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1
Q

Funeral

To be at a funeral

A

Umngcwabo

Emngcwabeni

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Someone is going to a funeral

A

Ungcwabe kakuhle

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3
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Future tense

+ vs -

A

+ will go / going to : zo

- won’t : a…zu…

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4
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I will go

I won’t go

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Ndizohamba

Andizuhamba

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5
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Note - future long form is:

Eg I will go +|-

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Prefix + za + space + ku + verb

Ndiza kuhamba
Andizi kuhamba

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6
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How

Eg how are you

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Njani

Unjani

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7
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Who/m

Eg who is it who taught you it (Xhosa)

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Bani

Uyasifundiswa ngubani

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What

What do you want?

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Ntoni

Ufuna ntoni

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9
Q

Where

Where are you learning Xhosa

A

Phi

Usifundela phi isiXhosa

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10
Q

When
When are you going?
When will you come back?

A

Nini
Uhamba nini?
Uzobuya nini?

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11
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Why - 2 options

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Kutheni

Ngoba

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12
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Because

A

Kuba

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13
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Why are you learning Xhosa?

A

Kutheni ufunda isiXhosa?

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14
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Because I like to speak Xhosa

A

Kuba ndithanda ukuthetha isiXhosa

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15
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Because it is important to talk with people

A

Kuba kubhalulekile ukuthetha nabantu

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16
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People begin with…

A

U-

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17
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Things begin with…

A

I-

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18
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Places will begin with…

A

E-

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19
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Where are you coming from?

A

Uvela phi?

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20
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I am coming from…

A

Ndivela e…

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21
Q

Where are you going to?

A

Uya phi?

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22
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I’m going to…

A

Ndiya e…

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23
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Where do you originate from?

A

Usuka phi?

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24
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I originate from Cape Town

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Ndisuka eKapa

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Where do you live?
Uhlala phi?
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I live in Mouille Point
Ndihlala eMouille Pt
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Whereabouts?
Ndawoni?
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Near by Newport Cafe
NgaseNewport Cafe
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Are you employed?
Uyaphangela na?
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Yes I work in...
Ewe, ndisebenza e...
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No I am still studying
Hayi ndisafunda
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What do you do? | +alt
Wenza ntoni? | Wenzani?
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I do/make | +2 alts
Ndenza i... Ndingu... Ndiyi...
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What are you studying?
Ufunda ntoni?
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I am studying...
Ndifunda...
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I am studying to be...
Ndifundela ukuba yi... / ngu...
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When did you arrive?
Ufike nini?
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When will you go home?
Uzogoduka nini?
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When will you leave for work?
Uzotshayisa nini?
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I will go tomorrow.
Ndizohamba ngomso
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What is the time?
Ngubani ixesha?
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It is...
Ngu...
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At what time?
Ngabani ixesha?
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At 4 pm
Ngo 4pm
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It is Jan
NguJanuary
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It is 2011
Ngu2011
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In Feb
NgoFebuwari
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In 2012
Ngo2012
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To be employed
Phangela
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Go to
Ya
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Originate /move away
Suka
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Get married
Tshata
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Arrive
Fika
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Come from
Vela
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Exit
Phuma
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Finish an action
Gqiba
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Today
Namhlanje
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Yesterday
Izolo
59
What
Ntoni
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How
Nani
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Where
Phi
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Why
Kutheni
63
In town
Edolophini
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At work
Emsebenzini
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In the township/location
Elokshini
66
In the rural villages
Ezilalini
67
A house
Indlu
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Whenever / if
X a
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That's all!
Qua!
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Tomorrow
Ngomso
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Well
Phi like
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When
Nini
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Who
Bani
74
Whereabouts
Ndawoni
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Because
Kuba
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At school
Esikolweni
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At the place of
Kwa-
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In, at the house
Endlwini
79
That
Ukuba
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Only/just (3 options)
Qha Khupela Nje
81
We will not finish at 8
Asizugqiba ngo8

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