WORD PARTS:
U = you,
kleva = clever (slang!),
wena = you / as for you.
Notes: The letter U meaning YOU never stands alone, however the word WENA meaning YOU or AS FOR YOU can stand alone.
Enjoy your Xhosa!
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Your Xhosa for today: Ukleva wena! – You’re clever! Listen & learn:
November 9th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »
Your Xhosa: Mas’ambe! – Let’s go! Listen & learn:
November 8th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »
This phrase is a shortened form of “Masihambe”.
WORD PARTS:
Ma = let,
si = us,
hamb = go
e…the -e ending (instead of the usual a ending of hamba) is because of the Ma- at the front. It is part of a grammar rule that when Ma- begins the phrase it will end with an -e.
Listen and repeat with Zoliswa on the audio file. Enjoy!
Your Xhosa: Molo mhlobo unjani? = Hello friend, how are you? Listen & learn:
November 5th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »
WORD PARTS:
Molo = Hello (to 1 person any time of day or night),
mhlobo = friend,
u = you (pronounced “oo”. Can also mean he or she!),
njani? = how?
Listen and repeat with Zoliswa on the audio file.
Note that the HL sound in MHLOBO is made by air passing along the sides of the tongue (not on the palate). It’s like the sound of frying eggs!
Enjoy your Xhosa!
Your Xhosa: Ndiyagodola! = I’m cold! Listen & learn:
November 4th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »
WORD PARTS:
Ndi = I,
ya = (similar to) am,
godola = cold.
Say “Ndiyagodola” when you are feeling cold, but “Kuyabanda” for “it is cold” (ie. the weather or an object).
Listen and repeat after Zoliswa on the audio file.
Enjoy using your Xhosa!