Looking for practical Tahitian to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tahitian 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 Tahitian 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.
Ia ora na
Dumela
Mauruuru
Ke a leboga
Ia ora na i te poiri
Dumelang
Ia ora na i te ahiahi
Mokhutsong o motle
Ia ora na i te po
Mokhutsong o motle
Māuruuru i te po
Borai bo botle
Aita e nūna
Tsamaya sentle
Nānā
Siyabonga
O vai to oe inoa?
O na le leina lefe?
O John to'u inoa
Leina la ka ke John
E aha te huru?
O kae?
Ua here au i te hi'oraa
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
E parau ana oe i te reo Pā'ā?
Na o bua Seisemane?
Eiaha vau e parau i te reo Hindi i te mau mea.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Eiaha vau e a'ore.
Ke sitwa go kwele
E parau mai i te tempo e haere mai.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
E nehenehe anei oe e parau mai i te mea oia?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
O vai te fare to'ato'a?
Borai bo kae?
E aha te huru e haere ai au i te pūerto?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Tū mai i te mau 'ā.
Fetola go le letšatši
Tū mai i te 'ā 'ā.
Fetola go le letona
Haere mai i te mau.
Ya ka pela
Ehia te utu?
Phetho ke bokae?
E tahi te tiket, fa'aitoito.
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
E i'a te reira mai i teie nei?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ua pohe vau.
Ke sitwa go etse
O vai au e taea ai e vau te hoko i te kāri SIM?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
E
Ee
Aita
Aowa
E mea e taea
Mohlomong
Ua fa'ato'ato'a vau
Ke a dumela
Aita vau e fa'ato'ato'a
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ua maitai te reira
Seo se utlwa sentle
Eaha to oe mana'o?
O nagana eng?
E taea anei oe e tauturu mai ia'u?
O ka nthusa?
E hinaaro vau i te tauturu
Ke hloka thuso
A haere i te taime
Emela nako
E mea au e te fa'aitoito
Ke maswabi
Aita te mea
Ga go na bothata
Ia ora na
Dumelang
Ia ora na i to oe matamua
Tlhogong e monate
E haere i te ha'amaitai
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
E hea te fare ta'iri?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
E hea te ta'iri rori?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
O vai te pahi?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
E aha te hora e haere ai?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
E mea pono anei te ara?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
E ti'a i teie nei.
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
E mamao mai i teie nei.
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
E taea anei e oe te fa'ahiti mai i te map?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Aita i teie nei, fa'amolemole.
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
E pesia te taime?
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.
E aha te utu o teie?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
O tei e too te utu
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
E i tei ta oe i te mea e iti atu?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
E nehenehe au e utu i te kāri?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
E hinaaro vau i te meka no te piti
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Te mau utu, na please
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
E tei i roto i te mau utu te tauturu?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
O vau e vegetarian
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Aita e mea pāpū, na please
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Tei ia i te mea maita
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
E nehenehe au e riro i te mau menu?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
E ipu vai, na please
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.
A fa'ata'ita'i i te polisia
B calla mapolesa
A fa'ata'ita'i i te ambulance
B calla ambulance
E hinaaro vau i te ta'ata rongo
Ke hloka ngaka
E ma'ama'u vau
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
E fa'ahiahia vau i te 'ori 'a'amu
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
O vai te ho'ê fare rongo e te 'i'oa?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
E ve'ave'a i 'nei
Go a bohloko fa
Ua po'ia vau i ta'u passport
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
E taea anei oe e fa'ata'ita'i i ta'u fare 'a'amu?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Aita!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ua fārihi au i te hāmani ia oe
Ke thabile go kopana le wena(Ua farihi au i to oe hāmani)
E tāpuni i te hui
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano(E tāpuni i te hui)
Eaha te hora e pā ai ia oe?
Nako efe e go kgonang?(Eaha te hora e pā ai ia oe)
E faatahiti au i te pūrū i teie mahana
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno(E faatahiti au i te pūrū i teie mahana)
E nehenehe anei ta tatou parau i te pō?
A re ka bua ka moso?(E nehenehe anei ta tatou parau i te pō?)
E hi'o i te fa'ahou i tāpuni
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang(E hi'o i te fa'ahou i tāpuni)
Mauruuru no to oe taime
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago(Mauruuru no to oe taime)
E tei fa'ahuru au i te hāmani i teie mau huru
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena(E tei fa'ahuru au i te hāmani i teie mau huru)
E nehenehe anei oe e fa'ahuru i taua huru?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?(E nehenehe anei oe e fa'ahuru i taua huru?)
Eiaha e faarahi mai
A ke tle ke boe go wena(Eiaha e faarahi mai)
O te taime e pau o te parau o te Pōmare
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano(O te taime e pau o te parau o te Pōmare)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.