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Common Tswana to Chichewa phrases
100 practical Tswana to Chichewa phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.
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Looking for practical Tswana to Chichewa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tswana phrase first, then the Chichewa translation (Chichewa) — 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 Chichewa.
Tip: read the Chichewa line out loud three times, then cover the Tswana side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Table of contents
Greetings and pleasantries Useful phrases for travellers Everyday conversation Directions and getting around Shopping and dining Emergencies and health Work and business Time, days and numbers
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Dumela mo afternoon
Masana abwino
Dumela mo evening
Madziwabwino
Tsamaya sentle
Tsalani bwino
O na le leina mang?
Dzina lako ndi ndani?
Leina la me ke John
Dzina langa ndi John
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena
Ndikufuna kukumana nanu
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
A o bua Seisemane?
Mukulankhula Chingerezi?
(Mukulankhula Chingerezi?)
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino
(Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino)
Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya
Sindikumva
(Sindikumva)
Tsweetswee bua ka bonako
Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono
(Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono)
A o ka bo o bua seo gape?
Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?
(Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?)
Borai bo kae?
Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?
(Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?)
Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?
Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?
(Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?)
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le letona
Pangani kumanzere
(Pangani kumanzere)
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng
Pangani kumanzere
(Pangani kumanzere)
Tswelela ka fao
Pitani mwachindunji
(Pitani mwachindunji)
Gaeletsi e bokae?
Ndi ndalama zingati?
(Ndi ndalama zingati?)
Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Tiket imodzi, chonde
(Tiket imodzi, chonde)
A ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?
(Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?)
Ke a latlhela
Ndakhalapo
(Ndakhalapo)
Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang SIM card?
Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?
(Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ke a dumela
Ndikugwirizana
Ke sitwa go dumela
Sindikugwirizana
Seo se utlwisa molemo
Zimakoma
O akanya eng?
Mumaganiza chiyani?
O ka nthusa?
Mungandithandize?
Ke tlhoka thuso
Ndikufuna thandizo
Emisa motsotso
Dikirani pang'ono
Ga go na bothata
Palibe vuto
Tlhogomelo e e monate
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong
Pita bwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae borai jwa terene?
Kuti ndi kuti sitima?
(ke kae borai jwa terene)
Ke kae borai jwa boso?
Kuti ndi kuti malo otsetsereka?
(ke kae borai jwa boso)
Ke phetogo efe?
Ndi chigawo chiti?
(ke phetogo efe)
Nako efe e tlogang?
Ndi nthawi iti imatenga?
(nako efe e tlogang)
A ke tsela e e siameng?
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
(a ke tsela e e siameng)
E kgaogang fa
Ili pafupi pano
(e kgaogang fa)
E le kgakala le fa
Ili kutali pano
(e le kgakala le fa)
O ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape?
Kodi mungandionetse pa mapu?
(o ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Khalani pano, chonde
(emisa fa, tsweetswee)
E tsaya nako e kae?
Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?
(e tsaya nako e kae)
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
Zimatenga ndalama zingati?
(ke bo kae?)
Seo ke se expensive
Izi ndizokwera mtengo kwambiri.
(se ke se expensive)
A o na le sengwe se se cheap?
Kodi muli ndi chinthu chotsika mtengo?
(a o na le sengwe se se cheap?)
Na nka lefa ka khadi?
Ndingathe kulipira ndi khadi?
(na nka lefa ka khadi?)
Ke kopa tafole ya babedi
Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri.
(ke kopa tafole ya babedi)
Bille, tsweetswee
Chikonthe, chonde.
(bille, tsweetswee)
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?
Kodi ntchito yakhala mu mtengo?
(na tshebeletso e akaretswe?)
Ke movegetarian
Ndine mvegetarian.
(ke mo vegetarian)
A re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee
Osati chakudya chotentha, chonde.
(a re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee)
Se ke se monate
Izi ndizochuluka.
(se ke se monate)
Na nka nna le menu?
Ndingathe kupeza menyu?
(na nka nna le menu?)
Glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee
Galasi ya madzi, chonde.
(glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Bua le mapolesa
Fufuzani apolisi
Bua le ambulance
Fufuzani ambulansi
Ke tlhoka ngaka
Ndikufuna dokotala
Ke ikutlwa ke sitwa
Ndikumva kutopa
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Ndine wosokoneza ndi ma nuts a phala
Hospitale e kgethegileng e kae?
Kuti ndi kuti chibadwe chachikondi?
Go botlhoko fa
Kukonda apa
Ke sitwa passport ya me
Ndapeza pasipoti yanga
O ka bua le hotele ya me?
Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena
Ndikuyamikira kukumana nanu
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Tiyeni tikhazikitse meeting
Nako efe e go thusang?
Ndi nthawi yanji yomwe ikugwira ntchito kwa inu?
Ke tla romela reporteng gompieno
Ndzatumiza lipoti lero
A re ka bua ka borai?
Tingathe kulankhula mawa?
Tsweetswee, etse fa faele e amanang
Chonde pezani fayilo yowonjezedwa
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu
Ke itumelela go dira le wena
Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu
A o ka tlhalosa ntlha eo?
Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyo?
A ke boele go wena
Nditheke kubwerera kwa inu
Nako ya go fela ke Labohlano
Nthawi yotsiriza ndi Lachisanu
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.
Ke neng?
Ndi nthawi yanji?
(Ke neng?)
Ke borai
Ndi nthawi itatu.
(Ke borai)
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