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How Sepedi and Tswana compare

Shared writing system

Sepedi and Tswana 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 Tswana 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. Tswana: Approximately 8.2 million speakers.

Common Sepedi phrases in Tswana

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

Greetings

Thobela
Dumela
Mesong e mebotse
Moso o montle
Thapama ye botse
Dumela thapama
Mantšiboa a mabotse
Maitsiboa a mantle
Bošego bjo bobotse
Robala sentle
Laelana gabotse
Salang sentle
Re tla bonana ka morago
Re tla bonana moragonyana
Re tla bonana gosasa
Re tla bonana ka moso
Re a amogetšwe
O amogetswe
O bjang?
O tsogile jang?
Ke lokile, ke a leboga
Ke siame, ke a leboga
Ebang le letšatši le lebotse
Nna le letsatsi le le monate

Courtesy

Hle
Tsweetswee
Ke a leboga
Ke a leboga
Ke leboga kudu
Re leboga go menagane
O amogetšwe
O amogelesegile
Ee
Ee
Aowa
Nnyaa
Ntshwarele
Tshwarelo
Ke maswabi
Ke maswabi
Ga go na bothata
Ga go na bothata
Ke therešo gore
Ee
Re a lebogiša
Rea go akgola
Mahlatse le mahlogonolo
Re go lakaletsa masego

Introductions

Leina la gago ke mang?
Leina la gago ke mang?
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Ke itumelela go go itse
O tšwa kae?
O tswa kae?
O na le mengwaga e mekae?
O na le dingwaga tse kae?
Ke moithuti
Ke moithuti
Ke mo ka maikhutšong
Ke fano ka malatsi a boikhutso
Ke mo ka lebaka la mošomo
Ke fano ka ntlha ya tiro
Ye ke mogwera wa ka
Yo ke tsala ya me

Numbers

E tee
Nngwe
Tše pedi
Tse pedi
Ba bararo
Tse tharo
Ba bane
Nne
Tše hlano
Tlhano
Tše tshela
Thataro
Supa
Supa
Seswai
Robedi
Senyane
Robongwe
Lesome
Lesome
Lekgolo
Lekgolo
Sekete se tee
Sekete

Time and dates

Lehono
Gompieno
Gosasa
Ka moso
Maabane
Maabane
Bjale
Jaanong
Ka morago
Moragonyana
Ke nako mang?
Ke nako mang?
Mesong
Mo mosong
Mantšiboa
Maitsiboa
Mošupologo
Mosupologo
Labohlano
Labotlhano
Bekeng ye e tlago
Beke e e tlang
Iri e tee
Ura e le nngwe

Directions and travel

Ntlwana ya go hlapela e kae?
Ntlwana ya botlhapelo e kae?
Seteišene sa terene se kae?
Seteišene sa terena se kae?
Boemafofane bo kae?
Boemelafofane bo kae?
Ke fihla bjang moo?
Ke tla ya jang koo?
Retologela ka go le letshadi
Retologela ka fa molemeng
Retologela ka go le letona
Retologela ka fa mojeng
Tsamaya pele thwii
Tswelela ka tlhamalalo
E kgauswi
E gaufi
E kgole
Go kgakala
Ke timetše
Ke latlhegile
Ke hloka thekisi
Ke tlhoka thekisi
Nka reka kae tekete?
Nka reka thekethe kae?
Thekethe ke bokae?
Thekethe ke bokae?
Na go šireletšegile go sepela?
A go babalesegile go tsamaya?

Food and restaurants

Ke swerwe ke tlala
Ke tshwerwe ke tlala
Ke nyorilwe
Ke nyorilwe
Meetse, hle
Metsi, tsweetswee
Tafola ya ba babedi, hle
Tafole ya batho ba le babedi, tsweetswee
The menu ya, hle
Menyu, tsweetswee
O kgothaletša eng?
O akantsha eng?
Ke tla rata se
Nka rata seno
E bose
E monate
Molaokakanywa, hle
Molaotlhomo, tsweetswee
Ga ke je nama
Ga ke je nama
Ke na le allergy ya dijo
Ke na le aleji ya dijo
Kofi ya go swara
Kofi
Tee
Teye
Borotho
Borotho

Shopping and money

Se se bitša bokae?
Se se ja bokae?
E bitša kudu
E tura thata
Na o amogela dikarata tša mokitlana?
A o amogela dikarata tsa sekoloto?
Ke no lebelela
Ke batla fela
Ke tla e tšea
Ke tla e tsaya
Bula
Bula
E tswaletšwe
E tswetswe
Mojako wa go tsena
Botseno
Tšwa
Tswa
Mmaraka o kae?
Mmaraka o kae?

Emergency and health

Thuša
Thuso
Bitsa ngaka
Leletsa ngaka
Bitša maphodisa
Leletsa mapodisi
Ke hloka thušo
Ke kopa thuso
Ke a lwala
Ke a lwala
Sepetlele se kae?
Kokelo e kae?
Khemisi e kae?
Khemisi e kae?
Go bohloko mo
Go botlhoko fa
Ke hloka ngaka
Ke tlhoka ngaka
Na go na le sepetlele kgauswi le moo?
A go na le bookelo gaufi?

Getting help with language

Na o bolela Seisemane?
A o kgona Sekgowa?
Ga ke kwešiše
Ga ke tlhaloganye
Ke a kwešiša
Ke a tlhaloganya
Ke kgopela le bolele ka go nanya
Ke kopa o bue ka iketlo
Ke kgopela gore le boeletše seo
Tsweetswee boeletsa seo
Ke kgopela le e ngwale
Tsweetswee e kwale
Se se bolela’ng?
Seno se kaya eng?
O bolela bjang se?
O bua jang se?
Ke a ithuta
Ke ithuta
Ke bolela gannyane
Ke bua go le gonnye
Na o ka nthuša?
A o ka nthusa?
Ga ke tsebe
Ga ke itse

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Tswana Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin script.

Vowels

aeiou

Consonants

bdfghjklmnprstvwyz

Phonetics

Features a rich consonant system, including clicks and implosives.

Grammar and Syntax

Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Utilizes noun classes and concord systems.

Loanwords

Includes loanwords from English and Afrikaans.

Language Family

Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

Writing Systems

Latin script.

Writing System History

Standardized during the colonial period with contributions from missionaries.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 8.2 million speakers.

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

bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz

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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