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Ndebele South and Sesotho are both written in the Latin script, so the translated output will use characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ between the two languages.
Both Ndebele South and Sesotho belong to the Niger-Congo language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.
Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position in the sentence, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.
Ndebele South: Approximately 1.1 million speakers. Sesotho: Approximately 5.6 million speakers worldwide, with about 4.2 million in South Africa and 1.9 million in Lesotho.
Everyday phrases translated from Ndebele South to Sesotho — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Ndebele South | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Sawubona | Lumela |
| Sawubona | Lumelang hoseng |
| Sawubona | Lumela motšehare |
| Ubusuku obuhle | Dumelang mantsiboya |
| Ulale kuhle | Bosiu bo botle |
| Sala kahle | Sala hantle |
| Sizakubona ngokukhamba kwesikhathi | Ke tla u bona hamorao |
| Sizakubonana kusasa | Ke tla u bona hosane |
| Siyakwamukela | Rea u amohela |
| Unjani? | U phela joang? |
| Ngilungile, ngiyathokoza | Ke phela hantle, kea leboha |
| Ube nelanga elihle | Eba le letsatsi le monate |
| Ndebele South | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Ngibawa | Ka kopo |
| Ngiyathokoza | Kea leboha |
| Ngiyathokoza khulu | Ke leboha haholo |
| Wamukelekile | O amohelehile |
| Iye | Ee |
| Awa | Che |
| Uxolo | Nts'oarele |
| Ngiyacolisa | Ke masoabi |
| Akunankinga | Ha ho bothata |
| Kuliqiniso | Ehlile |
| Siyakuthokozisa | Kea leboha |
| Ngikufisela itjhudu | Mahlohonolo |
| Ndebele South | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Ngubani ibizo lakho? | Lebitso la hau ke mang? |
| Ngithabile ukuhlangana nawe | Ke thabela ho o tseba |
| Uvelaphi? | O tsoa kae? |
| Uneminyaka emingaki? | U lilemo li kae? |
| Ngingumfundi | Ke moithuti |
| Ngilapha ngeholideyi | Ke mona phomolong |
| Ngilapha ngomsebenzi | Ke mona ka mosebetsi |
| Umnganami lo | Enwa ke motswalle waka |
| Ndebele South | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Omunye | E 'ngoe |
| Amabili | Tse peli |
| Amathathu | Boraro |
| Ezine | Tse nne |
| Ezinhlanu | Tse hlano |
| Isithandathu | Tšelela |
| Isikhombisa | Supa |
| Esibhozo | Borobeli |
| Isithoba | Robong |
| Itshumi | Leshome |
| Ikhulu | Lekholo |
| Ikulungwana | Sekete se le seng |
| Ndebele South | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Namhlanjesi | Kajeno |
| Kusasa | Hosane |
| Izolo | Maobane |
| Nje | Jwale |
| Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi | Hamorao |
| Siyini isikhathi? | Ke nako mang? |
| Ekuseni | Hoseng |
| Ntambama | Mantsiboea |
| UMsombuluko | Mantaha |
| ULwesihlanu | Labohlano |
| Iveke ezako | Bekeng e tlang |
| I-awa elilodwa | Hora e le 'ngoe |
| Ndebele South | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Iphi indlu yokuhlambela? | Kamore ea ho hlapa e hokae? |
| Sikuphi isitetjhi sesitimela? | Seteishene sa terene se hokae? |
| Sikuphi isikhumulo seenqhema? | Boemafofane bo hokae? |
| Ngingafika njani lapho? | Ke fihla joang moo? |
| Jikela ngesinceleni | Etelehela ka ho le letšehali |
| Jikela ngesidleni | Etla ka ho le letona |
| Ragela phambili | Tsoela pele hantle |
| Iseduze | E haufi |
| Ikude | Ho hole |
| Ngilahlekile | Ke lahlehile |
| Ngidinga itekisi | Ke hloka tekesi |
| Ngingalithenga kuphi ithikithi? | Nka reka tekete hokae? |
| Ibiza malini ithikithi? | Tekete ke bokae? |
| Ingabe kuphephile ukukhamba? | Na ho bolokehile ho tsamaea? |
| Ndebele South | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Ngilambile | Ke lapile |
| Ngomile | Ke nyoriloe |
| Amanzi, ngibawa | Metsi ka kopo |
| Itafula labantu ababili, sibawa | Ka kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeli |
| Imenyu, sibawa | Ka kopo, lethathamo la lijo |
| Yini oyiphakamisako? | U khothaletsa eng? |
| Ngingathanda lokhu | Ke kopa sena |
| Kumnandi | E monate |
| Umthethomlingwa, sibawa | Chelete ka kopo |
| Angiyidli inyama | Ha ke je nama |
| Ngine-aleji yokudla | Ke na le allergy ea lijo |
| Ikhofi | Kofi |
| Itiye | Tee |
| Isinkwa | Bohobe |
| Ndebele South | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Kubiza malini lokhu? | Ke bokae? |
| Ibiza khulu | E turu haholo |
| Ingabe uyawamukela amakhadi wekhredithi? | A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane? |
| Ngiqala nje | Ke shebile feela |
| Ngizoyithatha | Ke tla e nka |
| Vula | Bula |
| Ivaliwe | E koetsoe |
| Ukungena | Monyako |
| Phuma | Tsoa |
| Ikuphi imakethe? | Mmaraka o hokae? |
| Ndebele South | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Sizo | Thuso |
| Biza udorhodera | Bitsa ngaka |
| Biza amapholisa | Bitsa mapolesa |
| Ngidinga isizo | Ke hloka thuso |
| Ngiyagula | Kea kula |
| Sikuphi isibhedlela? | Sepetlele se hokae? |
| Iphi ikhemisi? | Pharmacy e hokae? |
| Kubuhlungu lapha | Ho bohloko mona |
| Ngidinga udorhodera | Ke hloka ngaka |
| Ingabe ikhona isibhedlela eduze? | Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane? |
| Ndebele South | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Uyasikhuluma isiNgisi? | Na u bua senyesemane? |
| Angizwisisi | Ha ke utloisise |
| Ngiyazwisisa | Kea utloisisa |
| Ngibawa ukhulume kancani | Ke kopa o bue butle |
| Ngibawa uphinde lokho | Ke kopa o phete seo |
| Ngibawa ulitlole phasi | Ke kopa o e ngole fatshe |
| Kutjho ukuthini lokhu? | See se bolela’ng? |
| Ukutjho njani lokhu? | U bolela see joang? |
| Ngiyafunda | Kea ithuta |
| Ngikhuluma kancani | Ke bua hanyane |
| Ungangisiza na? | O ka nthusa? |
| Angazi | Ha ke tsebe |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in Lesotho and South Africa (especially Free State and Gauteng provinces), with communities in other southern African countries.
Uses Latin alphabet with 24 letters: A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y
Features distinctive click consonants (q, x), ejective consonants, and complex tone system with high and low tones affecting meaning.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive noun class system with 18 classes affecting agreement patterns throughout sentences.
Contains loanwords from Afrikaans, English, and other Bantu languages due to historical and geographical contacts.
Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, belonging to the Sotho-Tswana group.
Uses Latin script introduced by missionaries in 19th century.
Written tradition established by Christian missionaries in 1830s, orthography standardized for educational and literary use.
Approximately 5.6 million speakers worldwide, with about 4.2 million in South Africa and 1.9 million in Lesotho.
Spoken in South Africa, particularly in the provinces of Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Gauteng, and North West.
Uses the Latin script with additional letters to represent specific sounds.
Non-tonal; includes clicks and a range of aspirated and unaspirated consonants.
Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order; utilizes a noun-class system and concordial agreement.
Includes borrowings from Afrikaans and English.
Niger-Congo family, Bantu branch, Nguni group.
Latin script.
Developed in the 19th century; standardized in the 20th century.
Approximately 1.1 million speakers.
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