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How Tsonga and Sesotho compare

Shared writing system

Tsonga 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 Tsonga 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

Tsonga: Approximately 4.4 million speakers worldwide, with about 2.4 million in South Africa where it's an official language. Sesotho: Approximately 5.6 million speakers worldwide, with about 4.2 million in South Africa and 1.9 million in Lesotho.

Common Tsonga phrases in Sesotho

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

Greetings

Miri yini
Lumela
Mixo lowunene
Lumelang hoseng
Madyambu lamanene
Lumela motšehare
Madyambu lamanene
Dumelang mantsiboya
Vusiku lebyinene
Bosiu bo botle
Mi hambanile kahle
Sala hantle
Hi ta vonana endzhaku
Ke tla u bona hamorao
Hi ta vonana mundzuku
Ke tla u bona hosane
Mi amukeriwile
Rea u amohela
Xana u njhani?
U phela joang?
Ndzi kahle, ndza khensa
Ke phela hantle, kea leboha
Mi va na siku lerinene
Eba le letsatsi le monate

Courtesy

Ndzi kombela
Ka kopo
Ndza khensa
Kea leboha
Ndza khensa swinene
Ke leboha haholo
U amukelekile
O amohelehile
Ina
Ee
E-e
Che
Ndzi rivaleleni
Nts'oarele
Ndzi rivaleli
Ke masoabi
A ku na xiphiqo
Ha ho bothata
I ntiyiso
Ehlile
Ha mi hoyozela
Kea leboha
Mikateko leyinene
Mahlohonolo

Introductions

Vito ra wena i mani?
Lebitso la hau ke mang?
Swi tsakisa ku hlangana na wena
Ke thabela ho o tseba
Xana u huma kwihi?
O tsoa kae?
U na malembe yangani?
U lilemo li kae?
Ndzi xichudeni
Ke moithuti
Ndzi laha hi holideyi
Ke mona phomolong
Ndzi laha hikwalaho ka ntirho
Ke mona ka mosebetsi
Loyi i munghana wa mina
Enwa ke motswalle waka

Numbers

Yin’we
E 'ngoe
Tlhandlakambirhi
Tse peli
Tinharhu
Boraro
Mune wa swona
Tse nne
Ntlhanu wa ntlhanu
Tse hlano
Tsevu wa vona
Tšelela
Nkombo wa nkombo
Supa
Ntsevu
Borobeli
Nhungu
Robong
Khume ra
Leshome
Dzana rin’we
Lekholo
Gidi rin’we
Sekete se le seng

Time and dates

Namuntlha
Kajeno
Mundzuku
Hosane
Tolo
Maobane
Sweswi
Jwale
Endzhakunyana
Hamorao
Xana i nkarhi muni?
Ke nako mang?
Hi mixo
Hoseng
Nimadyambu
Mantsiboea
Hi Musumbhunuku
Mantaha
Ravuntlhanu
Labohlano
Vhiki leri taka
Bekeng e tlang
Awara yin’we
Hora e le 'ngoe

Directions and travel

Xana ndhawu yo hlambela yi kwihi?
Kamore ea ho hlapa e hokae?
Xana xitichi xa xitimela xi kwihi?
Seteishene sa terene se hokae?
Xana rivala ra swihaha-mpfhuka ri kwihi?
Boemafofane bo hokae?
Xana ndzi nga fika njhani kwalaho?
Ke fihla joang moo?
Jikela eximatsini
Etelehela ka ho le letšehali
Jikela exineneni
Etla ka ho le letona
Yana emahlweni hi ku kongoma
Tsoela pele hantle
Yi le kusuhi
E haufi
Swi le kule
Ho hole
Ndzi lahlekile
Ke lahlehile
Ndzi lava thekisi
Ke hloka tekesi
Xana ndzi nga ri xava kwihi thikithi?
Nka reka tekete hokae?
Xana thikithi i mali muni?
Tekete ke bokae?
Xana swi hlayisekile ku famba?
Na ho bolokehile ho tsamaea?

Food and restaurants

Ndzi khomiwe hi ndlala
Ke lapile
Ndzi khomiwe hi torha
Ke nyoriloe
Mati, ndzi kombela
Metsi ka kopo
Tafula ra vanhu vambirhi, ndzi kombela
Ka kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeli
Menyu, ndzi kombela
Ka kopo, lethathamo la lijo
Xana u bumabumela yini?
U khothaletsa eng?
Ndzi nga swi tsakela leswi
Ke kopa sena
Swi nandziha
E monate
Nawumbisi, ndzi kombela
Chelete ka kopo
A ndzi dyi nyama
Ha ke je nama
Ndzi ni vuvabyi bya ku nga twanani ni swakudya
Ke na le allergy ea lijo
Kofi ya kona
Kofi
Tiyi
Tee
Xinkwa
Bohobe

Shopping and money

Xana leswi swi durha mali muni?
Ke bokae?
Swi durha ngopfu
E turu haholo
Xana wa ma amukela makhadi ya xikweleti?
A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane?
Ndzi languta ntsena
Ke shebile feela
Ndzi ta yi teka
Ke tla e nka
Vulavula
Bula
Ku pfariwile
E koetsoe
Ku nghena
Monyako
Ku huma
Tsoa
Xana makete wu kwihi?
Mmaraka o hokae?

Emergency and health

Pfunani
Thuso
Fonela dokodela
Bitsa ngaka
Fonela maphorisa
Bitsa mapolesa
Ndzi lava mpfuno
Ke hloka thuso
Ndzi vabya
Kea kula
Xana xibedlhele xi kwihi?
Sepetlele se hokae?
Xana khemisi yi kwihi?
Pharmacy e hokae?
Swi vava laha
Ho bohloko mona
Ndzi lava dokodela
Ke hloka ngaka
Xana ku ni xibedlhele lexi nga ekusuhi?
Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane?

Getting help with language

Xana wa vulavula Xinghezi?
Na u bua senyesemane?
A ndzi swi twisisi
Ha ke utloisise
Ndza swi twisisa
Kea utloisisa
Ndzi kombela ku vulavula hi ku nonoka
Ke kopa o bue butle
Ndzi kombela u phindha sweswo
Ke kopa o phete seo
Ndzi kombela u yi tsala ehansi
Ke kopa o e ngole fatshe
Xana leswi swi vula yini?
See se bolela’ng?
Xana u swi vula njhani leswi?
U bolela see joang?
Ndza dyondza
Kea ithuta
Ndzi vulavula nyana
Ke bua hanyane
Xana u nga ndzi pfuna?
O ka nthusa?
A ndzi swi tivi
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 Tsonga Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng), Mozambique, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.

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), ejective consonants, complex tone system with high and low tones affecting meaning.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive Bantu noun class system with 20+ classes affecting agreement patterns throughout sentences.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Afrikaans, English, Portuguese, and other Bantu languages due to historical contact and migration.

Language Family

Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, closely related to other southeastern African Bantu languages.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script introduced by missionaries in 19th century.

Writing System History

Written tradition established by Swiss missionaries in 1870s-1880s, orthography standardized for Bible translation and education.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 4.4 million speakers worldwide, with about 2.4 million in South Africa where it's an official language.

Frequently Asked Questions

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