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How Sesotho and Xhosa compare

Shared writing system

Sesotho and Xhosa 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 Xhosa 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. Xhosa: Approximately 8.2 million speakers worldwide, primarily in South Africa where it's an official language.

Common Sesotho phrases in Xhosa

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

Greetings

Greetings: Sesotho phrases and their Xhosa translations
SesothoXhosa
LumelaMolo
Lumelang hosengMolo kusasa
Lumela motšehareMholo emva kwemini
Dumelang mantsiboyaMolo ngokuhlwa
Bosiu bo botleUlale kakuhle
Sala hantleSala kakuhle
Ke tla u bona hamoraoNdiza kubona kamva
Ke tla u bona hosaneSibonane ngomso
Rea u amohelaWamkelekile
U phela joang?Unjani?
Ke phela hantle, kea lebohaNdiyaphila, enkosi
Eba le letsatsi le monateUbe nosuku oluhle

Courtesy

Courtesy: Sesotho phrases and their Xhosa translations
SesothoXhosa
Ka kopoNceda
Kea lebohaEnkosi
Ke leboha haholoEnkosi kakhulu
O amohelehileWamkelekile
EeEwe
CheHayi
Nts'oareleUxolo
Ke masoabiUxolo
Ha ho bothataAkukho ngxaki
EhlileEwe kunjalo
Kea lebohaSivuyisana nawe
MahlohonoloIthamsanqa

Introductions

Introductions: Sesotho phrases and their Xhosa translations
SesothoXhosa
Lebitso la hau ke mang?Ungubani igama lakho?
Ke thabela ho o tsebaNdiyavuya ukukwazi
O tsoa kae?Ungowaphi?
U lilemo li kae?Ingaba umngakanani?
Ke moithutiNdingumfundi
Ke mona phomolongNdilapha ngeholide
Ke mona ka mosebetsiNdilapha ngomsebenzi
Enwa ke motswalle wakaNgumhlobo wam lo

Numbers

Numbers: Sesotho phrases and their Xhosa translations
SesothoXhosa
E 'ngoeEnye
Tse peliZimbini
BoraroZintathu
Tse nneIsine
Tse hlanoZintlanu
TšelelaAmathandathu
SupaZisixhenxe
BorobeliIsibhozo
RobongIsithoba
LeshomeIshumi
LekholoIkhulu
Sekete se le sengIwaka

Time and dates

Time and dates: Sesotho phrases and their Xhosa translations
SesothoXhosa
KajenoNamhlanje
HosaneNgomso
MaobaneIzolo
JwaleNgoku
HamoraoKamva
Ke nako mang?Ngubani ixesha?
HosengEkuseni
MantsiboeaNgokuhlwa
MantahaNgoMvulo
LabohlanoNgoLwesihlanu
Bekeng e tlangKwiveki ezayo
Hora e le 'ngoeIyure enye

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Sesotho phrases and their Xhosa translations
SesothoXhosa
Kamore ea ho hlapa e hokae?Iphi indlu yangasese?
Seteishene sa terene se hokae?Siphi isikhululo sikaloliwe?
Boemafofane bo hokae?Siphi isikhululo seenqwelomoya?
Ke fihla joang moo?Ndifike njani apho?
Etelehela ka ho le letšehaliJika ekhohlo
Etla ka ho le letonaJika ngasekunene
Tsoela pele hantleYiya ngqo phambili
E haufiIkufuphi
Ho holeKude
Ke lahlehileNdilahlekile
Ke hloka tekesiNdifuna iteksi
Nka reka tekete hokae?Ndingalithenga phi itikiti?
Tekete ke bokae?Ingaba yimalini itikiti?
Na ho bolokehile ho tsamaea?Ngaba kukhuselekile ukuhamba?

Food and restaurants

Food and restaurants: Sesotho phrases and their Xhosa translations
SesothoXhosa
Ke lapileNdilambile
Ke nyoriloeNdinxaniwe
Metsi ka kopoNceda, amanzi
Ka kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeliItafile yababini, nceda
Ka kopo, lethathamo la lijoImenyu, nceda
U khothaletsa eng?Ucebisa ntoni?
Ke kopa senaNdingathanda oku
E monateImnandi
Chelete ka kopoItyala, nceda
Ha ke je namaAndiyityi inyama
Ke na le allergy ea lijoAndidibani nokutya
KofiIkofu
TeeIti
BohobeIsonka

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Sesotho phrases and their Xhosa translations
SesothoXhosa
Ke bokae?Ingaba oku kubiza malini?
E turu haholoIbiza kakhulu
A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane?Uyawamkela amakhadi okuthenga ngetyala?
Ke shebile feelaNdijonge nje
Ke tla e nkaNdiza kuyithatha
BulaVula
E koetsoeIvaliwe
MonyakoUmnyango
TsoaPhuma
Mmaraka o hokae?Iphi imarike?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Sesotho phrases and their Xhosa translations
SesothoXhosa
ThusoNceda
Bitsa ngakaBiza ugqirha
Bitsa mapolesaBiza amapolisa
Ke hloka thusoNdifuna uncedo
Kea kulaNdiyagula
Sepetlele se hokae?Siphi isibhedlele?
Pharmacy e hokae?Iphi ikhemesti?
Ho bohloko monaKubuhlungu apha
Ke hloka ngakaNdifuna ugqirha
Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane?Ingaba sikhona isibhedlele esikufutshane?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Sesotho phrases and their Xhosa translations
SesothoXhosa
Na u bua senyesemane?Ingaba uyasithetha Isingesi?
Ha ke utloisiseAndiqondi
Kea utloisisaNdiyaqonda
Ke kopa o bue butleNdicela uthethe kancinci
Ke kopa o phete seoNceda uyiphinde
Ke kopa o e ngole fatsheNceda uyibhale phantsi
See se bolela’ng?Kuthetha ukuthini oku?
U bolela see joang?Uyitsho njani lento?
Kea ithutaNdiyafunda
Ke bua hanyaneNdithetha kancinci
O ka nthusa?Ungandinceda?
Ha ke tsebeAndazi

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

About Xhosa Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in South Africa (especially Eastern Cape and Western Cape), with communities in other southern African countries.

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 representing different clicks), ejective consonants, and complex tone system with high and low tones.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive noun class system with 15 classes affecting agreement patterns throughout sentences.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Afrikaans, English, and other Bantu languages due to historical contact and apartheid policies.

Language Family

Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, belonging to the Nguni group along with Zulu.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script introduced by missionaries in 19th century.

Writing System History

Written tradition established by Christian missionaries in 1820s-1830s, orthography standardized for educational use.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 8.2 million speakers worldwide, primarily 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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