Your Xhosa Tweet: Masambe! = Let’s go! Listen & learn:

September 27th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

  
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This phrase is a shortened form of “Masihambe”.

 

WORD PARTS:

Ma = let,

si = us,

hamb = go.

The -e ending (instead of the usual a ending of hamba) is because of the Ma- at the front.

Listen and repeat with Zoliswa on the audio file. Enjoy!

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Your Xhosa Tweet: Fundisa Abantwana! = Teach the children! Listen & learn:

September 23rd, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

Fundisa = teach,

Abantwana = the children

 

Listen and repeat with Zoliswa on the audio file. Enjoy!

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Your Xhosa Tweet: Funda isiXhosa! = Learn Xhosa! Listen & learn:

September 22nd, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

  
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Funda = Learn (also read),

isiXhosa = Xhosa.

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Your Xhosa: Ndiyagodola! = I’m cold! Listen & learn:

September 21st, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

  
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WORD PARTS:

Ndi = I,

ya = (similar to) am,

godola = cold.

 

Say “Ndiyagodola” when you are feeling cold, but “Kuyabanda” for meaning it (ie. the weather) is cold.

 

Listen and repeat after Zoliswa on the audio file.

 

Enjoy using your Xhosa!

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