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How Sesotho and Tsonga compare

Shared writing system

Sesotho and Tsonga 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 Tsonga 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. Tsonga: Approximately 4.4 million speakers worldwide, with about 2.4 million in South Africa where it's an official language.

Common Sesotho phrases in Tsonga

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

Greetings

Greetings: Sesotho phrases and their Tsonga translations
SesothoTsonga
LumelaMiri yini
Lumelang hosengMixo lowunene
Lumela motšehareMadyambu lamanene
Dumelang mantsiboyaMadyambu lamanene
Bosiu bo botleVusiku lebyinene
Sala hantleMi hambanile kahle
Ke tla u bona hamoraoHi ta vonana endzhaku
Ke tla u bona hosaneHi ta vonana mundzuku
Rea u amohelaMi amukeriwile
U phela joang?Xana u njhani?
Ke phela hantle, kea lebohaNdzi kahle, ndza khensa
Eba le letsatsi le monateMi va na siku lerinene

Courtesy

Courtesy: Sesotho phrases and their Tsonga translations
SesothoTsonga
Ka kopoNdzi kombela
Kea lebohaNdza khensa
Ke leboha haholoNdza khensa swinene
O amohelehileU amukelekile
EeIna
CheE-e
Nts'oareleNdzi rivaleleni
Ke masoabiNdzi rivaleli
Ha ho bothataA ku na xiphiqo
EhlileI ntiyiso
Kea lebohaHa mi hoyozela
MahlohonoloMikateko leyinene

Introductions

Introductions: Sesotho phrases and their Tsonga translations
SesothoTsonga
Lebitso la hau ke mang?Vito ra wena i mani?
Ke thabela ho o tsebaSwi tsakisa ku hlangana na wena
O tsoa kae?Xana u huma kwihi?
U lilemo li kae?U na malembe yangani?
Ke moithutiNdzi xichudeni
Ke mona phomolongNdzi laha hi holideyi
Ke mona ka mosebetsiNdzi laha hikwalaho ka ntirho
Enwa ke motswalle wakaLoyi i munghana wa mina

Numbers

Numbers: Sesotho phrases and their Tsonga translations
SesothoTsonga
E 'ngoeYin’we
Tse peliTlhandlakambirhi
BoraroTinharhu
Tse nneMune wa swona
Tse hlanoNtlhanu wa ntlhanu
TšelelaTsevu wa vona
SupaNkombo wa nkombo
BorobeliNtsevu
RobongNhungu
LeshomeKhume ra
LekholoDzana rin’we
Sekete se le sengGidi rin’we

Time and dates

Time and dates: Sesotho phrases and their Tsonga translations
SesothoTsonga
KajenoNamuntlha
HosaneMundzuku
MaobaneTolo
JwaleSweswi
HamoraoEndzhakunyana
Ke nako mang?Xana i nkarhi muni?
HosengHi mixo
MantsiboeaNimadyambu
MantahaHi Musumbhunuku
LabohlanoRavuntlhanu
Bekeng e tlangVhiki leri taka
Hora e le 'ngoeAwara yin’we

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Sesotho phrases and their Tsonga translations
SesothoTsonga
Kamore ea ho hlapa e hokae?Xana ndhawu yo hlambela yi kwihi?
Seteishene sa terene se hokae?Xana xitichi xa xitimela xi kwihi?
Boemafofane bo hokae?Xana rivala ra swihaha-mpfhuka ri kwihi?
Ke fihla joang moo?Xana ndzi nga fika njhani kwalaho?
Etelehela ka ho le letšehaliJikela eximatsini
Etla ka ho le letonaJikela exineneni
Tsoela pele hantleYana emahlweni hi ku kongoma
E haufiYi le kusuhi
Ho holeSwi le kule
Ke lahlehileNdzi lahlekile
Ke hloka tekesiNdzi lava thekisi
Nka reka tekete hokae?Xana ndzi nga ri xava kwihi thikithi?
Tekete ke bokae?Xana thikithi i mali muni?
Na ho bolokehile ho tsamaea?Xana swi hlayisekile ku famba?

Food and restaurants

Food and restaurants: Sesotho phrases and their Tsonga translations
SesothoTsonga
Ke lapileNdzi khomiwe hi ndlala
Ke nyoriloeNdzi khomiwe hi torha
Metsi ka kopoMati, ndzi kombela
Ka kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeliTafula ra vanhu vambirhi, ndzi kombela
Ka kopo, lethathamo la lijoMenyu, ndzi kombela
U khothaletsa eng?Xana u bumabumela yini?
Ke kopa senaNdzi nga swi tsakela leswi
E monateSwi nandziha
Chelete ka kopoNawumbisi, ndzi kombela
Ha ke je namaA ndzi dyi nyama
Ke na le allergy ea lijoNdzi ni vuvabyi bya ku nga twanani ni swakudya
KofiKofi ya kona
TeeTiyi
BohobeXinkwa

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Sesotho phrases and their Tsonga translations
SesothoTsonga
Ke bokae?Xana leswi swi durha mali muni?
E turu haholoSwi durha ngopfu
A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane?Xana wa ma amukela makhadi ya xikweleti?
Ke shebile feelaNdzi languta ntsena
Ke tla e nkaNdzi ta yi teka
BulaVulavula
E koetsoeKu pfariwile
MonyakoKu nghena
TsoaKu huma
Mmaraka o hokae?Xana makete wu kwihi?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Sesotho phrases and their Tsonga translations
SesothoTsonga
ThusoPfunani
Bitsa ngakaFonela dokodela
Bitsa mapolesaFonela maphorisa
Ke hloka thusoNdzi lava mpfuno
Kea kulaNdzi vabya
Sepetlele se hokae?Xana xibedlhele xi kwihi?
Pharmacy e hokae?Xana khemisi yi kwihi?
Ho bohloko monaSwi vava laha
Ke hloka ngakaNdzi lava dokodela
Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane?Xana ku ni xibedlhele lexi nga ekusuhi?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Sesotho phrases and their Tsonga translations
SesothoTsonga
Na u bua senyesemane?Xana wa vulavula Xinghezi?
Ha ke utloisiseA ndzi swi twisisi
Kea utloisisaNdza swi twisisa
Ke kopa o bue butleNdzi kombela ku vulavula hi ku nonoka
Ke kopa o phete seoNdzi kombela u phindha sweswo
Ke kopa o e ngole fatsheNdzi kombela u yi tsala ehansi
See se bolela’ng?Xana leswi swi vula yini?
U bolela see joang?Xana u swi vula njhani leswi?
Kea ithutaNdza dyondza
Ke bua hanyaneNdzi vulavula nyana
O ka nthusa?Xana u nga ndzi pfuna?
Ha ke tsebeA ndzi swi tivi

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

About Tsonga Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng), Mozambique, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 26 letters: 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

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz

Phonetics

Features distinctive click consonants (c, q, x), ejective consonants, complex tone system with high and low tones affecting meaning.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive Bantu noun class system with 20+ classes affecting agreement patterns throughout sentences.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Afrikaans, English, Portuguese, and other Bantu languages due to historical contact and migration.

Language Family

Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, closely related to other southeastern African Bantu languages.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script introduced by missionaries in 19th century.

Writing System History

Written tradition established by Swiss missionaries in 1870s-1880s, orthography standardized for Bible translation and education.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 4.4 million speakers worldwide, with about 2.4 million in South Africa where it's an official 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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