Greetings

Question 1

Hello / Good morning / Good evening

Answer 1

Molo (to one person)

Molweni (to more than one person)

Question 2

How are you?

Answer 2

Kunjani (to one person) or unjani
Ninjani (to more than one person)

(prefix ku = it + njani = how…so kunjani = it is how…how are you :-)

Question 3

I am fine thank you

Answer 3

Ndiyaphila enkosi or ndiphilile
or siphilile (plural)
NB - pronounce enkosi e-nkosi
(ndi = I + phila = alive…I am alive..I am fine)

Question 4

I am also fine thank you

Answer 4

Nam ndiyaphila enkosi

Question 5

Hello you (plural)

Answer 5

Molweni nina

Question 6

And how are you?

Answer 6

kunjani kuwe

kunjani nawe (nawe = you too)

kunjani nina (plural)

Question 7

my name is Liz

Answer 7

igama lam nguLiz

Question 8

what is your name?

Answer 8

ngubani igama lakho

Question 9

nice to meet you

Answer 9

ndiyavuya ukukwazi

Question 10

I hope you (plural) are well

Answer 10

ndiyathema niyaphila

Question 11

I am sorry

Answer 11

xolo

Question 12

excuse me (to get attention)

Answer 12

ndicela uxolo

Question 13

excuse me (pardon)

Answer 13

uxolo andivanga

andivanga = i didn’t listen, i didn’t hear you

Question 14

do you speak English?

Answer 14

uyasithetha isiNgesi na?

thetha = speak

Question 15

do you speak Xhosa

Answer 15

uyasithetha isiXhosa na?

Question 16

we are all fine

Answer 16

sijapila

Question 17

I can speak Xhosa

Answer 17

ndisithethi isiXhosa

Question 18

is there someone here who speaks English?

Answer 18

ukhona apha umntu othetha isiNgesi?

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ukhona = are you there
(apha = right here)
(umntu = man / someone)
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Question 19

I can’t speak Xhosa

Answer 19

andisithethi isiXhosa

Question 20

I don’t understand

Answer 20

andiqondi

Question 21

I don’t know

I do know

Answer 21

andazi

ndiyazi

Question 22

Please

Thank you

Answer 22

ndicela

enkosi

Question 23

you’re welcome

Answer 23

wamkelekile

Question 24

I am learning Xhosa

Answer 24

ndiyafunda isiXhosa

Question 25

hello children

hello everyone

Answer 25

molweni bantwana

molweni nonke

Question 26

good night

Answer 26

ulale kakuhle (sleep well)

Reply - usale kakuhle

Question 27

Goodbye

Answer 27

uhambe kakuhle

Question 28

what is xxx in Xhosa?

Answer 28

yintoni xxx ngesixhosa?

Question 29

goodbye to you too

Answer 29

nawe uhambe kakuhle

Question 30

I speak a little bit

Answer 30

ndithetha kancinci nje

Question 31

see you tomorrow

Answer 31

ndiza bona ngomso

Question 32

I understand you

Answer 32

ndiyakuva

ukuva = hear, so literally “I will hear you”

Question 33

I don’t understand you

Answer 33

andikuva
(also used for I beg your pardon / I didn’t hear you)

or andikuqondi
andiqondi = I don’t understand ku = you

Question 34

don’t speak so fast

Answer 34

sukukhawuleza

suku = do not
khawuleza = hurry

Question 35

please repeat in English

Answer 35

nceda uphinde ufunde ngesiNgesi

kuphinda = repeat
uphinde = again
ufunde = read

Question 36

where do you stay?

I live in Plett

Answer 36

uhlala phi?

ndihlala ePlett

Question 37

where do you come from?

I come from Plett

Answer 37

uvela phi?

ndivela e Plett