Looking for practical Zulu to Sepedi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Zulu 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: pick five Sepedi 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.
Sawubona
Dumela
Ngiyabonga
Ke a leboga
Sawubona
Dumelang
Good afternoon
Mokhutsong o motle
Ubusuku obuhle
Mokhutsong o motle
Lala kahle
Borai bo botle
Sizobonana
Tsamaya sentle
Hamba kahle
Siyabonga
Ubani igama lakho?
O na le leina lefe?
Igama lami nginguJohn
Leina la ka ke John
Unjani?
O kae?
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma isiNgisi?
Na o bua Seisemane?
Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Angiqondi.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Ungakuphinda lokho?
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Borai bo kae?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Jika kwesobunxele.
Fetola go le letšatši
Jika kwesokudla.
Fetola go le letona
Hamba phambili.
Ya ka pela
Inani lokuhamba lingakanani?
Phetho ke bokae?
Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela.
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Ingabe kude lapha?
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ngilahlekile.
Ke sitwa go etse
Ngaphi engingathenga khona i-SIM card?
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Ee
Cha
Aowa
Mhlawumbe
Mohlomong
Ngiyavuma
Ke a dumela
Angivumi
Ke sitwa go dumela
Lokho kuzwakala kahle
Seo se utlwa sentle
Ucabanga ukuthini?
O nagana eng?
Ungangisiza?
O ka nthusa?
Ngidinga usizo
Ke hloka thuso
Linda umzuzu
Emela nako
Ngiyaxolisa
Ke maswabi
Akukho nkinga
Ga go na bothata
Halala
Dumelang
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
Tlhogong e monate
Uhambo olunempilo
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Iphi isitishi sesitimela?
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi?
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Iphi ipulatifomu?
Ke sehlopha sefe?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?
Nako efe e tlo fofa?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
Ingabe le yindlela efanele?
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
Ikhaya lapha eduze
E haufi le fa(E haufi le fa)
Ikude lapha
E hole le fa(E hole le fa)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphini?
O ka mpontsha ka mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?
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.
Kubiza malini lokhu?
Ke bokae?(ke bo-ka-e)
Lokho kubiza kakhulu.
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
Unayo yini ethengiswa ngentengo ephansi?
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
Nka lefa ka khadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ngifuna itafula labantu ababili.
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Ibhili, ngiyacela.
Bille, tswarela(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Inkonzo ifakiwe?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ngiyisithuthuthu.
Ke movegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Ngicela ukudla okungashisayo.
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Lokhu kuhle.
Se ke se monate(se ke se mo-na-te)
Ngicela imenyu?
Nka fumana lenaneo?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela.
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.
Shayela amaphoyisa
B calla mapolesa
Shayela i-ambulensi
B calla ambulance
Ngidinga udokotela
Ke hloka ngaka
Ngizizwa ngigula
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
Ngine-allergy kumantongomane
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Iphi isibhedlela esiseduze?
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Kubuhlungu lapha
Go a bohloko fa
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Ungashayela ihhotela lami?
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
Usizo!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Masihlele umhlangano
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele?
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
Singakhuluma kusasa?
A re ka bua ka moso?
Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunywe
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Ngibheke phambili ekusebenzeni nawe
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Ungacacisa leyo ndaba?
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
Ngizobuyela kuwe
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.