Miscellaneous I Flashcards
Laugh (verb)
-hlek-
Smile (verb)
-moyizel-
Burn (verb)
-sh-
Who will start?
Ubani uzoqala?
I’ll start
Yimi engizoqala
I’m defeated now!
Sengihlulekile
You’ll start
Wuwe ozoqala
S/he will start
Nguye ozoqala
We’ll start
Yithi esizoqala
You (pl) will start
Yini enizoqala
They’ll start
Yibo abazoqala
Obviously!
Vele!
At what time?
Ngasikhathi sini?
Continuous heavy rain
Umvimbi
Imi
Rain
Imvula
Izimvula
It’s raining heavily
Le mvula umvimbi
Lina umvimbi lapha e-
Izulu implied
At 1 o’ clock
Ngo 1
It’s 1 o’clock
Ngu 1
The first question
Umbuzo okuqala
Question #2:
Owesibili (umbuzo)
Let me think
Yithi ngicabange
Mangicabange
On condition you write
Uma ubhala
Mawubhala
You will feel ashamed
Uzopathwa amahloni
Clue
Umkhondo
Imi
I’ll give you a clue
Ngozokunipha umkhondo
Ngizokunika umkhondo
We haven’t yet started
Besingakaqali
Thank you for welcoming me
Ngiyabonga ngokungemukela
nga-uku-ngi-emukel-a
How was your weekend?
Kade injani impelasonto yakho?
Before
Ngaphambi
Photographer
Umtwebuli
Aba
What happened after that?
Emva kwalokho kwase kwenzakalani?
Everyday life
Impilo yemihlangemihla
To practice (verb)
Ukuziqeqesha
To hone, sharpen (skills)
Ukuzicija
Most of the time
Kaningi
Let me see
Yithi ngibone
Apologies/I’m sorry (for something I’ve done)
Ngiyaxolisa
Sorry
Phephisa!
Ncese!
Stop/quit (verb)
-yek-
The next day
Ngakusasa
Ngelanga elilandelayo