Looking for practical Tsonga to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tsonga 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Sepedi-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.
Xewani
Dumela
Ndza khensa
Ke a leboga
Xewani xitulu
Dumelang
Xewani ntlhanu
Mokhutsong o motle
Xewani nhloko
Mokhutsong o motle
Xewani xihlayo
Borai bo botle
Tshamisa
Tsamaya sentle
Sala kahle
Siyabonga
U vitaniwani?
O na le leina lefe?
Ndzina i John
Leina la ka ke John
U njhani?
O kae?
Ku rhandza ku hlangana na wena
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
U vulavula Xitsonga?
Na o bua Seisemane?
A ndzi vulavula Hindi kahle.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
A ndzi twisisi.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Ndza kombela u vulavula hi ku hatlisa.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
U nga vula sweswo na ku tlhela?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Xikombiso xihi?
Borai bo kae?
Ndza famba njhani ku ya etikweni?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Khandziya ekhaya.
Fetola go le letšatši
Khandziya ekunene.
Fetola go le letona
Famba u ya emahlweni.
Ya ka pela
Mafambiselo ma yini?
Phetho ke bokae?
Nhlamulo imwe, ndza kombela.
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
I yini ku tlula kona?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ndzi khomiwe.
Ke sitwa go etse
Xina ndzi nga teka SIM card?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Inhlawulo
Ee
A hi kona
Aowa
Swi nga va tano
Mohlomong
Ndzi amukela
Ke a dumela
Ndzi nga amukeli
Ke sitwa go dumela
Iku na switlhavelo
Seo se utlwa sentle
U ehleketa yini?
O nagana eng?
U nga ndzi pfuna?
O ka nthusa?
Ndzi lava mpfuno
Ke hloka thuso
Hlayisa nkarhi
Emela nako
Ndzi tsundzuka
Ke maswabi
A hi na xiphiqo
Ga go na bothata
Ndzakuva
Dumelang
Mavongele yo tsakela
Tlhogong e monate
U va na ndlela yo olova
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
I platform yihi?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
I nkarhi muni yi hamba?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
I ndlela leyi nga right?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
I kona edzongeni.
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
I le n'hweti.
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
U nga ndzi kombisa eka mappu?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Tshika lapha, ndza kombela.
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
I nkarhi muni ku taka?
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.
I ku humelela njhani?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
I kona ku phindzelela.
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
U na na yini leyi endlaka ku phindzelela?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Ndzaku ta hlayisa hi khadi?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ndza rhandza tafula ya vumbirhi.
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Ndzaku ya le mfunghwini.
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
I ku kumiwa ka ntirho?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ndza va vegetarian.
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
A hi na swakudya leswi khumbaka.
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Leswi i switlhavi.
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Ndzaku na menu?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Ndzaku ya vhuvhu.
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.
Tivisa mapolisa
B calla mapolesa
Tivisa ambalansi
B calla ambulance
Ndzi lava dokotela
Ke hloka ngaka
Ndzi khoma ku vava
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Ndza va na ku vava hi mapfuri
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Hospital leyi nga ekule i wihi?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Ku vava laha
Go a bohloko fa
Ndzi lahlekeriwe hi passport ya mina
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
U nga tivisa hotel ya mina?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Shelp!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ku tsakela ku hlangana na wena
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
A hi endla xihlanganiso
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Ntiyiso wo sungula ku tirha na wena?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Ndzi ta rhumela xitlhavelo namuntlha
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Kambe hi nga vulavula sweswi?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Ndza kombela u kuma faayela ku hlanganisiwa
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Ndza nkhensa hi nkarhi wa wena
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Ndza langutela ku tirha na wena
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
U nga ku hlamusela xiphemu lexi?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
A ndzi ta vuya eka wena
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Nkarhi wo heta i Friday
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.