Impahla Flashcards
the man takes the sweater off
Lo mfo ukhulula ijezi
the man puts the sweater on
Lo mfo unxiba ijezi
this woman tries this dress on
lo mfazi ulinganisa ilokhwe
this dress is too multicoloured/colourful for her
le lokhwe imabalabala kuye
this dress is too big for her
this dress is too small for her
le lokhwe inkulu kuye
le lokhwe incinci kuye
this woman is to fat for the dress
lo mfazi utyebile ukuba anganxiba le lokhwe
she is too old for this dress
lo mfazi mdala ukuba anganxiba le lokhwe
i try a jacket on
ndilinganisa ibhatyi
le bhatyi incinci kum
le bhatyi inkulu kum
the jacket is too small for me
the jacket is too big for me
i pull a sock on
i take the sock off
the sock has been taken off
ndinxiba ikawusi
nikhulula ikawusi
ikawusi ikhululwe
what is the boy doing?
the boy tries a hat on
he tries a second hat on
lo mfana wenza ntoni
lo mfana ulinganisa umnqwazi
ulinganisa umnqwazi wesibini
does the hat fit him?
does it fit him?
ingaba umnqwazi uyamlingana
ingaba uyamlingana
no this hat does not fit him, it is too small
no this hat does not fit him, it is too big
hayi, lo mnqwazi awumlingani, mcinci kuye
hayi, lo mnqwazi awumlingani mkhulu kuye
i fasten the belt
the belt is fastened
i loosen the belt
the belt is loosened
ndibopha ibhanti
ibhanti libophekile
ndikhulula ibhanti
ibhanti likhululeile
i fasten the button
i unfasten the button
the button is fastened
the button is loose
ndiqobosha iqhosha
ndikkhulula iqhosha
iqhosha liqhoboshekile
iqhosha likhululekile
i fasten the tie
i loose the tie
ndibopha iqhina/ ndiyaqhina
ndikhulula iqhina
i try shoes on in the shop
i try a shoe on
i tie the laces
i take the shoe off
ndilinganisa izihlangu evenkileni
ndinxaba isihlangu
ndibopha imitya
ndikhulula isihlangu
i try the shoes on
this shoe is too small for me
this shoe is too big for me
ndilinganisa izihlangu
esi sihlangu sincinci kum
esi sihlangu sikhulu kum
this woman tries on the dress
it fits her not well
it is too long for her
now she tries on another dress
lo mfazi ulinganisa ilokhwe
ayimlingani kakuhle
inde kuye
ngoku ulinganisa enye ilokhwe
the colour of the dress is…
his/her colour is..
it costs R250
now she knows not which one she must choose
ibsla lale lokhwe li..
umbala wayo ul…
ixabiso layo yi-250
ngoku akazi ukuba makakhethe eyiphi
this price is very high
it is too expensive
but it is clear this dress is too big for her
kwaye ixabiso layo liphakame kakhulu
idulu kuye
kodwa kuyacaca ukuba nale ilokhwe inkulu kakhulu kuye
it is too tight on her
the dress is too short
it looks very pretty
imxine kakhulu
ilokhwe imfutshane kakhulu
ikhangeleka intle kakhulu
this man tries a shirt on
this shirt is very old
it is too tight
the armpits want to tear already
the buttons are pretty
it has pockets
indoda izama ihempe
le shirt yeyakudala kakhulu
iqine kakhulu
nangoku phantsi kwamakhwapha seyifuna ukukrazuka
amaqhosha mahle
ineepokotho
the fabric looks cheap
the fabric creases easily
the shirt has a collar
the shirt has short sleeves/
the shirt has long sleeves
ilaphu likhangeleka liphantsi
ilaphu liyaqhekeka ngokulula
ihempe inekhola
ihempe inemikhono emifutshane/
ihempe inemikhono emide
these shoes have high heels
a person cannot wear flip flops with a suit
she has a track suit on
izihlangu zinezithende eziphakamileyo
umntu akanakunxiba oonopece nesuti
unxibe isuti yokubaleka
she is wearing tennis clothes
she is wearing running shoes
she is wearing an evening dress
inxibe impahla yentenetya
unxibe izihlangu zokubaleka
unxibe ilokhwe yangokuhlwa
the girl tries on the skirt
the colour of the skirt is ..
around the waist it is too tight
it is too tight/narrow
le ntombi izama ukulinganisa isikethi
ibala lesi sikethi si
nalapha esinqeni sicuthekile
