Looking for practical Xhosa to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Xhosa phrase first, then the Sepedi translation (Sepedi) — 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 Sepedi.
Tip: when a Sepedi 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.
Molo
Dumela
Enkosi
Ke a leboga
Ubusuku obuhle
Dumelang
Ubusuku obuhle
Mokhutsong o motle
Ubusuku obuhle
Mokhutsong o motle
Lala ngoxolo
Borai bo botle
Ndiza kubonana kamva
Tsamaya sentle
Hamba kakuhle
Siyabonga
Ngubani igama lakho?
O na le leina lefe?
Igama lam nguJohn
Leina la ka ke John
Unjani?
O kae?
Kuhle ukukwazi
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uthetha isiNgesi?
Na o bua Seisemane?
Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Andiqondi
Ke sitwa go kwele
Nceda thethe kancinci
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Ungakuphinda lokho?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Iphi ibhafu?
Borai bo kae?
Ndingafika njani kwi mveliso ye dolophu?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Jolisa kwesokunxele
Fetola go le letšatši
Jolisa kwesokudla
Fetola go le letona
Hamba ngqo
Ya ka pela
Iholo ingakanani?
Phetho ke bokae?
Ithikithi elinye, nceda
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Ingakanani ukusuka apha?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ndilahlekile
Ke sitwa go etse
Nphi endinokuthenga khona iSIM card?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ewe
Ee
Hayi
Aowa
Mhlawumbi
Mohlomong
Ndiyavuma
Ke a dumela
Andivumi
Ke sitwa go dumela
Okuhle
Seo se utlwa sentle
Ucinga ntoni?
O nagana eng?
Ungandinceda?
O ka nthusa?
Ndidinga uncedo
Ke hloka thuso
Linda umzuzu
Emela nako
Ndicela uxolo
Ke maswabi
Akukho ngxaki
Ga go na bothata
Wamkelekile
Dumelang
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
Tlhogong e monate
Uhambo olukhuselekileyo
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Uphi umphakathi wemithwalo?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Uphi umphakathi weebhasi?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Yeyiphi iphondo?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Ihamba ngexesha elingakanani?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Ikho kufutshane apha
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Ikude apha
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Ungandibonisa kwiimeko?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Misa apha, nceda
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Ithatha ixesha elingakanani?
E nka nako e kae?(E nka nako e kae?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ithini le mali?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Le mali ibiza kakhulu.
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Unayo into engabizi?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Ndingakhokha ngekhadi?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ndicela itafula lempahla ezimbini.
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Ibhili, nceda.
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Ingaba inkonzo ibandakanyekile?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ndiyavegetarian.
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Akukho ukutya okunobhotolo, nceda.
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Oku kumnandi.
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Ndingafumana imenyu?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Ingxube ye water, nceda.
Khalase ya metsi, tswarela(kha-la-se ya me-tsi tswa-re-la)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Biza uphondo
B calla mapolesa
Biza i-ambulensi
B calla ambulance
Ndifuna ugqirha
Ke hloka ngaka
Ndiziva ndingalunganga
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Ndine-allergy kwi-peanuts
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Uphi umphakathi oseduze?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Kubuhlungu apha
Go a bohloko fa
Ndilahlekelwe yi passport yam
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Ungabiza ihotele yam?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Uncedo!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Kuhle ukukwazi
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Masihlele umhlangano
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Yiphi ixesha elikufaneleyo?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Ndiza kuthumela ingxelo namhlanje
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Singathetha ngomso?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Nceda ufumane ifayile ehlanganisiweyo
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Enkosi ngexesha lakho
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Ndijonge phambili ekusebenzeni nawe
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Ungacacisa le ndawo?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Mna ndiza kubuyela kuwe
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Umhla wokugqibela nguLwesihlanu
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.