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Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials in Xhosa
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it. Play the ten Xhosa words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Xhosa phrases in this lesson
- EweE-we
- Yes
- HayiHA-yi
- No
- Kulungilekoo-loon-GI-le
- Okay
- Andiqondia-ndi-QON-di
- I don't understand
- Uthetha isiNgesi?oo-THE-tha ee-si-NGE-si
- Do you speak English?
- Ungaphinda?oo-nga-PHIN-da
- Can you repeat that?
- Kancinci, ncedakan-CIN-ci NCEH-da
- Slowly, please
- Yintoni le?yin-TOH-ni leh
- What is this?
- Ndifuna...ndi-FOO-na
- I need...
- Ungandinceda?oo-ngan-di-NCEH-da
- Can you help me?
An affirmative response.
A negative response.
It is fine or all right.
Use when the meaning is unclear. The q marks a palatal click.
IsiNgesi is the name of the English language.
The c represents a dental click.