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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

Lumela
Miri yini
Lumelang hoseng
Mixo lowunene
Lumela motšehare
Madyambu lamanene
Dumelang mantsiboya
Madyambu lamanene
Bosiu bo botle
Vusiku lebyinene
Sala hantle
Mi hambanile kahle
Ke tla u bona hamorao
Hi ta vonana endzhaku
Ke tla u bona hosane
Hi ta vonana mundzuku
Rea u amohela
Mi amukeriwile
U phela joang?
Xana u njhani?
Ke phela hantle, kea leboha
Ndzi kahle, ndza khensa
Eba le letsatsi le monate
Mi va na siku lerinene

Courtesy

Ka kopo
Ndzi kombela
Kea leboha
Ndza khensa
Ke leboha haholo
Ndza khensa swinene
O amohelehile
U amukelekile
Ee
Ina
Che
E-e
Nts'oarele
Ndzi rivaleleni
Ke masoabi
Ndzi rivaleli
Ha ho bothata
A ku na xiphiqo
Ehlile
I ntiyiso
Kea leboha
Ha mi hoyozela
Mahlohonolo
Mikateko leyinene

Introductions

Lebitso la hau ke mang?
Vito ra wena i mani?
Ke thabela ho o tseba
Swi tsakisa ku hlangana na wena
O tsoa kae?
Xana u huma kwihi?
U lilemo li kae?
U na malembe yangani?
Ke moithuti
Ndzi xichudeni
Ke mona phomolong
Ndzi laha hi holideyi
Ke mona ka mosebetsi
Ndzi laha hikwalaho ka ntirho
Enwa ke motswalle waka
Loyi i munghana wa mina

Numbers

E 'ngoe
Yin’we
Tse peli
Tlhandlakambirhi
Boraro
Tinharhu
Tse nne
Mune wa swona
Tse hlano
Ntlhanu wa ntlhanu
Tšelela
Tsevu wa vona
Supa
Nkombo wa nkombo
Borobeli
Ntsevu
Robong
Nhungu
Leshome
Khume ra
Lekholo
Dzana rin’we
Sekete se le seng
Gidi rin’we

Time and dates

Kajeno
Namuntlha
Hosane
Mundzuku
Maobane
Tolo
Jwale
Sweswi
Hamorao
Endzhakunyana
Ke nako mang?
Xana i nkarhi muni?
Hoseng
Hi mixo
Mantsiboea
Nimadyambu
Mantaha
Hi Musumbhunuku
Labohlano
Ravuntlhanu
Bekeng e tlang
Vhiki leri taka
Hora e le 'ngoe
Awara yin’we

Directions and travel

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 letšehali
Jikela eximatsini
Etla ka ho le letona
Jikela exineneni
Tsoela pele hantle
Yana emahlweni hi ku kongoma
E haufi
Yi le kusuhi
Ho hole
Swi le kule
Ke lahlehile
Ndzi lahlekile
Ke hloka tekesi
Ndzi 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

Ke lapile
Ndzi khomiwe hi ndlala
Ke nyoriloe
Ndzi khomiwe hi torha
Metsi ka kopo
Mati, ndzi kombela
Ka kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeli
Tafula ra vanhu vambirhi, ndzi kombela
Ka kopo, lethathamo la lijo
Menyu, ndzi kombela
U khothaletsa eng?
Xana u bumabumela yini?
Ke kopa sena
Ndzi nga swi tsakela leswi
E monate
Swi nandziha
Chelete ka kopo
Nawumbisi, ndzi kombela
Ha ke je nama
A ndzi dyi nyama
Ke na le allergy ea lijo
Ndzi ni vuvabyi bya ku nga twanani ni swakudya
Kofi
Kofi ya kona
Tee
Tiyi
Bohobe
Xinkwa

Shopping and money

Ke bokae?
Xana leswi swi durha mali muni?
E turu haholo
Swi durha ngopfu
A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane?
Xana wa ma amukela makhadi ya xikweleti?
Ke shebile feela
Ndzi languta ntsena
Ke tla e nka
Ndzi ta yi teka
Bula
Vulavula
E koetsoe
Ku pfariwile
Monyako
Ku nghena
Tsoa
Ku huma
Mmaraka o hokae?
Xana makete wu kwihi?

Emergency and health

Thuso
Pfunani
Bitsa ngaka
Fonela dokodela
Bitsa mapolesa
Fonela maphorisa
Ke hloka thuso
Ndzi lava mpfuno
Kea kula
Ndzi vabya
Sepetlele se hokae?
Xana xibedlhele xi kwihi?
Pharmacy e hokae?
Xana khemisi yi kwihi?
Ho bohloko mona
Swi vava laha
Ke hloka ngaka
Ndzi lava dokodela
Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane?
Xana ku ni xibedlhele lexi nga ekusuhi?

Getting help with language

Na u bua senyesemane?
Xana wa vulavula Xinghezi?
Ha ke utloisise
A ndzi swi twisisi
Kea utloisisa
Ndza swi twisisa
Ke kopa o bue butle
Ndzi kombela ku vulavula hi ku nonoka
Ke kopa o phete seo
Ndzi kombela u phindha sweswo
Ke kopa o e ngole fatshe
Ndzi 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 ithuta
Ndza dyondza
Ke bua hanyane
Ndzi vulavula nyana
O ka nthusa?
Xana u nga ndzi pfuna?
Ha ke tsebe
A 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about our translation service

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