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Common Xhosa to Latin phrases

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

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Looking for practical Xhosa to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Xhosa 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: when a Latin phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Xhosa 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.

  1. Molo

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Enkosi

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

  3. Ubusuku obuhle

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Ubusuku obuhle

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

  5. Ubusuku obuhle

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

  6. Lala ngoxolo

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Ndiza kubonana kamva

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

  8. Hamba kakuhle

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Ngubani igama lakho?

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

  10. Igama lam nguJohn

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

  11. Unjani?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Kuhle ukukwazi

    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. Uthetha isiNgesi?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle

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

  3. Andiqondi

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Nceda thethe kancinci

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

  5. Ungakuphinda lokho?

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

  6. Iphi ibhafu?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ndingafika njani kwi mveliso ye dolophu?

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

  8. Jolisa kwesokunxele

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Jolisa kwesokudla

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Hamba ngqo

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Iholo ingakanani?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Ithikithi elinye, nceda

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

  13. Ingakanani ukusuka apha?

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

  14. Ndilahlekile

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Nphi endinokuthenga khona iSIM 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. Ewe

    Ita

  2. Hayi

    Non

  3. Mhlawumbi

    Fortasse

  4. Ndiyavuma

    Consentio

  5. Andivumi

    Non consentio

  6. Okuhle

    Bene sonat

  7. Ucinga ntoni?

    Quid censes?

  8. Ungandinceda?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Ndidinga uncedo

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Linda umzuzu

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Ndicela uxolo

    Me paenitet

  12. Akukho ngxaki

    Nullum problema

  13. Wamkelekile

    Felicitaciones

  14. Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Uhambo olukhuselekileyo

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Uphi umphakathi wemithwalo?

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

  2. Uphi umphakathi weebhasi?

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

  3. Yeyiphi iphondo?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Ihamba ngexesha elingakanani?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo?

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

  6. Ikho kufutshane apha

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Ikude apha

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Ungandibonisa kwiimeko?

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

  9. Misa apha, nceda

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Ithatha ixesha elingakanani?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ithini le mali?

    Quot hoc constat?

  2. Le mali ibiza kakhulu.

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. Unayo into engabizi?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. Ndingakhokha ngekhadi?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. Ndicela itafula lempahla ezimbini.

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Ibhili, nceda.

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Ingaba inkonzo ibandakanyekile?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. Ndiyavegetarian.

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. Akukho ukutya okunobhotolo, nceda.

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. Oku kumnandi.

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. Ndingafumana imenyu?

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. Ingxube ye water, nceda.

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Biza uphondo

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Biza i-ambulensi

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Ndifuna ugqirha

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Ndiziva ndingalunganga

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Ndine-allergy kwi-peanuts

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Uphi umphakathi oseduze?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Kubuhlungu apha

    Hic dolet

  8. Ndilahlekelwe yi passport yam

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Ungabiza ihotele yam?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Uncedo!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

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

  1. Kuhle ukukwazi

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Masihlele umhlangano

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Yiphi ixesha elikufaneleyo?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Ndiza kuthumela ingxelo namhlanje

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Singathetha ngomso?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Nceda ufumane ifayile ehlanganisiweyo

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Enkosi ngexesha lakho

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Ndijonge phambili ekusebenzeni nawe

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Ungacacisa le ndawo?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Mna ndiza kubuyela kuwe

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Umhla wokugqibela nguLwesihlanu

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Yintoni ixesha?

    Quot hora est? (Yin-toh-nee ikh-leh-zah?)

  2. Iiyure ezintathu

    Tertia hora est. (Ee-yoo-reh e-zin-tah-thu)

  3. Namhlanje

    Hodie (Nam-hlan-je)

  4. Manga

    Cras (Man-gah)

  5. Izolo

    Heri (Ee-zoh-loh)

  6. Mvulo

    Dies Lunae (M-vu-lo)

  7. Lwesibini

    Dies Martis (Lwe-si-bi-nee)

  8. Lwesithathu

    Dies Mercurii (Lwe-si-tha-thu)

  9. Ene

    Unus (Eh-neh)

  10. Mbini

    Duo (M-bee-nee)

  11. Thathu

    Tres (Thah-thu)

  12. Ishumi

    Decem (Ee-shoo-mee)

  13. Ishumi elinye

    Centum (Ee-shoo-mee eh-leen-yeh)

  14. Umgama

    Dimidium (Um-gah-mah)

  15. Ngaphezulu

    Plus (Ngah-peh-zulu)

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