Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tok Pisin 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: read the Sepedi line out loud three times, then cover the Tok Pisin side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Halo
Dumela
Tenkyu
Ke a leboga
Gutpela moning
Dumelang
Gutpela apinun
Mokhutsong o motle
Gutpela nait
Mokhutsong o motle
Gutpela nait
Borai bo botle
Lukim yu bihain
Tsamaya sentle
Gudbai
Siyabonga
Wanem nem bilong yu?
O na le leina lefe?
Mi nem em John
Leina la ka ke John
Yu stap gut?
O kae?
Gutpela long mitim yu
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
Na o bua Seisemane?
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Mi no save.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Plis, tok liklik.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Yu ken tokim gen?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Wea toilet?
Borai bo kae?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Fetola go le letšatši
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Fetola go le letona
Go stret.
Ya ka pela
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Phetho ke bokae?
Wan tiket, plis.
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Em i long long wanem?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Mi lus.
Ke sitwa go etse
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
Ee
No
Aowa
Baibe
Mohlomong
Mi agri
Ke a dumela
Mi no agri
Ke sitwa go dumela
Em i gut
Seo se utlwa sentle
Yu ting wanem?
O nagana eng?
Yu inap helpim mi?
O ka nthusa?
Mi nidim help
Ke hloka thuso
Wai liklik
Emela nako
Mi sori
Ke maswabi
No problem
Ga go na bothata
Tenkyu
Dumelang
Hapi baisde
Tlhogong e monate
Lukaut long trip
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Wea em bus stop?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Wea em platform?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Wanem taim em i likim?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Dispela em stret rot?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Em i klostu hia
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Em i longwe long hia
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Yu inap soim mi long map?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Stap hia, plis
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Hao long em i tek?
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.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Dispela i tu mipela
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Inap mi peim long kad?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Bil, plis
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Service i stap insait?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Mi vegetarian
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
No spicy kaikai, plis
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Dispela i naispela
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Inap mi kisim menu?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
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.
Kolim polis
B calla mapolesa
Kolim ambulans
B calla ambulance
Mi nidim dokta
Ke hloka ngaka
Mi sik
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Wea hospital i klostu?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
I penim hia
Go a bohloko fa
Mi lusim paspot
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Help!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Makim wanpela miting
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Mi bai sendim report tude
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Plis lukim fael i atach
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Tenkyu long yu taim
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Deidlain i Fraida
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.