Alambile Amangundane Flashcards
to increase
anda
some cockroaches
amanye amaphela
they are able to (ama)
ayakwazi
to know
azi
to run away
baleka
lion/s
ibhubesi/amabhubesi
to look
bheka
older teenage boy/ s
ibhungu/ amabhungu
red
bomvu
to arrest, tie
bopha
to kill
bulala
to be laid (table)
dekiwe
expensive
dulile
that which is full (eaten enough)
esuthi
what is she going to do?
uzokwenzenjani?
to die
fa
dead
file
full
gcwele
old or worn
gugile
clever
hlakaniphile
to fail
hluleka
in the cupboard
ekhabethini
diligent
khuthele
to switch on light
khanyisa
old man/ men
ikhehla/ amakhehla
fat
khuluphele
hungry
lambile
where is the mouse?
liphi igundane?
sleeping
lele
leg/s
umlenze/ imilenze
to bite
luma
they are small (mice)
mancane
to call out
memeza
here is the mouse
nali igundane
no matter what
nakanjani
to get thin, reduce in size
ncipha
completely
nya
I’ll finish them off completely
ngizowaqeda nya
thirsty
omile
to be dry
oma
the war between you and me
impi phakhathi kwami nani
finished
phelile
to the cockroaches
emapheleni
sound of something smashing
phahla
have more cake
phinda ikhekhe
sound of breaking into bits
philhli
to appear
qhamuka
hero, warrior/s
iqhawe/ amaqhawe
head for
qonda
wretched thief
sela ndini
frog/s
iselesele/amaselesele
to be cut
sikiwe
pumpkin
ithanga/ amathanga
red spot
ithuthumba elibomvu
tin
ithini/ amathini
ripe, cooked
vuthiwe
to have risen
vukile
what is it mama?
yini mama?
thin
zacile
flea/s
izenze/amazenze
enemy/ ies / opponent
isitha/ izitha
mother’s enemies
izitha zikamama
to feel, understand
zwa
to sympathize
zwela
do you understand me?
uyangizwa?
you are already dead
sewufile
the gate is open
isango livuliwe
to be open
vuliwe
trash/ rubbish
udoti/ izibi