Looking for practical Sesotho to Turkmen phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sesotho phrase first, then the Turkmen translation (Turkmen) — 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 Turkmen.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Turkmen-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.
Lumelang
Salam
Kea leboha
Sag bol
Dumelang
Erteňiz hayyr
Molo
Gündizňiz hayyr
Dumelang
Akşamyňyz hayyr
Borai
Gowy gijeler
Re tla kopana hamorao
Görüşeriz
Tsamaya hantle
Hoşlaşýarys
O na le lebitso lefe?
Adyňyz näme?
Lebitso la ka ke John
Meniň adym John
O kae?
Nädip?
Ke thabela ho kopana le wena
Siz bilen tanyşmak hoş
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na u bua Senyesemane?
Siz iňlisçe gepleýärsiňizmi?(Siz inlisce gepleyarsynyzmi?)
Ke sitwa ho bua Hindi hantle
Men hindçe gowy geplemeýärin.(Men hindce gowy geplemeýärin.)
Ke sitwa ho utloisisa
Men düşünmeýärin.(Men düşünmeýärin.)
Ka kopo bua butle
Hawa, haýyş edýärin, seýrek gepleiň.
Na u ka boela ua re?
Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilersiňizmi?(Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilýärsiňizmi?)
Ntloana e kae?
Wc nirede?
Ke etse joang ho ea bohareng ba toropo?
Şäher merkezine nädip baryp bileýin?
Fetola ho ea letsohong
Çep tarapyna öwrüliň.
Fetola ho ea ka ho letona
Sag tarapyna öwrüliň.
Eya ka pela
Düz git.
Chelete ea sekepe ke e kae?
Bilet näçe?
Tiket e le 'ngoe, ka kopo
Bir bilet, haýyş edýärin.
Na e hole le mona?
Bu ýerde uzakmy?
Ke lahlehile
Men ýitdim.
Ke kae moo ke ka rekang kharejamo?
Men SIM kartyny nireden satyn alyp bilerin?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Hawa
Che
Ýok
Mohlomong
Belki
Ke lumela
Men razy
Ke sitwa
Men razy däl
Seo se utloahala hantle
Bu gowy eşidilýär
O nahana eng?
Sen näme pikir edýärsiň?
Na o ka nthusa?
Meni kömek edip bilersiňmi?
Ke hloka thuso
Meniň kömege zerur
Emisa motsotso
Bir pursat gara
Ke maswabi
Bagyşla
Ha ho bothata
Problem ýok
O amohelehile
Tebrikler
Letsatsi le monate la tsoalo
Doglan günüňiz bilen
Ebe le tsamaea hantle
Howpsuz ýol geçiriň
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae seteishene sa terene?
Demir ýol stansiýasy nirede?(Demir yol stansiyasy nirede?)