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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Xhosa
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. 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
- Unjani?oon-JAH-ni
- How are you?
- Ndiyaphila, enkosindi-ya-PHEE-la en-KOH-si
- I'm fine, thanks
- Wena?WE-na
- And you?
- Ngubani igama lakho?ngoo-BA-ni ee-GA-ma LA-kho
- What's your name?
- Igama lam ngu...ee-GA-ma lam ngoo
- My name is...
- Uvela phi?oo-VE-la phi
- Where are you from?
- Ndivela e...ndi-VEH-la eh
- I'm from...
- Ndiyayithandandi-ya-yi-THAN-da
- I like it
- IntleEEN-tleh
- It's beautiful
- Wamkelekilewam-keh-LEH-ki-leh
- Welcome
To one person. To several people, Ninjani? (nin-JAH-ni).
Wena is the singular pronoun you.
A way to ask someone their name.
Add your name after ngu.
Asks where someone comes from.
A greeting to an arriving guest.