Looking for practical Sepedi to Maltese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi phrase first, then the Maltese translation (Maltese) — 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 Maltese.
Tip: read the Maltese 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.
Dumela
Ħello
Ke a leboga
Grazzi
Dumelang
Bongu
Mokhutsong o motle
Bongu filgħaxija
Mokhutsong o motle
Il-lejl it-tajba
Borai bo botle
Il-lejl it-tajba
Tsamaya sentle
Naraw x'imkien
Siyabonga
Addio
O na le leina lefe?
X'jismek?
Leina la ka ke John
Jien jisimni John
O kae?
Kif inti?
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Nice li niltaqgħu
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
Titkellem bl-Ingliż?
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Ma nitkellimx sew il-Hindi.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Ma nifhimx.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Jekk jogħġbok, itkellem bil-mod.
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Tista' tgħid dan mill-ġdid?
Borai bo kae?
Fejn hi l-banju?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Kif nista' naslu ċ-ċentru tal-belt?
Fetola go le letšatši
Iċċaqlaq lemin.
Fetola go le letona
Iċċaqlaq xellug.
Ya ka pela
Mur dritt.
Phetho ke bokae?
Kemm hi l-prezz?
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Biljetta waħda, jekk jogħġbok.
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Huwa 'l bogħod minn hawn?
Ke sitwa go etse
Jien mitluf.
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Fejn nista' nixtri SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Iva
Aowa
Le
Mohlomong
Forse
Ke a dumela
Naqbel
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ma naqblux
Seo se utlwa sentle
Dak jismu tajjeb
O nagana eng?
X'jidhrulek?
O ka nthusa?
Tista' tgħinni?
Ke hloka thuso
Għandi bżonn għajnuna
Emela nako
Staqsi ftit
Ke maswabi
Jien skużani
Ga go na bothata
L-ebda problema
Dumelang
Prosit
Tlhogong e monate
Happy birthday
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Ikollok vjaġġ sikur
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
Fejn hi l-istazzjon tal-ferrovija?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
Fejn hi l-ħanut tal-linja?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
Liema pjattaforma hi?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
X'ħin titlaq?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
Hija din it-triq it-tajba?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
E haufi le fa
Hija viċin hawn.(E haufi le fa)
E hole le fa
Hija 'l bogħod minn hawn.(E hole le fa)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
Tista' turi lili fuq il-mappa?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Waqqaf hawn, jekk jogħġbok.(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
E nka nako e kae?
Kemm tieħu?(E nka nako e kae?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
Kemm jiswa dan?(ke bo-ka-e)
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi
Dak huwa wisq għali.(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?
Għandek xi ħaġa iktar irħisa?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Nka lefa ka khadi?
Nista' nħallas bil-karta?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi
Nixtieq mejda għal tnejn.(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Bille, tswarela
Il-kont, jekk jogħġbok.(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?
Huwa servizz inkluż?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ke movegetarian
Jien veġetarjan.(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela
Ebda ikel picanti, jekk jogħġbok.(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)