WORD PARTS: Yhu! – pronounced: Yoo! = exclamation of emphasis / intensity. Ndi = I, diniwe = tired. This tends to be a very useful phrase for most of us! Listen and repeat with Zoliswa on the audio file. Thanks for learning isiXhosa. 🙂
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Yhu! Ndidiniwe! – Yoo! I’m tired! Listen & learn here:
August 26th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »
Ziphi iibhiya? – Where’re the beers? Listen & learn:
August 25th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »
WORD PARTS:
zi = similar to “they”,
phi = where,
iibhiya = the beers.
Listen and repeat with Zoliswa on the audio file.
Enjoy!
Your Xhosa Tweet: Yhu! Ndinestres! – Yoo! I’m stressed! Listen & learn:
August 24th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »
WORDS PARTS:
Yhu! – pronounced Yoo! = sound adding emphasis / surprise,
Ndi = I,
ne = have,
stres = stress.
This is ofcourse slang, but lots of fun to use with city dwellers.
Enjoy your Xhosa and don’t stress!
Xhosa Tweet: Heyi sana uyandihlekisa! – Hey baby you make me laugh! Listen:
August 23rd, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »
WORD PARTS:
heyi = hey,
sana = baby,
u = you,
ya = are (ya is positive form present tense marker),
ndi = I,
hlek = laugh,
isa = making / causing to.
STRUCTURES:
The -isa ending has a causative meaning. Other examples:
funda = learn,
fundisa = teach (cause to learn),
thenga = buy,
thengisa = sell (cause to buy).
PRONUNCIATION:
The HL sound is made when air passes by the sides of the tongue. (It helps to have a bit of saliva too!)
Enjoy your Xhosa!