Looking for practical Sepedi to Tongan phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi phrase first, then the Tongan translation (Tongan) — 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 Tongan.
Tip: read the Tongan 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
Mālō
Ke a leboga
Mālō
Dumelang
Mālō e lelei
Mokhutsong o motle
Mālō e lelei
Mokhutsong o motle
Mālō e lelei
Borai bo botle
Nofo ā
Tsamaya sentle
Tōfā
Siyabonga
Tōfā
O na le leina lefe?
Ko e hā ho hingoa?
Leina la ka ke John
Ko hoku hingoa ko John
O kae?
Ofa atu?
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Faka'apa'apa kiate koe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?(Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?)
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi(Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi)
Ke sitwa go kwele
Oe te u 'ikai ma'u(Oe te u 'ikai ma'u)
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u(Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u)
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?(Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?)
Borai bo kae?
Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?(Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?)
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?(E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?)
Fetola go le letšatši
Fakafoki ki he kolo(Fakafoki ki he kolo)
Fetola go le letona
Fakafoki ki he 'akau(Fakafoki ki he 'akau)
Ya ka pela
Alu 'o e 'alu(Alu 'o e 'alu)
Phetho ke bokae?
E hā e totongi?(E hā e totongi?)
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole(Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole)
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?(Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?)
Ke sitwa go etse
Oku ou 'i ma'u(Oku ou 'i ma'u)
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?(Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Āe
Aowa
Ikai
Mohlomong
Māfai
Ke a dumela
Oku ou ʻilo
Ke sitwa go dumela
Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo
Seo se utlwa sentle
Oku lelei ia
O nagana eng?
Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?
O ka nthusa?
Te u ʻofa mai?
Ke hloka thuso
Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa
Emela nako
Fakamolemole
Ke maswabi
Oku ou fakamolemole
Ga go na bothata
Ikai ha palopalema
Dumelang
Fakaʻapaʻapa
Tlhogong e monate
Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
Ko fea e falemai?(ko fea e fale mai)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
Ko fea e nofoa bus?(ko fea e nofoa bus)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
Ko e feheia e pātala?(ko e feheia e patala)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
He taimi fē e 'alu ai?(he taimi fe e alu ai)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
Ko e ala lelei 'eni?(ko e ala lelei eni)
E haufi le fa
Ko ia 'i he vaha'a ni(ko ia i he vahaa ni)
E hole le fa
Ko ia 'i he tu'a(ko ia i he tua)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
Oka e faka'ali'ali mai kiate au 'i he mapa?(oka e fakaali ali mai kiate au i he mapa)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Tū 'i he 'aiga, kataki(tu i he aiga kataki)
E nka nako e kae?
E taha e taimi?(e taha e taimi)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
Ehia te fua o kēia?(ehia te fua o kehā)
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi
Ko ia, e lahi loā(ko ia e lahi loa)
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?
Ofa mai ha meʻakai e ngāue?(ofa mai ha meakai e ngau)
Nka lefa ka khadi?
E mafai au ke totongi e pātu?(e mafai au ke totongi e patu)
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi
Ofa atu au ke he meʻakai e tolu(ofa atu au ke he meakai e tolu)
Bille, tswarela
Te fua, kataki(te fua kataki)
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?
E aofia ai te ngāue?(e aofia ai te ngau)
Ke movegetarian
O au ko e meʻakai(o au ko e meakai)
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela
Kātoa ʻa e meʻakai ʻālohi, kataki(katoa a e meakai alohi kataki)
Se ke se monate
Ko ʻeni, e lelei(ko eni e lelei)
Nka fumana lenaneo?
E mafai au ke maʻu e meʻakai?(e mafai au ke mau e meakai)
Khalase ya metsi, tswarela
Ha ipu vai, kataki(ha ipu vai kataki)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
B calla mapolesa
Tū mai e polisi
B calla ambulance
Tū mai e ambulance
Ke hloka ngaka
Ofa mai e fomaʻi
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Oku ou fehi
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Oku ou maʻu e fakamātoato ki e pīnati
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Ko e fea e hōspitali lahi?
Go a bohloko fa
Oku ʻi ai e ʻā
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Naʻe ou fā e pāsipoti
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Te ke tū mai e hoteli ko hoku?
Thusa!
Fakamolemole!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Mālō e lelei
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Tōmua ta seti ha fakataha
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Ko e hā e taimi e lelei kiate koe?
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Te u fa'ahinga e lipooti 'i he 'aho ni
A re ka bua ka moso?
Tēnā mafai ta talanoa 'i he 'aho 'apongipongi?
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Kātoa e faile 'oku fakafā
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Mālō 'aupito kiate koe
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Te u fie ma'u ke ngāue mo koe
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Kātoa e mafai ke ke fakakaukau 'a e konga 'o ia?
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Tēnā e 'alu au kiate koe
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Ko e ta'u 'o e ngāue ko e Falaite
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.