Looking for practical Sepedi to Romani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi phrase first, then the Romani translation (Romani) — 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 Romani.
Tip: pick five Romani 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
Sastimos
Ke a leboga
Dikhes
Dumelang
Sar san o drom
Mokhutsong o motle
Sar san o drom
Mokhutsong o motle
Sar san o večer
Borai bo botle
Sar san o noć
Tsamaya sentle
Sikav tuke na jekh
Siyabonga
Sastipen
O na le leina lefe?
So t'avel tiri navn?
Leina la ka ke John
Mande t'avel John
O kae?
Soske tuke?
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Rromale tuke
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Ke sitwa go kwele
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Borai bo kae?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Fetola go le letšatši
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
Fetola go le letona
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
Ya ka pela
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
Phetho ke bokae?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
Ke sitwa go etse
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Ja
Aowa
Na
Mohlomong
Možda
Ke a dumela
Sukalav
Ke sitwa go dumela
Nesukalav
Seo se utlwa sentle
To so boro
O nagana eng?
So te phendav?
O ka nthusa?
Sako te mikerav?
Ke hloka thuso
Me mangav miker
Emela nako
Phirav kher
Ke maswabi
Me som te bachtal
Ga go na bothata
Na problem
Dumelang
Sukalav tuke
Tlhogong e monate
Sukal tuke kher
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Sakona safar kher
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
Kasa jekh train station?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
Kasa jekh bus stop?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
Kasa platform?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
So kalo khera?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
So si jekh pravas?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
E haufi le fa
So si buchi tu?(E haufi le fa)
E hole le fa
So si dikh le tu?(E hole le fa)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
Tu kheres me le mapa?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Sti le tu, please.(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
E nka nako e kae?
Kado kheras?(E nka nako e kae?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
Sako kheres thaj?(sako kheres thaj)
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi
Taj e bori drago(taj e bori drago)
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?
Aso tuke katar chede?(aso tuke katar chede)
Nka lefa ka khadi?
Sakava kade kerdan?(sakava kade kerdan)
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi
Mande sar o buchi for duj(mande sar o buchi for duj)
Bille, tswarela
O bil, please(o bil, please)
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?
Sar o servis included?(sar o servis included)
Ke movegetarian
Mande so vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela
Na spicy khana, please(na spicy khana, please)
Se ke se monate
Taj e delikates(taj e delikates)
Nka fumana lenaneo?
Sakava kade o menu?(sakava kade o menu)
Khalase ya metsi, tswarela
O buchi thaj, please(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
B calla mapolesa
Zhanav te policija
B calla ambulance
Zhanav te ambulanca
Ke hloka ngaka
Mane kaj doctoro
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Mane si mala
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Go a bohloko fa
Sikav tut here
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Mane si zhalav my passport
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Thusa!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Sastipen te kerel tuke
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Aven te kerdan o kher
Nako efe e go kgonang?
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
A re ka bua ka moso?
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
O deadline si o Vrihda
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.