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Common Tswana to Sami North phrases

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

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Looking for practical Tswana to Sami North phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tswana 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: pick five Sami North phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. Dumela

    Bures (bures)

  2. Ke a leboga

    Giitu (giitu)

  3. Dumelang

    Buorre eahket (buorre eahket)

  4. Dumela mo afternoon

    Buorre beaivi (buorre beaivi)

  5. Dumela mo evening

    Buorre iđit (buorre iđit)

  6. Borai

    Buorre natti (buorre natti)

  7. Tsamaya sentle

    Bures boahtin (bures boahtin)

  8. Tsamaya sentle

    Ráhkisvuohta (ráhkisvuohta)

  9. O na le leina mang?

    Mii du namma lea? (mii du namma lea)

  10. Leina la me ke John

    Mun namma lea John (mun namma lea John)

  11. O kae?

    Gii du lea? (gii du lea)

  12. Ke itumetse go kopana le wena

    Bures boahtin (bures boahtin)

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. A o bua Seisemane?

    Don leat englalaš? (Don leat englalaš?)

  2. Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle

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

  3. Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya

    Mun in boahtte (Mun in boahtte)

  4. Tsweetswee bua ka bonako

    Váldde čáhkkáldat (Váldde čáhkkáldat)

  5. A o ka bo o bua seo gape?

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

  6. Borai bo kae?

    Gii lea báhkkis? (Gii lea báhkkis?)

  7. Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?

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

  8. Fetola go ya ka letlhako le letona

    Váldde oassal (Váldde oassal)

  9. Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng

    Váldde dehálaš (Váldde dehálaš)

  10. Tswelela ka fao

    Geahččat suohkan (Geahččat suohkan)

  11. Gaeletsi e bokae?

    Mii lea gávdno? (Mii lea gávdno?)

  12. Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee

    Okta billeta, please (Okta billeta, please)

  13. A ke kgole go tswa fano?

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

  14. Ke a latlhela

    Mun lean bohtos (Mun lean bohtos)

  15. Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang 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. Ee

    Ja

  2. Nnyaa

    Ii

  3. Mafoko

    Mii

  4. Ke a dumela

    Mun ođđa

  5. Ke sitwa go dumela

    Mun ii ođđa

  6. Seo se utlwisa molemo

    Dasa lea buorre

  7. O akanya eng?

    Mii du váldde?

  8. O ka nthusa?

    Sii mii geahččat mu?

  9. Ke tlhoka thuso

    Mun háliid geahččat

  10. Emisa motsotso

    Váldde ieš

  11. Ke maswabi

    Mun lea áibbas

  12. Ga go na bothata

    Ii proplema

  13. A re amogele

    Báhkkus

  14. Tlhogomelo e e monate

    Buorre álbmotbeivvi

  15. O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong

    Váldde beaivvi buorre

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ke kae borai jwa terene?

    Mii lea raššabáikkit? (Mii lea raššabáikkit?)

  2. Ke kae borai jwa boso?

    Mii lea bussibaikkit? (Mii lea bussibaikkit?)

  3. Ke phetogo efe?

    Mii platforma lea? (Mii platforma lea?)

  4. Nako efe e tlogang?

    Mii dihte lea? (Mii dihte lea?)

  5. A ke tsela e e siameng?

    Lea dehálaš vejola? (Lea dehálaš vejola?)

  6. E kgaogang fa

    Dat lea njuolga (Dat lea njuolga)

  7. E le kgakala le fa

    Dat lea muohta (Dat lea muohta)

  8. O ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape?

    Sii máhcá muohta? (Sii máhcá muohta?)

  9. Emisa fa, tsweetswee

    Dán, please (Dán, please)

  10. E tsaya nako e kae?

    Mii lea áibbas? (Mii lea áibbas?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ke bokae?

    Mii lea gohčodit? (miː leːa gohːtʊt)

  2. Seo ke se expensive

    Dát lea muhtun dearvvaš (daːt leːa muːtʊn deːarvaʃ)

  3. A o na le sengwe se se cheap?

    Don leat geahččat muhtun? (dɔn leːat ɡeːaʧːat muːtʊn)

  4. Na nka lefa ka khadi?

    Sii mun sáhte ákkis? (siː mun sɑːhte ˈɑkːis)

  5. Ke kopa tafole ya babedi

    Mun háliidan duohken guovttos (mun ˈhɑːliːdɑn ˈduoːhken ˈɡuovttos)

  6. Bille, tsweetswee

    Bille, please (ˈbɪlle pleːz)

  7. Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?

    Lea servihkka gohčodaga? (leːa ˈservihkːa ˈɡoːhːtʊɡɑ)

  8. Ke movegetarian

    Mun lean veahkki (mun leːan ˈveːhki)

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

    Ihkká muhtun mat (ˈihkːɑ muːtʊn mɑt)

  10. Se ke se monate

    Dát lea njuolggad (daːt leːa ˈnjuolɡːɑd)

  11. Na nka nna le menu?

    Sii mun sáhte menuhit? (siː mun sɑːhte ˈmeːnuːhɪt)

  12. Glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee

    Vátta, please (ˈvɑːttɑ pleːz)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Bua le mapolesa

    Soažžat poliija

  2. Bua le ambulance

    Soažžat ambulánsa

  3. Ke tlhoka ngaka

    Mii dušše doktara

  4. Ke ikutlwa ke sitwa

    Mii lea vuordde

  5. Ke na le allergy go peanuts

    Mii lean allergalaš maŋŋebárga

  6. Hospitale e kgethegileng e kae?

    Gii lea najdduhaš sávkkas?

  7. Go botlhoko fa

    Dát lea gárttá

  8. Ke sitwa passport ya me

    Mii lea váldde mu passu

  9. O ka bua le hotele ya me?

    Sii sáhte soažžat mu hotellii?

  10. Thusa!

    Hjálp!

Work and business

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

  1. Ke itumetse go kopana le wena

    Buerie bisseha (buerie bisseha)

  2. A re beye ngwaga ya kopano

    Mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan (mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan)

  3. Nako efe e go thusang?

    Mii čuovgga leat du?

  4. Ke tla romela reporteng gompieno

    Mun sendá reportta ihttin

  5. A re ka bua ka borai?

    Mii sáhte gohččat ovttas?

  6. Tsweetswee, etse fa faele e amanang

    Dárbbašat fálla geavahuvvan

  7. Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago

    Giitu du máŋga

  8. Ke itumelela go dira le wena

    Mun geahččat dohkkehuvvan du

  9. A o ka tlhalosa ntlha eo?

    Sáhte du geahččat dán áiggi?

  10. A ke boele go wena

    Mii dárbbašat geahččat du

  11. Nako ya go fela ke Labohlano

    Dáhpáhusa lea friddjá

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Ke neng?

    Mii dát lea? (Miida lea?)

  2. Ke borai

    Dát lea golbma (Dát lea golbma.)

  3. Gompieno

    Dán álbmot (Dan albmot.)

  4. Borai

    Ráhkis (Rahkis.)

  5. Maabane

    Ipmil (Ipmil.)

  6. Mošupologo

    Mánnodahka (Manndahka.)

  7. Labobedi

    Dálkkodahka (Dalkodahka.)

  8. Labone

    Miehtardahka (Miehtardahka.)

  9. Ngwaga

    Okta (Okta.)

  10. Beke

    Guokte (Guokte.)

  11. Borai

    Golbma (Golbma.)

  12. Lesome

    Logi (Logi.)

  13. Bolekane

    Sihkkar (Sihkkar.)

  14. Sephiri

    Njaal (Njaal.)

  15. Go feta

    Mearka (Mearka.)

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