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Swati and Xhosa are both written in the Latin script, so the translated output will use characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ between the two languages.
Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position in the sentence, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.
Swati: Approximately 1.5 million speakers. Xhosa: Approximately 8.2 million speakers worldwide, primarily in South Africa where it's an official language.
Everyday phrases translated from Swati to Xhosa — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Swati | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Sawubona | Molo |
| Kusile | Molo kusasa |
| Sawubona ntambama | Mholo emva kwemini |
| Good evening | Molo ngokuhlwa |
| Ulale kahle | Ulale kakuhle |
| Valelisa | Sala kakuhle |
| Sitawubonana ngemuva kwesikhatsi | Ndiza kubona kamva |
| Sitawubonana kusasa | Sibonane ngomso |
| Siyakwemukela | Wamkelekile |
| Unjani? | Unjani? |
| Ngikahle, ngiyabonga | Ndiyaphila, enkosi |
| Ube nelilanga lelihle | Ube nosuku oluhle |
| Swati | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Ngicela | Nceda |
| Siyabonga | Enkosi |
| Ngiyabonga kakhulu | Enkosi kakhulu |
| You are welcome | Wamkelekile |
| Yebo | Ewe |
| Cha | Hayi |
| Ngiyacolisa | Uxolo |
| Ngiyacolisa | Uxolo |
| Kute inkinga | Akukho ngxaki |
| Yebo | Ewe kunjalo |
| Siyahalalisela | Sivuyisana nawe |
| Inhlanhla | Ithamsanqa |
| Swati | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Ngubani libito lakho? | Ungubani igama lakho? |
| Ngiyajabula kuhlangana nawe | Ndiyavuya ukukwazi |
| Where are you from? | Ungowaphi? |
| Kangakhi? | Ingaba umngakanani? |
| Ngingumfundzi | Ndingumfundi |
| Ngilapha ngeliholide | Ndilapha ngeholide |
| Ngilapha ngenca yemsebenti | Ndilapha ngomsebenzi |
| Ngu mngani wami lona . | Ngumhlobo wam lo |
| Swati | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Munye | Enye |
| Emabili | Zimbini |
| Ematsatfu | Zintathu |
| Four | Isine |
| Lesihlanu | Zintlanu |
| Sitfupha | Amathandathu |
| Sikhombisa | Zisixhenxe |
| Siphohlongo | Isibhozo |
| Imfica | Isithoba |
| Lishumi | Ishumi |
| Likhulu | Ikhulu |
| Inkhulungwane yinye | Iwaka |
| Swati | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Namuhla | Namhlanje |
| Kusasa | Ngomso |
| Itolo | Izolo |
| Nyalo | Ngoku |
| Kamuva | Kamva |
| Ngusiphi sikhatsi? | Ngubani ixesha? |
| Ekuseni | Ekuseni |
| Ntsambama | Ngokuhlwa |
| NgeMsombuluko | NgoMvulo |
| Lesihlanu | NgoLwesihlanu |
| Liviki lelitako | Kwiveki ezayo |
| Lihora linye | Iyure enye |
| Swati | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Iphi indlu yekugezela? | Iphi indlu yangasese? |
| Siphi siteshi sesitimela? | Siphi isikhululo sikaloliwe? |
| Siphi sikhumulo setindizamshini? | Siphi isikhululo seenqwelomoya? |
| How do I get there? | Ndifike njani apho? |
| Jikela ngasencele | Jika ekhohlo |
| Jikela ngasekudla | Jika ngasekunene |
| Hamba ucondze phambili | Yiya ngqo phambili |
| It is near | Ikufuphi |
| It is far | Kude |
| I am lost | Ndilahlekile |
| Ngidzinga itekisi | Ndifuna iteksi |
| Ngingalitsengaphi lithikithi? | Ndingalithenga phi itikiti? |
| Lingakanani lelithikithi? | Ingaba yimalini itikiti? |
| Is it safe to walk? | Ngaba kukhuselekile ukuhamba? |
| Swati | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Ngilambile | Ndilambile |
| I am thirsty | Ndinxaniwe |
| Water, please | Nceda, amanzi |
| A table for two, please | Itafile yababini, nceda |
| Imenyu, ngicela | Imenyu, nceda |
| What do you recommend? | Ucebisa ntoni? |
| Ngingatsandza loku | Ndingathanda oku |
| Kumnandzi | Imnandi |
| The bill, please | Ityala, nceda |
| I do not eat meat | Andiyityi inyama |
| I have a food allergy | Andidibani nokutya |
| Likhofi | Ikofu |
| Tea | Iti |
| Bread | Isonka |
| Swati | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| How much does this cost? | Ingaba oku kubiza malini? |
| Kudule kakhulu | Ibiza kakhulu |
| Uyawemukela yini emakhadi esikweletu? | Uyawamkela amakhadi okuthenga ngetyala? |
| Ngibuka nje | Ndijonge nje |
| I will take it | Ndiza kuyithatha |
| Vula | Vula |
| Kuvaliwe | Ivaliwe |
| Kungena | Umnyango |
| Exit | Phuma |
| Iphi imakethe? | Iphi imarike? |
| Swati | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Lusito | Nceda |
| Bita dokotela | Biza ugqirha |
| Bita emaphoyisa | Biza amapolisa |
| Ngidzinga lusito | Ndifuna uncedo |
| Ngiyagula | Ndiyagula |
| Where is the hospital? | Siphi isibhedlele? |
| Liphi lelikhemisi? | Iphi ikhemesti? |
| Kubuhlungu la | Kubuhlungu apha |
| Ngidzinga dokotela | Ndifuna ugqirha |
| Sikhona yini sibhedlela edvute? | Ingaba sikhona isibhedlele esikufutshane? |
| Swati | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Do you speak English? | Ingaba uyasithetha Isingesi? |
| Angicondzi | Andiqondi |
| Ngiyavisisa | Ndiyaqonda |
| Ngicela ukhulume kancane | Ndicela uthethe kancinci |
| Ngicela uphindze loko | Nceda uyiphinde |
| Ngicela ulibhale phansi . | Nceda uyibhale phantsi |
| Kusho kutsini loku? | Kuthetha ukuthini oku? |
| Ukusho njani loku? | Uyitsho njani lento? |
| Ngiyafundza | Ndiyafunda |
| Ngikhuluma kancane | Ndithetha kancinci |
| Ungangisita yini? | Ungandinceda? |
| Angati | 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.
Spoken in Eswatini and South Africa.
Uses the Latin script.
Features a system of clicks and a range of consonant sounds. Tonal language with high and low tones.
Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Utilizes noun classes and a system of prefixes and suffixes.
Includes words from English and Afrikaans due to historical influences.
Nguni group of the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo language family.
Latin script adapted for Swati phonology.
Standardized for educational and official purposes.
Approximately 1.5 million speakers.
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