Looking for practical Tsonga to Luxembourgish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tsonga phrase first, then the Luxembourgish translation (Luxembourgish) — 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 Luxembourgish.
Tip: read the Luxembourgish line out loud three times, then cover the Tsonga 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.
Xewani
Moien
Ndza khensa
Merci
Xewani xitulu
Gudden Mënsch
Xewani ntlhanu
Gudden Owend
Xewani nhloko
Gudden Owend
Xewani xihlayo
Gudde Nacht
Tshamisa
Bis geschwënn
Sala kahle
Äddi
U vitaniwani?
Wéi heescht dees?
Ndzina i John
Mengem Numm ass John
U njhani?
Wéi geet et der?
Ku rhandza ku hlangana na wena
Schéin dech kennenzeléieren
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
U vulavula Xitsonga?
Säz Iech Englesch?
A ndzi vulavula Hindi kahle.
Ech schwätzen net gutt Hindi.
A ndzi twisisi.
Ech verstinn net.
Ndza kombela u vulavula hi ku hatlisa.
Säit w.e.g. lues.
U nga vula sweswo na ku tlhela?
Kënnt Dir dat nach eng Kéier soen?
Xikombiso xihi?
Wou ass d'Wc?
Ndza famba njhani ku ya etikweni?
Wéi kommen ech an d'Zentrum?
Khandziya ekhaya.
Dréit lénks.
Khandziya ekunene.
Dréit riets.
Famba u ya emahlweni.
Geet direkt.
Mafambiselo ma yini?
Wéi vill kascht et?
Nhlamulo imwe, ndza kombela.
Eng Ticket, w.e.g.
I yini ku tlula kona?
Ass et wäit vun hei?
Ndzi khomiwe.
Ech sinn verluer.
Xina ndzi nga teka SIM card?
Wou kann ech eng SIM-Kaart kafen?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Inhlawulo
Jo
A hi kona
Nee
Swi nga va tano
Maybe
Ndzi amukela
Ech sinn einverstanden
Ndzi nga amukeli
Ech sinn net einverstanden
Iku na switlhavelo
Dat kléngt gutt
U ehleketa yini?
Wat mengs de?
U nga ndzi pfuna?
Kanns de mir hëllefen?
Ndzi lava mpfuno
Ech brauch Hëllef
Hlayisa nkarhi
Waart eng Sekonn
Ndzi tsundzuka
Ech sinn entschëllegt
A hi na xiphiqo
Kee Problem
Ndzakuva
Herzleche Gléckwënsch
Mavongele yo tsakela
Alles Guddes zum Gebuertsdag
U va na ndlela yo olova
Hues eng sécher Rees
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?
Wou ass d'Zuchstatioun?
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?
Wou ass d'Busstatioun?
I platform yihi?
Wéi eng Plattform ass et?
I nkarhi muni yi hamba?
Wéini geet et fort?
I ndlela leyi nga right?
Ass dat de richtege Wee?
I kona edzongeni.
Et ass hei no.
I le n'hweti.
Et ass wäit ewech hei.
U nga ndzi kombisa eka mappu?
Kanns de mir op der Kaart weisen?
Tshika lapha, ndza kombela.
Stop hei, wann ech pléisse.
I nkarhi muni ku taka?
Wéi laang dauert et?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
I ku humelela njhani?
Wéi vill kascht dat?(i ku humelela njhani?)
I kona ku phindzelela.
Dat ass ze deier.
U na na yini leyi endlaka ku phindzelela?
Hues deppes méi bëlleg?
Ndzaku ta hlayisa hi khadi?
Kann ech mat der Kaart bezuelen?
Ndza rhandza tafula ya vumbirhi.
Ech hätt gär eng Tabell fir zwou.
Ndzaku ya le mfunghwini.
D'Rechnung, w.e.g.
I ku kumiwa ka ntirho?
Ass de Service inklusiv?
Ndza va vegetarian.
Ech sinn Vegetarier.
A hi na swakudya leswi khumbaka.
Keng schaarf Iessen, w.e.g.
Leswi i switlhavi.
Dat ass lecker.
Ndzaku na menu?
Kann ech d'Menu kréien?
Ndzaku ya vhuvhu.
E Glace Waasser, w.e.g.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Tivisa mapolisa
Ruff d'Police
Tivisa ambalansi
Ruff eng Ambulanz
Ndzi lava dokotela
Ech brauch e Dokter
Ndzi khoma ku vava
Ech fille mech schlecht
Ndza va na ku vava hi mapfuri
Ech sinn allergesch géint Erdnüssen
Hospital leyi nga ekule i wihi?
Wou ass d'nächst Spidol?
Ku vava laha
Et deet hei weh
Ndzi lahlekeriwe hi passport ya mina
Ech hunn mäin Pass verluer
U nga tivisa hotel ya mina?
Kanns de mäin Hotel ruffen?
Shelp!
Hëllef!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ku tsakela ku hlangana na wena
Schéin Iech ze treffen
A hi endla xihlanganiso
Loosst eis eng Sëtzung plangen
Ntiyiso wo sungula ku tirha na wena?
Wéini passt et Iech?
Ndzi ta rhumela xitlhavelo namuntlha
Ech schécken den Rapport haut
Kambe hi nga vulavula sweswi?
Kënne mir muer schwätzen?
Ndza kombela u kuma faayela ku hlanganisiwa
Ech hunn d'File als Attaché bäigefüügt
Ndza nkhensa hi nkarhi wa wena
Merci fir Är Zäit
Ndza langutela ku tirha na wena
Ech freeë mech op d'Zesummenaarbecht mat Iech
U nga ku hlamusela xiphemu lexi?
Kënnt Dir dësen Punkt kloerstellen?
A ndzi ta vuya eka wena
Ech kommen op Iech zréck
Nkarhi wo heta i Friday
D'Frist ass Freideg
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.