Looking for practical Sepedi to Somali phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi phrase first, then the Somali translation (Somali) — 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 Somali.
Tip: when a Somali 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.
Dumela
Salaan
Ke a leboga
Mahadsanid
Dumelang
Subax wanaagsan
Mokhutsong o motle
Duhur wanaagsan
Mokhutsong o motle
Habeen wanaagsan
Borai bo botle
Habeen wanaagsan
Tsamaya sentle
Ilaa dambe
Siyabonga
Nabad gelyo
O na le leina lefe?
Magacaa maxay tahay?
Leina la ka ke John
Magacaygu waa John
O kae?
Sidee tahay?
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?(Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?)
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Hindi si fiican uma hadlo
Ke sitwa go kwele
Ma fahmin
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Fadlan si tartiib ah u hadal
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Ma ku celin kartaa?
Borai bo kae?
Musqusha xaggee buu yaalaa?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Sideen ku gaari karaa xarunta magaalada?
Fetola go le letšatši
Bidix u leexo
Fetola go le letona
Midig u leexo
Ya ka pela
Toos u soco
Phetho ke bokae?
Immisa ayey tahay lacagta?
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Hal tigidh, fadlan
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ma fog tahay halkan?
Ke sitwa go etse
Waan lumay
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Xaggee ka iibsan karaa kaarka SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Haa
Aowa
Maya
Mohlomong
Malaha
Ke a dumela
Waan ku raacsanahay
Ke sitwa go dumela
Waan ku raacsaneyn
Seo se utlwa sentle
Taasi waa wax fiican
O nagana eng?
Maxaad u malaynaysaa?
O ka nthusa?
Ma i caawin kartaa?
Ke hloka thuso
Waxaan u baahanahay caawimaad
Emela nako
Sug daqiiqad
Ke maswabi
Waan ka xumahay
Ga go na bothata
Dhib malahan
Dumelang
Hambalyo
Tlhogong e monate
Dhalasho wacan
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Safar wanaagsan
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
Xagee buu tareenka jooga?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
Xagee buu basaska jooga?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
Keenka sidee buu yahay?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
Goormee ayuu baxayaa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
Ma tan saxda ah?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
E haufi le fa
Waa halkan u dhow(E haufi le fa)
E hole le fa
Waa halkan fog(E hole le fa)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
Ma ii muujin kartaa khariidada?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Halkan joog, fadlan(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
E nka nako e kae?
Immisa waqti ayey qaadaneysaa?(E nka nako e kae?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
Imisa ayuu ku kacayaa?(ke bo-ka-e)
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi
Taasi waa qaali aad u badan.(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?
Ma haysta wax ka jaban?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Nka lefa ka khadi?
Ma bixin karaa kaarka?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi
Waxaan jeclaan lahaa miis laba qof ah.(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Bille, tswarela
Fadlan, biilka.(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?
Ma ku jirtaa adeegga?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)