Looking for practical Sesotho to Bhojpuri phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sesotho phrase first, then the Bhojpuri translation (Bhojpuri) — 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 Bhojpuri.
Tip: read the Bhojpuri line out loud three times, then cover the Sesotho 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.
Lumelang
नमस्ते(namaste)
Kea leboha
धन्यवाद(dhanyavaad)
Dumelang
शुभ प्रभात(shubh prabhaat)
Molo
शुभ अपराह्न(shubh aparahna)
Dumelang
शुभ संध्या(shubh sandhya)
Borai
शुभ रात्रि(shubh raatri)
Re tla kopana hamorao
फिर मिलेंगे(phir milenge)
Tsamaya hantle
अलविदा(alvida)
O na le lebitso lefe?
तोहरा नाम का ह?(tohra naam ka ha?)
Lebitso la ka ke John
हमार नाम जॉन ह(hamaar naam John ha)
O kae?
तू कइसे बाड़?(tu kaise baad?)
Ke thabela ho kopana le wena
तहरा से मिलके खुशी भइल(tahara se milke khushi bhail)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na u bua Senyesemane?
का रउआ अंग्रेजी बोलत बानी?(ka raua angreji bolat bani?)
Ke sitwa ho bua Hindi hantle
हम हिंदी ठीक से नइखीं बोलात(ham hindi theek se naikhin bolat)
Ke sitwa ho utloisisa
हम ना समझी(ham na samjhi)
Ka kopo bua butle
कृपया धीरे बोलीं(kripya dheere bolin)
Na u ka boela ua re?
का रउआ ई फिर से कह सकीला?(ka raua ee phir se kah sakila?)
Ntloana e kae?
बाथरूम कहाँ बा?(bathroom kahan ba?)
Ke etse joang ho ea bohareng ba toropo?
हम शहर के केंद्र कइसे जाईं?(ham shahar ke kendra kaise jain?)