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Lesson 5 of 10
Shops and hotels in Xhosa
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. 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
- Unayo...?oo-NAH-yoh
- Do you have...?
- Iphi...?EE-phi
- Where is...?
- Kuvuliwekoo-voo-LEE-weh
- Open
- Kuvaliwekoo-va-LEE-weh
- Closed
- Ingxowa?een-GKHOH-wa
- A bag?
- Kubiza kakhulukoo-BEE-za ka-KHOO-loo
- Too expensive
- Ndibhukishilendi-boo-ki-SHEE-leh
- I have a reservation
- Ingaba isidlo sakusasa siqukiwe?in-GAH-ba ee-SID-lo sa-koo-SAH-sa si-QOO-ki-weh
- Is breakfast included?
- Yintoni iphasiwedi ye-Wi-Fi?yin-TOH-ni ee-pha-si-WEH-di yeh WAI-fai
- What's the wifi password?
- Ndingakwazi...?ndi-nga-KWAH-zi
- Can I...?
Noun classes can change the ending when you name the item.
The agreement changes with the noun you name.
A cashier asking whether you need a bag. The x is a side click.