Your Xhosa Treat: Andinaxesha! – I don’t have time! Listen & learn here:

August 13th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

  
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WORD PARTS:

A = negative form (don’t),

ndi = I,

na = have,

xesha = time.

 

Use this when you’re in a hurry or when you just don’t have enough time to do what someone is requesting from you!

 

PRONUNCIATION:

The x click is the side-of-the-mouth giddy-up-horse click. Practise it with a mother-tongue speaker if you can.

 

Thanks for speaking Xhosa. 🙂

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Your Xhosa Tweet: Andinamandla. – I don’t have strength / energy. Listen & learn:

August 12th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

  
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WORD PARTS:

A = negative form: don’t,

ndi = I (Andi = I don’t),

na = have,

amandla = strength.

 

Use this phrase when you are feeling exhausted.

 

Enjoy your Xhosa!

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Your Xhosa Treat: Kunzima! – It’s difficult! Listen & learn more here:

August 11th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

  
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WORD PARTS:

Ku = It is,

nzima = difficult.

 

Please listen and repeat with Zoliswa on the audio file.

Use this phrase to describe a general situation. If you are talking about something specific, then it will change slightly, for example:

IsiXhosa sinzima.

Thanks for learning isiXhosa!

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Your Xhosa Treat: Andinamazwi! – I have no words! Listen & learn:

August 6th, 2010 xhosafundis's posterous Posted in Daily Xhosa No Comments »

  
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WORD PARTS:

Andi = I don’t,

na = have,

amazwi = words,

 

ie. I have no words / I don’t know what to say / I am dumbstruck.

 

Have a great long week end and happy women’s day for Monday!

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