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How Swati and Sesotho compare

Shared writing system

Swati and Sesotho 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 Swati and Sesotho 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

Swati: Approximately 1.5 million speakers. Sesotho: Approximately 5.6 million speakers worldwide, with about 4.2 million in South Africa and 1.9 million in Lesotho.

Common Swati phrases in Sesotho

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

Greetings

Sawubona
Lumela
Kusile
Lumelang hoseng
Sawubona ntambama
Lumela motšehare
Good evening
Dumelang mantsiboya
Ulale kahle
Bosiu bo botle
Valelisa
Sala hantle
Sitawubonana ngemuva kwesikhatsi
Ke tla u bona hamorao
Sitawubonana kusasa
Ke tla u bona hosane
Siyakwemukela
Rea u amohela
Unjani?
U phela joang?
Ngikahle, ngiyabonga
Ke phela hantle, kea leboha
Ube nelilanga lelihle
Eba le letsatsi le monate

Courtesy

Ngicela
Ka kopo
Siyabonga
Kea leboha
Ngiyabonga kakhulu
Ke leboha haholo
You are welcome
O amohelehile
Yebo
Ee
Cha
Che
Ngiyacolisa
Nts'oarele
Ngiyacolisa
Ke masoabi
Kute inkinga
Ha ho bothata
Yebo
Ehlile
Siyahalalisela
Kea leboha
Inhlanhla
Mahlohonolo

Introductions

Ngubani libito lakho?
Lebitso la hau ke mang?
Ngiyajabula kuhlangana nawe
Ke thabela ho o tseba
Where are you from?
O tsoa kae?
Kangakhi?
U lilemo li kae?
Ngingumfundzi
Ke moithuti
Ngilapha ngeliholide
Ke mona phomolong
Ngilapha ngenca yemsebenti
Ke mona ka mosebetsi
Ngu mngani wami lona .
Enwa ke motswalle waka

Numbers

Munye
E 'ngoe
Emabili
Tse peli
Ematsatfu
Boraro
Four
Tse nne
Lesihlanu
Tse hlano
Sitfupha
Tšelela
Sikhombisa
Supa
Siphohlongo
Borobeli
Imfica
Robong
Lishumi
Leshome
Likhulu
Lekholo
Inkhulungwane yinye
Sekete se le seng

Time and dates

Namuhla
Kajeno
Kusasa
Hosane
Itolo
Maobane
Nyalo
Jwale
Kamuva
Hamorao
Ngusiphi sikhatsi?
Ke nako mang?
Ekuseni
Hoseng
Ntsambama
Mantsiboea
NgeMsombuluko
Mantaha
Lesihlanu
Labohlano
Liviki lelitako
Bekeng e tlang
Lihora linye
Hora e le 'ngoe

Directions and travel

Iphi indlu yekugezela?
Kamore ea ho hlapa e hokae?
Siphi siteshi sesitimela?
Seteishene sa terene se hokae?
Siphi sikhumulo setindizamshini?
Boemafofane bo hokae?
How do I get there?
Ke fihla joang moo?
Jikela ngasencele
Etelehela ka ho le letšehali
Jikela ngasekudla
Etla ka ho le letona
Hamba ucondze phambili
Tsoela pele hantle
It is near
E haufi
It is far
Ho hole
I am lost
Ke lahlehile
Ngidzinga itekisi
Ke hloka tekesi
Ngingalitsengaphi lithikithi?
Nka reka tekete hokae?
Lingakanani lelithikithi?
Tekete ke bokae?
Is it safe to walk?
Na ho bolokehile ho tsamaea?

Food and restaurants

Ngilambile
Ke lapile
I am thirsty
Ke nyoriloe
Water, please
Metsi ka kopo
A table for two, please
Ka kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeli
Imenyu, ngicela
Ka kopo, lethathamo la lijo
What do you recommend?
U khothaletsa eng?
Ngingatsandza loku
Ke kopa sena
Kumnandzi
E monate
The bill, please
Chelete ka kopo
I do not eat meat
Ha ke je nama
I have a food allergy
Ke na le allergy ea lijo
Likhofi
Kofi
Tea
Tee
Bread
Bohobe

Shopping and money

How much does this cost?
Ke bokae?
Kudule kakhulu
E turu haholo
Uyawemukela yini emakhadi esikweletu?
A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane?
Ngibuka nje
Ke shebile feela
I will take it
Ke tla e nka
Vula
Bula
Kuvaliwe
E koetsoe
Kungena
Monyako
Exit
Tsoa
Iphi imakethe?
Mmaraka o hokae?

Emergency and health

Lusito
Thuso
Bita dokotela
Bitsa ngaka
Bita emaphoyisa
Bitsa mapolesa
Ngidzinga lusito
Ke hloka thuso
Ngiyagula
Kea kula
Where is the hospital?
Sepetlele se hokae?
Liphi lelikhemisi?
Pharmacy e hokae?
Kubuhlungu la
Ho bohloko mona
Ngidzinga dokotela
Ke hloka ngaka
Sikhona yini sibhedlela edvute?
Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane?

Getting help with language

Do you speak English?
Na u bua senyesemane?
Angicondzi
Ha ke utloisise
Ngiyavisisa
Kea utloisisa
Ngicela ukhulume kancane
Ke kopa o bue butle
Ngicela uphindze loko
Ke kopa o phete seo
Ngicela ulibhale phansi .
Ke kopa o e ngole fatshe
Kusho kutsini loku?
See se bolela’ng?
Ukusho njani loku?
U bolela see joang?
Ngiyafundza
Kea ithuta
Ngikhuluma kancane
Ke bua hanyane
Ungangisita yini?
O ka nthusa?
Angati
Ha ke tsebe

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

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.

About Swati Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken in Eswatini and South Africa.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin script.

Vowels

aeiou

Consonants

bbhchddlfghhljkkhlmnncndngntpphqqhrsshtthtsvwxxhyz

Phonetics

Features a system of clicks and a range of consonant sounds. Tonal language with high and low tones.

Grammar and Syntax

Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Utilizes noun classes and a system of prefixes and suffixes.

Loanwords

Includes words from English and Afrikaans due to historical influences.

Language Family

Nguni group of the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo language family.

Writing Systems

Latin script adapted for Swati phonology.

Writing System History

Standardized for educational and official purposes.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 1.5 million speakers.

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