Looking for practical Sepedi to Tsonga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi phrase first, then the Tsonga translation (Tsonga) — 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 Tsonga.
Tip: when a Tsonga 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
Xewani
Ke a leboga
Ndza khensa
Dumelang
Xewani xitulu
Mokhutsong o motle
Xewani ntlhanu
Mokhutsong o motle
Xewani nhloko
Borai bo botle
Xewani xihlayo
Tsamaya sentle
Tshamisa
Siyabonga
Sala kahle
O na le leina lefe?
U vitaniwani?
Leina la ka ke John
Ndzina i John
O kae?
U njhani?
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Ku rhandza ku hlangana na wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
U vulavula Xitsonga?
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
A ndzi vulavula Hindi kahle.
Ke sitwa go kwele
A ndzi twisisi.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Ndza kombela u vulavula hi ku hatlisa.
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
U nga vula sweswo na ku tlhela?
Borai bo kae?
Xikombiso xihi?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Ndza famba njhani ku ya etikweni?
Fetola go le letšatši
Khandziya ekhaya.
Fetola go le letona
Khandziya ekunene.
Ya ka pela
Famba u ya emahlweni.
Phetho ke bokae?
Mafambiselo ma yini?
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Nhlamulo imwe, ndza kombela.
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
I yini ku tlula kona?
Ke sitwa go etse
Ndzi khomiwe.
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Xina ndzi nga teka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Inhlawulo
Aowa
A hi kona
Mohlomong
Swi nga va tano
Ke a dumela
Ndzi amukela
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ndzi nga amukeli
Seo se utlwa sentle
Iku na switlhavelo
O nagana eng?
U ehleketa yini?
O ka nthusa?
U nga ndzi pfuna?
Ke hloka thuso
Ndzi lava mpfuno
Emela nako
Hlayisa nkarhi
Ke maswabi
Ndzi tsundzuka
Ga go na bothata
A hi na xiphiqo
Dumelang
Ndzakuva
Tlhogong e monate
Mavongele yo tsakela
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
U va na ndlela yo olova
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
I platform yihi?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
I nkarhi muni yi hamba?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
I ndlela leyi nga right?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
E haufi le fa
I kona edzongeni.(E haufi le fa)
E hole le fa
I le n'hweti.(E hole le fa)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
U nga ndzi kombisa eka mappu?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Tshika lapha, ndza kombela.(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
E nka nako e kae?
I nkarhi muni ku taka?(E nka nako e kae?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
I ku humelela njhani?(i ku humelela njhani?)
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi
I kona ku phindzelela.(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?
U na na yini leyi endlaka ku phindzelela?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Nka lefa ka khadi?
Ndzaku ta hlayisa hi khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi
Ndza rhandza tafula ya vumbirhi.(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Bille, tswarela
Ndzaku ya le mfunghwini.(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?
I ku kumiwa ka ntirho?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ke movegetarian
Ndza va vegetarian.(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela
A hi na swakudya leswi khumbaka.(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Se ke se monate
Leswi i switlhavi.(se ke se mo-na-te)
Nka fumana lenaneo?
Ndzaku na menu?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Khalase ya metsi, tswarela
Ndzaku ya vhuvhu.(kha-la-se ya me-tsi tswa-re-la)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
B calla mapolesa
Tivisa mapolisa
B calla ambulance
Tivisa ambalansi
Ke hloka ngaka
Ndzi lava dokotela
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Ndzi khoma ku vava
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Ndza va na ku vava hi mapfuri
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Hospital leyi nga ekule i wihi?
Go a bohloko fa
Ku vava laha
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Ndzi lahlekeriwe hi passport ya mina
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
U nga tivisa hotel ya mina?
Thusa!
Shelp!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Ku tsakela ku hlangana na wena
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
A hi endla xihlanganiso
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Ntiyiso wo sungula ku tirha na wena?
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Ndzi ta rhumela xitlhavelo namuntlha
A re ka bua ka moso?
Kambe hi nga vulavula sweswi?
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Ndza kombela u kuma faayela ku hlanganisiwa
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Ndza nkhensa hi nkarhi wa wena
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Ndza langutela ku tirha na wena
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
U nga ku hlamusela xiphemu lexi?
A ke tle ke boe go wena
A ndzi ta vuya eka wena
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Nkarhi wo heta i Friday
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.