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Xhosa 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.
Both Xhosa 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.
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.
Xhosa: Approximately 8.2 million speakers worldwide, primarily 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.
Everyday phrases translated from Xhosa to Sesotho — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Xhosa | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Molo | Lumela |
| Molo kusasa | Lumelang hoseng |
| Mholo emva kwemini | Lumela motšehare |
| Molo ngokuhlwa | Dumelang mantsiboya |
| Ulale kakuhle | Bosiu bo botle |
| Sala kakuhle | Sala hantle |
| Ndiza kubona kamva | Ke tla u bona hamorao |
| Sibonane ngomso | Ke tla u bona hosane |
| Wamkelekile | Rea u amohela |
| Unjani? | U phela joang? |
| Ndiyaphila, enkosi | Ke phela hantle, kea leboha |
| Ube nosuku oluhle | Eba le letsatsi le monate |
| Xhosa | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Nceda | Ka kopo |
| Enkosi | Kea leboha |
| Enkosi kakhulu | Ke leboha haholo |
| Wamkelekile | O amohelehile |
| Ewe | Ee |
| Hayi | Che |
| Uxolo | Nts'oarele |
| Uxolo | Ke masoabi |
| Akukho ngxaki | Ha ho bothata |
| Ewe kunjalo | Ehlile |
| Sivuyisana nawe | Kea leboha |
| Ithamsanqa | Mahlohonolo |
| Xhosa | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Ungubani igama lakho? | Lebitso la hau ke mang? |
| Ndiyavuya ukukwazi | Ke thabela ho o tseba |
| Ungowaphi? | O tsoa kae? |
| Ingaba umngakanani? | U lilemo li kae? |
| Ndingumfundi | Ke moithuti |
| Ndilapha ngeholide | Ke mona phomolong |
| Ndilapha ngomsebenzi | Ke mona ka mosebetsi |
| Ngumhlobo wam lo | Enwa ke motswalle waka |
| Xhosa | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Enye | E 'ngoe |
| Zimbini | Tse peli |
| Zintathu | Boraro |
| Isine | Tse nne |
| Zintlanu | Tse hlano |
| Amathandathu | Tšelela |
| Zisixhenxe | Supa |
| Isibhozo | Borobeli |
| Isithoba | Robong |
| Ishumi | Leshome |
| Ikhulu | Lekholo |
| Iwaka | Sekete se le seng |
| Xhosa | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Namhlanje | Kajeno |
| Ngomso | Hosane |
| Izolo | Maobane |
| Ngoku | Jwale |
| Kamva | Hamorao |
| Ngubani ixesha? | Ke nako mang? |
| Ekuseni | Hoseng |
| Ngokuhlwa | Mantsiboea |
| NgoMvulo | Mantaha |
| NgoLwesihlanu | Labohlano |
| Kwiveki ezayo | Bekeng e tlang |
| Iyure enye | Hora e le 'ngoe |
| Xhosa | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Iphi indlu yangasese? | Kamore ea ho hlapa e hokae? |
| Siphi isikhululo sikaloliwe? | Seteishene sa terene se hokae? |
| Siphi isikhululo seenqwelomoya? | Boemafofane bo hokae? |
| Ndifike njani apho? | Ke fihla joang moo? |
| Jika ekhohlo | Etelehela ka ho le letšehali |
| Jika ngasekunene | Etla ka ho le letona |
| Yiya ngqo phambili | Tsoela pele hantle |
| Ikufuphi | E haufi |
| Kude | Ho hole |
| Ndilahlekile | Ke lahlehile |
| Ndifuna iteksi | Ke hloka tekesi |
| Ndingalithenga phi itikiti? | Nka reka tekete hokae? |
| Ingaba yimalini itikiti? | Tekete ke bokae? |
| Ngaba kukhuselekile ukuhamba? | Na ho bolokehile ho tsamaea? |
| Xhosa | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Ndilambile | Ke lapile |
| Ndinxaniwe | Ke nyoriloe |
| Nceda, amanzi | Metsi ka kopo |
| Itafile yababini, nceda | Ka kopo, tafole ea batho ba babeli |
| Imenyu, nceda | Ka kopo, lethathamo la lijo |
| Ucebisa ntoni? | U khothaletsa eng? |
| Ndingathanda oku | Ke kopa sena |
| Imnandi | E monate |
| Ityala, nceda | Chelete ka kopo |
| Andiyityi inyama | Ha ke je nama |
| Andidibani nokutya | Ke na le allergy ea lijo |
| Ikofu | Kofi |
| Iti | Tee |
| Isonka | Bohobe |
| Xhosa | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Ingaba oku kubiza malini? | Ke bokae? |
| Ibiza kakhulu | E turu haholo |
| Uyawamkela amakhadi okuthenga ngetyala? | A na u amohela likarete tsa mokitlane? |
| Ndijonge nje | Ke shebile feela |
| Ndiza kuyithatha | Ke tla e nka |
| Vula | Bula |
| Ivaliwe | E koetsoe |
| Umnyango | Monyako |
| Phuma | Tsoa |
| Iphi imarike? | Mmaraka o hokae? |
| Xhosa | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Nceda | Thuso |
| Biza ugqirha | Bitsa ngaka |
| Biza amapolisa | Bitsa mapolesa |
| Ndifuna uncedo | Ke hloka thuso |
| Ndiyagula | Kea kula |
| Siphi isibhedlele? | Sepetlele se hokae? |
| Iphi ikhemesti? | Pharmacy e hokae? |
| Kubuhlungu apha | Ho bohloko mona |
| Ndifuna ugqirha | Ke hloka ngaka |
| Ingaba sikhona isibhedlele esikufutshane? | Ho na le sepetlele haufinyane? |
| Xhosa | Sesotho |
|---|---|
| Ingaba uyasithetha Isingesi? | Na u bua senyesemane? |
| Andiqondi | Ha ke utloisise |
| Ndiyaqonda | Kea utloisisa |
| Ndicela uthethe kancinci | Ke kopa o bue butle |
| Nceda uyiphinde | Ke kopa o phete seo |
| Nceda uyibhale phantsi | Ke kopa o e ngole fatshe |
| Kuthetha ukuthini oku? | See se bolela’ng? |
| Uyitsho njani lento? | U bolela see joang? |
| Ndiyafunda | Kea ithuta |
| Ndithetha kancinci | Ke bua hanyane |
| Ungandinceda? | O ka nthusa? |
| Andazi | Ha ke tsebe |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in Lesotho and South Africa (especially Free State and Gauteng provinces), with communities in other southern African countries.
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
Features distinctive click consonants (q, x), ejective consonants, and complex tone system with high and low tones affecting meaning.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive noun class system with 18 classes affecting agreement patterns throughout sentences.
Contains loanwords from Afrikaans, English, and other Bantu languages due to historical and geographical contacts.
Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, belonging to the Sotho-Tswana group.
Uses Latin script introduced by missionaries in 19th century.
Written tradition established by Christian missionaries in 1830s, orthography standardized for educational and literary use.
Approximately 5.6 million speakers worldwide, with about 4.2 million in South Africa and 1.9 million in Lesotho.
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.
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