Looking for practical Swati to Sesotho phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Sesotho translation (Sesotho) — 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 Sesotho.
Tip: when a Sesotho 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
Lumelang
Ngiyabonga
Kea leboha
Siyaphila
Dumelang
Siyaphila
Molo
Siyaphila
Dumelang
Lalani kahle
Borai
Sizobonana
Re tla kopana hamorao
Hamba kahle
Tsamaya hantle
Ubani igama lakho?
O na le lebitso lefe?
Igama lami nguJohn
Lebitso la ka ke John
Unjani?
O kae?
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Ke thabela ho kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Na u bua Senyesemane?
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Ke sitwa ho bua Hindi hantle
Angiqondi.
Ke sitwa ho utloisisa
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Ka kopo bua butle
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Na u ka boela ua re?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Ntloana e kae?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Ke etse joang ho ea bohareng ba toropo?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Fetola ho ea letsohong
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Fetola ho ea ka ho letona
Hamba phambili.
Eya ka pela
Kubiza malini?
Chelete ea sekepe ke e kae?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Tiket e le 'ngoe, ka kopo
Kude lapha?
Na e hole le mona?
Ngilahlekile.
Ke lahlehile
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Ke kae moo ke ka rekang kharejamo?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Ee
Cha
Che
Mhlawumbe
Mohlomong
Ngiyavuma
Ke lumela
Ngiyaphikisa
Ke sitwa
Lokho kuhle
Seo se utloahala hantle
Ucabanga ukuthini?
O nahana eng?
Ungangisiza?
Na o ka nthusa?
Ngidinga usizo
Ke hloka thuso
Linda umzuzu
Emisa motsotso
Ngiyaxolisa
Ke maswabi
Akukho nkinga
Ha ho bothata
Siyabonga
O amohelehile
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Letsatsi le monate la tsoalo
Uhambe kahle
Ebe le tsamaea hantle
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Ke kae seteishene sa terene?(ke kae seteishene sa terene)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Ke kae borai?(ke kae borai)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(ke sehlopha sefe)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Nako e kae e tlohang?(nako e kae e tlohang)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng?(na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng)
Kusondela lapha
E haufi le mona(e haufi le mona)
Kude lapha
E hole le mona(e hole le mona)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
O ka mpontša ka mapeng?(o ka mpontša ka mapeng)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Emisa mona, ka kopo(emisa mona, ka kopo)
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?
Se kostang hakaale?(se kostang hakaale)
Lokhu kubiza kakhulu
Seo ke se theko e phahameng(seo ke se theko e phahameng)
Unayo yini leyo ephansi?
Na le na le eng e theko e tlase?(na le na le eng e theko e tlase)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
Na nka lefa ka kharete?(na nka lefa ka kharete)
Ngithanda itafula lababili
Ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli(ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli)
Ibhili, ngiyacela
Bille, ka kopo(bille, ka kopo)
Inkonzo ibhajetwe?
Na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe?(na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe)
Ngiyi-vegetarian
Ke moithuti oa meroho(ke moithuti oa meroho)
Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela
Tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo(tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo)
Lokhu kuhle
Se monate(se monate)
Ngicela imenyu?
Na nka fumana lenane la mealtime?(na nka fumana lenane la mealtime)
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela
Khalase ea metsi, ka kopo(khalase ea metsi, ka kopo)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Biza emaphoyisa
Calla mapolesa
Biza i-ambulance
Calla ambulance
Ngidinga udokotela
Ke hloka ngaka
Ngizizwa ngigula
Ke ikutloa ke sitwa
Ngiyavuma emantongomane
Ke na le allergy ho peanuts
Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?
Hospital e haufi e kae?
Kukhala lapha
Ho bohloko mona
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
Ke lahlehetsoe ke passport
Ungabiza ihhotela yami?
Na o ka bitsa hotele ea ka?
Siza!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe
Ke thabile ho kopana le uena
Masihlele umhlangano
A re etse kopano
Yini isikhathi esikufanele?
Nako e kae e loketseng uena?
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
Ke tla romela rapoto kajeno
Singakhuluma kusasa?
Na re ka bua ka moso?
Sicela uthole ifayela elihlanganisiwe
Ka kopo, fumana faele e amanang
Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho
Kea leboha ka nako ea hau
Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe
Ke lebeletse ho sebetsa le uena
Ungacacisa le ndaba?
Na u ka hlakisa ntlha eo?
Ngizobuyela kuwe
A ke tle ke u boele
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
Nako e felletseng ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.