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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

Greetings: Tsonga phrases and their Sesotho translations
TsongaSesotho
Miri yiniLumela
Mixo lowuneneLumelang hoseng
Madyambu lamaneneLumela motšehare
Madyambu lamaneneDumelang mantsiboya
Vusiku lebyineneBosiu bo botle
Mi hambanile kahleSala hantle
Hi ta vonana endzhakuKe tla u bona hamorao
Hi ta vonana mundzukuKe tla u bona hosane
Mi amukeriwileRea u amohela
Xana u njhani?U phela joang?
Ndzi kahle, ndza khensaKe phela hantle, kea leboha
Mi va na siku lerineneEba le letsatsi le monate

Courtesy

Courtesy: Tsonga phrases and their Sesotho translations
TsongaSesotho
Ndzi kombelaKa kopo
Ndza khensaKea leboha
Ndza khensa swineneKe leboha haholo
U amukelekileO amohelehile
InaEe
E-eChe
Ndzi rivaleleniNts'oarele
Ndzi rivaleliKe masoabi
A ku na xiphiqoHa ho bothata
I ntiyisoEhlile
Ha mi hoyozelaKea leboha
Mikateko leyineneMahlohonolo

Introductions

Introductions: Tsonga phrases and their Sesotho translations
TsongaSesotho
Vito ra wena i mani?Lebitso la hau ke mang?
Swi tsakisa ku hlangana na wenaKe thabela ho o tseba
Xana u huma kwihi?O tsoa kae?
U na malembe yangani?U lilemo li kae?
Ndzi xichudeniKe moithuti
Ndzi laha hi holideyiKe mona phomolong
Ndzi laha hikwalaho ka ntirhoKe mona ka mosebetsi
Loyi i munghana wa minaEnwa ke motswalle waka

Numbers

Numbers: Tsonga phrases and their Sesotho translations
TsongaSesotho
Yin’weE 'ngoe
TlhandlakambirhiTse peli
TinharhuBoraro
Mune wa swonaTse nne
Ntlhanu wa ntlhanuTse hlano
Tsevu wa vonaTšelela
Nkombo wa nkomboSupa
NtsevuBorobeli
NhunguRobong
Khume raLeshome
Dzana rin’weLekholo
Gidi rin’weSekete se le seng

Time and dates

Time and dates: Tsonga phrases and their Sesotho translations
TsongaSesotho
NamuntlhaKajeno
MundzukuHosane
ToloMaobane
SweswiJwale
EndzhakunyanaHamorao
Xana i nkarhi muni?Ke nako mang?
Hi mixoHoseng
NimadyambuMantsiboea
Hi MusumbhunukuMantaha
RavuntlhanuLabohlano
Vhiki leri takaBekeng e tlang
Awara yin’weHora e le 'ngoe

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Tsonga phrases and their Sesotho translations
TsongaSesotho
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 eximatsiniEtelehela ka ho le letšehali
Jikela exineneniEtla ka ho le letona
Yana emahlweni hi ku kongomaTsoela pele hantle
Yi le kusuhiE haufi
Swi le kuleHo hole
Ndzi lahlekileKe lahlehile
Ndzi lava thekisiKe 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

Food and restaurants: Tsonga phrases and their Sesotho translations
TsongaSesotho
Ndzi khomiwe hi ndlalaKe lapile
Ndzi khomiwe hi torhaKe nyoriloe
Mati, ndzi kombelaMetsi ka kopo
Tafula ra vanhu vambirhi, ndzi kombelaKa kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeli
Menyu, ndzi kombelaKa kopo, lethathamo la lijo
Xana u bumabumela yini?U khothaletsa eng?
Ndzi nga swi tsakela leswiKe kopa sena
Swi nandzihaE monate
Nawumbisi, ndzi kombelaChelete ka kopo
A ndzi dyi nyamaHa ke je nama
Ndzi ni vuvabyi bya ku nga twanani ni swakudyaKe na le allergy ea lijo
Kofi ya konaKofi
TiyiTee
XinkwaBohobe

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Tsonga phrases and their Sesotho translations
TsongaSesotho
Xana leswi swi durha mali muni?Ke bokae?
Swi durha ngopfuE turu haholo
Xana wa ma amukela makhadi ya xikweleti?A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane?
Ndzi languta ntsenaKe shebile feela
Ndzi ta yi tekaKe tla e nka
VulavulaBula
Ku pfariwileE koetsoe
Ku nghenaMonyako
Ku humaTsoa
Xana makete wu kwihi?Mmaraka o hokae?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Tsonga phrases and their Sesotho translations
TsongaSesotho
PfunaniThuso
Fonela dokodelaBitsa ngaka
Fonela maphorisaBitsa mapolesa
Ndzi lava mpfunoKe hloka thuso
Ndzi vabyaKea kula
Xana xibedlhele xi kwihi?Sepetlele se hokae?
Xana khemisi yi kwihi?Pharmacy e hokae?
Swi vava lahaHo bohloko mona
Ndzi lava dokodelaKe hloka ngaka
Xana ku ni xibedlhele lexi nga ekusuhi?Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Tsonga phrases and their Sesotho translations
TsongaSesotho
Xana wa vulavula Xinghezi?Na u bua senyesemane?
A ndzi swi twisisiHa ke utloisise
Ndza swi twisisaKea utloisisa
Ndzi kombela ku vulavula hi ku nonokaKe kopa o bue butle
Ndzi kombela u phindha sweswoKe kopa o phete seo
Ndzi kombela u yi tsala ehansiKe 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 dyondzaKea ithuta
Ndzi vulavula nyanaKe bua hanyane
Xana u nga ndzi pfuna?O ka nthusa?
A ndzi swi tiviHa 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.

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