Looking for practical Swati to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati 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: when a Sepedi phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Swati 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.
Sawubona
Dumela
Ngiyabonga
Ke a leboga
Siyaphila
Dumelang
Siyaphila
Mokhutsong o motle
Siyaphila
Mokhutsong o motle
Lalani kahle
Borai bo botle
Sizobonana
Tsamaya sentle
Hamba kahle
Siyabonga
Ubani igama lakho?
O na le leina lefe?
Igama lami nguJohn
Leina la ka ke John
Unjani?
O kae?
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Na o bua Seisemane?
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Angiqondi.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Borai bo kae?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Fetola go le letšatši
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Fetola go le letona
Hamba phambili.
Ya ka pela
Kubiza malini?
Phetho ke bokae?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Kude lapha?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ngilahlekile.
Ke sitwa go etse
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Ee
Cha
Aowa
Mhlawumbe
Mohlomong
Ngiyavuma
Ke a dumela
Ngiyaphikisa
Ke sitwa go dumela
Lokho kuhle
Seo se utlwa sentle
Ucabanga ukuthini?
O nagana eng?
Ungangisiza?
O ka nthusa?
Ngidinga usizo
Ke hloka thuso
Linda umzuzu
Emela nako
Ngiyaxolisa
Ke maswabi
Akukho nkinga
Ga go na bothata
Siyabonga
Dumelang
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Tlhogong e monate
Uhambe kahle
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Kusondela lapha
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Kude lapha
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
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.
Kubiza malini le?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Lokhu kubiza kakhulu
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Unayo yini leyo ephansi?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ngithanda itafula lababili
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Ibhili, ngiyacela
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Inkonzo ibhajetwe?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ngiyi-vegetarian
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Lokhu kuhle
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Ngicela imenyu?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela
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.
Biza emaphoyisa
B calla mapolesa
Biza i-ambulance
B calla ambulance
Ngidinga udokotela
Ke hloka ngaka
Ngizizwa ngigula
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Ngiyavuma emantongomane
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Kukhala lapha
Go a bohloko fa
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Ungabiza ihhotela yami?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Siza!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Masihlele umhlangano
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Yini isikhathi esikufanele?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Singakhuluma kusasa?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Sicela uthole ifayela elihlanganisiwe
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Ungacacisa le ndaba?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Ngizobuyela kuwe
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.