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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.
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.
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.
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.
Everyday phrases translated from Sesotho to Tswana — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Sesotho | Tswana |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sesotho | Tswana |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sesotho | Tswana |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sesotho | Tswana |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sesotho | Tswana |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sesotho | Tswana |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Sesotho | Tswana |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sesotho | Tswana |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Sesotho | Tswana |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Sesotho | Tswana |
|---|---|
| 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.
Spoken in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.
Uses the Latin script.
Features a rich consonant system, including clicks and implosives.
Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Utilizes noun classes and concord systems.
Includes loanwords from English and Afrikaans.
Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
Latin script.
Standardized during the colonial period with contributions from missionaries.
Approximately 8.2 million speakers.
Primarily spoken in Lesotho and South Africa (especially Free State and Gauteng provinces), with communities in other southern African countries.
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
Features distinctive click consonants (q, x), ejective consonants, and complex tone system with high and low tones affecting meaning.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive noun class system with 18 classes affecting agreement patterns throughout sentences.
Contains loanwords from Afrikaans, English, and other Bantu languages due to historical and geographical contacts.
Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, belonging to the Sotho-Tswana group.
Uses Latin script introduced by missionaries in 19th century.
Written tradition established by Christian missionaries in 1830s, orthography standardized for educational and literary use.
Approximately 5.6 million speakers worldwide, with about 4.2 million in South Africa and 1.9 million in Lesotho.
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