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Common Sepedi to Javanese phrases

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

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

Tip: read the Javanese line out loud three times, then cover the Sepedi side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Dumela

    Halo

  2. Ke a leboga

    Matur nuwun

  3. Dumelang

    Selamat pagi

  4. Mokhutsong o motle

    Selamat siang

  5. Mokhutsong o motle

    Selamat sore

  6. Borai bo botle

    Selamat dalu

  7. Tsamaya sentle

    Sampai ketemu

  8. Siyabonga

    Selamat tinggal

  9. O na le leina lefe?

    Sapa jenengmu?

  10. Leina la ka ke John

    Jenengku John

  11. O kae?

    Kepiye kabarmu?

  12. Ke thabela go kopana le wena

    Seneng ketemu sampeyan

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. Na o bua Seisemane?

    Apa sampeyan bisa ngomong Inggris? (Apa sampyan bisa ngomong Inggris?)

  2. Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle

    Aku ora bisa ngomong Hindi kanthi apik (Aku ora bisa ngomong Hindi kanthi apik)

  3. Ke sitwa go kwele

    Aku ora ngerti (Aku ora ngerti)

  4. Tsweetswee bua ka borai

    Mangga ngomong alon-alon (Mangga ngomong alon-alon)

  5. Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?

    Bisa ngomong maneh? (Bisa ngomong maneh?)

  6. Borai bo kae?

    Endi kamar mandi? (Endi kamar mandi?)

  7. Ke etse eng go ya borai?

    Kepiye carane aku menyang pusat kutha? (Kepiye carane aku menyang pusat kutha?)

  8. Fetola go le letšatši

    Bengkok kiwa (Bengkok kiwa)

  9. Fetola go le letona

    Bengkok tengen (Bengkok tengen)

  10. Ya ka pela

    Maju terus (Maju terus)

  11. Phetho ke bokae?

    Pira tarifé? (Pira tarifé?)

  12. Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee

    Siji tiket, mangga (Siji tiket, mangga)

  13. Na ke kgole go tswa fano?

    Apa adoh saka kene? (Apa adoh saka kene?)

  14. Ke sitwa go etse

    Aku kesasar (Aku kesasar)

  15. Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?

    Endi aku bisa tuku kartu SIM? (Endi aku bisa tuku kartu SIM?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ee

    Ya

  2. Aowa

    Ora

  3. Mohlomong

    Mbok menawa

  4. Ke a dumela

    Aku setuju

  5. Ke sitwa go dumela

    Aku ora setuju

  6. Seo se utlwa sentle

    Kedengarane apik

  7. O nagana eng?

    Kowe mikir apa?

  8. O ka nthusa?

    Apa kowe bisa mbantu aku?

  9. Ke hloka thuso

    Aku butuh bantuan

  10. Emela nako

    Enteni sak menika

  11. Ke maswabi

    Aku nyuwun pangapunten

  12. Ga go na bothata

    Ora masalah

  13. Dumelang

    Sugeng rawuh

  14. Tlhogong e monate

    Selamat ulang tahun

  15. Dira leeto le le bolokehileng

    Mugi perjalananmu aman

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?

    Endi stasiun sepur? (Endi stasiun sepur?)

  2. Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?

    Endi halte bis? (Endi halte bis?)

  3. Ke sehlopha sefe?

    Platform endi iki? (Platform endi iki?)

  4. Nako efe e tlo fofa?

    Jam pira iku mangkat? (Jam pira iku mangkat?)

  5. A ke tsela e nepahetseng?

    Apa iki dalan sing bener? (Apa iki dalan sing bener?)

  6. E haufi le fa

    Iku cedhak kene (Iku cedhak kene)

  7. E hole le fa

    Iku adoh saka kene (Iku adoh saka kene)

  8. O ka mpontsha ka mape?

    Apa sampeyan bisa nuduhake aku ing peta? (Apa sampeyan bisa nuduhake aku ing peta?)

  9. Emisa fa, tsweetswee

    Mandheg ing kene, mangga (Mandheg ing kene, mangga)

  10. E nka nako e kae?

    Pira suwe wektu sing dibutuhake? (Pira suwe wektu sing dibutuhake?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ke bokae?

    Pira regane iki? (Pira regane iki?)

  2. Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi

    Iku larang banget (seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)

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

    Apa sampeyan duwe sing luwih murah? (o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)

  4. Nka lefa ka khadi?

    Apa aku bisa mbayar nganggo kartu? (nka le-fa ka kha-di)

  5. Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi

    Aku pengin meja kanggo loro (ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)

  6. Bille, tswarela

    Tagihan, please (bil-le tswa-re-la)

  7. Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?

    Apa layanan wis kalebu? (na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)

  8. Ke movegetarian

    Aku vegetarian (ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)

  9. Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela

    Aja panganan pedhes, please (a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)

  10. Se ke se monate

    Iki enak (se ke se mo-na-te)

  11. Nka fumana lenaneo?

    Apa aku bisa njaluk menu? (nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)

  12. Khalase ya metsi, tswarela

    Siji gelas banyu, please (kha-la-se ya me-tsi tswa-re-la)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. B calla mapolesa

    Telpon polisi

  2. B calla ambulance

    Telpon ambulans

  3. Ke hloka ngaka

    Aku butuh dokter

  4. Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya

    Aku krasa lara

  5. Ke na le allergy go peanuts

    Aku alergi kacang

  6. Hospital e hwetšwa kae?

    Ngendi rumah sakit paling cedhak?

  7. Go a bohloko fa

    Iki lara

  8. Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka

    Aku ilang paspor

  9. O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?

    Apa sampeyan bisa telpon hotelku?

  10. Thusa!

    Tulung!

Work and business

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

  1. Ke thabile go kopana le wena

    Seneng ketemu sampeyan (seneng ketemu sampean)

  2. A re beye ngwaga ya kopano

    Ayo kita jadwalkan rapat (ayo kita jadwal rapat)

  3. Nako efe e go kgonang?

    Jam pira sing cocog kanggo sampeyan? (jam pira sing cocok kanggo sampean?)

  4. Ke tla romela reportone gompieno

    Aku bakal ngirim laporan dina iki (aku bakal ngirim laporan dina iki)

  5. A re ka bua ka moso?

    Apa kita bisa ngomong sesuk? (apa kita bisa ngomong sesuk?)

  6. Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang

    Mangga deleng file sing dilampirake (mangga deleng file sing dilampirake)

  7. Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago

    Matur nuwun kanggo wektu sampeyan (matur nuwun kanggo wektu sampean)

  8. Ke lebeletse go dira le wena

    Aku ngarep-arep bisa kerja bareng sampeyan (aku ngarep-arep bisa kerja bareng sampean)

  9. A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?

    Apa sampeyan bisa nerangake titik kuwi? (apa sampean bisa nerangake titik kuwi?)

  10. A ke tle ke boe go wena

    Ayo aku wangsuli sampeyan (ayo aku wangsuli sampean)

  11. Nako ya borai ke Labohlano

    Wektu pungkasan yaiku Jumat (waktu pungkasan yaiku Jumat)

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Ke nako efe?

    Jam pira? (jam pira?)

  2. Ke borai

    Iku jam telu. (iku jam telu.)

  3. Gompieno

    Dina iki. (dina iki.)

  4. Borai

    Esuk. (esuk.)

  5. Maabane

    Kemarin. (kemarin.)

  6. Mantšhi

    Senin. (senin.)

  7. Laboraro

    Selasa. (selasa.)

  8. Laboraro

    Rebo. (rebo.)

  9. Nngwe

    Siji. (siji.)

  10. Pedi

    Loro. (loro.)

  11. Tharo

    Telu. (telu.)

  12. Lesome

    Sepuluh. (sepuluh.)

  13. Ngwaga

    Satus. (satus.)

  14. Hlaf

    Setengah. (setengah.)

  15. Bokae

    Luwih. (luwih.)

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