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How Zulu and Sepedi compare

Shared writing system

Zulu and Sepedi 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 Zulu and Sepedi 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.

Sentence structure changes

Zulu follows verb-subject-object (VSO) order while Sepedi follows subject-verb-object (SVO). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Splitting long sentences improves accuracy.

Speakers

Zulu: Approximately 13 million speakers, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in South Africa. Sepedi: Approximately 4.7 million people as first language speakers, with many more using it as a second language.

Common Zulu phrases in Sepedi

Everyday phrases translated from Zulu to Sepedi — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Greetings: Zulu phrases and their Sepedi translations
ZuluSepedi
SawubonaThobela
SawubonaMesong e mebotse
SawubonaThapama ye botse
SawubonaMantšiboa a mabotse
Ulale kahleBošego bjo bobotse
Usale kahleLaelana gabotse
Sobonana kamuvaRe tla bonana ka morago
Sobonana kusasaRe tla bonana gosasa
SiyakwamukelaRe a amogetšwe
Unjani?O bjang?
Ngiyaphila, ngiyabongaKe lokile, ke a leboga
Ube nosuku oluhleEbang le letšatši le lebotse

Courtesy

Courtesy: Zulu phrases and their Sepedi translations
ZuluSepedi
NgiyacelaHle
NgiyabongaKe a leboga
Ngiyabonga kakhuluKe leboga kudu
WamukelekileO amogetšwe
YeboEe
ChaAowa
UxoloNtshwarele
NgiyaxolisaKe maswabi
AkunankingaGa go na bothata
Yebo kunjaloKe therešo gore
SiyakuhalaliselaRe a lebogiša
InhlanhlaMahlatse le mahlogonolo

Introductions

Introductions: Zulu phrases and their Sepedi translations
ZuluSepedi
Ungubani igama lakho?Leina la gago ke mang?
Ngiyajabula ukukwaziKe thabile go kopana le wena
Uvelaphi?O tšwa kae?
Uneminyaka emingaka?O na le mengwaga e mekae?
NgingumfundiKe moithuti
Ngilapha ngeholideKe mo ka maikhutšong
Ngilapha ngomsebenziKe mo ka lebaka la mošomo
Umngane wami loYe ke mogwera wa ka

Numbers

Numbers: Zulu phrases and their Sepedi translations
ZuluSepedi
EyodwaE tee
OkubiliTše pedi
EzintathuBa bararo
EzineBa bane
EzinhlanuTše hlano
EziyisithuphaTše tshela
EziyisikhombisaSupa
IsishiyagalombiliSeswai
AyisishiyagalolunyeSenyane
IshumiLesome
IkhuluLekgolo
Inkulungwane eyodwaSekete se tee

Time and dates

Time and dates: Zulu phrases and their Sepedi translations
ZuluSepedi
NamuhlaLehono
KusasaGosasa
IzoloMaabane
ManjeBjale
KamuvaKa morago
Isikhathi sini?Ke nako mang?
EkuseniMesong
KusihlwaMantšiboa
UMsombulukoMošupologo
NgoLwesihlanuLabohlano
Ngesonto elizayoBekeng ye e tlago
Ihora elilodwaIri e tee

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Zulu phrases and their Sepedi translations
ZuluSepedi
Ikuphi indlu yokugezela?Ntlwana ya go hlapela e kae?
Sikuphi isiteshi sesitimela?Seteišene sa terene se kae?
Sikuphi isikhumulo sezindiza?Boemafofane bo kae?
Ngifika kanjani lapho?Ke fihla bjang moo?
Jikela kwesokunxeleRetologela ka go le letshadi
Jikela kwesokudlaRetologela ka go le letona
Hamba uqonde phambiliTsamaya pele thwii
IseduzeE kgauswi
KukudeE kgole
NgilahlekileKe timetše
Ngidinga itekisiKe hloka thekisi
Ngingalithenga kuphi ithikithi?Nka reka kae tekete?
Malini ithikithi?Thekethe ke bokae?
Ingabe kuphephile ukuhamba?Na go šireletšegile go sepela?

Food and restaurants

Food and restaurants: Zulu phrases and their Sepedi translations
ZuluSepedi
NgilambileKe swerwe ke tlala
NgomileKe nyorilwe
Ngicela, amanziMeetse, hle
Ngicela, itafula lababiliTafola ya ba babedi, hle
Ngicela, imenyuThe menu ya, hle
Yini oyincomayo?O kgothaletša eng?
Ngingathanda lokhuKe tla rata se
KumnandiE bose
Ngicela, ibhiliMolaokakanywa, hle
Angiyidli inyamaGa ke je nama
Nginokungezwani nokudlaKe na le allergy ya dijo
IkhofiKofi ya go swara
ItiyeTee
IsinkwaBorotho

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Zulu phrases and their Sepedi translations
ZuluSepedi
Kubiza malini lokhu?Se se bitša bokae?
Kubiza kakhuluE bitša kudu
Uyawamukela amakhadi esikweletu?Na o amogela dikarata tša mokitlana?
Ngibheka njeKe no lebelela
NgizoyithathaKe tla e tšea
VulaBula
KuvaliweE tswaletšwe
UkungenaMojako wa go tsena
PhumaTšwa
Ikuphi imakethe?Mmaraka o kae?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Zulu phrases and their Sepedi translations
ZuluSepedi
UsizoThuša
Shayela udokotelaBitsa ngaka
Shayela amaphoyisaBitša maphodisa
Ngidinga usizoKe hloka thušo
NgiyagulaKe a lwala
Sikuphi isibhedlela?Sepetlele se kae?
Likuphi ikhemisi?Khemisi e kae?
Kubuhlungu laphaGo bohloko mo
Ngidinga udokotelaKe hloka ngaka
Ingabe sikhona isibhedlela eduze?Na go na le sepetlele kgauswi le moo?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Zulu phrases and their Sepedi translations
ZuluSepedi
Ingabe uyasikhuluma isingisi?Na o bolela Seisemane?
AngiqondiGa ke kwešiše
NgiyaqondaKe a kwešiša
Ngicela ukhulume kancaneKe kgopela le bolele ka go nanya
Sicela uphinde lokhoKe kgopela gore le boeletše seo
Ngicela uyibhale phansiKe kgopela le e ngwale
Kusho ukuthini lokhu?Se se bolela’ng?
Ukusho kanjani lokhu?O bolela bjang se?
NgiyafundaKe a ithuta
Ngikhuluma kancaneKe bolela gannyane
Ungangisiza?Na o ka nthuša?
AngaziGa ke tsebe

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Sepedi Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in the northeastern provinces of South Africa, especially in Limpopo. Sepedi is also spoken in parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet. 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

aeiouA is pronounced like 'ah'E is pronounced like 'eh'I is pronounced like 'ee'O is pronounced like 'oh'U is pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz

Phonetics

Features a number of clicks, ejective and implosive sounds, typical of Bantu languages. Tonal, with high and low tones affecting meaning.

Grammar and Syntax

Uses a subject-verb-object (SVO) order. Rich in noun classes and uses agglutinative verb forms to express various grammatical relations and meanings.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Afrikaans and English due to colonial and modern influences.

Language Family

Part of the Bantu group within the larger Niger-Congo language family.

Writing Systems

Primarily uses the Latin script, adapted to represent the phonetic specifics of the language.

Writing System History

The Latin script was adopted during the colonial period, facilitated by missionaries for religious and educational purposes.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 4.7 million people as first language speakers, with many more using it as a second language.

About Zulu Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in South Africa, especially in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. It is also spoken in parts of Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho, and Mozambique.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet with additional letters: c, q, x, and click sounds (c, x, and q are used to represent these click sounds).

Vowels

a, e, i, o, u, â, ê, î, ô, û] (the vowels with the circumflex accent (â, etc.) represent long vowels)

Consonants

b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z, ng, ny, sh, th, kh, kl, kr, etc

Phonetics

Features a unique set of click sounds, including the lateral click (x), alveolar click (c), and palatal click (q).

Grammar and Syntax

Verb-subject-object (VSO) order is typical, with a highly agglutinative structure, using prefixes and suffixes to modify verbs and nouns for tense, aspect, mood, and person.

Loanwords

Includes many words from Afrikaans and English due to colonial and modern influences.

Language Family

Part of the Nguni subgroup of the Bantu languages, which also includes Xhosa, Swati, and Ndebele.

Writing Systems

Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Zulu script, which was a variant of the Mandombe script.

Writing System History

Adopted the Latin script during the 19th century with the work of missionaries who developed a written form of the language.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 13 million speakers, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in South Africa.

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