Looking for practical Tswana to Turkmen phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tswana phrase first, then the Turkmen translation (Turkmen) — 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 Turkmen.
Tip: when a Turkmen phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Tswana wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Dumela
Salam
Ke a leboga
Sag bol
Dumelang
Erteňiz hayyr
Dumela mo afternoon
Gündizňiz hayyr
Dumela mo evening
Akşamyňyz hayyr
Borai
Gowy gijeler
Tsamaya sentle
Görüşeriz
Tsamaya sentle
Hoşlaşýarys
O na le leina mang?
Adyňyz näme?
Leina la me ke John
Meniň adym John
O kae?
Nädip?
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena
Siz bilen tanyşmak hoş
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
A o bua Seisemane?
Siz iňlisçe gepleýärsiňizmi?(Siz inlisce gepleyarsynyzmi?)
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Men hindçe gowy geplemeýärin.(Men hindce gowy geplemeýärin.)
Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya
Men düşünmeýärin.(Men düşünmeýärin.)
Tsweetswee bua ka bonako
Hawa, haýyş edýärin, seýrek gepleiň.
A o ka bo o bua seo gape?
Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilersiňizmi?(Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilýärsiňizmi?)
Borai bo kae?
Wc nirede?
Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?
Şäher merkezine nädip baryp bileýin?
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le letona
Çep tarapyna öwrüliň.
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng
Sag tarapyna öwrüliň.
Tswelela ka fao
Düz git.
Gaeletsi e bokae?
Bilet näçe?
Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Bir bilet, haýyş edýärin.
A ke kgole go tswa fano?
Bu ýerde uzakmy?
Ke a latlhela
Men ýitdim.
Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang SIM card?
Men SIM kartyny nireden satyn alyp bilerin?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Hawa
Nnyaa
Ýok
Mafoko
Belki
Ke a dumela
Men razy
Ke sitwa go dumela
Men razy däl
Seo se utlwisa molemo
Bu gowy eşidilýär
O akanya eng?
Sen näme pikir edýärsiň?
O ka nthusa?
Meni kömek edip bilersiňmi?
Ke tlhoka thuso
Meniň kömege zerur
Emisa motsotso
Bir pursat gara
Ke maswabi
Bagyşla
Ga go na bothata
Problem ýok
A re amogele
Tebrikler
Tlhogomelo e e monate
Doglan günüňiz bilen
O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong
Howpsuz ýol geçiriň
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae borai jwa terene?
Demir ýol stansiýasy nirede?(Demir yol stansiyasy nirede?)