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Xhosa vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -akha | build |
| –aphuka | become broken (intransitive – you cannot –aphuka anything; also sometimes ophuka) |
| –aphula | break (transitive – takes an object; also sometimes -ophula) |
| –azi | know |
| -ba | be/become (see that BA also means “steal”). Ndifuna ukuba ngutitshala. I want to be a teacher. |
| –ba | steal (latent “ i” verb) |
| -bamba | " catch |
| -beka | place/put on |
| –betha | hit |
| -bhala | write |
| –bhatala | pay for |
| -bona | see |
| –bonisa | show |
| –bukela | watch |
| –bulisa | greet |
| –buya | return (intransitive) |
| -buyisa | return something (see BUYA return) |
| –buza | ask |
| -cela | ask politely for something/request |
| -cheba | cut something growing |
| -cima | switch off |
| –cinga | think |
| -coca | clean |
| -cula | sing |
| -dada | swim |
| –dlala | play |
| -enza | do/make |
| –faka | put in |
| -fana | be similar/resemble |
| -fika | arrive |
| –fumana | get/find |
| –funa | need/want |
| –funda | study |
| –funda | study |
| –fundisa | teach (also sometimes has meaning of “educate”) |
| –galela | pour/add |
| -gcina | keep |
| –goduka | go home |
| –gqiba | finish (also “decide”) |
| –gula | be sick |
| -hamba | leave |
| -hla | go down |
| –hla* | go down |
| -hlala | live/sit/stay |
| –hlamba | wash |
| –hleba | gossip |
| –hleka | laugh |
| -jonga | look at |
| -khaba | kick |
| –khumbula | remember/miss |
| -khumbuza | remind |
| –khupha | take out |
| -lala | sleep |
| -landa | fetch |
| –libala | forget |
| –lila | cry |
| -linda | wait |
| –lungisa | fix |
| -lwa | fight |
| –ma | "stand |
| -mamela | listen |
| –mka | depart |
| -ncamisa | kiss |
| -netha | rain (eg. Kuyanetha. It is raining) |
| –netha | rain |
| -ngcolisa | make dirty |
| -ngena | come in |
| –ngenisa | put in |
| -ngxola | make a noise |
| -nika | give |
| –nxiba | get dressed/wear |
| -nxila | get drunk (-nxilile = be drunk) |
| -onqena | be lazy |
| –oyika | be afraid of/fear |
| –pha | give (see also NIKA) |
| –phangela | be employed |
| –phela | come to an end |
| –phendula | answer |
| –phila | be alive/well |
| –phinda | repeat |
| -phosisa | be mistaken (polite way of saying “lie”) |
| -phuma | go out |
| -phuza | kiss |
| –qala | start |
| -qhela | become used to doing something (eg. Ndiqhele ukucheba iinwele zakhe. I am used to cutting her hair.) |
| –qhuba | drive |
| -qonda | understand |
| –sa | take someone/something to a place |
| –sebenza | work |
| –sebenzisa | use |
| -sela | drink |
| –shiya | leave (something) |
| -shukumisa | "move (something) |
| -sika | cut |
| -suka | come from (see VELA) eg. Usuka phi? Where do you come from? |
| -sula | wipe |
| -susa | remove |
| –thanda | love/like |
| -thatha | take |
| –thenga | buy |
| –thengisa | sell |
| -thetha | talk/speak |
| -thi | say |
| -thula | be quiet |
| –tshatile | be married [no –ya- used: eg. Nditshatile – I am married/Anditshatanga – I am not married.] |
| -tshintsha | change |
| tya | eat |
| -tyisa | feed (from TYA) |
| –va* | hear/understand |
| -vala | close |
| -vela | come from |
| –vuka | wake up |
| -vula | open |
| -vuma | agree |
| –vuya | be happy |
| -wa – | fall down |
| –wina | win |
| -wisa – | drop something/someone |
| -xelela | tell [someone] |
| -xoka – | lie |
| -ya | go (to a place) |
| -yeka – | stop doing something |
| –za* | come |
| -zalisa | fill in |
| –zama | try |
| amanzi (6) | water |
| ibele (5/6) | breast |
| ibhiye/iibiye (9/10) | beer |
| ibhola (9/10) | ball |
| ifestile (9/10) | window |
| igrosari (9) | groceries |
| igumbi (5/6) | room [also: irum] |
| ihlazo (5) | disgrace |
| iinwele (10) | hair |
| ikhaya (5/6) | home |
| ilali (9/10) | village |
| iliso/amehlo (5/6) | eye/s |
| ilokishi (9/10) | township |
| imali (9) | money |
| imbeko (9) | respect |
| imoto (9/10) | car |
| imozulu (9) | the weather |
| impumlo (9/10) | nose |
| indawo (9/10) | place |
| indlebe (9/10) | ear |
| indlela (9/10) | road/s/way/manner |
| indlu(9/10) | house |
| indoda/amadoda (9/6) | man/men |
| ingalo (9/10) | arm |
| ingozi (9/10) | accident/danger/s |
| ingxolo (9) | noise |
| inja (9/10) | dog |
| inkwenkwe (9/6) | boy/s (amakhwenkwe = boys) |
| intaba (9/10) | mountain |
| intamo (9/10) | neck |
| intloko (9/10) | head |
| into(9/10) | thing |
| intombi (9/10) | girl |
| inyaniso (9) | the truth |
| isandla (7/8) | hand |
| isidenge (7/8) | fool |
| isikolo (7/8) | school |
| isisu (7/8) | stomach |
| isiteyidiyum (7/8) | stadium |
| isityalo (7/8) | plant |
| isiXhosa (7) | Xhosa |
| isoka (class 9) | soccer |
| isonka (7/8) | bread |
| ithemba (5/6) | hope |
| itoyilethi (9/10) | toilet/s |
| itshomi( 9/10) | friend [slang] |
| ivenkile (9/10) | shop/s |
| iyeza (5/6) | medicine |
| ubani (1a/2a) | who? |
| ubisi (11) | milk |
| ubuso (14) | face |
| ubuxoki (14) | an untruth |
| ucango (11/10) | door (also: umnyango – class 4) |
| ugqirha (1a/2a) | doctor |
| ukutya (15) | food/to eat |
| ulwandle (11) | beach |
| ulwimi/iilwimi (11/10) | tongue; language |
| umbane (3) | electricity |
| umfazi (1/2) | woman/women |
| umfundi (1/2) | student/s |
| umfundisi/abefundisi (1/2) | priest/s |
| umhlobo (1/2) | friend |
| umlambo (3/4) | river |
| umlenze (3/4) | leg |
| umlomo (3/4) | mouth |
| umntu (1/2) | person |
| umntwana (1/2) | child |
| umona (3) | jealousy (unomona. s/he is jealous. literally: s/he has j ealousy.) |
| umpheki (1/2) | cook |
| umqhubi (1/2) | driver |
| umsebenzi (3/4) | job/work/duty |
| umyeni (1/2) | husband |
| umzali (1/2) | parent |
| umzi (3/4) | homestead |
| unyawo (11/10) | foot |
| utitshala (1a/2a) | teacher |
| ntoni? | –what? |
| njani? | – how? |
| phi? | – where? |
| nini? | – when? |
| bani? | –who? |
| kutheni? | – why? |
| nabani? | – with who? |
| ngantoni? | – by means of what? |
| nabani? - | with who? (uhlala nabani? who do you live with?) |
| nantoni enye? | and what else? |
| ngabani ixesha? - | "at what time? (ngo1 |
| uthini? | what are you saying?/doing? |
| kodwa | but |
| kuba | because |
| okanye | or |
| ukuba | if |
| xa | "when (not the question |
| Mfethu! | Dude! |
| Nyhani! | Really! |
| Sana! | Babe! |
| Thixo! | Lordy! God! |
| Torho! | Shame! |
| Tyhini! | Wow! |
| Wethu! | My dear! |
| Whu-ah! | Oh dear! |
| Yima! | Stop! |
| namhlanje | today |
| ngoku | now |
| ebusuku | in the night |
| emini | in the day/afternoon |
| izolo | yesterday |
| kabini | twice |
| kakhulu | "very much |
| kakubi | badly |
| kakuhle | well |
| kamnandi | nicely |
| kancinci | "very little |
| kaninzi | many times |
| kanye | once |
| kathathu | three times |
| kusasa | in the morning |
| ngomso | tomorrow |
| ewe | yes |
| hayi | no |
| kakade | actually |
| kudala | it is a long time |
| kukho | there is/there are |
| kunzima | it is difficult |
| kulula | it is easy |
| mhlawumbi? | maybe |
| nabo | them too |
| nam | me too |
| nani | you (plural) too |
| nathi | we too |
| nawe | you too |
| naye | s/he too |
| nje | just |
| Sc-na-ngaphi? | how old? (unangaphi? how old are you? ndina-20. i am 20.) |
| soze | "never will (in the future) (verb ends in –e after soze |
| ukusukela ….. ukuya … | from till (eg. ukusukela ekapa ukuya epaarl – from cape town to paarl) |
| zange | "never did (in the past) (verb ends in –e after zange |
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