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Common Sepedi to Sami North phrases

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

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

Tip: pick five Sami North 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.

  1. Dumela

    Bures (bures)

  2. Ke a leboga

    Giitu (giitu)

  3. Dumelang

    Buorre eahket (buorre eahket)

  4. Mokhutsong o motle

    Buorre beaivi (buorre beaivi)

  5. Mokhutsong o motle

    Buorre iđit (buorre iđit)

  6. Borai bo botle

    Buorre natti (buorre natti)

  7. Tsamaya sentle

    Bures boahtin (bures boahtin)

  8. Siyabonga

    Ráhkisvuohta (ráhkisvuohta)

  9. O na le leina lefe?

    Mii du namma lea? (mii du namma lea)

  10. Leina la ka ke John

    Mun namma lea John (mun namma lea John)

  11. O kae?

    Gii du lea? (gii du lea)

  12. Ke thabela go kopana le wena

    Bures boahtin (bures boahtin)

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. Na o bua Seisemane?

    Don leat englalaš? (Don leat englalaš?)

  2. Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle

    Mun in lea hindi gohčodaga (Mun in lea hindi gohčodaga)

  3. Ke sitwa go kwele

    Mun in boahtte (Mun in boahtte)

  4. Tsweetswee bua ka borai

    Váldde čáhkkáldat (Váldde čáhkkáldat)

  5. Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?

    Várra gohččat dán again? (Várra gohččat dán again?)

  6. Borai bo kae?

    Gii lea báhkkis? (Gii lea báhkkis?)

  7. Ke etse eng go ya borai?

    Mii lea muohta gávdno? (Mii lea muohta gávdno?)

  8. Fetola go le letšatši

    Váldde oassal (Váldde oassal)

  9. Fetola go le letona

    Váldde dehálaš (Váldde dehálaš)

  10. Ya ka pela

    Geahččat suohkan (Geahččat suohkan)

  11. Phetho ke bokae?

    Mii lea gávdno? (Mii lea gávdno?)

  12. Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee

    Okta billeta, please (Okta billeta, please)

  13. Na ke kgole go tswa fano?

    Lea dat láhka da? (Lea dat láhka da?)

  14. Ke sitwa go etse

    Mun lean bohtos (Mun lean bohtos)

  15. Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?

    Gii lea muohta SIM-kortta? (Gii lea muohta SIM-kortta?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ee

    Ja

  2. Aowa

    Ii

  3. Mohlomong

    Mii

  4. Ke a dumela

    Mun ođđa

  5. Ke sitwa go dumela

    Mun ii ođđa

  6. Seo se utlwa sentle

    Dasa lea buorre

  7. O nagana eng?

    Mii du váldde?

  8. O ka nthusa?

    Sii mii geahččat mu?

  9. Ke hloka thuso

    Mun háliid geahččat

  10. Emela nako

    Váldde ieš

  11. Ke maswabi

    Mun lea áibbas

  12. Ga go na bothata

    Ii proplema

  13. Dumelang

    Báhkkus

  14. Tlhogong e monate

    Buorre álbmotbeivvi

  15. Dira leeto le le bolokehileng

    Váldde beaivvi buorre

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?

    Mii lea raššabáikkit? (Mii lea raššabáikkit?)

  2. Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?

    Mii lea bussibaikkit? (Mii lea bussibaikkit?)

  3. Ke sehlopha sefe?

    Mii platforma lea? (Mii platforma lea?)

  4. Nako efe e tlo fofa?

    Mii dihte lea? (Mii dihte lea?)

  5. A ke tsela e nepahetseng?

    Lea dehálaš vejola? (Lea dehálaš vejola?)

  6. E haufi le fa

    Dat lea njuolga (Dat lea njuolga)

  7. E hole le fa

    Dat lea muohta (Dat lea muohta)

  8. O ka mpontsha ka mape?

    Sii máhcá muohta? (Sii máhcá muohta?)

  9. Emisa fa, tsweetswee

    Dán, please (Dán, please)

  10. E nka nako e kae?

    Mii lea áibbas? (Mii lea áibbas?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ke bokae?

    Mii lea gohčodit? (miː leːa gohːtʊt)

  2. Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi

    Dát lea muhtun dearvvaš (daːt leːa muːtʊn deːarvaʃ)

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

    Don leat geahččat muhtun? (dɔn leːat ɡeːaʧːat muːtʊn)

  4. Nka lefa ka khadi?

    Sii mun sáhte ákkis? (siː mun sɑːhte ˈɑkːis)

  5. Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi

    Mun háliidan duohken guovttos (mun ˈhɑːliːdɑn ˈduoːhken ˈɡuovttos)

  6. Bille, tswarela

    Bille, please (ˈbɪlle pleːz)

  7. Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?

    Lea servihkka gohčodaga? (leːa ˈservihkːa ˈɡoːhːtʊɡɑ)

  8. Ke movegetarian

    Mun lean veahkki (mun leːan ˈveːhki)

  9. Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela

    Ihkká muhtun mat (ˈihkːɑ muːtʊn mɑt)

  10. Se ke se monate

    Dát lea njuolggad (daːt leːa ˈnjuolɡːɑd)

  11. Nka fumana lenaneo?

    Sii mun sáhte menuhit? (siː mun sɑːhte ˈmeːnuːhɪt)

  12. Khalase ya metsi, tswarela

    Vátta, please (ˈvɑːttɑ pleːz)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. B calla mapolesa

    Soažžat poliija

  2. B calla ambulance

    Soažžat ambulánsa

  3. Ke hloka ngaka

    Mii dušše doktara

  4. Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya

    Mii lea vuordde

  5. Ke na le allergy go peanuts

    Mii lean allergalaš maŋŋebárga

  6. Hospital e hwetšwa kae?

    Gii lea najdduhaš sávkkas?

  7. Go a bohloko fa

    Dát lea gárttá

  8. Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka

    Mii lea váldde mu passu

  9. O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?

    Sii sáhte soažžat mu hotellii?

  10. Thusa!

    Hjálp!

Work and business

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

  1. Ke thabile go kopana le wena

    Buerie bisseha (buerie bisseha)

  2. A re beye ngwaga ya kopano

    Mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan (mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan)

  3. Nako efe e go kgonang?

    Mii čuovgga leat du?

  4. Ke tla romela reportone gompieno

    Mun sendá reportta ihttin

  5. A re ka bua ka moso?

    Mii sáhte gohččat ovttas?

  6. Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang

    Dárbbašat fálla geavahuvvan

  7. Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago

    Giitu du máŋga

  8. Ke lebeletse go dira le wena

    Mun geahččat dohkkehuvvan du

  9. A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?

    Sáhte du geahččat dán áiggi?

  10. A ke tle ke boe go wena

    Mii dárbbašat geahččat du

  11. Nako ya borai ke Labohlano

    Dáhpáhusa lea friddjá

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Ke nako efe?

    Mii dát lea? (Miida lea?)

  2. Ke borai

    Dát lea golbma (Dát lea golbma.)

  3. Gompieno

    Dán álbmot (Dan albmot.)

  4. Borai

    Ráhkis (Rahkis.)

  5. Maabane

    Ipmil (Ipmil.)

  6. Mantšhi

    Mánnodahka (Manndahka.)

  7. Laboraro

    Dálkkodahka (Dalkodahka.)

  8. Laboraro

    Miehtardahka (Miehtardahka.)

  9. Nngwe

    Okta (Okta.)

  10. Pedi

    Guokte (Guokte.)

  11. Tharo

    Golbma (Golbma.)

  12. Lesome

    Logi (Logi.)

  13. Ngwaga

    Sihkkar (Sihkkar.)

  14. Hlaf

    Njaal (Njaal.)

  15. Bokae

    Mearka (Mearka.)

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