Looking for practical Sepedi to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi phrase first, then the Kiga translation (Kiga) — 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 Kiga.
Tip: when a Kiga 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
Okwagala
Ke a leboga
Webale
Dumelang
Osiibye bulungi
Mokhutsong o motle
Osiibye bulungi
Mokhutsong o motle
Osiibye bulungi
Borai bo botle
Osiibye bulungi
Tsamaya sentle
Tugenda okukutana
Siyabonga
Nkwagala
O na le leina lefe?
Erinnya lyo ani?
Leina la ka ke John
Erinnya lyange nze John
O kae?
Oli otya?
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Sikuganya.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
Borai bo kae?
Ekitanda kiki?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Fetola go le letšatši
Genda ku kkono.
Fetola go le letona
Genda ku ddyo.
Ya ka pela
Genda mu maaso.
Phetho ke bokae?
Ekitundu kiki?
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
Ke sitwa go etse
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Eee
Aowa
Oya
Mohlomong
Wali
Ke a dumela
Ndiinze
Ke sitwa go dumela
Sindiinze
Seo se utlwa sentle
Ekitanga kiza
O nagana eng?
Oteka ki?
O ka nthusa?
Okwetegera?
Ke hloka thuso
Nfuna okwetegera
Emela nako
Leka akaseke
Ke maswabi
Ndi mwefwe
Ga go na bothata
Tera kintu
Dumelang
Nkwagala
Tlhogong e monate
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Okwetegera mu nsi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
Eri heza y'ekitabo?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
Eri heza y'ekibuga?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
Ekiyungiriro ki?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
Ekitonde ki?(Ekitonde ki?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
E haufi le fa
Eri wansi wano(Eri wansi wano)
E hole le fa
Eri kure wano(Eri kure wano)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Mugume wano, nyabo(Mugume wano, nyabo)
E nka nako e kae?
Ekitanga ki?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
Ekitanga ki?(ekitanga ki)
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi
Ekitanga ky'ekikula(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
Nka lefa ka khadi?
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)