Esikoleni/ At School Flashcards
learn well students
fundani kahle bafundi
don’t beg me
musa ukungicenga
who is making noise?
ngubani obanga umsindo?
who is talking?
ngubani okhulumayo?
is it you Sipho?
nguwena Sipho?
no it is not me
cha, akumina
you are telling lies
uqamba amanga
open your desk
vula ideski lakho
it is full
kugcwele
it is not allowed to eat sweets in class
akuvunyelwe ukuba udle amaswidi ekilasini
it’s your fault
yiphutha lakho
class/ es
ikilasi/amakilasi
principal
uthisha omkhulu/ unhloko
pen/s
ipeni/ amapeni
pencil/ s
ipensela/amapensela
book/s
ibhuku/amabhuku
exercise books
ama-exercise
in school we wear a uniform
esikoleni sigqoka inyumfomu
we carry school bags
siphatha izikhwama zesikole
desk/s
ideski/ amadeski
blackboard/s
uqwembe/ izinqwembe
chalk
ishoki
school inspector
umhloli wesikolie
we play games
sidlala imidlalo
we eat lunch at noon
sidla ukudla kwasemini ngo 12 emini
they ring the bell to tell us to enter the class
bashaya insimbi ukusitshela ukungena ekilasini
raise your hand
phakamisa isandla
take out your books
khiphani izincwadi zenu
answer the question
pendula umbuzo
turn over the page
phenyani ikhasi ebhuwini
don’t speak all together
musani ukukhuluma kanye
i am going to punish you
ngizokujezisa
your work is bad
umsebenzi wakho mubi
are you the teacher?
unguthisha?
no, I am not the teacher
cha, angiyena uthisha
you are not allowed to be naughty in class
akuvunyelwe ukuganga ekilasini
you are not allowed to wear anything
akuvunyelwe ukugqoka noma yini
in the book
ebhukwini
Afrikaans
isiBhunu
question/ s
umbuzo/ imibuzo
it’s them
yibo/ yibona
to be insolent
delela
to skip
dlala ingqathu
geography
ezezwe
it is right/ necessary
kufanele
to fail (exam)
feyila
clever
hlakaniphile
exams
ukuhlolwa
to be checked, examined
hlolwa
to make happy
jabulisa
to punish
jezisa
page/s leaf/ves
ikhasi/amakhasi
a break
ikhefu
history
umlando
rule/s
umthetho/imithetho
business man
umsomabhizinisi
a lot of work
mningi umsebenzi
jealousy
umona
kindness
umusa
what an amazing event
nansi imihlola
to plead
ncenga
skipping
ingqathu
no matter what
noma yini
to pass
phasa
to spit
phimisa
to spit spit
phimisa amatha
mistake/s
iphutha/ amaphutha
at the end of the year
ekupheleni konyaka
he is proud
uyaziqhenya
to continue
qhubeka
radio
umsakazo
the work is good
umsebenzi muhle
homework
umsebenzi wasekhaya
primary school
esikoleni esincane
at what time
ngasikhathisini
to scold
thethisa
go! (order)
yiya
its me
yimi
go home
yiya ekhaya
a pile or heap/ accumulation
inqwaba/izinqwaba
on top of the table
phezu kwetafula
the students sit at desks
abafundi bahlezi edeskini
the class is full
ikilasi licwele
to refuse
nqaba
the teacher catches them talking
uthisha ubabamba bekhuluma
to look underneath
phenya
soap
insipho
to congratulate
halalisela
to be seated
hlezi
to be shocked
ethuka
mark/s
imaki/ amamaki
test/s
isivivino/ izivivino
look at the pictures
buka izithombe
enter you all
ngenani
start to write you all
qedani ukubhala
the whole class
ikilasi lonke
read the story you all
fundani indaba
greet you all
bingelelani
wait
yima
make
yenza
wash hands
geza izandla
lines
imigqa
raise your hand
phakamisa isandla sakho
to agree
vuma
don’t be afraid
musa ukwesaba
students don’t make a mistake
bafundi musani ukwenza iphutha