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Common Tswana to Swati phrases

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

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

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

    Sawubona

  2. Ke a leboga

    Ngiyabonga

  3. Dumelang

    Siyaphila

  4. Dumela mo afternoon

    Siyaphila

  5. Dumela mo evening

    Siyaphila

  6. Borai

    Lalani kahle

  7. Tsamaya sentle

    Sizobonana

  8. Tsamaya sentle

    Hamba kahle

  9. O na le leina mang?

    Ubani igama lakho?

  10. Leina la me ke John

    Igama lami nguJohn

  11. O kae?

    Unjani?

  12. Ke itumetse go kopana le wena

    Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. A o bua Seisemane?

    Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?

  2. Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle

    Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.

  3. Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya

    Angiqondi.

  4. Tsweetswee bua ka bonako

    Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.

  5. A o ka bo o bua seo gape?

    Ungakuphindze lokho?

  6. Borai bo kae?

    Iphi indlu yangasese?

  7. Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?

    Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?

  8. Fetola go ya ka letlhako le letona

    Phendukela kwesobunxele.

  9. Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng

    Phendukela kwesokudla.

  10. Tswelela ka fao

    Hamba phambili.

  11. Gaeletsi e bokae?

    Kubiza malini?

  12. Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee

    Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.

  13. A ke kgole go tswa fano?

    Kude lapha?

  14. Ke a latlhela

    Ngilahlekile.

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

    Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ee

    Yebo

  2. Nnyaa

    Cha

  3. Mafoko

    Mhlawumbe

  4. Ke a dumela

    Ngiyavuma

  5. Ke sitwa go dumela

    Ngiyaphikisa

  6. Seo se utlwisa molemo

    Lokho kuhle

  7. O akanya eng?

    Ucabanga ukuthini?

  8. O ka nthusa?

    Ungangisiza?

  9. Ke tlhoka thuso

    Ngidinga usizo

  10. Emisa motsotso

    Linda umzuzu

  11. Ke maswabi

    Ngiyaxolisa

  12. Ga go na bothata

    Akukho nkinga

  13. A re amogele

    Siyabonga

  14. Tlhogomelo e e monate

    Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa

  15. O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong

    Uhambe kahle

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ke kae borai jwa terene?

    Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi? (ku-pee ee-see-tay-shee seh-bah-see)

  2. Ke kae borai jwa boso?

    Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi? (ku-pee oom-pah-kah-tsee weh-bah-see)

  3. Ke phetogo efe?

    Iyiphi i-platform? (ee-yee-pee ee-platform)

  4. Nako efe e tlogang?

    Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba? (ngah-see-pee ee-see-kah-thee ee-yah-hah-mba)

  5. A ke tsela e e siameng?

    Ngabe le yindlela efanele? (ngah-beh leh een-dleh-lah eh-fah-neh-leh)

  6. E kgaogang fa

    Kusondela lapha (koo-son-deh-lah lah-pah)

  7. E le kgakala le fa

    Kude lapha (koo-deh lah-pah)

  8. O ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape?

    Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni? (oon-gah-nee-khom-bee-sah em-mah-poh-nee)

  9. Emisa fa, tsweetswee

    Misa lapha, ngiyacela (mee-sah lah-pah, ngee-yah-cheh-lah)

  10. E tsaya nako e kae?

    Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki? (koo-thah-teh ee-see-kah-thee eh-sing-ah-kee)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ke bokae?

    Kubiza malini le? (ku-biza ma-li-ni le)

  2. Seo ke se expensive

    Lokhu kubiza kakhulu (lo-khu ku-bi-za ka-khulu)

  3. A o na le sengwe se se cheap?

    Unayo yini leyo ephansi? (u-na-yo yi-ni le-yo e-phan-si)

  4. Na nka lefa ka khadi?

    Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi? (ngi-ya-kwa-zi u-ku-kho-kha nge-kha-di)

  5. Ke kopa tafole ya babedi

    Ngithanda itafula lababili (ngi-than-da i-ta-fu-la la-ba-bi-li)

  6. Bille, tsweetswee

    Ibhili, ngiyacela (i-bhi-li ngi-ya-ce-la)

  7. Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?

    Inkonzo ibhajetwe? (in-kon-zo i-bha-je-twe)

  8. Ke movegetarian

    Ngiyi-vegetarian (ngi-yi-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)

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

    Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela (a-ku-kho u-ku-dla o-ku-shi-sa-yo ngi-ya-ce-la)

  10. Se ke se monate

    Lokhu kuhle (lo-khu ku-hle)

  11. Na nka nna le menu?

    Ngicela imenyu? (ngi-ce-la i-me-nu)

  12. Glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee

    Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela (in-gi-la-zi ya-man-zi ngi-ya-ce-la)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Bua le mapolesa

    Biza emaphoyisa

  2. Bua le ambulance

    Biza i-ambulance

  3. Ke tlhoka ngaka

    Ngidinga udokotela

  4. Ke ikutlwa ke sitwa

    Ngizizwa ngigula

  5. Ke na le allergy go peanuts

    Ngiyavuma emantongomane

  6. Hospitale e kgethegileng e kae?

    Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?

  7. Go botlhoko fa

    Kukhala lapha

  8. Ke sitwa passport ya me

    Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami

  9. O ka bua le hotele ya me?

    Ungabiza ihhotela yami?

  10. Thusa!

    Siza!

Work and business

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

  1. Ke itumetse go kopana le wena

    Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe

  2. A re beye ngwaga ya kopano

    Masihlele umhlangano

  3. Nako efe e go thusang?

    Yini isikhathi esikufanele?

  4. Ke tla romela reporteng gompieno

    Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla

  5. A re ka bua ka borai?

    Singakhuluma kusasa?

  6. Tsweetswee, etse fa faele e amanang

    Sicela uthole ifayela elihlanganisiwe

  7. Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago

    Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho

  8. Ke itumelela go dira le wena

    Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe

  9. A o ka tlhalosa ntlha eo?

    Ungacacisa le ndaba?

  10. A ke boele go wena

    Ngizobuyela kuwe

  11. Nako ya go fela ke Labohlano

    Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Ke neng?

    Kukhona isikhathi esingakanani? (Ke neng?)

  2. Ke borai

    Kukhona ematfuba lamatsatfu. (Ke borai)

  3. Gompieno

    Namuhla

  4. Borai

    Kusasa

  5. Maabane

    Izolo

  6. Mošupologo

    Msombuluko

  7. Labobedi

    Lwesibili

  8. Labone

    Lwesithathu

  9. Ngwaga

    Kunye

  10. Beke

    Kubili

  11. Borai

    Kumatfuba

  12. Lesome

    Lishumi

  13. Bolekane

    Kukhulu

  14. Sephiri

    Hhafu

  15. Go feta

    Kanye

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