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How Tswana and Sesotho compare

Shared writing system

Tswana 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 Tswana 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

Tswana: Approximately 8.2 million speakers. Sesotho: Approximately 5.6 million speakers worldwide, with about 4.2 million in South Africa and 1.9 million in Lesotho.

Common Tswana phrases in Sesotho

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

Greetings

Dumela
Lumela
Moso o montle
Lumelang hoseng
Dumela thapama
Lumela motšehare
Maitsiboa a mantle
Dumelang mantsiboya
Robala sentle
Bosiu bo botle
Salang sentle
Sala hantle
Re tla bonana moragonyana
Ke tla u bona hamorao
Re tla bonana ka moso
Ke tla u bona hosane
O amogetswe
Rea u amohela
O tsogile jang?
U phela joang?
Ke siame, ke a leboga
Ke phela hantle, kea leboha
Nna le letsatsi le le monate
Eba le letsatsi le monate

Courtesy

Tsweetswee
Ka kopo
Ke a leboga
Kea leboha
Re leboga go menagane
Ke leboha haholo
O amogelesegile
O amohelehile
Ee
Ee
Nnyaa
Che
Tshwarelo
Nts'oarele
Ke maswabi
Ke masoabi
Ga go na bothata
Ha ho bothata
Ee
Ehlile
Rea go akgola
Kea leboha
Re go lakaletsa masego
Mahlohonolo

Introductions

Leina la gago ke mang?
Lebitso la hau ke mang?
Ke itumelela go go itse
Ke thabela ho o tseba
O tswa kae?
O tsoa kae?
O na le dingwaga tse kae?
U lilemo li kae?
Ke moithuti
Ke moithuti
Ke fano ka malatsi a boikhutso
Ke mona phomolong
Ke fano ka ntlha ya tiro
Ke mona ka mosebetsi
Yo ke tsala ya me
Enwa ke motswalle waka

Numbers

Nngwe
E 'ngoe
Tse pedi
Tse peli
Tse tharo
Boraro
Nne
Tse nne
Tlhano
Tse hlano
Thataro
Tšelela
Supa
Supa
Robedi
Borobeli
Robongwe
Robong
Lesome
Leshome
Lekgolo
Lekholo
Sekete
Sekete se le seng

Time and dates

Gompieno
Kajeno
Ka moso
Hosane
Maabane
Maobane
Jaanong
Jwale
Moragonyana
Hamorao
Ke nako mang?
Ke nako mang?
Mo mosong
Hoseng
Maitsiboa
Mantsiboea
Mosupologo
Mantaha
Labotlhano
Labohlano
Beke e e tlang
Bekeng e tlang
Ura e le nngwe
Hora e le 'ngoe

Directions and travel

Ntlwana ya botlhapelo e kae?
Kamore ea ho hlapa e hokae?
Seteišene sa terena se kae?
Seteishene sa terene se hokae?
Boemelafofane bo kae?
Boemafofane bo hokae?
Ke tla ya jang koo?
Ke fihla joang moo?
Retologela ka fa molemeng
Etelehela ka ho le letšehali
Retologela ka fa mojeng
Etla ka ho le letona
Tswelela ka tlhamalalo
Tsoela pele hantle
E gaufi
E haufi
Go kgakala
Ho hole
Ke latlhegile
Ke lahlehile
Ke tlhoka thekisi
Ke hloka tekesi
Nka reka thekethe kae?
Nka reka tekete hokae?
Thekethe ke bokae?
Tekete ke bokae?
A go babalesegile go tsamaya?
Na ho bolokehile ho tsamaea?

Food and restaurants

Ke tshwerwe ke tlala
Ke lapile
Ke nyorilwe
Ke nyoriloe
Metsi, tsweetswee
Metsi ka kopo
Tafole ya batho ba le babedi, tsweetswee
Ka kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeli
Menyu, tsweetswee
Ka kopo, lethathamo la lijo
O akantsha eng?
U khothaletsa eng?
Nka rata seno
Ke kopa sena
E monate
E monate
Molaotlhomo, tsweetswee
Chelete ka kopo
Ga ke je nama
Ha ke je nama
Ke na le aleji ya dijo
Ke na le allergy ea lijo
Kofi
Kofi
Teye
Tee
Borotho
Bohobe

Shopping and money

Se se ja bokae?
Ke bokae?
E tura thata
E turu haholo
A o amogela dikarata tsa sekoloto?
A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane?
Ke batla fela
Ke shebile feela
Ke tla e tsaya
Ke tla e nka
Bula
Bula
E tswetswe
E koetsoe
Botseno
Monyako
Tswa
Tsoa
Mmaraka o kae?
Mmaraka o hokae?

Emergency and health

Thuso
Thuso
Leletsa ngaka
Bitsa ngaka
Leletsa mapodisi
Bitsa mapolesa
Ke kopa thuso
Ke hloka thuso
Ke a lwala
Kea kula
Kokelo e kae?
Sepetlele se hokae?
Khemisi e kae?
Pharmacy e hokae?
Go botlhoko fa
Ho bohloko mona
Ke tlhoka ngaka
Ke hloka ngaka
A go na le bookelo gaufi?
Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane?

Getting help with language

A o kgona Sekgowa?
Na u bua senyesemane?
Ga ke tlhaloganye
Ha ke utloisise
Ke a tlhaloganya
Kea utloisisa
Ke kopa o bue ka iketlo
Ke kopa o bue butle
Tsweetswee boeletsa seo
Ke kopa o phete seo
Tsweetswee e kwale
Ke kopa o e ngole fatshe
Seno se kaya eng?
See se bolela’ng?
O bua jang se?
U bolela see joang?
Ke ithuta
Kea ithuta
Ke bua go le gonnye
Ke bua hanyane
A o ka nthusa?
O ka nthusa?
Ga ke itse
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 Tswana Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin script.

Vowels

aeiou

Consonants

bdfghjklmnprstvwyz

Phonetics

Features a rich consonant system, including clicks and implosives.

Grammar and Syntax

Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Utilizes noun classes and concord systems.

Loanwords

Includes loanwords from English and Afrikaans.

Language Family

Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

Writing Systems

Latin script.

Writing System History

Standardized during the colonial period with contributions from missionaries.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 8.2 million speakers.

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