboraro

    Ararundy (ararundy)

  9. Nngwe

    Peteĩ (petei)

  10. Pedi

    Mokõi (mokoi)

  11. Tharo

    Mbohapy (mbohapy)

  12. Lesome

    Pota (pota)

  13. Ngwaga

    Mba'epotĩ (mba'epoti)

  14. Hlaf

    Mboypy (mboypy)

  15. Bokae

    Ikatúva (ikatúva)