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Common Sesotho to Latin phrases

100 practical Sesotho to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Sesotho to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sesotho phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Latin-speaking trip in a few weeks.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Lumelang

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Kea leboha

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Dumelang

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Molo

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Dumelang

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Borai

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Re tla kopana hamorao

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Tsamaya hantle

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. O na le lebitso lefe?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Lebitso la ka ke John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. O kae?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Ke thabela ho kopana le wena

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Na u bua Senyesemane?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Ke sitwa ho bua Hindi hantle

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Ke sitwa ho utloisisa

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Ka kopo bua butle

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Na u ka boela ua re?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ntloana e kae?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ke etse joang ho ea bohareng ba toropo?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Fetola ho ea letsohong

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Fetola ho ea ka ho letona

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Eya ka pela

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Chelete ea sekepe ke e kae?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Tiket e le 'ngoe, ka kopo

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Na e hole le mona?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ke lahlehile

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ke kae moo ke ka rekang kharejamo?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Ee

    Ita

  2. Che

    Non

  3. Mohlomong

    Fortasse

  4. Ke lumela

    Consentio

  5. Ke sitwa

    Non consentio

  6. Seo se utloahala hantle

    Bene sonat

  7. O nahana eng?

    Quid censes?

  8. Na o ka nthusa?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Ke hloka thuso

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Emisa motsotso

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Ke maswabi

    Me paenitet

  12. Ha ho bothata

    Nullum problema

  13. O amohelehile

    Felicitaciones

  14. Letsatsi le monate la tsoalo

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Ebe le tsamaea hantle

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Ke kae seteishene sa terene?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Ke kae borai?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Ke sehlopha sefe?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Nako e kae e tlohang?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. E haufi le mona

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. E hole le mona

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. O ka mpontša ka mapeng?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Emisa mona, ka kopo

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. E nka nako e kae?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Se kostang hakaale?

    Quot hoc constat? (se kostang hakaale)

  2. Seo ke se theko e phahameng

    Id nimis carum est. (seo ke se theko e phahameng)

  3. Na le na le eng e theko e tlase?

    Habesne quidquam cheap? (na le na le eng e theko e tlase)

  4. Na nka lefa ka kharete?

    Possumne solvere charta? (na nka lefa ka kharete)

  5. Ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli

    Velim mensam pro duobus. (ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli)

  6. Bille, ka kopo

    Ratio, quaeso. (bille, ka kopo)

  7. Na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe?

    Estne servitium inclusum? (na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe)

  8. Ke moithuti oa meroho

    Vegetarianus sum. (ke moithuti oa meroho)

  9. Tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso. (tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo)

  10. Se monate

    Hoc est deliciosum. (se monate)

  11. Na nka fumana lenane la mealtime?

    Possumne habere menu? (na nka fumana lenane la mealtime)

  12. Khalase ea metsi, ka kopo

    Poculum aquae, quaeso. (khalase ea metsi, ka kopo)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Calla mapolesa

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Calla ambulance

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Ke hloka ngaka

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Ke ikutloa ke sitwa

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Ke na le allergy ho peanuts

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Hospital e haufi e kae?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Ho bohloko mona

    Hic dolet

  8. Ke lahlehetsoe ke passport

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Na o ka bitsa hotele ea ka?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Thusa!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Ke thabile ho kopana le uena

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. A re etse kopano

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Nako e kae e loketseng uena?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Ke tla romela rapoto kajeno

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Na re ka bua ka moso?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Ka kopo, fumana faele e amanang

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Kea leboha ka nako ea hau

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Ke lebeletse ho sebetsa le uena

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Na u ka hlakisa ntlha eo?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. A ke tle ke u boele

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Nako e felletseng ke Labohlano

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Ke hora efe?

    Quot hora est? (Ke hora efe?)

  2. Ke hora tse tharo

    Tertia hora est. (Ke hora tse tharo)

  3. Kajeno

    Hodie (Kajeno)

  4. Hosane

    Cras (Hosane)

  5. Maobane

    Heri (Maobane)

  6. Mantaha

    Dies Lunae (Mantaha)

  7. Labobeli

    Dies Martis (Labobeli)

  8. Laboraro

    Dies Mercurii (Laboraro)

  9. E le 'ngoe

    Unus (E le 'ngoe)

  10. Pele

    Duo (Pele)

  11. Tharo

    Tres (Tharo)

  12. Leshome

    Decem (Leshome)

  13. Sekete

    Centum (Sekete)

  14. Hlafuna

    Dimidium (Hlafuna)

  15. Haholo

    Plus (Haholo)

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