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Common Sesotho to Sami North phrases

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

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

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Sami North-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

    Bures (bures)

  2. Kea leboha

    Giitu (giitu)

  3. Dumelang

    Buorre eahket (buorre eahket)

  4. Molo

    Buorre beaivi (buorre beaivi)

  5. Dumelang

    Buorre iđit (buorre iđit)

  6. Borai

    Buorre natti (buorre natti)

  7. Re tla kopana hamorao

    Bures boahtin (bures boahtin)

  8. Tsamaya hantle

    Ráhkisvuohta (ráhkisvuohta)

  9. O na le lebitso lefe?

    Mii du namma lea? (mii du namma lea)

  10. Lebitso la ka ke John

    Mun namma lea John (mun namma lea John)

  11. O kae?

    Gii du lea? (gii du lea)

  12. Ke thabela ho kopana le wena

    Bures boahtin (bures boahtin)

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. Na u bua Senyesemane?

    Don leat englalaš? (Don leat englalaš?)

  2. Ke sitwa ho bua Hindi hantle

    Mun in lea hindi gohčodaga (Mun in lea hindi gohčodaga)

  3. Ke sitwa ho utloisisa

    Mun in boahtte (Mun in boahtte)

  4. Ka kopo bua butle

    Váldde čáhkkáldat (Váldde čáhkkáldat)

  5. Na u ka boela ua re?

    Várra gohččat dán again? (Várra gohččat dán again?)

  6. Ntloana e kae?

    Gii lea báhkkis? (Gii lea báhkkis?)

  7. Ke etse joang ho ea bohareng ba toropo?

    Mii lea muohta gávdno? (Mii lea muohta gávdno?)

  8. Fetola ho ea letsohong

    Váldde oassal (Váldde oassal)

  9. Fetola ho ea ka ho letona

    Váldde dehálaš (Váldde dehálaš)

  10. Eya ka pela

    Geahččat suohkan (Geahččat suohkan)

  11. Chelete ea sekepe ke e kae?

    Mii lea gávdno? (Mii lea gávdno?)

  12. Tiket e le 'ngoe, ka kopo

    Okta billeta, please (Okta billeta, please)

  13. Na e hole le mona?

    Lea dat láhka da? (Lea dat láhka da?)

  14. Ke lahlehile

    Mun lean bohtos (Mun lean bohtos)

  15. Ke kae moo ke ka rekang kharejamo?

    Gii lea muohta SIM-kortta? (Gii lea muohta SIM-kortta?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ee

    Ja

  2. Che

    Ii

  3. Mohlomong

    Mii

  4. Ke lumela

    Mun ođđa

  5. Ke sitwa

    Mun ii ođđa

  6. Seo se utloahala hantle

    Dasa lea buorre

  7. O nahana eng?

    Mii du váldde?

  8. Na o ka nthusa?

    Sii mii geahččat mu?

  9. Ke hloka thuso

    Mun háliid geahččat

  10. Emisa motsotso

    Váldde ieš

  11. Ke maswabi

    Mun lea áibbas

  12. Ha ho bothata

    Ii proplema

  13. O amohelehile

    Báhkkus

  14. Letsatsi le monate la tsoalo

    Buorre álbmotbeivvi

  15. Ebe le tsamaea hantle

    Váldde beaivvi buorre

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ke kae seteishene sa terene?

    Mii lea raššabáikkit? (Mii lea raššabáikkit?)

  2. Ke kae borai?

    Mii lea bussibaikkit? (Mii lea bussibaikkit?)

  3. Ke sehlopha sefe?

    Mii platforma lea? (Mii platforma lea?)

  4. Nako e kae e tlohang?

    Mii dihte lea? (Mii dihte lea?)

  5. Na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng?

    Lea dehálaš vejola? (Lea dehálaš vejola?)

  6. E haufi le mona

    Dat lea njuolga (Dat lea njuolga)

  7. E hole le mona

    Dat lea muohta (Dat lea muohta)

  8. O ka mpontša ka mapeng?

    Sii máhcá muohta? (Sii máhcá muohta?)

  9. Emisa mona, ka kopo

    Dán, please (Dán, please)

  10. E nka nako e kae?

    Mii lea áibbas? (Mii lea áibbas?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Se kostang hakaale?

    Mii lea gohčodit? (miː leːa gohːtʊt)

  2. Seo ke se theko e phahameng

    Dát lea muhtun dearvvaš (daːt leːa muːtʊn deːarvaʃ)

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

    Don leat geahččat muhtun? (dɔn leːat ɡeːaʧːat muːtʊn)

  4. Na nka lefa ka kharete?

    Sii mun sáhte ákkis? (siː mun sɑːhte ˈɑkːis)

  5. Ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli

    Mun háliidan duohken guovttos (mun ˈhɑːliːdɑn ˈduoːhken ˈɡuovttos)

  6. Bille, ka kopo

    Bille, please (ˈbɪlle pleːz)

  7. Na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe?

    Lea servihkka gohčodaga? (leːa ˈservihkːa ˈɡoːhːtʊɡɑ)

  8. Ke moithuti oa meroho

    Mun lean veahkki (mun leːan ˈveːhki)

  9. Tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo

    Ihkká muhtun mat (ˈihkːɑ muːtʊn mɑt)

  10. Se monate

    Dát lea njuolggad (daːt leːa ˈnjuolɡːɑd)

  11. Na nka fumana lenane la mealtime?

    Sii mun sáhte menuhit? (siː mun sɑːhte ˈmeːnuːhɪt)

  12. Khalase ea metsi, ka kopo

    Vátta, please (ˈvɑːttɑ pleːz)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Calla mapolesa

    Soažžat poliija

  2. Calla ambulance

    Soažžat ambulánsa

  3. Ke hloka ngaka

    Mii dušše doktara

  4. Ke ikutloa ke sitwa

    Mii lea vuordde

  5. Ke na le allergy ho peanuts

    Mii lean allergalaš maŋŋebárga

  6. Hospital e haufi e kae?

    Gii lea najdduhaš sávkkas?

  7. Ho bohloko mona

    Dát lea gárttá

  8. Ke lahlehetsoe ke passport

    Mii lea váldde mu passu

  9. Na o ka bitsa hotele ea ka?

    Sii sáhte soažžat mu hotellii?

  10. Thusa!

    Hjálp!

Work and business

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

  1. Ke thabile ho kopana le uena

    Buerie bisseha (buerie bisseha)

  2. A re etse kopano

    Mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan (mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan)

  3. Nako e kae e loketseng uena?

    Mii čuovgga leat du?

  4. Ke tla romela rapoto kajeno

    Mun sendá reportta ihttin

  5. Na re ka bua ka moso?

    Mii sáhte gohččat ovttas?

  6. Ka kopo, fumana faele e amanang

    Dárbbašat fálla geavahuvvan

  7. Kea leboha ka nako ea hau

    Giitu du máŋga

  8. Ke lebeletse ho sebetsa le uena

    Mun geahččat dohkkehuvvan du

  9. Na u ka hlakisa ntlha eo?

    Sáhte du geahččat dán áiggi?

  10. A ke tle ke u boele

    Mii dárbbašat geahččat du

  11. Nako e felletseng ke Labohlano

    Dáhpáhusa lea friddjá

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Ke hora efe?

    Mii dát lea? (Miida lea?)

  2. Ke hora tse tharo

    Dát lea golbma (Dát lea golbma.)

  3. Kajeno

    Dán álbmot (Dan albmot.)

  4. Hosane

    Ráhkis (Rahkis.)

  5. Maobane

    Ipmil (Ipmil.)

  6. Mantaha

    Mánnodahka (Manndahka.)

  7. Labobeli

    Dálkkodahka (Dalkodahka.)

  8. Laboraro

    Miehtardahka (Miehtardahka.)

  9. E le 'ngoe

    Okta (Okta.)

  10. Pele

    Guokte (Guokte.)

  11. Tharo

    Golbma (Golbma.)

  12. Leshome

    Logi (Logi.)

  13. Sekete

    Sihkkar (Sihkkar.)

  14. Hlafuna

    Njaal (Njaal.)

  15. Haholo

    Mearka (Mearka.)

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