Xhosa Fundis 3b Flashcards
Igumbi
A room
Malunga
About
Bamba
Hold
Funeka
Needed
Khona
Present/here/fine
Ndilapha
I’m here
Phandle
Outside
Khwaza
Shout
Bendingekho sho
I wasn’t sure
Futhi
And also
Ukoyika
To be afraid
Izinja
Dogs
Ndiyeza
I’m coming
Ukunqanda
To stop, limit, hold back, constrict
Khange
Didn’t
Ukulahleka
To be lost
Bekulula
It was easy (lula=easy)
Kanene
By the way/so…
Again
Really/truthfully
Ubuhlala
You were living
Phambi
Before
Uze
You came
Phambili
Ahead
Apha
Here
Kunjalo
It’s like this
Mininzi
They are many
Imisebenzi
The jobs
Kuna
Than / compared to
Igcwele
It’s filled up/crowded
Iyaphithizela kum
It’s busy for me
Ingasemva
It is behind
Xa
When
Ukuluma
To bite
Zingalumi
They don’t bite
Kaloku
Well/so/as you know
Ububele
Kindness/friendliness
Xalekile
Busy
Inyani
The truth
Unyanisile
You have told the truth
Ukucoca
To clean
Zicocekile
Someone who is neat and clean
Indlu
House
-hle / -ntle
Beautiful/great
Indala
It’s old
-qhele uku-
Usually
Ukusebenzisa
To use
Phantsi
Below/down
Emgangathweni
On the floor
Umgangatho
The floor
Ukubukela
To watch
Isibane
A/the light
Phezulu
Above
Lelona likhulu
It’s this one that’s big (i.e. The biggest)
Qha
Just/only
Akathandi
He/she doesn’t like
Ukondlula
To make a bed
Ixelegu
Someone who loves dirt, isn’t clean, is lazy
Ndiyakuvela
I feel for you
Va=feel
-ela= for
Ingxaki
A problem
A’kho ngxaki
There isn’t a problem
Ukuthetha ngqo
To talk straight
Ukonqena
To be lazy
Oyena wonqena
The one that is lazy (i.e. The laziest one)
Gqitha
Totally / absolutely
Kuba
Because
Ukuhleka
To laugh
Uyahlekisa
He is funny
Ukuhlekisa= to make laugh
Phaya
Over there
Mfumamfuma
Comfortable
Kufuneka
It is necessary
Uziphathele
You bring
Ukuphatha
To bring/carry/touch/behave/rule
Imiqhamelo
Pillows
Iingubo
Blankets
Itapeti
Carpet
Tsha
New
Mdaka
Dirty/brown
Uyathandeka
He/she is loveable
Ukuthandeka=to be loveable
Uyathembeka
He/she is trustworthy
Ukuthembeka=to be trustworthy
Ukuthandeka
To be loveable
Ukuthembeka
To be trustworthy
Ukwenza
To do
Ukuthemba
To hope / trust
Ukwenzeka
To be doable
Ingenzeka
It is doable / can be done
Ayenzeki
It is not doable / cannot be done
Ukuqonda
To understand