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Greetings

Ways to greet people in English and Sepedi.

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Phrases

Hello

Dumela

Good morning

Thobela

Good afternoon

Dumela

Good evening

Dumela

How are you?

O kae?

I am good

Ke gona

How did you sleep?

O robetše jwang?

How is your day?

Letšatši la gago le jwang?

How is your afternoon?

Mathapama a gago a bjang?

How was your evening?

Bošego bja gago bo bjang?

My morning is great

Meso ya ka e a thabiša

My day is great

Letšatši la ka le a thabiša

My evening is great

Mathapama a ka a thabiša

I am happy to meet you

Ke thabela go kopana le wena

I am happy to meet you too

Le nna ke thabela go kopana le wena

It’s nice to see you

Ke thabela go go bona

It’s nice to see you too

Le wena ke thabela go go bona

I will see you tomorrow

Ke tla go bona gosasa

I will see you next time

Ke tla go bona nakong yeo e tlago

Have a good day

E ba le letšatši le le botse

Have a good evening

E ba le mathapama a ma botse

Have a goodnight

E ba le bošego bjo bo botse

Sleepwell

Robala ga botse

Goodbye

Tsamaya ga botse