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How Sesotho and Sepedi compare

Shared writing system

Sesotho and Sepedi 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 Sesotho and Sepedi 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

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

Common Sesotho phrases in Sepedi

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

Greetings

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

Courtesy

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

Introductions

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

Numbers

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

Time and dates

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

Directions and travel

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

Food and restaurants

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

Shopping and money

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

Emergency and health

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

Getting help with language

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

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

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.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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