Xhosa Flashcards

1
Q

What is the Xhosa word for:
ugly

A

Bi

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2
Q

What is the Xhosa word for:
six

A

thandathu

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3
Q

What is the Xhosa word for:
beautiful

A

hle

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4
Q

What is the Xhosa word for:
five

A

hlanu

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5
Q

What is the Xhosa word for:
short

A

futshane

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6
Q

What is the Xhosa word for:
tall

A

de

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7
Q

What is the Xhosa word for:
four

A

ne

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8
Q

What is the Xhosa word for:
big

A

khulu

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9
Q

What is the Xhosa word for:
three

A

thathu

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10
Q

What is the Xhosa word for:
many

A

ninzi

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11
Q

What is the Xhosa word for:
small

A

ncinci

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12
Q

What is the Xhosa word for:
one

A

nye

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13
Q

What is the Xhosa word for:
two

A

bini

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14
Q

Correct this sentence with the correct proper nouns:
ucaster yimbaleki yasemzantsi afrika.

A

UCaster yimbaleki yaseMzantsi Afrika.

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15
Q

Correct this sentence with the correct proper nouns:
ucaster wafunda enthema secondary school.

A

UCaster wafunda eNthema Secondary School.

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16
Q

Correct this sentence with the correct proper nouns:
ucaster uzalelwe elimpopo.

A

UCaster uzalelwe eLimpopo.

17
Q

Fill in the missing word:
Intshatsheli ye-800m ngu ___.

(igama nefani / name + surname)

( The 800m champion is ____ )

A

UCaster Semenya

18
Q

Fill in the missing word:
Wazalwa ngo ____.

( unyaka / year )

( She was born in ____. )

A

1991

19
Q

Fill in the missing word:
Wakhulela e____.

( Indawo / place )

( She grew up in . )

A

(e)Lipopo

20
Q

Ngowama-2016 wafumana ___.

( imbasa / medal )

( In 2016 she got ___. )

A

yegolide

21
Q

What does ilali mean in English?

A

Village

22
Q

What does imbasa mean in English?

A

Medals

23
Q

What does phula mean in English?

A

To break a record.

24
Q

Which of the following are proper nouns?
a) uCaster c) iimbasa
b) uyimbaleki d) iNethema Secondary School

A

a) uCaster d) iNethema Secondary School

25
Q

Yakha isivakalisi ngamagama angezantsi:
yaseMzantsi Afrika, uCaster, yimbaleki

(Build a sentence using the words below)

A

uCaster yimbaleki yaseMzantsi Afrika.

26
Q

What is the Xhosa word for:
1. A runner
2. medals

A

1) imbaleki
2) iimbasa

27
Q

What is the plural form for:
iqela

( Iqela = team )

A

amaqela

( teams )

28
Q

What is the sigular form for:
iimbaleki

( runners )

A

imbaleki

( runner )

29
Q

What is the plural form for:
ibhola

( soccer ball )

A

iibhola

( soccer balls )

30
Q

What is the singular form for:
iintshathsheli

( champions )

A

intshathesheli

( champion )

31
Q

What is the plual form for:
umdlali

( player )

A

abadlali

( players )

32
Q

What is the oppisite for:
bi

( ugly )

A

hle

( beautiful )

33
Q

What is the oppisite for:
ncinci

( small )

A

ninzi

( many )

34
Q

What is the oppisite for:
de

( tall )

A

futshane

( short )

35
Q

What is the oppisite for:
tsha

( ? )

A

dala

( ? )

36
Q

What is the oppisite for:
Khulu

( big )

A

ncinci

( small )