Daily use common Sepedi Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Sepedi language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Sepedi sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Sepedi translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Sepedi language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Sepedi language quickly and also play some Sepedi word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Sepedi.

Sepedi sentences and phrases

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Sepedi language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	Le amogetšwe
Thanks	Ke a leboga
Good	Gabotse
Enjoy	Ipshina
Fine	Tefišo
Congratulations	Re a lebogiša
I hate you	Ke a go hloile
I love you	Ke a go rata
I’m in love	Ke ratana
I’m sorry	ke maswabi
I’m so sorry	Ke maswabi kudu
I’m yours	Ke wa gago
Thanks again	Ke leboga gape
How are you	Le kae
I am fine	ga ke na mathata
Take care	Hlokomela
I miss you	ke go goletše
You're nice	O mobotse
That’s terrible	Seo se a šiiša
That's too bad	Seo se mpe kudu
That's too much	Seo ke se segolo kudu
See you	Re tla bonana
Thank you	Ke a leboga
Thank you sir	Ke a leboga mong wa ka
Are you free	Na o lokologile
No problem	Ga go bothata
Get well soon	Takaletšo ya pholo ka pela
Very good	Gabotse kudu
Well done	O šomile gabotse
What’s up	O mpotša eng
I can't hear you	Ga ke kgone go go kwa
I can't stop	Ga ke kgone go ema
I know	ke a tseba
Good bye	Šala gabotse
Good idea	Kgopolo e botse
Good luck	Re go lakaletša mahlatse
You are late	O diegile
Who is next?	Ke mang yo a latelago?
Who is she?	Ke mang?
Who is that man?	Monna yoo ke mang?
Who built it?	Ke mang yo a e agilego?
They hurt	Ba kweša bohloko
She got angry	O ile a galefa
She is a teacher	Ke morutiši
She is aggressive	O na le bogale
She is attractive	O a kgahliša
She is beautiful	O mobotse
She is crying	O a lla
She is happy	O thabile
No way!	Ga go tsela ye nngwe!
No worries	Ga go na matshwenyego
No, thank you	Aowa, ke a leboga

I'm so happy	Ke thabile kudu
I'm hungry	Ke swerwe ke tlala
I'm able to run	Ke kgona go kitima
I agree	Ke a dumela
I can swim	Ke kgona go sesa
I can't come	Ga ke kgone go tla
He got angry	O ile a galefa
He was alone	O be a le noši
He was brave	O be a le sebete
He likes to swim	O rata go sesa
Don't be angry	O se ke wa galefa
Don't be sad	O se ke wa nyama
Don't cry	O se ke wa lla
Come in	Tsena
Come on	Etla
Can you come?	Na o ka tla?
Can I help?	Na nka thuša?
Can I eat this?	Na nka ja se?
Can I help you?	Na nka go thuša?
Can I see?	Na nka bona?
Are you going?	Na o ya?
Are you hungry?	Na o swerwe ke tlala?
Are you mad?	Na o a hlanya?
Are you serious?	Na o serious?
Are you sleeping?	Na o robetše?
Can you do this?	Na o ka dira se?
Can you help me?	Na o ka nthuša?
Can you tell me?	Na o ka mpotša?
Come on tomorrow	Etlang gosasa
Come quickly	Etla ka pela
Could I help you?	Na nka go thuša?
Could you tell me?	Na o ka mpotša?
Do not disturb!	O se ke wa tshwenya!
Do you hear me?	Na o a nkutlwa?
Do you smoke?	Na o a kgoga?
Have you eaten?	Naa o jele?
Have you finished?	Na o feditše?
He can run fast	A kgona go kitima ka lebelo
He began to run	A thoma go kitima
He did not speak	Ga se a ka a bolela
His eyes are blue	Mahlo a gagwe a botalalerata
His smile was good	Pososelo ya gagwe e be e le ye botse
How is your life?	Bophelo bja gago bo bjang?
How is your family?	Lapa la gago le bjang?
I am a student	Ke moithuti
I am going to study	Ke ya go ithuta
I am not a teacher	Ga ke morutiši
I am sorry	Ke maswabi
I believe you	Ke a go dumela
I can do this job	Nka dira mošomo wo
I can run faster	Nka kitima ka lebelo
I can’t believe it	Ga ke kgone go e dumela
It happens	Go a direga

It is new	Ke e mpsha
It is a long story	Ke kanegelo ye telele
It looks like an bird	E bonala bjalo ka nonyana
It really takes time	Go tloga go tšea nako
It was really cheap	E be e tloga e le theko e tlase
It was so noisy	E be e le lešata kudu
It was very difficult	Go be go le thata kudu
It wasn't expensive	E be e sa bitše tšhelete e ntši
It wasn't necessary	Go be go sa nyakege
Let me check	E re ke lekole
Let me say	E re ke bolele
Let me see	E re ke bone
May I come in?	Na nka tsena?
May I help you?	Na nka go thuša?
May I join you?	Na nka go tlatša?
May I speak?	Na nka bolela?
May I eat this?	Na nka ja se?
My father is tall	Tate o motelele
My sister has a job	Kgaetšedi ya ka e na le mošomo
My sister is famous	Kgaetšedi ya ka e tumile
My wife is a doctor	Mosadi waka ke ngaka
No, I'll eat later	Aowa, ke tla ja ka morago
Please come in	Ke kgopela gore le tsene
Please do that again	Ke kgopela gore le dire seo gape
Please give me	Ke kgopela gore o mphe
She admired him	O ile a mo kgahlwa ke yena
She avoids me	O a nphema
She came last	O tlile la mafelelo
She goes to school	O ya sekolong
That house is big	Ntlo yeo ke ye kgolo
That is a good idea	Yeo ke kgopolo e botse
That is my book	Yeo ke puku ya ka
That is my son	Yeo ke morwa wa ka
The dog is dead	Mpša e hwile
The river is wide	Noka e sephara
There is no doubt	Ga go na pelaelo
They are playing	Ba a bapala
They are pretty	Ba ba botse
They got married	Ba ile ba nyalana
They have few books	Ba na le dipuku tše mmalwa
They stopped talking	Ba ile ba kgaotša go bolela
This is my friend	Ye ke mogwera wa ka
This bird can't fly	Nonyana ye ga e kgone go fofa
This decision is final	Phetho ye ke ya mafelelo
This is my book	Ye ke puku ya ka
This is my brother	Ye ke ngwanešo
This is my daughter	Ye ke morwedi wa ka
This is not a joke	Se ga se metlae
This is surprising	Se se a makatša
This river is beautiful	Noka ye e botse
This story is true	Kanegelo ye ke ya nnete
We are happy	Re thabile
Will it rain today?	Na pula e tla na lehono?
Will you go on a trip?	Na o tla ya leetong?

Will she come?	Na o tla tla?
Would you kill me?	Na o be o tla mpolaya?
Would you love me?	Na o ka nthata?
Would you come here?	Na o be o tla tla mo?
You are a teacher	O morutiši
You are very beautiful	O mobotse kudu
You are very brave	O sebete kudu
You broke the rules	O robile melao
You love me	O a nthata
you love me or not	o a nthata goba aowa
You make me happy	O nthabiša
You may go	O ka ya
You should sleep	O swanetše go robala
You must study hard	O swanetše go ithuta ka thata
Whose idea is this?	Kgopolo ye ke ya mang?
Thanks for your help	Re leboga thušo ya lena
Thank you for coming	Re leboga ge o tlile
How about you	Wena o tsogile bjang
How is your family	Lapa la gago le bjang
How to Say	Tsela ya go Bolela
Good morning	Thobela
Good afternoon	Thobela
Good evening	Thobela
Good night	Bošego bjo bobotse
Happy birthday	Matswalo a mabotse
Happy Christmas	Keresemose e monate
Happy new year	Ngwaga o moswa wa lethabo
Good to see you	Go bose go go bona
I don't like it	Ga ke e rate
I have no idea	Ga ke na kgopolo
I know everything	Ke tseba tšohle
I know something	Ke tseba se sengwe
Thank you so much	Ke leboga kudu
Thanks a million	Ke leboga milione
See you later	Tla go bona ka moragonyana
See you next week	Re tla bonana bekeng ye e tlago
See you next year	Re tla bonana ngwageng o tlago
See you soon	Re tla bonana nako ye e sa fetšego pelo
See you tomorrow	Re tla bonana gosasa
Sweet dreams	E ba le ditoro tše botse
I’m crazy about you	Ke hlanya ka wena
I'm crazy with you	Ke hlanya ka wena
Nice to meet you	Ke lethabo go kopana le wena
It's very cheap	E theko e tlase kudu
Just a moment	Motsotswana feela
Not necessarily	Ga se gore go bjalo
That’s a good deal	Seo ke kwano ye botse
You're beautiful	O motle
You're very nice	O botse kudu
You're very smart	O bohlale kudu
I really appreciate it	Ke tloga ke e leboga
I really miss you	Ke tloga ke go hlologela

Hard sentences

What is your name	Leina la gago o mang
Which is correct?	Ke efe yeo e nepagetšego?
Will you please help me?	Na o tla nthuša ke kgopela?
Will you stay at home?	Na o tla dula ka gae?
Do you need anything?	Na o hloka selo le ge e le sefe?
Do you need this book?	Na o hloka puku ye?
Are you feeling better?	Na o ikwa o le kaone?
Are you writing a letter?	Na o ngwala lengwalo?
Come and see me now	Etla o mpone bjale
Come with your family	Etla le lapa la gago
I'm very busy this week	Ke swaregile kudu bekeng ye
There is a lot of money	Go na le tšhelete e ntši
They are good people	Ke batho ba ba lokilego
We need some money	Re hloka tšhelete e itšego
What is your destination?	Lefelo leo o yago go lona ke eng?
What are you doing today?	O dira eng lehono?
What are you reading?	bala eng?
What can I do for you?	Nka go direla eng?
What is the problem?	Bothata ke bofe?
What is the story?	Kanegelo ke eng?
What is your problem?	Bothata bja gago ke bofe?
What was that noise?	Lešata leo e be e le lefe?
When can we eat?	Re ka ja neng?
When do you study?	O ithuta neng?
When was it finished?	E fedile neng?
How about your family	Go thwe’ng ka lapa la gago
Do you understand?	Na o a kwešiša?
Do you love me?	O a nthata naa?
Don't talk about work	O se ke wa bolela ka mošomo
How can I help you?	Nka go thuša bjang?
How deep is the lake?	Letsha le tebile gakaakang?
I'm not disturbing you	Ga ke go tshwenye
I'm proud of my son	Ke ikgantšha ka morwa wa ka
I'm sorry to disturb you	Ke maswabi go go tshwenya
Is something wrong?	Na go na le selo se sengwe se se fošagetšego?
May I open the door?	Na nka bula lebati?
Thanks for everything	Re leboga tšohle
This is very difficult	Se se thata kudu
This is very important	Se se bohlokwa kudu
Where are you from	O tšwa kae
Do you have any idea	Na o na le kgopolo efe goba efe
I love you so much	ke go rata kudu
I love you very much	Ke go rata kudu
I’m in love with you	Ke ratana le wena
I missed you so much	Ke go hlologetšwe kudu
Let me think about it	E re ke nagane ka yona
Thank you very much	Re leboga kudu
I can't stop thinking	Ga ke kgone go kgaotša go nagana
Will you stop talking?	Na o tla kgaotša go bolela?
Would you like to go?	Na o ka rata go ya?
Would you teach me?	Na o be o tla nthuta?

Where is your room?	Kamore ya gago e kae?
Where should we go?	Re swanetše go ya kae?
Where is your house?	Ntlo ya gago e kae?
Please close the door	Ke kgopela go tswalela lebati
She agreed to my idea	O ile a dumela kgopolo ya-ka
That boy is intelligent	Mošemane yoo o bohlale
It was a very big room	E be e le phapoši ye kgolo kudu
He can swim very fast	O kgona go sesa ka lebelo kudu
He accepted my idea	O ile a amogela kgopolo ya-ka
They loved each other	Ba be ba ratana
When will you reach?	O tla fihla neng?
Where are you from?	O tšwa kae?
Where are you going?	O ya kae?
We love each other	Re a ratana
We obeyed the rules	Re ile ra obamela melao
We started to walk	Re ile ra thoma go sepela
We will never agree	Re ka se tsoge re dumelelane
We can make change	Re ka dira phetogo
We cook everyday	Re apea everyday
We enjoyed it	Re ile ra e thabela
What about you?	Wena o reng?
What are you doing?	O dira eng?
What did you say?	O boletše eng?
What do you need?	O hloka eng?
What do you think?	O nagana eng?
What do you want?	O nyaka eng?
What happened?	Go diregile eng?
What is that?	Ke eng seo?
When was she born?	O belegwe neng?
When will we arrive?	Re tla fihla neng?
Where are you?	O mo kae?
Where does it hurt?	Go kweša bohloko kae?
Where is my book?	Puku ya ka e kae?
Where is the river?	Noka e kae?
Who broke this?	Ke mang yo a robilego se?
Why are you crying?	Ke ka baka la’ng o lla?
I can't see anything	Ga ke kgone go bona selo
I disagree with you	Ga ke dumelelane le wena
I like it very much	Ke e rata kudu
I need more time	Ke nyaka nako e oketšegilego
I want to sleep	Ke nyaka go robala
I'm able to swim	Ke kgona go sesa
I'm not a doctor	Ga ke ngaka
I'm taller than you	Ke go feta ka motelele
I'm very sad	Ke nyamile kudu
Is he a teacher?	Na ke morutiši?
Is she married?	Na o nyetše?
Is this book yours?	Na puku ye ke ya gago?
Let's ask the teacher	A re botšišeng morutiši
Let's go out and eat	A re tšweng re je
Let's go to a movie	A re yeng filiming

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	Kgopolo ya gagwe ga se ya amogelwa
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	Ditšhišinyo tša gagwe di ile tša amogelwa kopanong yeo
How do you come to school?	O tla bjang sekolong?
If I had money, I could buy it	Ge nkabe ke na le tšhelete, nka e reka
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	Ge o nyaka phensele, ke tla go adima e tee
If he comes, ask him to wait	Ge a etla, mo kgopele gore a eme
If it rains, we will get wet	Ge pula e ena, re tla kolobiša
If I studied, I would pass the exam	Ge nka ithuta, ke be ke tla phasa tlhahlobo
My hair has grown too long	Moriri wa ka o gotše o motelele kudu
My mother is always at home	Mma o dula a le ka gae
There are many fish in this lake	Go na le dihlapi tše dintši ka letsheng le
There are many problems to solve	Go na le mathata a mantši ao a swanetšego go a rarolla
There are some books on the desk	Go na le dipuku tše dingwe tafoleng
There is nothing wrong with him	Ga go na selo se se fošagetšego ka yena
There was a sudden change in the weather	Go ile gwa ba le phetogo ya tšhoganetšo boemong bja leratadima
There was nobody in the garden	Go be go se na motho ka serapeng
There was nobody there	Go be go se na motho fao
There were five murders this month	Go bile le dipolao tše hlano kgweding ye
They admire each other	Ba a kgahlwa ke yo mongwe le yo mongwe
They agreed to work together	Ba ile ba dumela go šoma gotee
They are both good teachers	Bobedi bja bona ke barutiši ba ba botse
We want something new	Re nyaka selo se sefsa
We should be very careful	Re swanetše go ba šedi kudu
When can I see you next time?	Nka go bona neng nakong e tlago?
When did you finish the work?	O feditše neng mošomo?
When will you harvest your wheat?	O tla buna korong ya gago neng?
Where do you want to go?	O nyaka go ya kae?
Where is the pretty girl?	Ngwanenyana yo mobotse o kae?
Which food do you like?	Ke dijo dife tšeo o di ratago?
Which is more important?	Ke efe yeo e lego bohlokwa kudu?
Which one is more expensive?	Ke efe yeo e bitšago kudu?
Which way is the nearest?	Ke tsela efe yeo e lego kgauswi kudu?
Which is your favorite team?	Ke sehlopha sefe seo o se ratago kudu?
Which languages do you speak?	O bolela maleme afe?
Which team will win the game?	Ke sehlopha sefe seo se tlago go thopa papadi ye?
Why are you drying your hair?	Ke ka baka la’ng o omiša moriri wa gago?
Why are you late?	Ke ka baka la’ng o diegile?
Why did you get so angry?	Ke ka baka la’ng o ile wa galefa gakaakaa?
Why did you quit?	Ke ka baka la’ng o ile wa tlogela?
Why don't you come in?	Ke ka baka la’ng o sa tsene?

Why were you late this morning?	Ke ka lebaka la eng o diegile mesong ye?
Why are you so tired today?	Ke ka baka la’ng o lapile gakaakaa lehono?
Would you like to dance with me?	Na o ka rata go bina le nna?
Would you come tomorrow?	Na o be o tla tla gosasa?
You are always complaining	O dula o ngongorega
Thanks for your explanation	Re leboga tlhaloso ya gago
Thanks for the compliment	Re leboga theto yeo
Thanks for the information	Re leboga tshedimošo
Thanks for your understanding	Re leboga kwešišo ya gago
Thank you for supporting me	Ke leboga ge le nthekgile
I really miss you so much	Ke tloga ke go hlologela kudu
Happy valentine’s day	Letšatši le lebotse la baratani
Whose decision was final?	Ke phetho ya mang yeo e bego e le ya mafelelo?
Whose life is in danger?	Bophelo bja mang bo kotsing?
You are a good teacher	O morutiši yo mobotse
You can read this book	O ka bala puku ye
You don't understand me	Ga o nkwešiše
You have to study hard	O swanetše go ithuta ka thata
Where do you have pain?	O na le bohloko kae?
They are both in the room	Bobedi bja bona ba ka phapošing
That house is very small	Ntlo yeo ke e nyenyane kudu
Please give me your hand	Ke kgopela gore o mphe seatla sa gago
Please go to the school	Ke kgopela le ye sekolong
Please sit here and wait	Ke kgopela le dule mo le eme
Please speak more slowly	Hle bolela ka go nanya kudu
My father is in his room	Tate o ka phapošing ya gagwe
May I ask you something?	Na nka go botšiša se sengwe?
May I ask you a question?	Na nka go botšiša potšišo?
Is the job still available?	Na mošomo o sa le gona?
I arrived there too early	Ke fihlile moo e sa le ka pela kudu
Do you have a family?	Na o na le lapa?
Do you have any problem?	Na o na le bothata le ge e le bofe?
Do you have any idea?	Na o na le kgopolo le ge e le efe?
Did you finish the job?	Na o feditše mošomo?
Did you like the movie?	Na o ratile filimi yeo?
Are we ready to go now?	Na re ikemišeditše go sepela bjale?
Would you like to come?	Na o ka rata go tla?
I don't speak very well	Ga ke bolele gabotse kudu

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