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Common Sepedi to Latin phrases

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

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

Tip: when a Latin 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.

  1. Dumela

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Ke a leboga

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Dumelang

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Mokhutsong o motle

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Mokhutsong o motle

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Borai bo botle

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Tsamaya sentle

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Siyabonga

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. O na le leina lefe?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Leina la ka ke John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. O kae?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Ke thabela go kopana le wena

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. Na o bua Seisemane?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Ke sitwa go kwele

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Tsweetswee bua ka borai

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Borai bo kae?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ke etse eng go ya borai?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Fetola go le letšatši

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Fetola go le letona

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Ya ka pela

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Phetho ke bokae?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Na ke kgole go tswa fano?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ke sitwa go etse

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ee

    Ita

  2. Aowa

    Non

  3. Mohlomong

    Fortasse

  4. Ke a dumela

    Consentio

  5. Ke sitwa go dumela

    Non consentio

  6. Seo se utlwa sentle

    Bene sonat

  7. O nagana eng?

    Quid censes?

  8. O ka nthusa?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Ke hloka thuso

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Emela nako

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Ke maswabi

    Me paenitet

  12. Ga go na bothata

    Nullum problema

  13. Dumelang

    Felicitaciones

  14. Tlhogong e monate

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Dira leeto le le bolokehileng

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Ke sehlopha sefe?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Nako efe e tlo fofa?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. A ke tsela e nepahetseng?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. E haufi le fa

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. E hole le fa

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. O ka mpontsha ka mape?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Emisa fa, tsweetswee

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. E nka nako e kae?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ke bokae?

    Quot hoc constat? (ke bo-ka-e)

  2. Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi

    Id nimis carum est. (seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)

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

    Habesne quidquam cheap? (o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)

  4. Nka lefa ka khadi?

    Possumne solvere charta? (nka le-fa ka kha-di)

  5. Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi

    Velim mensam pro duobus. (ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)

  6. Bille, tswarela

    Ratio, quaeso. (bil-le tswa-re-la)

  7. Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?

    Estne servitium inclusum? (na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)

  8. Ke movegetarian

    Vegetarianus sum. (ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)

  9. Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso. (a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)

  10. Se ke se monate

    Hoc est deliciosum. (se ke se mo-na-te)

  11. Nka fumana lenaneo?

    Possumne habere menu? (nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)

  12. Khalase ya metsi, tswarela

    Poculum aquae, quaeso. (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

    Vocā polīciam

  2. B calla ambulance

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Ke hloka ngaka

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Ke na le allergy go peanuts

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Hospital e hwetšwa kae?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Go a bohloko fa

    Hic dolet

  8. Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Thusa!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

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

  1. Ke thabile go kopana le wena

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. A re beye ngwaga ya kopano

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Nako efe e go kgonang?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Ke tla romela reportone gompieno

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. A re ka bua ka moso?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Ke lebeletse go dira le wena

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. A ke tle ke boe go wena

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Nako ya borai ke Labohlano

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Ke nako efe?

    Quot hora est? (Ke nako efe?)

  2. Ke borai

    Tertia hora est. (Ke borai)

  3. Gompieno

    Hodie (Gompieno)

  4. Borai

    Cras (Borai)

  5. Maabane

    Heri (Maabane)

  6. Mantšhi

    Dies Lunae (Mantšhi)

  7. Laboraro

    Dies Martis (Laboraro)

  8. Laboraro

    Dies Mercurii (Laboraro)

  9. Nngwe

    Unus (Nngwe)

  10. Pedi

    Duo (Pedi)

  11. Tharo

    Tres (Tharo)

  12. Lesome

    Decem (Lesome)

  13. Ngwaga

    Centum (Ngwaga)

  14. Hlaf

    Dimidium (Hlaf)

  15. Bokae

    Plus (Bokae)

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