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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

Greetings: Sesotho phrases and their Sepedi translations
SesothoSepedi
LumelaThobela
Lumelang hosengMesong e mebotse
Lumela motšehareThapama ye botse
Dumelang mantsiboyaMantšiboa a mabotse
Bosiu bo botleBošego bjo bobotse
Sala hantleLaelana gabotse
Ke tla u bona hamoraoRe tla bonana ka morago
Ke tla u bona hosaneRe tla bonana gosasa
Rea u amohelaRe a amogetšwe
U phela joang?O bjang?
Ke phela hantle, kea lebohaKe lokile, ke a leboga
Eba le letsatsi le monateEbang le letšatši le lebotse

Courtesy

Courtesy: Sesotho phrases and their Sepedi translations
SesothoSepedi
Ka kopoHle
Kea lebohaKe a leboga
Ke leboha haholoKe leboga kudu
O amohelehileO amogetšwe
EeEe
CheAowa
Nts'oareleNtshwarele
Ke masoabiKe maswabi
Ha ho bothataGa go na bothata
EhlileKe therešo gore
Kea lebohaRe a lebogiša
MahlohonoloMahlatse le mahlogonolo

Introductions

Introductions: Sesotho phrases and their Sepedi translations
SesothoSepedi
Lebitso la hau ke mang?Leina la gago ke mang?
Ke thabela ho o tsebaKe thabile go kopana le wena
O tsoa kae?O tšwa kae?
U lilemo li kae?O na le mengwaga e mekae?
Ke moithutiKe moithuti
Ke mona phomolongKe mo ka maikhutšong
Ke mona ka mosebetsiKe mo ka lebaka la mošomo
Enwa ke motswalle wakaYe ke mogwera wa ka

Numbers

Numbers: Sesotho phrases and their Sepedi translations
SesothoSepedi
E 'ngoeE tee
Tse peliTše pedi
BoraroBa bararo
Tse nneBa bane
Tse hlanoTše hlano
TšelelaTše tshela
SupaSupa
BorobeliSeswai
RobongSenyane
LeshomeLesome
LekholoLekgolo
Sekete se le sengSekete se tee

Time and dates

Time and dates: Sesotho phrases and their Sepedi translations
SesothoSepedi
KajenoLehono
HosaneGosasa
MaobaneMaabane
JwaleBjale
HamoraoKa morago
Ke nako mang?Ke nako mang?
HosengMesong
MantsiboeaMantšiboa
MantahaMošupologo
LabohlanoLabohlano
Bekeng e tlangBekeng ye e tlago
Hora e le 'ngoeIri e tee

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Sesotho phrases and their Sepedi translations
SesothoSepedi
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 letšehaliRetologela ka go le letshadi
Etla ka ho le letonaRetologela ka go le letona
Tsoela pele hantleTsamaya pele thwii
E haufiE kgauswi
Ho holeE kgole
Ke lahlehileKe timetše
Ke hloka tekesiKe 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

Food and restaurants: Sesotho phrases and their Sepedi translations
SesothoSepedi
Ke lapileKe swerwe ke tlala
Ke nyoriloeKe nyorilwe
Metsi ka kopoMeetse, hle
Ka kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeliTafola ya ba babedi, hle
Ka kopo, lethathamo la lijoThe menu ya, hle
U khothaletsa eng?O kgothaletša eng?
Ke kopa senaKe tla rata se
E monateE bose
Chelete ka kopoMolaokakanywa, hle
Ha ke je namaGa ke je nama
Ke na le allergy ea lijoKe na le allergy ya dijo
KofiKofi ya go swara
TeeTee
BohobeBorotho

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Sesotho phrases and their Sepedi translations
SesothoSepedi
Ke bokae?Se se bitša bokae?
E turu haholoE bitša kudu
A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane?Na o amogela dikarata tša mokitlana?
Ke shebile feelaKe no lebelela
Ke tla e nkaKe tla e tšea
BulaBula
E koetsoeE tswaletšwe
MonyakoMojako wa go tsena
TsoaTšwa
Mmaraka o hokae?Mmaraka o kae?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Sesotho phrases and their Sepedi translations
SesothoSepedi
ThusoThuša
Bitsa ngakaBitsa ngaka
Bitsa mapolesaBitša maphodisa
Ke hloka thusoKe hloka thušo
Kea kulaKe a lwala
Sepetlele se hokae?Sepetlele se kae?
Pharmacy e hokae?Khemisi e kae?
Ho bohloko monaGo bohloko mo
Ke hloka ngakaKe hloka ngaka
Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane?Na go na le sepetlele kgauswi le moo?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Sesotho phrases and their Sepedi translations
SesothoSepedi
Na u bua senyesemane?Na o bolela Seisemane?
Ha ke utloisiseGa ke kwešiše
Kea utloisisaKe a kwešiša
Ke kopa o bue butleKe kgopela le bolele ka go nanya
Ke kopa o phete seoKe kgopela gore le boeletše seo
Ke kopa o e ngole fatsheKe kgopela le e ngwale
See se bolela’ng?Se se bolela’ng?
U bolela see joang?O bolela bjang se?
Kea ithutaKe a ithuta
Ke bua hanyaneKe bolela gannyane
O ka nthusa?Na o ka nthuša?
Ha ke tsebeGa 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.

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