Your Xhosa Tweet: Bayashawutana! (slang) – They’re shouting at each other! Listen:

August 19th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

  
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19-08-2010 bayashawutana.wav (494 KB)

WORD PARTS:

Ba = they,

ya = are (ya tells us something is happening now: positive & present tense),

shawut = shout (slang from English),

ana = each other.

 

Listen to Zoliswa and repeat after her on the audio file. Good luck!

 

Thanks for learning isiXhosa and have a great day!

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Your Xhosa Tweet: Qala ngokwakho! – Start on your own! listen & learn:

August 18th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

  
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18-08-2010 qala ngokwakho.wav (350 KB)

WORD PARTS:

Qala = start,

ngo = on,

kwakho = your (own)

 

Listen to Zoliswa and repeat after her on the audio file.

 

TIP:

Use newly learnt phrases as soon as possible in real life situations.

 

Thanks for learning isiXhosa!

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Your Xhosa Tweet: Andinakutya – I don’t have food. Listen & learn:

August 17th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

  
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17-08-2010 andinakutya.wav (520 KB)

WORD PARTS:

Andi = I don’t,

na = have,

kutya = food.

 

Listen and repeat twice with Zoliswa on the audio file.

 

Thanks for learning Xhosa!

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Your Xhosa Tweet: Uziva njani namhlanje? – How do you feel today? Listen:

August 16th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

  
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16-08-2010 uziva njani namhlanje.wav (545 KB)

WORD PARTS:

U = you,

zi = self,

va = feel,

njani = how,

namhlanje = today.

 

Listen and repeat with Zoliswa twice on the audio file.

 

Hope you feeling okay and not having the Monday blues! Hang in there!

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