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Common Tswana to Latin phrases

100 practical Tswana to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Latin-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. Dumela

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Ke a leboga

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Dumelang

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Dumela mo afternoon

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Dumela mo evening

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Borai

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Tsamaya sentle

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Tsamaya sentle

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. O na le leina mang?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Leina la me ke John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. O kae?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Ke itumetse go kopana le wena

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. A o bua Seisemane?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Tsweetswee bua ka bonako

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. A o ka bo o bua seo gape?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Borai bo kae?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Fetola go ya ka letlhako le letona

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Tswelela ka fao

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Gaeletsi e bokae?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. A ke kgole go tswa fano?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ke a latlhela

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang SIM card?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ee

    Ita

  2. Nnyaa

    Non

  3. Mafoko

    Fortasse

  4. Ke a dumela

    Consentio

  5. Ke sitwa go dumela

    Non consentio

  6. Seo se utlwisa molemo

    Bene sonat

  7. O akanya eng?

    Quid censes?

  8. O ka nthusa?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Ke tlhoka thuso

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Emisa motsotso

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Ke maswabi

    Me paenitet

  12. Ga go na bothata

    Nullum problema

  13. A re amogele

    Felicitaciones

  14. Tlhogomelo e e monate

    Felix natalis dies

  15. O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ke kae borai jwa terene?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Ke kae borai jwa boso?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Ke phetogo efe?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Nako efe e tlogang?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. A ke tsela e e siameng?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. E kgaogang fa

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. E le kgakala le fa

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. O ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Emisa fa, tsweetswee

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. E tsaya nako e kae?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ke bokae?

    Quot hoc constat? (ke bo kae?)

  2. Seo ke se expensive

    Id nimis carum est. (se ke se expensive)

  3. A o na le sengwe se se cheap?

    Habesne quidquam cheap? (a o na le sengwe se se cheap?)

  4. Na nka lefa ka khadi?

    Possumne solvere charta? (na nka lefa ka khadi?)

  5. Ke kopa tafole ya babedi

    Velim mensam pro duobus. (ke kopa tafole ya babedi)

  6. Bille, tsweetswee

    Ratio, quaeso. (bille, tsweetswee)

  7. Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?

    Estne servitium inclusum? (na tshebeletso e akaretswe?)

  8. Ke movegetarian

    Vegetarianus sum. (ke mo vegetarian)

  9. A re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso. (a re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee)

  10. Se ke se monate

    Hoc est deliciosum. (se ke se monate)

  11. Na nka nna le menu?

    Possumne habere menu? (na nka nna le menu?)

  12. Glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee

    Poculum aquae, quaeso. (glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Bua le mapolesa

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Bua le ambulance

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Ke tlhoka ngaka

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Ke ikutlwa ke sitwa

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Ke na le allergy go peanuts

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Hospitale e kgethegileng e kae?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Go botlhoko fa

    Hic dolet

  8. Ke sitwa passport ya me

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. O ka bua le hotele ya me?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Thusa!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

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

  1. Ke itumetse go kopana le wena

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. A re beye ngwaga ya kopano

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Nako efe e go thusang?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Ke tla romela reporteng gompieno

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. A re ka bua ka borai?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Tsweetswee, etse fa faele e amanang

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Ke itumelela go dira le wena

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. A o ka tlhalosa ntlha eo?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. A ke boele go wena

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Nako ya go fela ke Labohlano

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Ke neng?

    Quot hora est? (Ke neng?)

  2. Ke borai

    Tertia hora est. (Ke borai)

  3. Gompieno

    Hodie

  4. Borai

    Cras

  5. Maabane

    Heri

  6. Mošupologo

    Dies Lunae

  7. Labobedi

    Dies Martis

  8. Labone

    Dies Mercurii

  9. Ngwaga

    Unus

  10. Beke

    Duo

  11. Borai

    Tres

  12. Lesome

    Decem

  13. Bolekane

    Centum

  14. Sephiri

    Dimidium

  15. Go feta

    Plus

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