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Common Tsonga to Sami North phrases

100 practical Tsonga to Sami North phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Tsonga to Sami North phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tsonga phrase first, then the Sami North translation (Sami North) — 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 Sami North.

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Sami North-speaking trip in a few weeks.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Xewani

    Bures (bures)

  2. Ndza khensa

    Giitu (giitu)

  3. Xewani xitulu

    Buorre eahket (buorre eahket)

  4. Xewani ntlhanu

    Buorre beaivi (buorre beaivi)

  5. Xewani nhloko

    Buorre iđit (buorre iđit)

  6. Xewani xihlayo

    Buorre natti (buorre natti)

  7. Tshamisa

    Bures boahtin (bures boahtin)

  8. Sala kahle

    Ráhkisvuohta (ráhkisvuohta)

  9. U vitaniwani?

    Mii du namma lea? (mii du namma lea)

  10. Ndzina i John

    Mun namma lea John (mun namma lea John)

  11. U njhani?

    Gii du lea? (gii du lea)

  12. Ku rhandza ku hlangana na wena

    Bures boahtin (bures boahtin)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. U vulavula Xitsonga?

    Don leat englalaš? (Don leat englalaš?)

  2. A ndzi vulavula Hindi kahle.

    Mun in lea hindi gohčodaga (Mun in lea hindi gohčodaga)

  3. A ndzi twisisi.

    Mun in boahtte (Mun in boahtte)

  4. Ndza kombela u vulavula hi ku hatlisa.

    Váldde čáhkkáldat (Váldde čáhkkáldat)

  5. U nga vula sweswo na ku tlhela?

    Várra gohččat dán again? (Várra gohččat dán again?)

  6. Xikombiso xihi?

    Gii lea báhkkis? (Gii lea báhkkis?)

  7. Ndza famba njhani ku ya etikweni?

    Mii lea muohta gávdno? (Mii lea muohta gávdno?)

  8. Khandziya ekhaya.

    Váldde oassal (Váldde oassal)

  9. Khandziya ekunene.

    Váldde dehálaš (Váldde dehálaš)

  10. Famba u ya emahlweni.

    Geahččat suohkan (Geahččat suohkan)

  11. Mafambiselo ma yini?

    Mii lea gávdno? (Mii lea gávdno?)

  12. Nhlamulo imwe, ndza kombela.

    Okta billeta, please (Okta billeta, please)

  13. I yini ku tlula kona?

    Lea dat láhka da? (Lea dat láhka da?)

  14. Ndzi khomiwe.

    Mun lean bohtos (Mun lean bohtos)

  15. Xina ndzi nga teka SIM card?

    Gii lea muohta SIM-kortta? (Gii lea muohta SIM-kortta?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Inhlawulo

    Ja

  2. A hi kona

    Ii

  3. Swi nga va tano

    Mii

  4. Ndzi amukela

    Mun ođđa

  5. Ndzi nga amukeli

    Mun ii ođđa

  6. Iku na switlhavelo

    Dasa lea buorre

  7. U ehleketa yini?

    Mii du váldde?

  8. U nga ndzi pfuna?

    Sii mii geahččat mu?

  9. Ndzi lava mpfuno

    Mun háliid geahččat

  10. Hlayisa nkarhi

    Váldde ieš

  11. Ndzi tsundzuka

    Mun lea áibbas

  12. A hi na xiphiqo

    Ii proplema

  13. Ndzakuva

    Báhkkus

  14. Mavongele yo tsakela

    Buorre álbmotbeivvi

  15. U va na ndlela yo olova

    Váldde beaivvi buorre

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?

    Mii lea raššabáikkit? (Mii lea raššabáikkit?)

  2. Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?

    Mii lea bussibaikkit? (Mii lea bussibaikkit?)

  3. I platform yihi?

    Mii platforma lea? (Mii platforma lea?)

  4. I nkarhi muni yi hamba?

    Mii dihte lea? (Mii dihte lea?)

  5. I ndlela leyi nga right?

    Lea dehálaš vejola? (Lea dehálaš vejola?)

  6. I kona edzongeni.

    Dat lea njuolga (Dat lea njuolga)

  7. I le n'hweti.

    Dat lea muohta (Dat lea muohta)

  8. U nga ndzi kombisa eka mappu?

    Sii máhcá muohta? (Sii máhcá muohta?)

  9. Tshika lapha, ndza kombela.

    Dán, please (Dán, please)

  10. I nkarhi muni ku taka?

    Mii lea áibbas? (Mii lea áibbas?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. I ku humelela njhani?

    Mii lea gohčodit? (miː leːa gohːtʊt)

  2. I kona ku phindzelela.

    Dát lea muhtun dearvvaš (daːt leːa muːtʊn deːarvaʃ)

  3. U na na yini leyi endlaka ku phindzelela?

    Don leat geahččat muhtun? (dɔn leːat ɡeːaʧːat muːtʊn)

  4. Ndzaku ta hlayisa hi khadi?

    Sii mun sáhte ákkis? (siː mun sɑːhte ˈɑkːis)

  5. Ndza rhandza tafula ya vumbirhi.

    Mun háliidan duohken guovttos (mun ˈhɑːliːdɑn ˈduoːhken ˈɡuovttos)

  6. Ndzaku ya le mfunghwini.

    Bille, please (ˈbɪlle pleːz)

  7. I ku kumiwa ka ntirho?

    Lea servihkka gohčodaga? (leːa ˈservihkːa ˈɡoːhːtʊɡɑ)

  8. Ndza va vegetarian.

    Mun lean veahkki (mun leːan ˈveːhki)

  9. A hi na swakudya leswi khumbaka.

    Ihkká muhtun mat (ˈihkːɑ muːtʊn mɑt)

  10. Leswi i switlhavi.

    Dát lea njuolggad (daːt leːa ˈnjuolɡːɑd)

  11. Ndzaku na menu?

    Sii mun sáhte menuhit? (siː mun sɑːhte ˈmeːnuːhɪt)

  12. Ndzaku ya vhuvhu.

    Vátta, please (ˈvɑːttɑ pleːz)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Tivisa mapolisa

    Soažžat poliija

  2. Tivisa ambalansi

    Soažžat ambulánsa

  3. Ndzi lava dokotela

    Mii dušše doktara

  4. Ndzi khoma ku vava

    Mii lea vuordde

  5. Ndza va na ku vava hi mapfuri

    Mii lean allergalaš maŋŋebárga

  6. Hospital leyi nga ekule i wihi?

    Gii lea najdduhaš sávkkas?

  7. Ku vava laha

    Dát lea gárttá

  8. Ndzi lahlekeriwe hi passport ya mina

    Mii lea váldde mu passu

  9. U nga tivisa hotel ya mina?

    Sii sáhte soažžat mu hotellii?

  10. Shelp!

    Hjálp!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Ku tsakela ku hlangana na wena

    Buerie bisseha (buerie bisseha)

  2. A hi endla xihlanganiso

    Mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan (mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan)

  3. Ntiyiso wo sungula ku tirha na wena?

    Mii čuovgga leat du?

  4. Ndzi ta rhumela xitlhavelo namuntlha

    Mun sendá reportta ihttin

  5. Kambe hi nga vulavula sweswi?

    Mii sáhte gohččat ovttas?

  6. Ndza kombela u kuma faayela ku hlanganisiwa

    Dárbbašat fálla geavahuvvan

  7. Ndza nkhensa hi nkarhi wa wena

    Giitu du máŋga

  8. Ndza langutela ku tirha na wena

    Mun geahččat dohkkehuvvan du

  9. U nga ku hlamusela xiphemu lexi?

    Sáhte du geahččat dán áiggi?

  10. A ndzi ta vuya eka wena

    Mii dárbbašat geahččat du

  11. Nkarhi wo heta i Friday

    Dáhpáhusa lea friddjá

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. I yini nkarhi?

    Mii dát lea? (Miida lea?)

  2. I na nkarhi wa ntlhanu

    Dát lea golbma (Dát lea golbma.)

  3. Namuntlha

    Dán álbmot (Dan albmot.)

  4. Swaswivula

    Ráhkis (Rahkis.)

  5. Vulavula

    Ipmil (Ipmil.)

  6. Mondza

    Mánnodahka (Manndahka.)

  7. Tiyu

    Dálkkodahka (Dalkodahka.)

  8. Wensde

    Miehtardahka (Miehtardahka.)

  9. N'we

    Okta (Okta.)

  10. N'hlanu

    Guokte (Guokte.)

  11. N'khulu

    Golbma (Golbma.)

  12. N'khume

    Logi (Logi.)

  13. N'khulu

    Sihkkar (Sihkkar.)

  14. N'hlangula

    Njaal (Njaal.)

  15. Kopfu

    Mearka (Mearka.)

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