Most translation tools route Zulu through English before they reach Sesotho, which is where the meaning goes missing. SemaSoma translates the pair directly and hands back a pronunciation guide with every result.
Ngiyabonga
Kea leboha
/keh-AH leh-BO-ha/
Yebo
E
/EH/
Cha
Che
/CHEH/
Ngicela
Ka kopo
/ka KO-po/
Unjani?
O phela joang?
/oh PEH-la jo-ANG/
Igama lami ngu-Amara
Lebitso laka ke Amara
/leh-BEE-tso LA-ka keh a-MA-ra/
Amanzi
Metsi
/MEH-tsee/
Ukudla
Dijo
/DEE-jo/
Free
A short phrase with its pronunciation, every day. No account and no card needed — just an email address.
One click to unsubscribe. We never sell your email.
Phrases that appear in both the Zulu and Sesotho courses, lined up side by side with the English meaning so you can check the match.
Lesotho and South Africa — around 8 million. Writing system: Latin alphabet.
South Africa, with speakers in Eswatini, Lesotho and Zimbabwe — around 12 million first-language speakers. Writing system: Latin alphabet, including the letters c, q and x for click sounds.
Translations are produced by an AI model, so treat long or legal text as a draft and check it with a speaker. Short everyday sentences — greetings, directions, family talk — are where it is strongest, and the pronunciation guide is written for English readers. Lesson audio is AI pronunciation audio, not a recording of a native speaker.