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How Ndebele South and Sesotho compare

Shared writing system

Ndebele South and Sesotho are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Related 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.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

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.

Common Ndebele South phrases in Sesotho

Everyday phrases translated from Ndebele South to Sesotho — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

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

Courtesy

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

Introductions

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

Numbers

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

Time and dates

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

Directions and travel

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?

Food and restaurants

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

Shopping and money

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?

Emergency and health

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?

Getting help with language

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.

About Sesotho Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Lesotho and South Africa (especially Free State and Gauteng provinces), with communities in other southern African countries.

Alphabet

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

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

bdfghjklmnpqrstvwxy

Phonetics

Features distinctive click consonants (q, x), ejective consonants, and complex tone system with high and low tones affecting meaning.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive noun class system with 18 classes affecting agreement patterns throughout sentences.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Afrikaans, English, and other Bantu languages due to historical and geographical contacts.

Language Family

Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, belonging to the Sotho-Tswana group.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script introduced by missionaries in 19th century.

Writing System History

Written tradition established by Christian missionaries in 1830s, orthography standardized for educational and literary use.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 5.6 million speakers worldwide, with about 4.2 million in South Africa and 1.9 million in Lesotho.

About Ndebele South Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken in South Africa, particularly in the provinces of Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Gauteng, and North West.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin script with additional letters to represent specific sounds.

Vowels

aeiou

Consonants

bbhddlfghhljklmnngnypphqqhrsshtthvwxxhyzzh

Phonetics

Non-tonal; includes clicks and a range of aspirated and unaspirated consonants.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order; utilizes a noun-class system and concordial agreement.

Loanwords

Includes borrowings from Afrikaans and English.

Language Family

Niger-Congo family, Bantu branch, Nguni group.

Writing Systems

Latin script.

Writing System History

Developed in the 19th century; standardized in the 20th century.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 1.1 million speakers.

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