Your Xhosa: Mamela qha! = Just listen! Listen & learn:

December 3rd, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

  
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WORD PARTS:

Mamela = listen,

qha = only / just.

 

Enjoy weaving this one into your conversations to introduce an opinion, an idea, or whatever!

 

Have a great weekend! (‘Be nempelaveki emnandi!)

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Your Xhosa: Ndiyavuyisana nawe! = I’m happy for & with you! Listen & learn:

December 2nd, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

WORD PARTS:

Ndi = I,

ya = [similar to] am,

vuyis = made happy

ana = [the ana suffix indicates relationship between people] together with,

na = with,

we = you.

 

This phrase is a great response to someone else’s good fortune or any time you need to say “congratulations”!

 

Enjoy your Xhosa!

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Your Xhosa: Unyanisile! Ukleva wena! = You’re right! You’re clever! Listen & learn:

December 1st, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

WORD PARTS:

U = you,

nyanisile = are right,

u = you,

kleva = (slang) clever,

wena = you / as for you.

 

Enjoy weaving this into your conversations with Xhosa-speakers!

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Your Xhosa: Mamela mhlobo! = Listen friend! Listen & learn:

November 30th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

  
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WORD PARTS:

mamela = listen,

mhlobo = friend.

 

Weave Xhosa phrases into your conversations as much as possible. For example, “Mamela mhlobo, we should ……(whatever)”! Don’t wait to be “fluent” before you start speaking. Xhosa people in the city are constantly weaving languages together, so you’ll be following the norm!

 

Enjoy!

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