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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.
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.
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.
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.
Everyday phrases translated from Sepedi to Sesotho — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Sepedi | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sepedi | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sepedi | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sepedi | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sepedi | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sepedi | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Sepedi | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sepedi | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Sepedi | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Sepedi | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| 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.
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.
Primarily spoken in the northeastern provinces of South Africa, especially in Limpopo. Sepedi is also spoken in parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga.
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
Features a number of clicks, ejective and implosive sounds, typical of Bantu languages. Tonal, with high and low tones affecting meaning.
Uses a subject-verb-object (SVO) order. Rich in noun classes and uses agglutinative verb forms to express various grammatical relations and meanings.
Contains loanwords from Afrikaans and English due to colonial and modern influences.
Part of the Bantu group within the larger Niger-Congo language family.
Primarily uses the Latin script, adapted to represent the phonetic specifics of the language.
The Latin script was adopted during the colonial period, facilitated by missionaries for religious and educational purposes.
Approximately 4.7 million people as first language speakers, with many more using it as a second language.
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