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WORD PARTS:
Ndi = I / I am,
ya = present tense positive marker,
dlala = playing / joking,
nje = just.
A good phrase to use when teasing someone!
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Xhosa Fundis provides Xhosa Language Courses to individuals and to companies. We also sell our innovative Xhosa Learning Materials to the public, schools and companies. We have been teaching Xhosa and developing our language learning materials since 2004.
Xhosa Fundis
Tel / Fax: 021 447 9868
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Uxolo ndingxamile! - Sorry I'm in a hurry! Click to listen & learn:
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WORD PARTS:
Uxolo = Sorry,
Ndi = I / I am,
ngxamile = in a hurry.
Hope this phrase proves useful to you!
Yiza! Masiye elwandle! - Come! Let's go to the beach! Click to listen & learn:
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Yiza = Come,
Masi = Let us,
ye = go to, (ya = go to, but with the Masi- construction at the front of any verb, the verbs last vowel changes to an e),
elwandle = (to) the beach / sea.
Enjoy!
Yhu! Umhle namhlanje! - Wow! you're beautiful today! Click to listen & learn:
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WORD PARTS:
Yhu! = Exclamation similar to Gee! or Wow!,
U = you / you are,
mhle = beautiful,
namhlanje = today.
We're back onboard with daily (weekday) phrases between 8:30 - 9am. Enjoy!
Ndiyavuyisana nawe! - I'm happy for you! Click to listen & learn.
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WORD PARTS
Ndi = I,
ya = present tense & positive form marker (eg. am),
vuy = happy,
is(a) = cause to / made to be,
ana = together with,
na = with,
we = you.
Siyaqondana! = We understand each other! Click to listen&learn.
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WORD PARTS
Si = we,
ya = present tense, positive marker,
qond = understand(ing),
ana = each other.
Enjoy expressing that wonderful feeling of mutual understanding when you find it!
Andikuva! - I don't hear/ understand you! Click to listen & learn.
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A = negative form (don't / can't),
ndi = I,
ku = you,
va = hear / understand.
This is a very useful phrase esp. as a beginner learning Xhosa!
Ndicinga ngawe! - I'm thinking of you! Click to listen&learn.
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WORD PARTS
Ndi = I,
cinga = think / thinking,
nga = about,
we = you.
Enjoy letting your Xhosa friends know that they are in your thoughts!
