Looking for practical Tongan to Tsonga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tongan phrase first, then the Tsonga translation (Tsonga) — 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 Tsonga.
Tip: pick five Tsonga 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.
Mālō
Xewani
Mālō
Ndza khensa
Mālō e lelei
Xewani xitulu
Mālō e lelei
Xewani ntlhanu
Mālō e lelei
Xewani nhloko
Nofo ā
Xewani xihlayo
Tōfā
Tshamisa
Tōfā
Sala kahle
Ko e hā ho hingoa?
U vitaniwani?
Ko hoku hingoa ko John
Ndzina i John
Ofa atu?
U njhani?
Faka'apa'apa kiate koe
Ku rhandza ku hlangana na wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?
U vulavula Xitsonga?(Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?)
Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi
A ndzi vulavula Hindi kahle.(Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi)
Oe te u 'ikai ma'u
A ndzi twisisi.(Oe te u 'ikai ma'u)
Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u
Ndza kombela u vulavula hi ku hatlisa.(Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u)
Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?
U nga vula sweswo na ku tlhela?(Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?)
Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?
Xikombiso xihi?(Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?)
E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?
Ndza famba njhani ku ya etikweni?(E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?)
Fakafoki ki he kolo
Khandziya ekhaya.(Fakafoki ki he kolo)
Fakafoki ki he 'akau
Khandziya ekunene.(Fakafoki ki he 'akau)
Alu 'o e 'alu
Famba u ya emahlweni.(Alu 'o e 'alu)
E hā e totongi?
Mafambiselo ma yini?(E hā e totongi?)
Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole
Nhlamulo imwe, ndza kombela.(Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole)
Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?
I yini ku tlula kona?(Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?)
Oku ou 'i ma'u
Ndzi khomiwe.(Oku ou 'i ma'u)
Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?
Xina ndzi nga teka SIM card?(Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Āe
Inhlawulo
Ikai
A hi kona
Māfai
Swi nga va tano
Oku ou ʻilo
Ndzi amukela
Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo
Ndzi nga amukeli
Oku lelei ia
Iku na switlhavelo
Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?
U ehleketa yini?
Te u ʻofa mai?
U nga ndzi pfuna?
Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa
Ndzi lava mpfuno
Fakamolemole
Hlayisa nkarhi
Oku ou fakamolemole
Ndzi tsundzuka
Ikai ha palopalema
A hi na xiphiqo
Fakaʻapaʻapa
Ndzakuva
Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate
Mavongele yo tsakela
Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei
U va na ndlela yo olova
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ko fea e falemai?
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?(ko fea e fale mai)
Ko fea e nofoa bus?
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?(ko fea e nofoa bus)
Ko e feheia e pātala?
I platform yihi?(ko e feheia e patala)
He taimi fē e 'alu ai?
I nkarhi muni yi hamba?(he taimi fe e alu ai)
Ko e ala lelei 'eni?
I ndlela leyi nga right?(ko e ala lelei eni)
Ko ia 'i he vaha'a ni
I kona edzongeni.(ko ia i he vahaa ni)
Ko ia 'i he tu'a
I le n'hweti.(ko ia i he tua)
Oka e faka'ali'ali mai kiate au 'i he mapa?
U nga ndzi kombisa eka mappu?(oka e fakaali ali mai kiate au i he mapa)
Tū 'i he 'aiga, kataki
Tshika lapha, ndza kombela.(tu i he aiga kataki)
E taha e taimi?
I nkarhi muni ku taka?(e taha e taimi)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehia te fua o kēia?
I ku humelela njhani?(i ku humelela njhani?)
Ko ia, e lahi loā
I kona ku phindzelela.(ko ia e lahi loa)
Ofa mai ha meʻakai e ngāue?
U na na yini leyi endlaka ku phindzelela?(ofa mai ha meakai e ngau)
E mafai au ke totongi e pātu?
Ndzaku ta hlayisa hi khadi?(e mafai au ke totongi e patu)
Ofa atu au ke he meʻakai e tolu
Ndza rhandza tafula ya vumbirhi.(ofa atu au ke he meakai e tolu)
Te fua, kataki
Ndzaku ya le mfunghwini.(te fua kataki)
E aofia ai te ngāue?
I ku kumiwa ka ntirho?(e aofia ai te ngau)
O au ko e meʻakai
Ndza va vegetarian.(o au ko e meakai)
Kātoa ʻa e meʻakai ʻālohi, kataki
A hi na swakudya leswi khumbaka.(katoa a e meakai alohi kataki)
Ko ʻeni, e lelei
Leswi i switlhavi.(ko eni e lelei)
E mafai au ke maʻu e meʻakai?
Ndzaku na menu?(e mafai au ke mau e meakai)
Ha ipu vai, kataki
Ndzaku ya vhuvhu.(ha ipu vai kataki)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Tū mai e polisi
Tivisa mapolisa
Tū mai e ambulance
Tivisa ambalansi
Ofa mai e fomaʻi
Ndzi lava dokotela
Oku ou fehi
Ndzi khoma ku vava
Oku ou maʻu e fakamātoato ki e pīnati
Ndza va na ku vava hi mapfuri
Ko e fea e hōspitali lahi?
Hospital leyi nga ekule i wihi?
Oku ʻi ai e ʻā
Ku vava laha
Naʻe ou fā e pāsipoti
Ndzi lahlekeriwe hi passport ya mina
Te ke tū mai e hoteli ko hoku?
U nga tivisa hotel ya mina?
Fakamolemole!
Shelp!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Mālō e lelei
Ku tsakela ku hlangana na wena
Tōmua ta seti ha fakataha
A hi endla xihlanganiso
Ko e hā e taimi e lelei kiate koe?
Ntiyiso wo sungula ku tirha na wena?
Te u fa'ahinga e lipooti 'i he 'aho ni
Ndzi ta rhumela xitlhavelo namuntlha
Tēnā mafai ta talanoa 'i he 'aho 'apongipongi?
Kambe hi nga vulavula sweswi?
Kātoa e faile 'oku fakafā
Ndza kombela u kuma faayela ku hlanganisiwa
Mālō 'aupito kiate koe
Ndza nkhensa hi nkarhi wa wena
Te u fie ma'u ke ngāue mo koe
Ndza langutela ku tirha na wena
Kātoa e mafai ke ke fakakaukau 'a e konga 'o ia?
U nga ku hlamusela xiphemu lexi?
Tēnā e 'alu au kiate koe
A ndzi ta vuya eka wena
Ko e ta'u 'o e ngāue ko e Falaite
Nkarhi wo heta i Friday
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.