Looking for practical Sesotho to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sesotho phrase first, then the Sepedi translation (Sepedi) — 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 Sepedi.
Tip: pick five Sepedi 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.
Lumelang
Dumela
Kea leboha
Ke a leboga
Dumelang
Dumelang
Molo
Mokhutsong o motle
Dumelang
Mokhutsong o motle
Borai
Borai bo botle
Re tla kopana hamorao
Tsamaya sentle
Tsamaya hantle
Siyabonga
O na le lebitso lefe?
O na le leina lefe?
Lebitso la ka ke John
Leina la ka ke John
O kae?
O kae?
Ke thabela ho kopana le wena
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na u bua Senyesemane?
Na o bua Seisemane?
Ke sitwa ho bua Hindi hantle
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Ke sitwa ho utloisisa
Ke sitwa go kwele
Ka kopo bua butle
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Na u ka boela ua re?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Ntloana e kae?
Borai bo kae?
Ke etse joang ho ea bohareng ba toropo?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Fetola ho ea letsohong
Fetola go le letšatši
Fetola ho ea ka ho letona
Fetola go le letona
Eya ka pela
Ya ka pela
Chelete ea sekepe ke e kae?
Phetho ke bokae?
Tiket e le 'ngoe, ka kopo
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Na e hole le mona?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ke lahlehile
Ke sitwa go etse
Ke kae moo ke ka rekang kharejamo?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Ee
Che
Aowa
Mohlomong
Mohlomong
Ke lumela
Ke a dumela
Ke sitwa
Ke sitwa go dumela
Seo se utloahala hantle
Seo se utlwa sentle
O nahana eng?
O nagana eng?
Na o ka nthusa?
O ka nthusa?
Ke hloka thuso
Ke hloka thuso
Emisa motsotso
Emela nako
Ke maswabi
Ke maswabi
Ha ho bothata
Ga go na bothata
O amohelehile
Dumelang
Letsatsi le monate la tsoalo
Tlhogong e monate
Ebe le tsamaea hantle
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae seteishene sa terene?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Ke kae borai?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Nako e kae e tlohang?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
E haufi le mona
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
E hole le mona
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
O ka mpontša ka mapeng?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Emisa mona, ka kopo
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
E nka nako e kae?
E nka nako e kae?(E nka nako e kae?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Se kostang hakaale?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Seo ke se theko e phahameng
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Na le na le eng e theko e tlase?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Na nka lefa ka kharete?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Bille, ka kopo
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ke moithuti oa meroho
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Se monate
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Na nka fumana lenane la mealtime?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Khalase ea metsi, ka kopo
Khalase ya metsi, tswarela(kha-la-se ya me-tsi tswa-re-la)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Calla mapolesa
B calla mapolesa
Calla ambulance
B calla ambulance
Ke hloka ngaka
Ke hloka ngaka
Ke ikutloa ke sitwa
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Ke na le allergy ho peanuts
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Hospital e haufi e kae?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Ho bohloko mona
Go a bohloko fa
Ke lahlehetsoe ke passport
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Na o ka bitsa hotele ea ka?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Thusa!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ke thabile ho kopana le uena
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
A re etse kopano
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Nako e kae e loketseng uena?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Ke tla romela rapoto kajeno
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Na re ka bua ka moso?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Ka kopo, fumana faele e amanang
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Kea leboha ka nako ea hau
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Ke lebeletse ho sebetsa le uena
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Na u ka hlakisa ntlha eo?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
A ke tle ke u boele
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Nako e felletseng ke Labohlano
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.