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02b How to pronounce the X Click in Xhosa May 7, 2026 110 Learn Xhosa with UBuntu Bridge founder and adult learner of Xhosa, Craig Makhosi. This is the right podcast to get you started in speaking Xhosa with confidence. Talk along, instructional and enjoyable English to Xhosa audio instructions. Comes with accompanying PDF/learning manual for optimal learning. Best to just repeat out loud. Audio taken from the Free Mandela Learn Xhosa Video Seri

02 Learn Xhosa Lesson 2 - The Clicks Intswempu May 7, 2026 262 Learn Xhosa with UBuntu Bridge founder and adult learner of Xhosa, Craig Makhosi. This is the right podcast to get you started in speaking Xhosa with confidence. Talk along, instructional and enjoyable English to Xhosa audio instructions. Comes with accompanying PDF/learning manual for optimal learning. Best to just repeat out loud. Audio taken from the Free Mandela Learn Xhosa Video Seri

01 Xhosa Video Lesson 1 - Pronunciation May 7, 2026 266 Learn Xhosa with UBuntu Bridge founder and adult learner of Xhosa, Craig Makhosi. This is the right podcast to get you started in speaking Xhosa with confidence. Talk along, instructional and enjoyable English to Xhosa audio instructions. Comes with accompanying PDF/learning manual for optimal learning. Best to just repeat out loud. Audio taken from the Free Mandela Learn Xhosa Video Seri

00 Free Mandela Xhosa Lesson Intro May 7, 2026 89 Learn Xhosa with UBuntu Bridge founder and adult learner of Xhosa, Craig Makhosi.  This is the right podcast to get you started in speaking Xhosa with confidence. Talk along, instructional and enjoyable English to Xhosa audio instructions.   Comes with accompanying PDF/learning manual for optimal learning. Best to just repeat out loud.  Audio taken from the Free Mandela Lea

1-08 Lesson 1 Intro Jun 21, 2023 13 UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xhosalanguage #isiXhosa

1-09 Hello Jun 21, 2023 30 Hello [9] saying hello to one person: Molo saying hello to more then one person: Molweni Molo/Molweni, although deriving from the Englishand Afrikaans greetings, “Morning and More”, can beused any time of the day or night and is usuallyfollowed by a name or title of the person being greeted,variations of which we will learn later on.   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006

1-11 Pronunciation Jun 21, 2023 60 Pronunciation [11] An important place to start is with pronunciation. Thiswill be learnt and re-learnt as your experience with thelanguage grows. It is important to make an effort fromthe start as we all know how much an accent can affectability to communicate and early habits tend to stick.English is a non-phonetic language, which means thata letter can be pronounced in many different wa

1-12 Vowels Jun 21, 2023 41 Vowels [12] Vowel: pronounced like: as in word for: in Xhosa:A ah mother mamaE egg yourself wenaI igloo well philileO or hello moloU oo-la-la brother ubhuti   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xhosalanguage #isiXhosa

1-13 Consonants Jun 21, 2023 152 Consonants [13] Are generally easy and may be learnt as one learns thelanguage. There are a few important exceptions:Ph peanut not phone (alive - phila, well - philile)Th talk not thought (talk - thetha)Hl hlala not shlala (live,sit - hlala) (down - phantsi)TIP: (keep front tip of tongue against palette whilstmaking a sh sound) well/beautifully - kakuhleRh in Gauteng/goud - eRhawutini (as

1-14 The Clicks Jun 21, 2023 42 The Clicks [14] With the clicks it is important to remember that manypeople struggle at first, purely because they are notused to them. However, every human is capable ofmaking such sounds, many of us have made them indifferent contexts and everyone I have taught hasgotten the clicks after some practice, whether that beten minutes of practice or three days. It depends onones attitude as w

1-15 Writing The Clicks Jun 21, 2023 54 Writing the Clicks [15] Interestingly, the letter k can be used to phoneticallyrepresent the sound of the following three letters asused in English.X exam eksam / relaksC clean klean / kleverQ quiet kwestion / rekwestWhich frees these three letters to represent the threeclicking sounds, as introduced below.   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various product

1-16 The X-Click Jun 21, 2023 138 X ‘Sideways’ click [16] (spurring a horse)Press the side of the tongue against the upper side teeth and pull itaway rapidly.Practice the isolated clicks with the five vowels: xa xe xi xo xuXhosa language - isiXhosaa Xhosa person - umXhosaXhosa people - amaXhosaPeace - uxolo   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at

1-17 The C-Click Jun 20, 2023 113 C Click ‘Tongue in front’ [17] (the ‘ag, shame’ tut-tut-tut/ticking clock, click)Press the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth and rapidlypull it away.Help a little bit request politelyNceda kancinci cela   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubun

1-18 The Q-Click Jun 20, 2023 122 Q Click ‘Tongue top middle’ [18] (cork popping/door knocking) Press the front part of the tongue against the hard palate behindthe front teeth and rapidly pull it away.Understand western doctor traditional doctorQonda Ugqirha igqirha(isangoma)   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaon

1-19 Agglutination Jun 20, 2023 88 Agglutination [19] Xhosa is a ‘glutinous’ language, meaning that vowels atthe beginning and end of words are often swallowed,words or syllables thus becoming ‘glued’ together.Thank you, lady - Enkosi, nkosikaziBecomes Enkos’ ‘nkosikazi (‘kos’kas’)   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxho

1-20 Greetings Jun 20, 2023 137 Greetings [20] This is a basic greeting to get us through the first fewlessons. You may know some variations and we willcertainly cover them in time, but for now we are goingto stick to this simple formula. Vocab for Greetings: Hello (sing) - Molo Hello (plural) – MolweniBrother - (u)bhuti Father - (u)tataSister - (u)sisi Mother - (u)mamaTeacher - (u)Titshala Students - (a)bafundi(The vow

1-21 Goodbyes Jun 20, 2023 177   Good byes [21] Person going says:Stay - sala or salani (pl) well - kakuhlePerson staying says:Go - hamba or hambani (pl) well - kakuhle*,* kahle is also widely used, though strictly speaking it isisiZulu hamba/ni – go sala/ni – stayni - plural kakuhle – well **Another word to use is sobonana – we will see eachother (again)So - bona - nawe will see each other Additonal words in good

1-22 Excuse Me, Sorry Jun 20, 2023 36 Excuse Me [22] Excuse me, sorry, pardon, peace are all the same word - uxolo sorry - uxolo excuse me - uxolobeg your pardon - uxolo peace - uxoloExcuse me, I don’t know Uxolo, andiyaz   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xhosalangu

1-23 Vocab Recap Jun 20, 2023 102 Vocab recap [23] how’s it? – kunjani? well – philileyourself – wena me too – namsit down – hlala phantsi excuse me – uxoloI’m sorry, teacher – uxolo, titshalaI don’t know – andiyaziexcuse me, I don’t know – uxolo, andiyazihelp – ncedaa little – kancinci a lot – kakhuluwell – kakuhle beautifully - kakuhleyes – ewe no – hayithank you, enkos thanks a lot – enkos kakhulunow – ngoku its good –

1-24 Lesson 1 Convo Breakdown Jun 20, 2023 81  Lesson 1 Conversation - Greeting and Good-bye [24-25] (The male teacher [Titshala] greets the students[abafundi])1. T: Hello (pl) Students T: Molweni, Bafundi2. A: Hello Teacher A: Molo, Titshala3. T: How’s it?? T: kunjani?4. A: Well, thanks, A: philile, enkosi5. How is it, yourself? kunjani, wena?6. T: Fine also, thank you. T: philile nam, enkos’7. Go well (plural) hambani kakuhle8

1-25 Lesson 1 Conversation Jun 20, 2023 26  Lesson 1 Conversation - Greeting and Good-bye [24-25] (The male teacher [Titshala] greets the students[abafundi])1. T: Hello (pl) Students T: Molweni, Bafundi2. A: Hello Teacher A: Molo, Titshala3. T: How’s it?? T: kunjani?4. A: Well, thanks, A: philile, enkosi5. How is it, yourself? kunjani, wena?6. T: Fine also, thank you. T: philile nam, enkos’7. Go well (plural) hambani kak

1-26 Lesson 1 Essentials Jun 20, 2023 100  Lesson 1 Essentials and HW test: [26] Be able to:• greet and do the handshake• pronounce the clicks alone and in words1. Excuse me, brother.2. Hello to a group.3. Hello to a girl. How’s it?4. Fine, thanks. Yourself?5. Fine me too.6. Stay well to a group7. Go well to one8. Thanks a lot.9. We will see each other again10.Yes, alright.Answers:1. Uxolo, bhuti2. Molweni.3. Molo sisi. Kunj

1-27 Cultural Insight - The Handshake Jun 20, 2023 93  CULTURE Insight - Handshakes: [27] - handshakes are common between genders, mostlyusing the ‘African handshake’, consisting of thestandard western grip, followed by a loose gripping ofeach others thumbs by the fingers, and then revertingback to a western grip.- Handshakes are usually soft, though it has slowlyadapted to the traditionally firmer western grip(excluding the ‘wet fish’

1-28 Lesson 2 Intro Jun 20, 2023 12 Lesson 2: Introduction to Verbs and Prefixes goal:To be introduced to the verbs and the prefixes, and tolearn some basic vocab.   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xhosalanguage #isiXhosa

1-29 Verbs Jun 20, 2023 156 Verbs [29] In Xhosa, we have basic verbs, what we know as ‘doingwords’. They are actions, and appropriately, theyalways end with an ‘a’ in their basic present tense,positive form. Below are examples: Learn - funda Talk - thethaListen - mamela Try - zamaGo - hamba Stay - salaLive - hlala Work - sebenzaDo/Make - enza* Repeat - phindaGo home - goduka Ask - buzaWant/need - funa Look - jongaSe

1-30 Speaking Commands to Groups Jun 20, 2023 60 Speaking Commands to a Group [30] When speaking to a group, add ‘ni’ e.g.Such as: Go well (to a group) - hambani kakuhlelisten (to a group) - mamelaniSit (to a group) - hlalani phantsiQuiet (to a group) - thulani   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #

1-31 Cheating With Nouns Jun 20, 2023 75 Beginners Trick: Cheating with Nouns [31] In the early stages of this course, we focus on verbs forrapid conversational ability. We will cover the learningintensive nouns in Level 3, so for now, for any thingjust add i- to the English or Afrikaans equivalent, forplural add ama- to the front.e.g. a computer - ikomputa computers - amakomputa   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa sinc

1-32 6 Subject Prefixes Jun 20, 2023 64 The six subject prefixes [32] Next we have six prefixes, which allow us to say I learn,you learn, he or she learns, we learn, etc.Remember, they are prefixes. They always attachthemselves onto the front of a verb, forming a newword. Singular Plural 1st2nd3rd I – ndi-You – u-He/she – u-We – si-You – ni-They – ba-For example: we learn/we are learning – sifunda *You can remember that –ni is

1-33 Combination of Prefix and Verb Jun 20, 2023 66 Combination of prefix and verb [33] Example: learn – fundaI learn – ndifunda we learn - sifundayou learn - ufunda you (pl) learn - nifundahe/she learns – ufunda they learn - bafunda   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xhosalanguag

1-34 The Ya Rule Jun 20, 2023 65 The ‘ya’ rule [34] When the above prefixes are added to a verb such as Ilearn: ndi+funda = ndifunda, and it stands alone as asentence in itself, in other words there are no otherwords in the sentence, a ya is placed inbetween: Ndiyafunda NB. The ya is only ever used when the action word isin the present and positive. You know this becausethey end in –a (see all above).Examples:learn - fun

1-35 The Meaning of Ya Jun 20, 2023 105 The meaning of ya [35] *** The ya serves the express purpose of lengtheningthe word. It has no meaning!! So, if another word isadded into the sentence, the ya would fall away: I learn is ndiyafunda butI learn Xhosa is ndifunda isiXhosa (no ya)you are trying - uyazamayou are trying a lot - uzama kakhuluwe are talking - siyathethawe are talking Xhosa - sithetha isiXhosathey’re going home –

1-36 Distinguishing between You, He and She Jun 20, 2023 81 Distinguishing you, he, she [36] To differentiate between 2nd and 3rd persons, we wouldprobably use the person’s name if not talking tosomeone direct: Unjani? how are you?Unjani uJustin? How is Justin? But, we could also use pronouns:yourself - wena him/herself - yenae.g. How are you? unjani wena?How is he/she? unjani yena?   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there ar

1-37 Important Combinations with Pronouns Jun 20, 2023 146 Important combinations with pronouns [37] To add to this we learn myself – mnaThink of me – mna (mina - zulu)Myself, I am trying Mna, ndiyazamaYourself, you are trying Wena, uyazamaHimself, he is trying Yena, uyazama which can also be said with the mna/wena/yenaafterwards, like this:myself, I am trying ndiyazama, mnayou are trying, you uyazama, wenaHe is tryin, as for him uyazama, yena &n

1-38 Extended Greetings with the Prefixes Jun 20, 2023 75 Extended Greetings with the Prefixes [38] You can know also use these prefixes learnt to expandyour greeting capability by adding prefixes to what wehave already learnt as our greeting words:How are YOU? - Unjani? I am well - Ndiphilile.And when talking to a group:How are you plural? Ninjani?We are well SiphilileWe are well too Siphilile nathi*See the culture section for when these would

1-39 Lesson 2 Essentials Jun 20, 2023 103 Lesson 2 Essentials and Test: [39] Be able to:• Use the six subject prefixes with the verb stems• Know at least 10 verbs off by heart• Know how to use mna, wena, yena• Greet a group of peopleQuestions (write out the Xhosa):1. You guys are learning.2. Yes, we are learning well.3. No, he talks a little4. Myself, I am trying5. As for her, she is going home6. Thanks, we are grateful7. Hello,

1-40 Lesson 2 Convo Breakdown Jun 19, 2023 115 Lesson 2 Convo - Greetings and basic sentences [40-41] (Two Xhosa students greet each other in a class)1. B: Molo, sisi2. S: Molo bhuti3. B: Ninjani?4. S: Siphilile enkosi. Unjani wena?5. B: Ndiphilile nam enkosi.6. S: Uyaqonda ititshala wena?7. B: Ewe, mna ndiqonda kakuhle. UBrendon uyazama yena?8. S: Ewe, ufunda kakuhle yena.9. B: Kulungile. Sobonana ngomso sisi.10. S: Ewe, bhuti. Hamba

1-41 Lesson 2 Conversation Jun 19, 2023 39 Lesson 2 Convo - Greetings and basic sentences [40-41] (Two Xhosa students greet each other in a class)1. B: Molo, sisi2. S: Molo bhuti3. B: Ninjani?4. S: Siphilile enkosi. Unjani wena?5. B: Ndiphilile nam enkosi.6. S: Uyaqonda ititshala wena?7. B: Ewe, mna ndiqonda kakuhle. UBrendon uyazama yena?8. S: Ewe, ufunda kakuhle yena.9. B: Kulungile. Sobonana ngomso sisi.10. S: Ewe, bhuti. Hamba

1-42 Cultural Insight - Greetings Jun 19, 2023 80 CULTURE Insight - Greetings: [42] - traditionally, a greeting from afar would be precededwith the raising of both hands raised in the air, bent atthe elbow, with perhaps a shake of the hands, a gestureof friendship and non-aggression. This is obviously notappropriate in most formal western, urban settings, butkeep an eye open for it and you will still see it on thestreets. It is still com

1-43 Lesson 3 Intro Jun 19, 2023 18 Lesson 3: Sentence Building Blocks goal: To introduce two more important buildingblocks – ‘uku’ and ‘sa’ and the first importantsentences.   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xhosalanguage #isiXhosa

1-44 Still - Sa Jun 19, 2023 83 Still – ‘SA’ and to - ‘uku’ [44-45] Last lesson we learnt how the six prefixes fit onto thefront of verbs, and how a ‘ya’ is placed between them,when they form the only word of the sentence.Today we learn two rules:1. The first is that if you wish to say that you are stilldoing something, you can replace the ‘ya’ with a‘sa’For example, I am learning - NdiyafundaI am still learning - Ndisa

1-45 To - Uku Jun 19, 2023 48 Still – ‘SA’ and to - ‘uku’ [44-45] Last lesson we learnt how the six prefixes fit onto thefront of verbs, and how a ‘ya’ is placed between them,when they form the only word of the sentence.Today we learn two rules:1. The first is that if you wish to say that you are stilldoing something, you can replace the ‘ya’ with a‘sa’For example, I am learning - NdiyafundaI am still learning - Ndisa

1-46 When Ya is dropped Jun 19, 2023 20 When ‘ya’ is dropped [46] Notice that the ‘ya’ is dropped from the followingsentence because there are additional words.We are learning - SiyafundaWe are learning to talk XhosaSifunda ukuthetha isiXhosa    UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #lear

1-47 Verbs with Uku Jun 19, 2023 125 Verbs with uku-: [47] learn or read or study - fundato learn or to read or to study - ukufundatalk - thetha to talk - ukuthethatry - zama to try - ukuzamago - hamba to go - ukuhambalive - hlala to live - ukuhlalalike or love - thanda to like - ukuthandawant or need - funa to want - ukufunaask - buza to ask - ukubuzarequest politely - cela to request - ukucelagive thanks or be grateful - b

1-48 Vocab for 1st important sentences Jun 19, 2023 64 Vocab for our first important sentences: [48] excuse me - uxolo But - kodwait’s difficult - kunzima it’s nice, pleasant - kumnandiserious - nyani! a little - kancincionly, just - nje request - celaor - okanye now - ngokuEnglish (language) - isiNgesiAfrikaans - isiAfrikansi   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at :

1-49 The First Important Sentences Jun 19, 2023 140 First Important Sentences [49] *Uxolo, kodwa ndisafunda ukuthetha isiXhosa.Excuse me, but I am still learning to speak Xhosa* Ndithetha kancinci nje.I speak a little bit onlyNdithanda ukuthetha isiXhosa.I like to speak Xhosa. Kumnandi kodwa kunzimaIt is nice but it is difficultTruthfully or seriousssss! - Nyani! *Ndicela ukuthetha isiNgesi okanye isiAfrikaansi ngokuI request to speak Engl

1-50 Lesson 3 Essentials Jun 19, 2023 165 Lesson 3 Essentials and Test: [50] Be able to:• Say the first important sentences off by heartQuestions:1. I request peace or I am sorry2. They request to enter3. He requests to ask4. We request to sit down5. You (pl) request to go home6. Excuse me teacher, I request to ask.7. I’m still learning to speak Xhosa8. I speak a little bit only9. It is nice but difficult10.I request to speak Eng

1-51 Lesson 3 Convo Breakdown Jun 19, 2023 154 Lesson 3 Convo - The 3 NB Sentences [51-52] (A young Xhosa student [sisi] greets an old Xhosa man [tata])Vocab: And you or you too - nawe1. S: Molo Tata2. T: Molo sisi, kunjani?3. S: Philile. Kunjani wena?4. T: Ndiphilile nam. Usifundiswa ngubani?5. S: Uxolo. Ndisafunda ukuthetha isiXhosa. Ndithetha kancincinje.6. T: Ok, usafunda.7. S: Ewe, ndiyazama. Ndicela ukuthetha isiNgesi ngoku.8. T

1-52 Lesson 3 Conversation Jun 19, 2023 41 Lesson 3 Convo - The 3 NB Sentences [51-52] (A young Xhosa student [sisi] greets an old Xhosa man [tata])Vocab: And you or you too - nawe1. S: Molo Tata2. T: Molo sisi, kunjani?3. S: Philile. Kunjani wena?4. T: Ndiphilile nam. Usifundiswa ngubani?5. S: Uxolo. Ndisafunda ukuthetha isiXhosa. Ndithetha kancincinje.6. T: Ok, usafunda.7. S: Ewe, ndiyazama. Ndicela ukuthetha isiNgesi ngoku.8. T

1-53 Cultural Insight - In the Home Jun 19, 2023 43 CULTURE INSIGHT - In the home: [53] - it is usual and considered polite by Xhosa people toseat yourself quietly and unobtrusively, rather then waitto be asked to sit – standing in someone’s home onarrival is considered impolite, aggressive and impliesthat you have come to pick a quarrel.- This is interesting in its contrast to western culture,where it is considered good manners to wait un

3-01 Level 2 Introduction Jun 19, 2023 67 Introduction and Intentions Welcome back. Moving on beyond the basics ofpronunciations, greetings, introductions, escapephrases and good byes, we start getting into askingand answering questions, playing with tenses andnegative statements, so as to further the scope of ourconversations. It is important again for me to credit the manysources that have helped me to learn Xhosa andcompile th

3-02 Lesson 7 Intro Jun 19, 2023 11 Lesson 7: Negatives and Clarifications Level 2 Verbsbe employed - phangela arrive - fikago to - ya come from - velaoriginate/move away - suka exit - phumaget married - tshatafinish an action - gqibacome to an end - phela     UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store &

3-03 The Negatives Jun 19, 2023 185 Negatives [3] I go or I am going - ndiyahambaI don’t go, or I am not going - andihambi• The basic rule is that any positive, present tense verb endswith an a.• The a is replaced by an i at the end and moves to the front.• The ya never exists in the negative.I understand - ndiyaqondaI don’t understand - andiqondiYou like - uyathandaYou don’t like - awuthandi / akuthandiHe is pleased - uyav

3-04 More Negative Examples Jun 19, 2023 153 More examples [4] Note the dropping of the initial vowel after the negative:Andi I talk - ndiyathethaI am not talking - andithethiI talk Xhosa - ndithetha isiXhosaI don’t talk Xhosa - andithethi siXhosaAwu-/ You are learning - uyafundaaku- You are not learning -awufundiYou are learning Xhosa - ufunda isiXhosaYou aren’t learning Xhosa - awufundi siXhosa Aka- She sees - uyabonaShe doesn’t s

3-05 Commands and Negative Commands Jun 19, 2023 71 Commands and Negative commands [5] Positive commands are literally just the action word:Go - hamba talk - thethaDo not ....... (sing) - Musa uku...Do not ........ (plural) - Musani uku....Do not go – musa ukuhambaDont go y’all - musani ukuhambaDo not talk – musa ukuthethaDo not talk (pl.) - musani ukuthetha    UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various p

3-06 Short Form Negatives Jun 19, 2023 83 Short form: [6] * This form is commonly used, thus we will emphasise its use.Musa uku .... -> Suku.....Musani uku .... -> Sanuku......Don’t talk - Sukuthetha (plural) sanukuthethaDon’t hurry – sukukhawuleza (plural)sanukukhawulezaDo not learn - sukufundaDo not read (pl) - sanukufundatell a lie – xoka(phosisa is a more polite - uyaphosisa- you have erred)Do not tell a lie – sukuxoka

3-07 Please Jun 19, 2023 68 Please - Khawu......e [7] *** A construct for please:khawu...(verb stem)....ee.g. Please go - khawuhambePlease listen - khawumamelePlease talk English - khawuthethe isiNgesiPlease repeat - Khawuphinde note: it is pure co-incidence that the verb forhurry/go quickly is khawuleza.   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools

3-08 Can You or Do You Know How Jun 19, 2023 28 Can you?/Do you know how? [8] Do you know how to - uyakwazi?Do you know how to speak? - uyakwazi ukuthethaisiX?Yes, I do know how to - Ewe, ndiyakwaziNo, I don’t know how to - hayi, andikwazi   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xh

3-09 Further Clarification Phrases Jun 19, 2023 150 Further Clarification Phrases: [9] The following phrases are used when you need to get further clarity or when coaching a Xhosa person onhow to speak Xhosa with you. * indicates priority*I do not understand andiqondi*I do not hear/get you andikuva(which can also mean that )I do not understand you andikuva*what are you saying? uthini?What did you say? utheni?*Please repeat khawuphindePleas

3-10 Lesson 7 Essentials Jun 18, 2023 112 Lesson 7 Essentials and Test [10] You need to know these off-by-heart before the next lesson. These build your confidence and allow you touse Xhosa to improve your Xhosa and coach the Xhosa person how to speak to you so that you can communicate better, whilst still learning. You must also understand their underlying grammar where possible so that you can use the constructs in other contex

3-11 Lesson 7 Intro + vocab Jun 18, 2023 40 Lesson 7 Convo - Clarification Phrases [11-13] (A Xhosa man greets a young lady Xhosa student)Vocab:At all - tu! I say - ndithiThen - ke (used like ‘then’ in “alright then” or “okthen”) Slang for English - isilungu1. B: Molo sisi2. S: Ewe3. B: Uphilile?4. S: Ndiphilile, enkosi. Wena unjani?5. B: Ndiright enkosi. Unqabile wena.6. S: Uxolo, bhuti, andiqondi. Ndisafunda isiXhosa.Sukukhawulez

3-12 Lesson 7 Convo breakdown Jun 18, 2023 204 Lesson 7 Convo - Clarification Phrases [11-13] (A Xhosa man greets a young lady Xhosa student)Vocab:At all - tu! I say - ndithiThen - ke (used like ‘then’ in “alright then” or “okthen”) Slang for English - isilungu1. B: Molo sisi2. S: Ewe3. B: Uphilile?4. S: Ndiphilile, enkosi. Wena unjani?5. B: Ndiright enkosi. Unqabile wena.6. S: Uxolo, bhuti, andiqondi. Ndisafunda isiXhosa.Sukukhawulez

3-13 Lesson 7 Conversation Jun 18, 2023 65 Lesson 7 Convo - Clarification Phrases [11-13] (A Xhosa man greets a young lady Xhosa student)Vocab:At all - tu! I say - ndithiThen - ke (used like ‘then’ in “alright then” or “okthen”) Slang for English - isilungu1. B: Molo sisi2. S: Ewe3. B: Uphilile?4. S: Ndiphilile, enkosi. Wena unjani?5. B: Ndiright enkosi. Unqabile wena.6. S: Uxolo, bhuti, andiqondi. Ndisafunda isiXhosa.Sukukhawulez

3-14 Cultural Insight - Giving and Receiving Jun 18, 2023 82  CULTURE INSIGHT - Appreciation: [14] - It is a sign of respect to give and receive with twohands. It has practical elements in that two handsare surer then one, lessoning the chance of droppingor spilling the item being given, which especially inold times was usually precious or rare, with food andtools taking more time and energy to produce thenwhat we are used to in this convenien

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