Phrases

Everyday phrases in African languages

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isiZuluSouth Africa: KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga isiXhosaSouth Africa: Eastern Cape, Western Cape SesothoSouth Africa (Free State, Gauteng) and Lesotho SepediSouth Africa: Limpopo, Gauteng SetswanaSouth Africa (North West, Gauteng) and Botswana XitsongaSouth Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga) and Mozambique TshivenḓaSouth Africa: Limpopo (Vhembe)isiNdebeleSouth Africa: Mpumalanga, Gauteng KiswahiliTanzania, Kenya, Uganda, DR Congo and East Africa AmharicEthiopia Afaan OromooEthiopia and Kenya HausaNigeria, Niger, Ghana and West Africa YorùbáNigeria and Benin IgboNigeria chiShonaZimbabwe and Mozambique TwiGhana

How to say hello

isiZulu Sawubona isiXhosa Molo Sesotho Dumela Sepedi Dumela Setswana Dumela Tshivenḓa Aa Amharic ሰላም Yorùbá Pẹ̀lẹ́ o Igbo Kaa chiShona Hesi

How to say thank you

isiZulu Ngiyabonga isiXhosa Enkosi Sesotho Ke a leboha Sepedi Ke a leboga Setswana Ke a leboga Xitsonga Inkomu Tshivenḓa Ndo livhuwa isiNdebele Ngiyathokoza Kiswahili Asante Amharic አመሰግናለሁ Afaan Oromoo Galatoomi Hausa Na gode Yorùbá Ẹ ṣé Igbo Daalụ chiShona Mazvita Twi Medaase

How to say good morning

Tshivenḓa Ndi matsheloni Amharic እንደምን አደሩ?Afaan Oromoo Akkam bulte?Hausa Ina kwana?Yorùbá Káàárọ̀Igbo Ma mma chiShona Mangwanani Twi Maakye

How to say how are you

isiZulu Unjani?isiXhosa Unjani?Sesotho O phela jwang?Sepedi O kae?Setswana O kae?Xitsonga Kunjhani?Kiswahili Hujambo?Amharic ሰላም ነህ?Afaan Oromoo Akkam jirta?Hausa Ya kake?Igbo Kedụ?chiShona Makadii?

How to say I love you

isiZulu Ngiyakuthanda isiXhosa Ndiyakuthanda Sesotho Ke a o rata Sepedi Ke a go rata Setswana Ke a go rata Xitsonga Ndza ku rhandza Tshivenḓa Ndi a ni funa isiNdebele Ngiyakuthanda Kiswahili Nakupenda Amharic እወድሃለሁ Afaan Oromoo Sin jaalladha Hausa Ina sonka Yorùbá Mo nífẹ̀ẹ́ rẹ Igbo A hụrụ m gị n'anya

How to say happy birthday

isiZulu Usuku lokuzalwa oluhle!isiXhosa Imini emnandi yokuzalwa!Sesotho Letsatsi le monate la tswalo!Sepedi Letšatši la matswalo le le bose!Setswana Letsatsi la matsalo le le monate!Xitsonga Siku lerinene ro velekiwa!Tshivenḓa Ḓuvha ḽavhuḓi ḽa mabebo!isiNdebele Ilanga lokubelethwa elihle!

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