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Tswana 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 Tswana and Xhosa 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.
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.
Tswana: Approximately 8.2 million speakers. Xhosa: Approximately 8.2 million speakers worldwide, primarily in South Africa where it's an official language.
Everyday phrases translated from Tswana to Xhosa — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Tswana | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Dumela | Molo |
| Moso o montle | Molo kusasa |
| Dumela thapama | Mholo emva kwemini |
| Maitsiboa a mantle | Molo ngokuhlwa |
| Robala sentle | Ulale kakuhle |
| Salang sentle | Sala kakuhle |
| Re tla bonana moragonyana | Ndiza kubona kamva |
| Re tla bonana ka moso | Sibonane ngomso |
| O amogetswe | Wamkelekile |
| O tsogile jang? | Unjani? |
| Ke siame, ke a leboga | Ndiyaphila, enkosi |
| Nna le letsatsi le le monate | Ube nosuku oluhle |
| Tswana | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Tsweetswee | Nceda |
| Ke a leboga | Enkosi |
| Re leboga go menagane | Enkosi kakhulu |
| O amogelesegile | Wamkelekile |
| Ee | Ewe |
| Nnyaa | Hayi |
| Tshwarelo | Uxolo |
| Ke maswabi | Uxolo |
| Ga go na bothata | Akukho ngxaki |
| Ee | Ewe kunjalo |
| Rea go akgola | Sivuyisana nawe |
| Re go lakaletsa masego | Ithamsanqa |
| Tswana | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Leina la gago ke mang? | Ungubani igama lakho? |
| Ke itumelela go go itse | Ndiyavuya ukukwazi |
| O tswa kae? | Ungowaphi? |
| O na le dingwaga tse kae? | Ingaba umngakanani? |
| Ke moithuti | Ndingumfundi |
| Ke fano ka malatsi a boikhutso | Ndilapha ngeholide |
| Ke fano ka ntlha ya tiro | Ndilapha ngomsebenzi |
| Yo ke tsala ya me | Ngumhlobo wam lo |
| Tswana | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Nngwe | Enye |
| Tse pedi | Zimbini |
| Tse tharo | Zintathu |
| Nne | Isine |
| Tlhano | Zintlanu |
| Thataro | Amathandathu |
| Supa | Zisixhenxe |
| Robedi | Isibhozo |
| Robongwe | Isithoba |
| Lesome | Ishumi |
| Lekgolo | Ikhulu |
| Sekete | Iwaka |
| Tswana | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Gompieno | Namhlanje |
| Ka moso | Ngomso |
| Maabane | Izolo |
| Jaanong | Ngoku |
| Moragonyana | Kamva |
| Ke nako mang? | Ngubani ixesha? |
| Mo mosong | Ekuseni |
| Maitsiboa | Ngokuhlwa |
| Mosupologo | NgoMvulo |
| Labotlhano | NgoLwesihlanu |
| Beke e e tlang | Kwiveki ezayo |
| Ura e le nngwe | Iyure enye |
| Tswana | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Ntlwana ya botlhapelo e kae? | Iphi indlu yangasese? |
| Seteišene sa terena se kae? | Siphi isikhululo sikaloliwe? |
| Boemelafofane bo kae? | Siphi isikhululo seenqwelomoya? |
| Ke tla ya jang koo? | Ndifike njani apho? |
| Retologela ka fa molemeng | Jika ekhohlo |
| Retologela ka fa mojeng | Jika ngasekunene |
| Tswelela ka tlhamalalo | Yiya ngqo phambili |
| E gaufi | Ikufuphi |
| Go kgakala | Kude |
| Ke latlhegile | Ndilahlekile |
| Ke tlhoka thekisi | Ndifuna iteksi |
| Nka reka thekethe kae? | Ndingalithenga phi itikiti? |
| Thekethe ke bokae? | Ingaba yimalini itikiti? |
| A go babalesegile go tsamaya? | Ngaba kukhuselekile ukuhamba? |
| Tswana | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Ke tshwerwe ke tlala | Ndilambile |
| Ke nyorilwe | Ndinxaniwe |
| Metsi, tsweetswee | Nceda, amanzi |
| Tafole ya batho ba le babedi, tsweetswee | Itafile yababini, nceda |
| Menyu, tsweetswee | Imenyu, nceda |
| O akantsha eng? | Ucebisa ntoni? |
| Nka rata seno | Ndingathanda oku |
| E monate | Imnandi |
| Molaotlhomo, tsweetswee | Ityala, nceda |
| Ga ke je nama | Andiyityi inyama |
| Ke na le aleji ya dijo | Andidibani nokutya |
| Kofi | Ikofu |
| Teye | Iti |
| Borotho | Isonka |
| Tswana | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Se se ja bokae? | Ingaba oku kubiza malini? |
| E tura thata | Ibiza kakhulu |
| A o amogela dikarata tsa sekoloto? | Uyawamkela amakhadi okuthenga ngetyala? |
| Ke batla fela | Ndijonge nje |
| Ke tla e tsaya | Ndiza kuyithatha |
| Bula | Vula |
| E tswetswe | Ivaliwe |
| Botseno | Umnyango |
| Tswa | Phuma |
| Mmaraka o kae? | Iphi imarike? |
| Tswana | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| Thuso | Nceda |
| Leletsa ngaka | Biza ugqirha |
| Leletsa mapodisi | Biza amapolisa |
| Ke kopa thuso | Ndifuna uncedo |
| Ke a lwala | Ndiyagula |
| Kokelo e kae? | Siphi isibhedlele? |
| Khemisi e kae? | Iphi ikhemesti? |
| Go botlhoko fa | Kubuhlungu apha |
| Ke tlhoka ngaka | Ndifuna ugqirha |
| A go na le bookelo gaufi? | Ingaba sikhona isibhedlele esikufutshane? |
| Tswana | Xhosa |
|---|---|
| A o kgona Sekgowa? | Ingaba uyasithetha Isingesi? |
| Ga ke tlhaloganye | Andiqondi |
| Ke a tlhaloganya | Ndiyaqonda |
| Ke kopa o bue ka iketlo | Ndicela uthethe kancinci |
| Tsweetswee boeletsa seo | Nceda uyiphinde |
| Tsweetswee e kwale | Nceda uyibhale phantsi |
| Seno se kaya eng? | Kuthetha ukuthini oku? |
| O bua jang se? | Uyitsho njani lento? |
| Ke ithuta | Ndiyafunda |
| Ke bua go le gonnye | Ndithetha kancinci |
| A o ka nthusa? | Ungandinceda? |
| Ga ke itse | 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 Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.
Uses the Latin script.
Features a rich consonant system, including clicks and implosives.
Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Utilizes noun classes and concord systems.
Includes loanwords from English and Afrikaans.
Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
Latin script.
Standardized during the colonial period with contributions from missionaries.
Approximately 8.2 million speakers.
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