Looking for practical Sepedi to Turkmen phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi phrase first, then the Turkmen translation (Turkmen) — 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 Turkmen.
Tip: pick five Turkmen 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.
Dumela
Salam
Ke a leboga
Sag bol
Dumelang
Erteňiz hayyr
Mokhutsong o motle
Gündizňiz hayyr
Mokhutsong o motle
Akşamyňyz hayyr
Borai bo botle
Gowy gijeler
Tsamaya sentle
Görüşeriz
Siyabonga
Hoşlaşýarys
O na le leina lefe?
Adyňyz näme?
Leina la ka ke John
Meniň adym John
O kae?
Nädip?
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Siz bilen tanyşmak hoş
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
Siz iňlisçe gepleýärsiňizmi?(Siz inlisce gepleyarsynyzmi?)
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Men hindçe gowy geplemeýärin.(Men hindce gowy geplemeýärin.)
Ke sitwa go kwele
Men düşünmeýärin.(Men düşünmeýärin.)
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Hawa, haýyş edýärin, seýrek gepleiň.
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilersiňizmi?(Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilýärsiňizmi?)
Borai bo kae?
Wc nirede?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Şäher merkezine nädip baryp bileýin?
Fetola go le letšatši
Çep tarapyna öwrüliň.
Fetola go le letona
Sag tarapyna öwrüliň.
Ya ka pela
Düz git.
Phetho ke bokae?
Bilet näçe?
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Bir bilet, haýyş edýärin.
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Bu ýerde uzakmy?
Ke sitwa go etse
Men ýitdim.
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Men SIM kartyny nireden satyn alyp bilerin?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Hawa
Aowa
Ýok
Mohlomong
Belki
Ke a dumela
Men razy
Ke sitwa go dumela
Men razy däl
Seo se utlwa sentle
Bu gowy eşidilýär
O nagana eng?
Sen näme pikir edýärsiň?
O ka nthusa?
Meni kömek edip bilersiňmi?
Ke hloka thuso
Meniň kömege zerur
Emela nako
Bir pursat gara
Ke maswabi
Bagyşla
Ga go na bothata
Problem ýok
Dumelang
Tebrikler
Tlhogong e monate
Doglan günüňiz bilen
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Howpsuz ýol geçiriň
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
Demir ýol stansiýasy nirede?(Demir yol stansiyasy nirede?)