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How Sesotho and Swati compare

Shared writing system

Sesotho and Swati 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 Swati 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. Swati: Approximately 1.5 million speakers.

Common Sesotho phrases in Swati

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

Greetings

Lumela
Sawubona
Lumelang hoseng
Kusile
Lumela motšehare
Sawubona ntambama
Dumelang mantsiboya
Good evening
Bosiu bo botle
Ulale kahle
Sala hantle
Valelisa
Ke tla u bona hamorao
Sitawubonana ngemuva kwesikhatsi
Ke tla u bona hosane
Sitawubonana kusasa
Rea u amohela
Siyakwemukela
U phela joang?
Unjani?
Ke phela hantle, kea leboha
Ngikahle, ngiyabonga
Eba le letsatsi le monate
Ube nelilanga lelihle

Courtesy

Ka kopo
Ngicela
Kea leboha
Siyabonga
Ke leboha haholo
Ngiyabonga kakhulu
O amohelehile
You are welcome
Ee
Yebo
Che
Cha
Nts'oarele
Ngiyacolisa
Ke masoabi
Ngiyacolisa
Ha ho bothata
Kute inkinga
Ehlile
Yebo
Kea leboha
Siyahalalisela
Mahlohonolo
Inhlanhla

Introductions

Lebitso la hau ke mang?
Ngubani libito lakho?
Ke thabela ho o tseba
Ngiyajabula kuhlangana nawe
O tsoa kae?
Where are you from?
U lilemo li kae?
Kangakhi?
Ke moithuti
Ngingumfundzi
Ke mona phomolong
Ngilapha ngeliholide
Ke mona ka mosebetsi
Ngilapha ngenca yemsebenti
Enwa ke motswalle waka
Ngu mngani wami lona .

Numbers

E 'ngoe
Munye
Tse peli
Emabili
Boraro
Ematsatfu
Tse nne
Four
Tse hlano
Lesihlanu
Tšelela
Sitfupha
Supa
Sikhombisa
Borobeli
Siphohlongo
Robong
Imfica
Leshome
Lishumi
Lekholo
Likhulu
Sekete se le seng
Inkhulungwane yinye

Time and dates

Kajeno
Namuhla
Hosane
Kusasa
Maobane
Itolo
Jwale
Nyalo
Hamorao
Kamuva
Ke nako mang?
Ngusiphi sikhatsi?
Hoseng
Ekuseni
Mantsiboea
Ntsambama
Mantaha
NgeMsombuluko
Labohlano
Lesihlanu
Bekeng e tlang
Liviki lelitako
Hora e le 'ngoe
Lihora linye

Directions and travel

Kamore ea ho hlapa e hokae?
Iphi indlu yekugezela?
Seteishene sa terene se hokae?
Siphi siteshi sesitimela?
Boemafofane bo hokae?
Siphi sikhumulo setindizamshini?
Ke fihla joang moo?
How do I get there?
Etelehela ka ho le letšehali
Jikela ngasencele
Etla ka ho le letona
Jikela ngasekudla
Tsoela pele hantle
Hamba ucondze phambili
E haufi
It is near
Ho hole
It is far
Ke lahlehile
I am lost
Ke hloka tekesi
Ngidzinga itekisi
Nka reka tekete hokae?
Ngingalitsengaphi lithikithi?
Tekete ke bokae?
Lingakanani lelithikithi?
Na ho bolokehile ho tsamaea?
Is it safe to walk?

Food and restaurants

Ke lapile
Ngilambile
Ke nyoriloe
I am thirsty
Metsi ka kopo
Water, please
Ka kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeli
A table for two, please
Ka kopo, lethathamo la lijo
Imenyu, ngicela
U khothaletsa eng?
What do you recommend?
Ke kopa sena
Ngingatsandza loku
E monate
Kumnandzi
Chelete ka kopo
The bill, please
Ha ke je nama
I do not eat meat
Ke na le allergy ea lijo
I have a food allergy
Kofi
Likhofi
Tee
Tea
Bohobe
Bread

Shopping and money

Ke bokae?
How much does this cost?
E turu haholo
Kudule kakhulu
A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane?
Uyawemukela yini emakhadi esikweletu?
Ke shebile feela
Ngibuka nje
Ke tla e nka
I will take it
Bula
Vula
E koetsoe
Kuvaliwe
Monyako
Kungena
Tsoa
Exit
Mmaraka o hokae?
Iphi imakethe?

Emergency and health

Thuso
Lusito
Bitsa ngaka
Bita dokotela
Bitsa mapolesa
Bita emaphoyisa
Ke hloka thuso
Ngidzinga lusito
Kea kula
Ngiyagula
Sepetlele se hokae?
Where is the hospital?
Pharmacy e hokae?
Liphi lelikhemisi?
Ho bohloko mona
Kubuhlungu la
Ke hloka ngaka
Ngidzinga dokotela
Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane?
Sikhona yini sibhedlela edvute?

Getting help with language

Na u bua senyesemane?
Do you speak English?
Ha ke utloisise
Angicondzi
Kea utloisisa
Ngiyavisisa
Ke kopa o bue butle
Ngicela ukhulume kancane
Ke kopa o phete seo
Ngicela uphindze loko
Ke kopa o e ngole fatshe
Ngicela ulibhale phansi .
See se bolela’ng?
Kusho kutsini loku?
U bolela see joang?
Ukusho njani loku?
Kea ithuta
Ngiyafundza
Ke bua hanyane
Ngikhuluma kancane
O ka nthusa?
Ungangisita yini?
Ha ke tsebe
Angati

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

About Swati Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken in Eswatini and South Africa.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin script.

Vowels

aeiou

Consonants

bbhchddlfghhljkkhlmnncndngntpphqqhrsshtthtsvwxxhyz

Phonetics

Features a system of clicks and a range of consonant sounds. Tonal language with high and low tones.

Grammar and Syntax

Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Utilizes noun classes and a system of prefixes and suffixes.

Loanwords

Includes words from English and Afrikaans due to historical influences.

Language Family

Nguni group of the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo language family.

Writing Systems

Latin script adapted for Swati phonology.

Writing System History

Standardized for educational and official purposes.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 1.5 million speakers.

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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