Looking for practical Swati to Tswana phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Tswana translation (Tswana) — 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 Tswana.
Tip: pick five Tswana 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.
Sawubona
Dumela
Ngiyabonga
Ke a leboga
Siyaphila
Dumelang
Siyaphila
Dumela mo afternoon
Siyaphila
Dumela mo evening
Lalani kahle
Borai
Sizobonana
Tsamaya sentle
Hamba kahle
Tsamaya sentle
Ubani igama lakho?
O na le leina mang?
Igama lami nguJohn
Leina la me ke John
Unjani?
O kae?
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
A o bua Seisemane?
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Angiqondi.
Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Tsweetswee bua ka bonako
Ungakuphindze lokho?
A o ka bo o bua seo gape?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Borai bo kae?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le letona
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng
Hamba phambili.
Tswelela ka fao
Kubiza malini?
Gaeletsi e bokae?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Kude lapha?
A ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ngilahlekile.
Ke a latlhela
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Ee
Cha
Nnyaa
Mhlawumbe
Mafoko
Ngiyavuma
Ke a dumela
Ngiyaphikisa
Ke sitwa go dumela
Lokho kuhle
Seo se utlwisa molemo
Ucabanga ukuthini?
O akanya eng?
Ungangisiza?
O ka nthusa?
Ngidinga usizo
Ke tlhoka thuso
Linda umzuzu
Emisa motsotso
Ngiyaxolisa
Ke maswabi
Akukho nkinga
Ga go na bothata
Siyabonga
A re amogele
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Tlhogomelo e e monate
Uhambe kahle
O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Ke kae borai jwa terene?(ke kae borai jwa terene)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Ke kae borai jwa boso?(ke kae borai jwa boso)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Ke phetogo efe?(ke phetogo efe)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Nako efe e tlogang?(nako efe e tlogang)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
A ke tsela e e siameng?(a ke tsela e e siameng)
Kusondela lapha
E kgaogang fa(e kgaogang fa)
Kude lapha
E le kgakala le fa(e le kgakala le fa)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
O ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape?(o ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
E tsaya nako e kae?(e tsaya 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 kae?)
Lokhu kubiza kakhulu
Seo ke se expensive(se ke se expensive)
Unayo yini leyo ephansi?
A o na le sengwe se se cheap?(a o na le sengwe se se cheap?)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
Na nka lefa ka khadi?(na nka lefa ka khadi?)
Ngithanda itafula lababili
Ke kopa tafole ya babedi(ke kopa tafole ya babedi)
Ibhili, ngiyacela
Bille, tsweetswee(bille, tsweetswee)
Inkonzo ibhajetwe?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tshebeletso e akaretswe?)
Ngiyi-vegetarian
Ke movegetarian(ke mo vegetarian)
Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela
A re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee(a re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee)
Lokhu kuhle
Se ke se monate(se ke se monate)
Ngicela imenyu?
Na nka nna le menu?(na nka nna le menu?)
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela
Glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee(glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Biza emaphoyisa
Bua le mapolesa
Biza i-ambulance
Bua le ambulance
Ngidinga udokotela
Ke tlhoka ngaka
Ngizizwa ngigula
Ke ikutlwa ke sitwa
Ngiyavuma emantongomane
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?
Hospitale e kgethegileng e kae?
Kukhala lapha
Go botlhoko fa
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
Ke sitwa passport ya me
Ungabiza ihhotela yami?
O ka bua le hotele ya me?
Siza!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena
Masihlele umhlangano
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Yini isikhathi esikufanele?
Nako efe e go thusang?
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
Ke tla romela reporteng gompieno
Singakhuluma kusasa?
A re ka bua ka borai?
Sicela uthole ifayela elihlanganisiwe
Tsweetswee, etse fa faele e amanang
Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe
Ke itumelela go dira le wena
Ungacacisa le ndaba?
A o ka tlhalosa ntlha eo?
Ngizobuyela kuwe
A ke boele go wena
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
Nako ya go fela ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.