Looking for practical Tswana to Romani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tswana phrase first, then the Romani translation (Romani) — 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 Romani.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Romani-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.
Dumela
Sastimos
Ke a leboga
Dikhes
Dumelang
Sar san o drom
Dumela mo afternoon
Sar san o drom
Dumela mo evening
Sar san o večer
Borai
Sar san o noć
Tsamaya sentle
Sikav tuke na jekh
Tsamaya sentle
Sastipen
O na le leina mang?
So t'avel tiri navn?
Leina la me ke John
Mande t'avel John
O kae?
Soske tuke?
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena
Rromale tuke
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
A o bua Seisemane?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
Tsweetswee bua ka bonako
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
A o ka bo o bua seo gape?
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Borai bo kae?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le letona
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
Tswelela ka fao
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
Gaeletsi e bokae?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
A ke kgole go tswa fano?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
Ke a latlhela
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang SIM card?
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Ja
Nnyaa
Na
Mafoko
Možda
Ke a dumela
Sukalav
Ke sitwa go dumela
Nesukalav
Seo se utlwisa molemo
To so boro
O akanya eng?
So te phendav?
O ka nthusa?
Sako te mikerav?
Ke tlhoka thuso
Me mangav miker
Emisa motsotso
Phirav kher
Ke maswabi
Me som te bachtal
Ga go na bothata
Na problem
A re amogele
Sukalav tuke
Tlhogomelo e e monate
Sukal tuke kher
O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong
Sakona safar kher
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae borai jwa terene?
Kasa jekh train station?(ke kae borai jwa terene)
Ke kae borai jwa boso?
Kasa jekh bus stop?(ke kae borai jwa boso)
Ke phetogo efe?
Kasa platform?(ke phetogo efe)
Nako efe e tlogang?
So kalo khera?(nako efe e tlogang)
A ke tsela e e siameng?
So si jekh pravas?(a ke tsela e e siameng)
E kgaogang fa
So si buchi tu?(e kgaogang fa)
E le kgakala le fa
So si dikh le tu?(e le kgakala le fa)
O ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape?
Tu kheres me le mapa?(o ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Sti le tu, please.(emisa fa, tsweetswee)
E tsaya nako e kae?
Kado kheras?(e tsaya nako e kae)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
Sako kheres thaj?(sako kheres thaj)
Seo ke se expensive
Taj e bori drago(taj e bori drago)
A o na le sengwe se se cheap?
Aso tuke katar chede?(aso tuke katar chede)
Na nka lefa ka khadi?
Sakava kade kerdan?(sakava kade kerdan)
Ke kopa tafole ya babedi
Mande sar o buchi for duj(mande sar o buchi for duj)
Bille, tsweetswee
O bil, please(o bil, please)
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?
Sar o servis included?(sar o servis included)
Ke movegetarian
Mande so vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
A re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee
Na spicy khana, please(na spicy khana, please)
Se ke se monate
Taj e delikates(taj e delikates)
Na nka nna le menu?
Sakava kade o menu?(sakava kade o menu)
Glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee
O buchi thaj, please(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Bua le mapolesa
Zhanav te policija
Bua le ambulance
Zhanav te ambulanca
Ke tlhoka ngaka
Mane kaj doctoro
Ke ikutlwa ke sitwa
Mane si mala
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Hospitale e kgethegileng e kae?
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Go botlhoko fa
Sikav tut here
Ke sitwa passport ya me
Mane si zhalav my passport
O ka bua le hotele ya me?
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Thusa!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena
Sastipen te kerel tuke
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Aven te kerdan o kher
Nako efe e go thusang?
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Ke tla romela reporteng gompieno
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
A re ka bua ka borai?
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Tsweetswee, etse fa faele e amanang
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Ke itumelela go dira le wena
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
A o ka tlhalosa ntlha eo?
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
A ke boele go wena
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Nako ya go fela ke Labohlano
O deadline si o Vrihda
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.