Lusito:Multilingual word list
Welcome
[hlela | edit source]- English: Welcome
- Afrikaans: Welkom
- IsiNdebele: Siyaalemukela
- Northern Sotho: Kamogelo (noun) / Amogela (verb)
- Sesotho: Kamohelo (noun) / Amohela (verb)
- Setswana: Kamogelo (noun) / Amogela (verb)
- SiSwati: Sondzela
- Xitsonga: U amukeriwile (singular form) / Mi amukeriwile (plural form)
- Tshivenda: Vho tanganedzwa (note that there should be a ^ symbol under the "t" in the second word) / Vho tanganedziwa kha *
(Welcome to *)
- IsiXhosa: Ulwamkelo (noun) / Amkela (verb)
- IsiZulu: Wamukelekile
Ukwemukela (noun) / Emukela (verb) Kinyarwanda: murakaza neza
Thank you
[hlela | edit source]- English: Thank you
- Afrikaans: Dankie
- IsiNdebele: Ngiyabonga
- Sesotho: Ke a leboha
- Northern Sotho: Ke a leboga
- Setswana: Ke a leboga
- SiSwati: Siyabonga
- Xitsonga: Inkomu
- Tshivenda: Ndo livhuwa / Ro livhuwa
- IsiXhosa: Enkosi
- IsiZulu: Ngiyabonga
Kinyarwanda: Murakoze (prural) / Urakoze
Hello
[hlela | edit source]- English: Hello
- Afrikaans: Goeiedag / Hallo
- IsiNdebele: Lijhani
- Sesotho: Dumela (singular) / Dumelang (plural)
- Northern Sotho: Dumela (singular) / Dumelang (plural)
- Setswana: Dumela (singular) / Dumelang (plural)
- SiSwati: Sawubona
- Xitsonga: Avuxeni
- Tshivenda: Ndaa (male) / Aa (female)
- IsiXhosa: Molo (singular) / Molweni (plural)
- IsiZulu: Sawubona (singular) / Sanibonani (plural)
Goodbye
[hlela | edit source]- English: Goodbye
- Afrikaans: Totsiens
- IsiNdebele: Usale kuhle (stay well) / Uhambe kuhle (go well)
- Sesotho: Sala hantle (stay well) / Tsamaya hantle (go well)
- Northern Sotho: Sala gabotse (stay well) / Sepela gabotse
- Setswana: Sala sentle (stay well) / Tsamaya sentle (go well)
- SiSwati: Sala kahle (stay well) / Hamba kahle (go well)
- Xitsonga: Salani
- Tshivenda: Kha vha sale zwavhudi
- IsiXhosa: Sala kakuhle (stay well) / Hamba kakuhle (go well)
- IsiZulu: Sala kahle (stay well) / Hamba kahle (go well)
- Kinyarwanda: Urabeho, Murabeho (prural)
No smoking
[hlela | edit source]- English: No smoking
- Afrikaans: Rook verbode
- IsiNdebele: Akubhenywa
- Sesotho: Ha ho tsubiwe
- Northern Sotho: Ga go kgogwe
- Setswana: Ga go tsubiwe
- SiSwati: Akubhenywa
- Xitsonga: A ku dzhahiwi
- Tshivenda: A hu dahiwi
- IsiXhosa: Akutshaywa
- IsiZulu: Akubhenywa
No entrance
[hlela | edit source]- English: No entrance
- Afrikaans: Geen ingang
- IsiNdebele: Akungenwa
- Sesotho: Ha ho kenwe
- Northern Sotho: Ga go tsenwe
- Setswana: Ga go tsenwe
- SiSwati: Akungenwa
- Xitsonga: A ku ngheniwi
- Tshivenda: A hu dzhenwi
- IsiXhosa: Akungenwa
- IsiZulu: Akungenwa
Mind the step
[hlela | edit source]- English: Mind the step
- Afrikaans: Oppas vir die trap
- IsiNdebele: Tjheja la ugadanga khona
- Sesotho: Hlokomela setepisi
- Northern Sotho: Hlokomela distepse
- Setswana: Tlhokomela fa o gatang teng
- SiSwati: Caphela sitebhisi
- Xitsonga: Xiya-xiya xitepisi
- Tshivenda: Vha vhone tshit^episi (^ under the preceding t)
- IsiXhosa: Lumkela isinyuko
- IsiZulu: Qaphela isitebhisi
Caution!
[hlela | edit source]- English: Caution!
- Afrikaans: Pasop!
- IsiNdebele: Yelela!
- Sesotho: Hlokomela!
- Northern Sotho: Ela tlhoko!
- Setswana: Ela tlhoko
- SiSwati: Caphela!
- Xitsonga: Tivonele!
- Tshivenda: Vha thogomele! (^ under the t)
- IsiXhosa: Lumka!
- IsiZulu: Qaphela!
Happy Birthday
[hlela | edit source]- English: Happy Birthday
- Afrikaans: Veels geluk met jou verjaarsdag
- IsiNdebele - Ilanga elimnandi lamabeletho
- Northern Sotho - Mahlatse letšatšing la matswalo
- Sesotho - Letsatsi le monate la tswalo
- SiSwati - Lusuku lwekutalwa loluhle
- Xitsonga -Ndzi tlangela siku ro velekiwa
- Tswana - Masego a Letsatsi la Matsalo
- Tshivenda - Duvha la mabebo lavhudi (write with ^ under the d's)
- IsiXhosa - Min'emnandi yokuzalwa
- IsiZulu - Usuku lokuzalwa oluhle
Season's Greetings
[hlela | edit source]- English: Season's Greetings
- Afrikaans: Feesgroete
- IsiNdebele: Izilokotho Ezihle Zamaholdeni
- Sesotho: Ditakaletso tse Molemo
- Northern Sotho: Ditumedišo tša Sehla sa Maikhutšo
- Setswana: Ditumediso tsa setlha
- Siswati: Tilokotfo letinhle kulesikhatsi semnyaka
- Xitsonga: Mikateko ya Masiku yo Wisa
- Tshivenda: Ni vhe na nwaha wavhu^di (^ add this symbol below the preceding letter)
- IsiXhosa: Imibuliso Yelixesha Lonyaka
- IsiZulu: Izilokotho Ezinhle Zamaholide
Merry Christmas
[hlela | edit source]- English: Merry Christmas
- Afrikaans: Geseënde Kersfees
- IsiNdebele: Ukresimusi omnandi
- Sesotho: Keresemese e monate
- Northern Sotho: Mahlogonolo a Keresemose
- Setswana: Masego a Keresemose
- SiSwati: Khisimusi lomuhle
- Xitsonga: A ku ve Khisimusi lerinene
- Tshivenda: D^uvha l^a mabebo a Murena l^avhud^i (^ add this symbol below the preceding letter) / Ḓuvha ḽa mabebo a Murena ḽavhuḓi
- IsiXhosa: Krisimesi emnandi
- IsiZulu: Ukhisimusi omuhle
- Kinyarwanda: Noheli nziza
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
[hlela | edit source]- English: Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
- Afrikaans: Geseënde Kersfees en voorspoedige Nuwejaar
- IsiNdebele: Ukresimusi omnandi nonyaka omutjha omuhle
- Sesotho: Keresemese e monate le mahlohonolo a selemo se setjha
- Northern Sotho: Mahlogonolo a Keresemose le ngwaga wo moswa wo monate
- Setswana: Masego a Keresemose le Boitumelo mo Ngwageng o Mošwa
- SiSwati: Khisimusi lomuhle kanye neMnyaka lomusha lonenjabulo
- Xitsonga: A ku vi Khisimusi lerinene naswona a ku vi lembe lerintshwa lerinene
- Tshivenda: D^uvha l^a mabebo a Murena na N.waha muswa zwavhud^i (^ or . add these symbols to the preceding letter)
- IsiXhosa: Krisimesi emnandi nonyaka omtsha onamathamsanqa
- IsiZulu: Ukhisimusi omuhle nonyaka omusha onenjabulo
- Kinyarawansda: Noheli nziza n'umwaka mushya muhire