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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.
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.
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. Xhosa: Approximately 8.2 million speakers worldwide, primarily in South Africa where it's an official language.
Everyday phrases translated from Sesotho to Xhosa — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Sesotho | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Lumela | Molo |
| Lumelang hoseng | Molo kusasa |
| Lumela motšehare | Mholo emva kwemini |
| Dumelang mantsiboya | Molo ngokuhlwa |
| Bosiu bo botle | Ulale kakuhle |
| Sala hantle | Sala kakuhle |
| Ke tla u bona hamorao | Ndiza kubona kamva |
| Ke tla u bona hosane | Sibonane ngomso |
| Rea u amohela | Wamkelekile |
| U phela joang? | Unjani? |
| Ke phela hantle, kea leboha | Ndiyaphila, enkosi |
| Eba le letsatsi le monate | Ube nosuku oluhle |
| Sesotho | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Ka kopo | Nceda |
| Kea leboha | Enkosi |
| Ke leboha haholo | Enkosi kakhulu |
| O amohelehile | Wamkelekile |
| Ee | Ewe |
| Che | Hayi |
| Nts'oarele | Uxolo |
| Ke masoabi | Uxolo |
| Ha ho bothata | Akukho ngxaki |
| Ehlile | Ewe kunjalo |
| Kea leboha | Sivuyisana nawe |
| Mahlohonolo | Ithamsanqa |
| Sesotho | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Lebitso la hau ke mang? | Ungubani igama lakho? |
| Ke thabela ho o tseba | Ndiyavuya ukukwazi |
| O tsoa kae? | Ungowaphi? |
| U lilemo li kae? | Ingaba umngakanani? |
| Ke moithuti | Ndingumfundi |
| Ke mona phomolong | Ndilapha ngeholide |
| Ke mona ka mosebetsi | Ndilapha ngomsebenzi |
| Enwa ke motswalle waka | Ngumhlobo wam lo |
| Sesotho | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| E 'ngoe | Enye |
| Tse peli | Zimbini |
| Boraro | Zintathu |
| Tse nne | Isine |
| Tse hlano | Zintlanu |
| Tšelela | Amathandathu |
| Supa | Zisixhenxe |
| Borobeli | Isibhozo |
| Robong | Isithoba |
| Leshome | Ishumi |
| Lekholo | Ikhulu |
| Sekete se le seng | Iwaka |
| Sesotho | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Kajeno | Namhlanje |
| Hosane | Ngomso |
| Maobane | Izolo |
| Jwale | Ngoku |
| Hamorao | Kamva |
| Ke nako mang? | Ngubani ixesha? |
| Hoseng | Ekuseni |
| Mantsiboea | Ngokuhlwa |
| Mantaha | NgoMvulo |
| Labohlano | NgoLwesihlanu |
| Bekeng e tlang | Kwiveki ezayo |
| Hora e le 'ngoe | Iyure enye |
| Sesotho | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| 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 letšehali | Jika ekhohlo |
| Etla ka ho le letona | Jika ngasekunene |
| Tsoela pele hantle | Yiya ngqo phambili |
| E haufi | Ikufuphi |
| Ho hole | Kude |
| Ke lahlehile | Ndilahlekile |
| Ke hloka tekesi | Ndifuna iteksi |
| Nka reka tekete hokae? | Ndingalithenga phi itikiti? |
| Tekete ke bokae? | Ingaba yimalini itikiti? |
| Na ho bolokehile ho tsamaea? | Ngaba kukhuselekile ukuhamba? |
| Sesotho | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Ke lapile | Ndilambile |
| Ke nyoriloe | Ndinxaniwe |
| Metsi ka kopo | Nceda, amanzi |
| Ka kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeli | Itafile yababini, nceda |
| Ka kopo, lethathamo la lijo | Imenyu, nceda |
| U khothaletsa eng? | Ucebisa ntoni? |
| Ke kopa sena | Ndingathanda oku |
| E monate | Imnandi |
| Chelete ka kopo | Ityala, nceda |
| Ha ke je nama | Andiyityi inyama |
| Ke na le allergy ea lijo | Andidibani nokutya |
| Kofi | Ikofu |
| Tee | Iti |
| Bohobe | Isonka |
| Sesotho | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Ke bokae? | Ingaba oku kubiza malini? |
| E turu haholo | Ibiza kakhulu |
| A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane? | Uyawamkela amakhadi okuthenga ngetyala? |
| Ke shebile feela | Ndijonge nje |
| Ke tla e nka | Ndiza kuyithatha |
| Bula | Vula |
| E koetsoe | Ivaliwe |
| Monyako | Umnyango |
| Tsoa | Phuma |
| Mmaraka o hokae? | Iphi imarike? |
| Sesotho | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Thuso | Nceda |
| Bitsa ngaka | Biza ugqirha |
| Bitsa mapolesa | Biza amapolisa |
| Ke hloka thuso | Ndifuna uncedo |
| Kea kula | Ndiyagula |
| Sepetlele se hokae? | Siphi isibhedlele? |
| Pharmacy e hokae? | Iphi ikhemesti? |
| Ho bohloko mona | Kubuhlungu apha |
| Ke hloka ngaka | Ndifuna ugqirha |
| Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane? | Ingaba sikhona isibhedlele esikufutshane? |
| Sesotho | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Na u bua senyesemane? | Ingaba uyasithetha Isingesi? |
| Ha ke utloisise | Andiqondi |
| Kea utloisisa | Ndiyaqonda |
| Ke kopa o bue butle | Ndicela uthethe kancinci |
| Ke kopa o phete seo | Nceda uyiphinde |
| Ke kopa o e ngole fatshe | Nceda uyibhale phantsi |
| See se bolela’ng? | Kuthetha ukuthini oku? |
| U bolela see joang? | Uyitsho njani lento? |
| Kea ithuta | Ndiyafunda |
| Ke bua hanyane | Ndithetha kancinci |
| O ka nthusa? | Ungandinceda? |
| Ha ke tsebe | Andazi |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in South Africa (especially Eastern Cape and Western Cape), with communities in other southern African countries.
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
Features distinctive click consonants (c, q, x representing different clicks), ejective consonants, and complex tone system with high and low tones.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive noun class system with 15 classes affecting agreement patterns throughout sentences.
Contains loanwords from Afrikaans, English, and other Bantu languages due to historical contact and apartheid policies.
Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, belonging to the Nguni group along with Zulu.
Uses Latin script introduced by missionaries in 19th century.
Written tradition established by Christian missionaries in 1820s-1830s, orthography standardized for educational use.
Approximately 8.2 million speakers worldwide, primarily in South Africa where it's an official language.
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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