Looking for practical Sepedi to Luxembourgish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi phrase first, then the Luxembourgish translation (Luxembourgish) — 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 Luxembourgish.
Tip: pick five Luxembourgish 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.
Dumela
Moien
Ke a leboga
Merci
Dumelang
Gudden Mënsch
Mokhutsong o motle
Gudden Owend
Mokhutsong o motle
Gudden Owend
Borai bo botle
Gudde Nacht
Tsamaya sentle
Bis geschwënn
Siyabonga
Äddi
O na le leina lefe?
Wéi heescht dees?
Leina la ka ke John
Mengem Numm ass John
O kae?
Wéi geet et der?
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Schéin dech kennenzeléieren
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
Säz Iech Englesch?
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Ech schwätzen net gutt Hindi.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Ech verstinn net.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Säit w.e.g. lues.
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Kënnt Dir dat nach eng Kéier soen?
Borai bo kae?
Wou ass d'Wc?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Wéi kommen ech an d'Zentrum?
Fetola go le letšatši
Dréit lénks.
Fetola go le letona
Dréit riets.
Ya ka pela
Geet direkt.
Phetho ke bokae?
Wéi vill kascht et?
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Eng Ticket, w.e.g.
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ass et wäit vun hei?
Ke sitwa go etse
Ech sinn verluer.
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Wou kann ech eng SIM-Kaart kafen?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Jo
Aowa
Nee
Mohlomong
Maybe
Ke a dumela
Ech sinn einverstanden
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ech sinn net einverstanden
Seo se utlwa sentle
Dat kléngt gutt
O nagana eng?
Wat mengs de?
O ka nthusa?
Kanns de mir hëllefen?
Ke hloka thuso
Ech brauch Hëllef
Emela nako
Waart eng Sekonn
Ke maswabi
Ech sinn entschëllegt
Ga go na bothata
Kee Problem
Dumelang
Herzleche Gléckwënsch
Tlhogong e monate
Alles Guddes zum Gebuertsdag
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Hues eng sécher Rees
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
Wou ass d'Zuchstatioun?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
Wou ass d'Busstatioun?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
Wéi eng Plattform ass et?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
Wéini geet et fort?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
Ass dat de richtege Wee?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
E haufi le fa
Et ass hei no.(E haufi le fa)
E hole le fa
Et ass wäit ewech hei.(E hole le fa)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
Kanns de mir op der Kaart weisen?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Stop hei, wann ech pléisse.(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
E nka nako e kae?
Wéi laang dauert et?(E nka nako e kae?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
Wéi vill kascht dat?(ke bo-ka-e)
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi
Dat ass ze deier.(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?
Hues deppes méi bëlleg?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Nka lefa ka khadi?
Kann ech mat der Kaart bezuelen?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi
Ech hätt gär eng Tabell fir zwou.(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Bille, tswarela
D'Rechnung, w.e.g.(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?
Ass de Service inklusiv?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ke movegetarian
Ech sinn Vegetarier.(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela
Keng schaarf Iessen, w.e.g.(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Se ke se monate
Dat ass lecker.(se ke se mo-na-te)
Nka fumana lenaneo?
Kann ech d'Menu kréien?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Khalase ya metsi, tswarela
E Glace Waasser, w.e.g.(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
Ruff d'Police
B calla ambulance
Ruff eng Ambulanz
Ke hloka ngaka
Ech brauch e Dokter
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Ech fille mech schlecht
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Ech sinn allergesch géint Erdnüssen
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Wou ass d'nächst Spidol?
Go a bohloko fa
Et deet hei weh
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Ech hunn mäin Pass verluer
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Kanns de mäin Hotel ruffen?
Thusa!
Hëllef!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Schéin Iech ze treffen
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Loosst eis eng Sëtzung plangen
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Wéini passt et Iech?
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Ech schécken den Rapport haut
A re ka bua ka moso?
Kënne mir muer schwätzen?
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Ech hunn d'File als Attaché bäigefüügt
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Merci fir Är Zäit
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Ech freeë mech op d'Zesummenaarbecht mat Iech
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Kënnt Dir dësen Punkt kloerstellen?
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Ech kommen op Iech zréck
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
D'Frist ass Freideg
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.