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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.
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.
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.
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.
Everyday phrases translated from Zulu to Sepedi — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Zulu | Sepedi |
|---|---|
| Sawubona | Thobela |
| Sawubona | Mesong e mebotse |
| Sawubona | Thapama ye botse |
| Sawubona | Mantšiboa a mabotse |
| Ulale kahle | Bošego bjo bobotse |
| Usale kahle | Laelana gabotse |
| Sobonana kamuva | Re tla bonana ka morago |
| Sobonana kusasa | Re tla bonana gosasa |
| Siyakwamukela | Re a amogetšwe |
| Unjani? | O bjang? |
| Ngiyaphila, ngiyabonga | Ke lokile, ke a leboga |
| Ube nosuku oluhle | Ebang le letšatši le lebotse |
| Zulu | Sepedi |
|---|---|
| Ngiyacela | Hle |
| Ngiyabonga | Ke a leboga |
| Ngiyabonga kakhulu | Ke leboga kudu |
| Wamukelekile | O amogetšwe |
| Yebo | Ee |
| Cha | Aowa |
| Uxolo | Ntshwarele |
| Ngiyaxolisa | Ke maswabi |
| Akunankinga | Ga go na bothata |
| Yebo kunjalo | Ke therešo gore |
| Siyakuhalalisela | Re a lebogiša |
| Inhlanhla | Mahlatse le mahlogonolo |
| Zulu | Sepedi |
|---|---|
| Ungubani igama lakho? | Leina la gago ke mang? |
| Ngiyajabula ukukwazi | Ke thabile go kopana le wena |
| Uvelaphi? | O tšwa kae? |
| Uneminyaka emingaka? | O na le mengwaga e mekae? |
| Ngingumfundi | Ke moithuti |
| Ngilapha ngeholide | Ke mo ka maikhutšong |
| Ngilapha ngomsebenzi | Ke mo ka lebaka la mošomo |
| Umngane wami lo | Ye ke mogwera wa ka |
| Zulu | Sepedi |
|---|---|
| Eyodwa | E tee |
| Okubili | Tše pedi |
| Ezintathu | Ba bararo |
| Ezine | Ba bane |
| Ezinhlanu | Tše hlano |
| Eziyisithupha | Tše tshela |
| Eziyisikhombisa | Supa |
| Isishiyagalombili | Seswai |
| Ayisishiyagalolunye | Senyane |
| Ishumi | Lesome |
| Ikhulu | Lekgolo |
| Inkulungwane eyodwa | Sekete se tee |
| Zulu | Sepedi |
|---|---|
| Namuhla | Lehono |
| Kusasa | Gosasa |
| Izolo | Maabane |
| Manje | Bjale |
| Kamuva | Ka morago |
| Isikhathi sini? | Ke nako mang? |
| Ekuseni | Mesong |
| Kusihlwa | Mantšiboa |
| UMsombuluko | Mošupologo |
| NgoLwesihlanu | Labohlano |
| Ngesonto elizayo | Bekeng ye e tlago |
| Ihora elilodwa | Iri e tee |
| Zulu | Sepedi |
|---|---|
| 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 kwesokunxele | Retologela ka go le letshadi |
| Jikela kwesokudla | Retologela ka go le letona |
| Hamba uqonde phambili | Tsamaya pele thwii |
| Iseduze | E kgauswi |
| Kukude | E kgole |
| Ngilahlekile | Ke timetše |
| Ngidinga itekisi | Ke hloka thekisi |
| Ngingalithenga kuphi ithikithi? | Nka reka kae tekete? |
| Malini ithikithi? | Thekethe ke bokae? |
| Ingabe kuphephile ukuhamba? | Na go šireletšegile go sepela? |
| Zulu | Sepedi |
|---|---|
| Ngilambile | Ke swerwe ke tlala |
| Ngomile | Ke nyorilwe |
| Ngicela, amanzi | Meetse, hle |
| Ngicela, itafula lababili | Tafola ya ba babedi, hle |
| Ngicela, imenyu | The menu ya, hle |
| Yini oyincomayo? | O kgothaletša eng? |
| Ngingathanda lokhu | Ke tla rata se |
| Kumnandi | E bose |
| Ngicela, ibhili | Molaokakanywa, hle |
| Angiyidli inyama | Ga ke je nama |
| Nginokungezwani nokudla | Ke na le allergy ya dijo |
| Ikhofi | Kofi ya go swara |
| Itiye | Tee |
| Isinkwa | Borotho |
| Zulu | Sepedi |
|---|---|
| Kubiza malini lokhu? | Se se bitša bokae? |
| Kubiza kakhulu | E bitša kudu |
| Uyawamukela amakhadi esikweletu? | Na o amogela dikarata tša mokitlana? |
| Ngibheka nje | Ke no lebelela |
| Ngizoyithatha | Ke tla e tšea |
| Vula | Bula |
| Kuvaliwe | E tswaletšwe |
| Ukungena | Mojako wa go tsena |
| Phuma | Tšwa |
| Ikuphi imakethe? | Mmaraka o kae? |
| Zulu | Sepedi |
|---|---|
| Usizo | Thuša |
| Shayela udokotela | Bitsa ngaka |
| Shayela amaphoyisa | Bitša maphodisa |
| Ngidinga usizo | Ke hloka thušo |
| Ngiyagula | Ke a lwala |
| Sikuphi isibhedlela? | Sepetlele se kae? |
| Likuphi ikhemisi? | Khemisi e kae? |
| Kubuhlungu lapha | Go bohloko mo |
| Ngidinga udokotela | Ke hloka ngaka |
| Ingabe sikhona isibhedlela eduze? | Na go na le sepetlele kgauswi le moo? |
| Zulu | Sepedi |
|---|---|
| Ingabe uyasikhuluma isingisi? | Na o bolela Seisemane? |
| Angiqondi | Ga ke kwešiše |
| Ngiyaqonda | Ke a kwešiša |
| Ngicela ukhulume kancane | Ke kgopela le bolele ka go nanya |
| Sicela uphinde lokho | Ke kgopela gore le boeletše seo |
| Ngicela uyibhale phansi | Ke kgopela le e ngwale |
| Kusho ukuthini lokhu? | Se se bolela’ng? |
| Ukusho kanjani lokhu? | O bolela bjang se? |
| Ngiyafunda | Ke a ithuta |
| Ngikhuluma kancane | Ke bolela gannyane |
| Ungangisiza? | Na o ka nthuša? |
| Angazi | Ga ke tsebe |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in the northeastern provinces of South Africa, especially in Limpopo. Sepedi is also spoken in parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga.
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
Features a number of clicks, ejective and implosive sounds, typical of Bantu languages. Tonal, with high and low tones affecting meaning.
Uses a subject-verb-object (SVO) order. Rich in noun classes and uses agglutinative verb forms to express various grammatical relations and meanings.
Contains loanwords from Afrikaans and English due to colonial and modern influences.
Part of the Bantu group within the larger Niger-Congo language family.
Primarily uses the Latin script, adapted to represent the phonetic specifics of the language.
The Latin script was adopted during the colonial period, facilitated by missionaries for religious and educational purposes.
Approximately 4.7 million people as first language speakers, with many more using it as a second language.
Primarily spoken in South Africa, especially in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. It is also spoken in parts of Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho, and Mozambique.
Uses the Latin alphabet with additional letters: c, q, x, and click sounds (c, x, and q are used to represent these click sounds).
Features a unique set of click sounds, including the lateral click (x), alveolar click (c), and palatal click (q).
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.
Includes many words from Afrikaans and English due to colonial and modern influences.
Part of the Nguni subgroup of the Bantu languages, which also includes Xhosa, Swati, and Ndebele.
Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Zulu script, which was a variant of the Mandombe script.
Adopted the Latin script during the 19th century with the work of missionaries who developed a written form of the language.
Approximately 13 million speakers, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in South Africa.
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