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How Sepedi and Sesotho compare

Shared writing system

Sepedi 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 Sepedi 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

Sepedi: Approximately 4.7 million people as first language speakers, with many more using it as a second language. Sesotho: Approximately 5.6 million speakers worldwide, with about 4.2 million in South Africa and 1.9 million in Lesotho.

Common Sepedi phrases in Sesotho

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

Greetings

Thobela
Lumela
Mesong e mebotse
Lumelang hoseng
Thapama ye botse
Lumela motšehare
Mantšiboa a mabotse
Dumelang mantsiboya
Bošego bjo bobotse
Bosiu bo botle
Laelana gabotse
Sala hantle
Re tla bonana ka morago
Ke tla u bona hamorao
Re tla bonana gosasa
Ke tla u bona hosane
Re a amogetšwe
Rea u amohela
O bjang?
U phela joang?
Ke lokile, ke a leboga
Ke phela hantle, kea leboha
Ebang le letšatši le lebotse
Eba le letsatsi le monate

Courtesy

Hle
Ka kopo
Ke a leboga
Kea leboha
Ke leboga kudu
Ke leboha haholo
O amogetšwe
O amohelehile
Ee
Ee
Aowa
Che
Ntshwarele
Nts'oarele
Ke maswabi
Ke masoabi
Ga go na bothata
Ha ho bothata
Ke therešo gore
Ehlile
Re a lebogiša
Kea leboha
Mahlatse le mahlogonolo
Mahlohonolo

Introductions

Leina la gago ke mang?
Lebitso la hau ke mang?
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Ke thabela ho o tseba
O tšwa kae?
O tsoa kae?
O na le mengwaga e mekae?
U lilemo li kae?
Ke moithuti
Ke moithuti
Ke mo ka maikhutšong
Ke mona phomolong
Ke mo ka lebaka la mošomo
Ke mona ka mosebetsi
Ye ke mogwera wa ka
Enwa ke motswalle waka

Numbers

E tee
E 'ngoe
Tše pedi
Tse peli
Ba bararo
Boraro
Ba bane
Tse nne
Tše hlano
Tse hlano
Tše tshela
Tšelela
Supa
Supa
Seswai
Borobeli
Senyane
Robong
Lesome
Leshome
Lekgolo
Lekholo
Sekete se tee
Sekete se le seng

Time and dates

Lehono
Kajeno
Gosasa
Hosane
Maabane
Maobane
Bjale
Jwale
Ka morago
Hamorao
Ke nako mang?
Ke nako mang?
Mesong
Hoseng
Mantšiboa
Mantsiboea
Mošupologo
Mantaha
Labohlano
Labohlano
Bekeng ye e tlago
Bekeng e tlang
Iri e tee
Hora e le 'ngoe

Directions and travel

Ntlwana ya go hlapela e kae?
Kamore ea ho hlapa e hokae?
Seteišene sa terene se kae?
Seteishene sa terene se hokae?
Boemafofane bo kae?
Boemafofane bo hokae?
Ke fihla bjang moo?
Ke fihla joang moo?
Retologela ka go le letshadi
Etelehela ka ho le letšehali
Retologela ka go le letona
Etla ka ho le letona
Tsamaya pele thwii
Tsoela pele hantle
E kgauswi
E haufi
E kgole
Ho hole
Ke timetše
Ke lahlehile
Ke hloka thekisi
Ke hloka tekesi
Nka reka kae tekete?
Nka reka tekete hokae?
Thekethe ke bokae?
Tekete ke bokae?
Na go šireletšegile go sepela?
Na ho bolokehile ho tsamaea?

Food and restaurants

Ke swerwe ke tlala
Ke lapile
Ke nyorilwe
Ke nyoriloe
Meetse, hle
Metsi ka kopo
Tafola ya ba babedi, hle
Ka kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeli
The menu ya, hle
Ka kopo, lethathamo la lijo
O kgothaletša eng?
U khothaletsa eng?
Ke tla rata se
Ke kopa sena
E bose
E monate
Molaokakanywa, hle
Chelete ka kopo
Ga ke je nama
Ha ke je nama
Ke na le allergy ya dijo
Ke na le allergy ea lijo
Kofi ya go swara
Kofi
Tee
Tee
Borotho
Bohobe

Shopping and money

Se se bitša bokae?
Ke bokae?
E bitša kudu
E turu haholo
Na o amogela dikarata tša mokitlana?
A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane?
Ke no lebelela
Ke shebile feela
Ke tla e tšea
Ke tla e nka
Bula
Bula
E tswaletšwe
E koetsoe
Mojako wa go tsena
Monyako
Tšwa
Tsoa
Mmaraka o kae?
Mmaraka o hokae?

Emergency and health

Thuša
Thuso
Bitsa ngaka
Bitsa ngaka
Bitša maphodisa
Bitsa mapolesa
Ke hloka thušo
Ke hloka thuso
Ke a lwala
Kea kula
Sepetlele se kae?
Sepetlele se hokae?
Khemisi e kae?
Pharmacy e hokae?
Go bohloko mo
Ho bohloko mona
Ke hloka ngaka
Ke hloka ngaka
Na go na le sepetlele kgauswi le moo?
Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane?

Getting help with language

Na o bolela Seisemane?
Na u bua senyesemane?
Ga ke kwešiše
Ha ke utloisise
Ke a kwešiša
Kea utloisisa
Ke kgopela le bolele ka go nanya
Ke kopa o bue butle
Ke kgopela gore le boeletše seo
Ke kopa o phete seo
Ke kgopela le e ngwale
Ke kopa o e ngole fatshe
Se se bolela’ng?
See se bolela’ng?
O bolela bjang se?
U bolela see joang?
Ke a ithuta
Kea ithuta
Ke bolela gannyane
Ke bua hanyane
Na o ka nthuša?
O ka nthusa?
Ga ke tsebe
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

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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 Sepedi Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in the northeastern provinces of South Africa, especially in Limpopo. Sepedi is also spoken in parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Vowels

aeiouA is pronounced like 'ah'E is pronounced like 'eh'I is pronounced like 'ee'O is pronounced like 'oh'U is pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

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Phonetics

Features a number of clicks, ejective and implosive sounds, typical of Bantu languages. Tonal, with high and low tones affecting meaning.

Grammar and Syntax

Uses a subject-verb-object (SVO) order. Rich in noun classes and uses agglutinative verb forms to express various grammatical relations and meanings.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Afrikaans and English due to colonial and modern influences.

Language Family

Part of the Bantu group within the larger Niger-Congo language family.

Writing Systems

Primarily uses the Latin script, adapted to represent the phonetic specifics of the language.

Writing System History

The Latin script was adopted during the colonial period, facilitated by missionaries for religious and educational purposes.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 4.7 million people as first language speakers, with many more using it as a second language.

Frequently Asked Questions

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