Xhosa flashcards 2013-05-13
students
(a)bafundi
hear/perceive (singular)
(i)va*
brother
(u)bhuti
Mother
(u)mama
sister
(u)sisi
father
(u)tata
teacher
(u)Titshala
Xhosa people
amaXhosa
I donít know
andiyazi
they- (prefix)
ba- (prefix)
goodbye (singular)
bhayibhayi
goodbye (plural)
bhayibhayini
see (singular)
bona
see (plural)
bonani
praise/be grateful (singular)
bulela
praise/be grateful
bulela
praise/be grateful (plural)
bulelani
greet (singular)
bulisa
greet (plural)
bulisani
ask (singular)
buza
ask (plural)
buzani
request politely
cela
request (singular)
cela
request (plural)
celani
thanks
enkosi
do/make (singular)
enza*
yes
ewe
learn (singular)
funda
want/need (singular)
funa
learn
funda
learn (plural)
fundani
want/need (plural)
funani
go home (singular)
goduka
go home (plural)
godukani
go (singular)
hamba
go (plural)
hambani
live (singular)
hlala
live (plural)
hlalani
sit down
hlala phantsi
xhosa language
isiXhosa
look (singular)
jonga
look (plural)
jongani
a lot
kakhulu
well
kakuhle
beautifully
kakuhle
a little bit
Kancinci
hurry be quick (singular)
khawuleza
hurry be quick (plural)
khawulezani
remember (singular)
khumbula
remember (plural)
khumbulani
it
ku
its ok
kulungile
its right
kulungile
its good
kulungile
hows it
kunjani
listen (singular)
mamela
listen (plural)
mamelani
hello (singular)
molo
hello (plural)
molweni
me too/also me
nam
help (singular)
nceda
help (plural)
ncedani
I- (prefix)
ndi- (prefix)
I see
ndibona
I praise
ndibulela
I greet
ndibulisa
I ask
ndibuza
I request
ndicela
I learn
ndifunda
I want/need
ndifunda
I go home
ndigoduka
I live
ndihlala
I look
ndijonga
I remember
ndikhumbula
I listen
ndimamela
I help
ndinceda
I understand
ndiqonda
I work
ndisebenza
I use
ndisebenzisa
I like/love
ndithanda
I talk
ndithetha
I be quiet
ndithula
I am seeing
ndiyabona
I am praiseing/ grateful
ndiyabulela
I am greeting
ndiyabulisa
I am asking
ndiyabuza
I am requesting
ndiyacela
I am learning
ndiyafunda
I am wanting/needing
ndiyafunda
I am going home
ndiyagoduka
I am liveing
ndiyahlala
I am looking
ndiyajonga
I am remembering
ndiyakhumbula
I am listening
ndiyamamela
I am helping
ndiyanceda
I am understanding
ndiyaqonda
I am working
ndiyasebenza
I am useing
ndiyasebenzisa
I am likeing/loveing
ndiyathanda
I am talking
ndiyathetha
I am quieting
ndiyathula
I am trying
ndiyazama
I try
ndizama
now
ngoku
you-((plural)) (prefix)
ni- (prefix)
how?
njani
well
philile
understand (singular)
qonda
understand (plural)
qondani
stay (singular)
sala
stay (plural)
salani
work (singular)
sebenza
work (plural)
sebenzani
use (singular)
sebenzisa
use (plural)
sebenzisani
goodbye
shap
we- (prefix)
si- (prefix)
we will see each other again
sobonana
like/love (singular)
thanda
like/love (plural)
thandani
talk (singular)
thetha
talk (plural)
thethani
quiet (singular)
thula
quiet (plural)
thulani
you- (prefix)
u- (prefix)
he/she- (prefix)
u- (prefix)
a Xhosa person
umXhosa
Peace
uxolo
excuse me
uxolo
sorry
uxolo
pardon
uxolo
peace
uxolo
yourself
wena
try (singular)
zama
try (plural)
zamani