Xhosa June

Question 1

What is the Xhosa word for “lion”?

Answer 1

Ingonyama

Question 2

What is the Xhosa word for “dassie”?

Answer 2

Imbila

Question 3

Give the Xhosa word for “monkeys”.

Answer 3

iinkawu

Question 4

What is the Xhosa word for “elephants”?

Answer 4

iindlovu

Question 5

Give Xhosa word for “squirrel”

Answer 5

Unomatse

Question 6

What is “head” in Isi Xhosa?

Answer 6

Intloko

Question 7

What are shoulders in Isi Xhosa?

Answer 7

Amagxa

Question 8

Say “chest” in isiXhosa.

Answer 8

Isifuba

Question 9

Say “waist” in isiXhosa.

Answer 9

Isinqe

Question 10

What are Knees in isiXhosa?

Answer 10

Amadole

Question 11

Say “toes” in isiXhosa

Answer 11

iinzwane

Question 12

Say “ears” in isiXhosa

Answer 12

iindlebe

Question 13

What are “eyes” in isiXhosa?

Answer 13

Amehlo

Question 14

What is your “impumlo”

Answer 14

Your nose

Question 15

Which part of your body is your “umlomo”?

Answer 15

Your mouth

Question 16

What is “tongue” in isiXhosa

Answer 16

Ulwimi

Question 17

Say “teeth” in isiXhosa

Answer 17

Amazinyo

Question 18

Say “hello, how are you?” To one person In IsiXhosa

Answer 18

Molo, unjani.

Question 19

Say “I am fine thank you” in isiXhosa.

Answer 19

Ndisaphila enkosi 
Or 
Ndiphilile enkosi
Or
Ndikhona enkosi

Question 20

Ask another person “and how are you?” in isiXhosa

Answer 20

Wena unjani?

Question 21

Say “goodbye”/”go well” to more than one person.

Answer 21

Hambani kakuhle

Question 22

When you leave, say “goodbye” to the person staying behind.

Answer 22

Sala kakuhle

Question 23

Greet your class in isiXhosa

Answer 23

Molweni ninonke

Question 24

Tell me your name in isiXhosa

Answer 24

Igama lam ngu (Chris/Finn/Adam/Matthew…)

Question 25

Tell me where you live.

Answer 25

Ndihlala ePinelands

Question 26

What is the name of your class teacher?

Answer 26

Igama katitshala wam yinkosazana Herman

Question 27

What is the name of your isiXhosa teacher?

Answer 27

Utitshala wam nguMnumzane Keating

Question 28

Tell me in isiXhosa Where mr Keating lives.

Answer 28

Yena uvela eHout Bay

Question 29

Tell me in isiXhosa that you live in Cape Town and study at Pinehurst.

Answer 29

Ndihlala eKapa kodwa mna ndiyafunda ePinehurst