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How Sesotho and Tswana compare

Shared writing system

Sesotho and Tswana 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 Tswana 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. Tswana: Approximately 8.2 million speakers.

Common Sesotho phrases in Tswana

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

Greetings

Lumela
Dumela
Lumelang hoseng
Moso o montle
Lumela motšehare
Dumela thapama
Dumelang mantsiboya
Maitsiboa a mantle
Bosiu bo botle
Robala sentle
Sala hantle
Salang sentle
Ke tla u bona hamorao
Re tla bonana moragonyana
Ke tla u bona hosane
Re tla bonana ka moso
Rea u amohela
O amogetswe
U phela joang?
O tsogile jang?
Ke phela hantle, kea leboha
Ke siame, ke a leboga
Eba le letsatsi le monate
Nna le letsatsi le le monate

Courtesy

Ka kopo
Tsweetswee
Kea leboha
Ke a leboga
Ke leboha haholo
Re leboga go menagane
O amohelehile
O amogelesegile
Ee
Ee
Che
Nnyaa
Nts'oarele
Tshwarelo
Ke masoabi
Ke maswabi
Ha ho bothata
Ga go na bothata
Ehlile
Ee
Kea leboha
Rea go akgola
Mahlohonolo
Re go lakaletsa masego

Introductions

Lebitso la hau ke mang?
Leina la gago ke mang?
Ke thabela ho o tseba
Ke itumelela go go itse
O tsoa kae?
O tswa kae?
U lilemo li kae?
O na le dingwaga tse kae?
Ke moithuti
Ke moithuti
Ke mona phomolong
Ke fano ka malatsi a boikhutso
Ke mona ka mosebetsi
Ke fano ka ntlha ya tiro
Enwa ke motswalle waka
Yo ke tsala ya me

Numbers

E 'ngoe
Nngwe
Tse peli
Tse pedi
Boraro
Tse tharo
Tse nne
Nne
Tse hlano
Tlhano
Tšelela
Thataro
Supa
Supa
Borobeli
Robedi
Robong
Robongwe
Leshome
Lesome
Lekholo
Lekgolo
Sekete se le seng
Sekete

Time and dates

Kajeno
Gompieno
Hosane
Ka moso
Maobane
Maabane
Jwale
Jaanong
Hamorao
Moragonyana
Ke nako mang?
Ke nako mang?
Hoseng
Mo mosong
Mantsiboea
Maitsiboa
Mantaha
Mosupologo
Labohlano
Labotlhano
Bekeng e tlang
Beke e e tlang
Hora e le 'ngoe
Ura e le nngwe

Directions and travel

Kamore ea ho hlapa e hokae?
Ntlwana ya botlhapelo e kae?
Seteishene sa terene se hokae?
Seteišene sa terena se kae?
Boemafofane bo hokae?
Boemelafofane bo kae?
Ke fihla joang moo?
Ke tla ya jang koo?
Etelehela ka ho le letšehali
Retologela ka fa molemeng
Etla ka ho le letona
Retologela ka fa mojeng
Tsoela pele hantle
Tswelela ka tlhamalalo
E haufi
E gaufi
Ho hole
Go kgakala
Ke lahlehile
Ke latlhegile
Ke hloka tekesi
Ke tlhoka thekisi
Nka reka tekete hokae?
Nka reka thekethe kae?
Tekete ke bokae?
Thekethe ke bokae?
Na ho bolokehile ho tsamaea?
A go babalesegile go tsamaya?

Food and restaurants

Ke lapile
Ke tshwerwe ke tlala
Ke nyoriloe
Ke nyorilwe
Metsi ka kopo
Metsi, tsweetswee
Ka kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeli
Tafole ya batho ba le babedi, tsweetswee
Ka kopo, lethathamo la lijo
Menyu, tsweetswee
U khothaletsa eng?
O akantsha eng?
Ke kopa sena
Nka rata seno
E monate
E monate
Chelete ka kopo
Molaotlhomo, tsweetswee
Ha ke je nama
Ga ke je nama
Ke na le allergy ea lijo
Ke na le aleji ya dijo
Kofi
Kofi
Tee
Teye
Bohobe
Borotho

Shopping and money

Ke bokae?
Se se ja bokae?
E turu haholo
E tura thata
A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane?
A o amogela dikarata tsa sekoloto?
Ke shebile feela
Ke batla fela
Ke tla e nka
Ke tla e tsaya
Bula
Bula
E koetsoe
E tswetswe
Monyako
Botseno
Tsoa
Tswa
Mmaraka o hokae?
Mmaraka o kae?

Emergency and health

Thuso
Thuso
Bitsa ngaka
Leletsa ngaka
Bitsa mapolesa
Leletsa mapodisi
Ke hloka thuso
Ke kopa thuso
Kea kula
Ke a lwala
Sepetlele se hokae?
Kokelo e kae?
Pharmacy e hokae?
Khemisi e kae?
Ho bohloko mona
Go botlhoko fa
Ke hloka ngaka
Ke tlhoka ngaka
Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane?
A go na le bookelo gaufi?

Getting help with language

Na u bua senyesemane?
A o kgona Sekgowa?
Ha ke utloisise
Ga ke tlhaloganye
Kea utloisisa
Ke a tlhaloganya
Ke kopa o bue butle
Ke kopa o bue ka iketlo
Ke kopa o phete seo
Tsweetswee boeletsa seo
Ke kopa o e ngole fatshe
Tsweetswee e kwale
See se bolela’ng?
Seno se kaya eng?
U bolela see joang?
O bua jang se?
Kea ithuta
Ke ithuta
Ke bua hanyane
Ke bua go le gonnye
O ka nthusa?
A o ka nthusa?
Ha ke tsebe
Ga ke itse

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

About Tswana Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin script.

Vowels

aeiou

Consonants

bdfghjklmnprstvwyz

Phonetics

Features a rich consonant system, including clicks and implosives.

Grammar and Syntax

Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Utilizes noun classes and concord systems.

Loanwords

Includes loanwords from English and Afrikaans.

Language Family

Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

Writing Systems

Latin script.

Writing System History

Standardized during the colonial period with contributions from missionaries.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 8.2 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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