Phila Lessons Flashcards
To hope
Ukuthemba
Ubani igama lakho?
What’s your name?
Uhlalaphi?
Uhlala kuphi/kephi?
Where do you live?
Incwadi
Izincwadi
A book
Books
Ihlo
Amehlo
An eye
Eyes
Ngiyacela
Please (I am requesting)
Ihawu
A shield
Ukufuna
To want
Ujeke
A jug
Unesi
Onesi
A nurse
Nurses
Ukuthanda
To love/like
Ukuvala
To close
Ukuvula
To open
Wena
U-
You
Mina
Ngi-
I
Bona
Ba-
They
Nina
Ni-
You (plural)
Thina
Si-
We
Ixoxo
Amaxoxo
A frog
Frogs
Yena
U-
Him/her
Ukubingelela
To greet
Umnumzana
Sir, Mr.
Unkosikazi
Ma’am, Mrs.
Unkosazana
Ma’am, Ms.
Ukuqala
To start
Maduze
Soon
Umthwalo
Imithwalo
Luggage
Ubusuku
Night
Itekisi
A taxi
Impelasonto
Izimpelasonto
A weekend
Weekends
Ukubala
To count
Ukubuka
To view
Ukubheka
To look (at)
Ukucela
To ask/request
Ukulala
To sleep
Ukuhamba
To travel/walk/go
Ingane
Izingane
A child
Children
Ngu-
…ngu-
To be prefix
…ya-
Continuous prefix
Yini
What
Ubani
Ngubani (more formal)
Who
Ungubani
Who are you?
Kuphi
Kephi
Where
Ukuphi?
Where are you?
La
here
Le
This
Yini le?
What is this?
Kanjani
How
Unjani
Ninjani
How are you?
Nini
When
Ngobani
Kungani
Why
Ukubonga
To thank
Ngiyabonga
Thank you
Into
Izinto
A thing
Things
Muphi
Which
Muni
What kind
Yona
U/I
It
Nami
(Eg. Nami ngiyaphila)
Also
Y(noun)
It is (a/the noun)
…kwenza
To do (verb)