Looking for practical Sesotho to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sesotho phrase first, then the Kiga translation (Kiga) — 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 Kiga.
Tip: when a Kiga phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Sesotho 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.
Lumelang
Okwagala
Kea leboha
Webale
Dumelang
Osiibye bulungi
Molo
Osiibye bulungi
Dumelang
Osiibye bulungi
Borai
Osiibye bulungi
Re tla kopana hamorao
Tugenda okukutana
Tsamaya hantle
Nkwagala
O na le lebitso lefe?
Erinnya lyo ani?
Lebitso la ka ke John
Erinnya lyange nze John
O kae?
Oli otya?
Ke thabela ho kopana le wena
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na u bua Senyesemane?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
Ke sitwa ho bua Hindi hantle
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Ke sitwa ho utloisisa
Sikuganya.
Ka kopo bua butle
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
Na u ka boela ua re?
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
Ntloana e kae?
Ekitanda kiki?
Ke etse joang ho ea bohareng ba toropo?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Fetola ho ea letsohong
Genda ku kkono.
Fetola ho ea ka ho letona
Genda ku ddyo.
Eya ka pela
Genda mu maaso.
Chelete ea sekepe ke e kae?
Ekitundu kiki?
Tiket e le 'ngoe, ka kopo
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
Na e hole le mona?
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
Ke lahlehile
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
Ke kae moo ke ka rekang kharejamo?
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Eee
Che
Oya
Mohlomong
Wali
Ke lumela
Ndiinze
Ke sitwa
Sindiinze
Seo se utloahala hantle
Ekitanga kiza
O nahana eng?
Oteka ki?
Na o ka nthusa?
Okwetegera?
Ke hloka thuso
Nfuna okwetegera
Emisa motsotso
Leka akaseke
Ke maswabi
Ndi mwefwe
Ha ho bothata
Tera kintu
O amohelehile
Nkwagala
Letsatsi le monate la tsoalo
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Ebe le tsamaea hantle
Okwetegera mu nsi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae seteishene sa terene?
Eri heza y'ekitabo?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Ke kae borai?
Eri heza y'ekibuga?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
Ekiyungiriro ki?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
Nako e kae e tlohang?
Ekitonde ki?(Ekitonde ki?)
Na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng?
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
E haufi le mona
Eri wansi wano(Eri wansi wano)
E hole le mona
Eri kure wano(Eri kure wano)
O ka mpontša ka mapeng?
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Emisa mona, ka kopo
Mugume wano, nyabo(Mugume wano, nyabo)
E nka nako e kae?
Ekitanga ki?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Se kostang hakaale?
Ekitanga ki?(ekitanga ki)
Seo ke se theko e phahameng
Ekitanga ky'ekikula(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
Na le na le eng e theko e tlase?
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
Na nka lefa ka kharete?
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
Ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)