Looking for practical Sepedi to Tajik phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi phrase first, then the Tajik translation (Tajik) — 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 Tajik.
Tip: read the Tajik 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
Салом(Salom)
Ke a leboga
Ташаккур(Tashakkur)
Dumelang
Субҳи хайр(Subhi khair)
Mokhutsong o motle
Баъд аз зуҳр(Bad az zuhr)
Mokhutsong o motle
Шаббохир(Shabbokhir)
Borai bo botle
Шаб ба хайр(Shab ba khair)
Tsamaya sentle
Баъд мебинем(Bad mebinem)
Siyabonga
Хайр(Khair)
O na le leina lefe?
Номатон чист?(Nomaton chist?)
Leina la ka ke John
Номи ман Ҷон аст(Nomi man Jon ast)
O kae?
Шумо чӣ хелед?(Shumo chi kheled?)
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Хуш ба дидор(Khush ba didor)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
Шумо англисӣ гап мезанед?
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Ман ҳиндиро хуб гап намезанам.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Ман намефаҳмам.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Лутфан, оҳиста гап занед.
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Мехоҳед, инро боз гап занед?
Borai bo kae?
Ванна куҷост?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Ман чӣ гуна ба маркази шаҳр мерасам?
Fetola go le letšatši
Чап гард.
Fetola go le letona
Рост гард.
Ya ka pela
Сидат равед.
Phetho ke bokae?
Баҳои роҳкиро чанд аст?
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Як чипта, лутфан.
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Оё ин ҷо дур аст?
Ke sitwa go etse
Ман гум шудаам.
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Ман SIM-кортро куҷо харида метавонам?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Ҳа(Ha)
Aowa
Не(Ne)
Mohlomong
Шояд(Shoyad)
Ke a dumela
Ман розиам(Man roziam)
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ман рози нестам(Man rozi nestam)
Seo se utlwa sentle
Ин хуб садо медиҳад(In khub sado medihad)
O nagana eng?
Шумо чӣ фикр мекунед?(Shumo chi fikr mekuned?)
O ka nthusa?
Шумо метавонед ба ман кӯмак кунед?(Shumo metavaned ba man kumak kuned?)