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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

Greetings: Sesotho phrases and their Tswana translations
SesothoTswana
LumelaDumela
Lumelang hosengMoso o montle
Lumela motšehareDumela thapama
Dumelang mantsiboyaMaitsiboa a mantle
Bosiu bo botleRobala sentle
Sala hantleSalang sentle
Ke tla u bona hamoraoRe tla bonana moragonyana
Ke tla u bona hosaneRe tla bonana ka moso
Rea u amohelaO amogetswe
U phela joang?O tsogile jang?
Ke phela hantle, kea lebohaKe siame, ke a leboga
Eba le letsatsi le monateNna le letsatsi le le monate

Courtesy

Courtesy: Sesotho phrases and their Tswana translations
SesothoTswana
Ka kopoTsweetswee
Kea lebohaKe a leboga
Ke leboha haholoRe leboga go menagane
O amohelehileO amogelesegile
EeEe
CheNnyaa
Nts'oareleTshwarelo
Ke masoabiKe maswabi
Ha ho bothataGa go na bothata
EhlileEe
Kea lebohaRea go akgola
MahlohonoloRe go lakaletsa masego

Introductions

Introductions: Sesotho phrases and their Tswana translations
SesothoTswana
Lebitso la hau ke mang?Leina la gago ke mang?
Ke thabela ho o tsebaKe itumelela go go itse
O tsoa kae?O tswa kae?
U lilemo li kae?O na le dingwaga tse kae?
Ke moithutiKe moithuti
Ke mona phomolongKe fano ka malatsi a boikhutso
Ke mona ka mosebetsiKe fano ka ntlha ya tiro
Enwa ke motswalle wakaYo ke tsala ya me

Numbers

Numbers: Sesotho phrases and their Tswana translations
SesothoTswana
E 'ngoeNngwe
Tse peliTse pedi
BoraroTse tharo
Tse nneNne
Tse hlanoTlhano
TšelelaThataro
SupaSupa
BorobeliRobedi
RobongRobongwe
LeshomeLesome
LekholoLekgolo
Sekete se le sengSekete

Time and dates

Time and dates: Sesotho phrases and their Tswana translations
SesothoTswana
KajenoGompieno
HosaneKa moso
MaobaneMaabane
JwaleJaanong
HamoraoMoragonyana
Ke nako mang?Ke nako mang?
HosengMo mosong
MantsiboeaMaitsiboa
MantahaMosupologo
LabohlanoLabotlhano
Bekeng e tlangBeke e e tlang
Hora e le 'ngoeUra e le nngwe

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Sesotho phrases and their Tswana translations
SesothoTswana
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 letšehaliRetologela ka fa molemeng
Etla ka ho le letonaRetologela ka fa mojeng
Tsoela pele hantleTswelela ka tlhamalalo
E haufiE gaufi
Ho holeGo kgakala
Ke lahlehileKe latlhegile
Ke hloka tekesiKe 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

Food and restaurants: Sesotho phrases and their Tswana translations
SesothoTswana
Ke lapileKe tshwerwe ke tlala
Ke nyoriloeKe nyorilwe
Metsi ka kopoMetsi, tsweetswee
Ka kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeliTafole ya batho ba le babedi, tsweetswee
Ka kopo, lethathamo la lijoMenyu, tsweetswee
U khothaletsa eng?O akantsha eng?
Ke kopa senaNka rata seno
E monateE monate
Chelete ka kopoMolaotlhomo, tsweetswee
Ha ke je namaGa ke je nama
Ke na le allergy ea lijoKe na le aleji ya dijo
KofiKofi
TeeTeye
BohobeBorotho

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Sesotho phrases and their Tswana translations
SesothoTswana
Ke bokae?Se se ja bokae?
E turu haholoE tura thata
A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane?A o amogela dikarata tsa sekoloto?
Ke shebile feelaKe batla fela
Ke tla e nkaKe tla e tsaya
BulaBula
E koetsoeE tswetswe
MonyakoBotseno
TsoaTswa
Mmaraka o hokae?Mmaraka o kae?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Sesotho phrases and their Tswana translations
SesothoTswana
ThusoThuso
Bitsa ngakaLeletsa ngaka
Bitsa mapolesaLeletsa mapodisi
Ke hloka thusoKe kopa thuso
Kea kulaKe a lwala
Sepetlele se hokae?Kokelo e kae?
Pharmacy e hokae?Khemisi e kae?
Ho bohloko monaGo botlhoko fa
Ke hloka ngakaKe tlhoka ngaka
Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane?A go na le bookelo gaufi?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Sesotho phrases and their Tswana translations
SesothoTswana
Na u bua senyesemane?A o kgona Sekgowa?
Ha ke utloisiseGa ke tlhaloganye
Kea utloisisaKe a tlhaloganya
Ke kopa o bue butleKe kopa o bue ka iketlo
Ke kopa o phete seoTsweetswee boeletsa seo
Ke kopa o e ngole fatsheTsweetswee e kwale
See se bolela’ng?Seno se kaya eng?
U bolela see joang?O bua jang se?
Kea ithutaKe ithuta
Ke bua hanyaneKe bua go le gonnye
O ka nthusa?A o ka nthusa?
Ha ke tsebeGa 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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