Xhosa (3)

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Ndixelele

Back 1

Tell me

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wafunda

Back 2

you learned

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kangaka

Back 3

so

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Ndakhulela

Back 4

I grew up

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efama

Back 5

on a farm

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ngaseRhini

Back 6

near Grahamstown

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Ndaqhuba

Back 7

I continued

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ke

Back 8

then

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ngelishwa

Back 9

unfortunately

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-libele

Back 10

forgotten

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into eninzi

Back 11

a lot

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enye into

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another thing

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ukuba

Back 13

that

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ndisaphazama

Back 14

I still make mistakes

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kodwa

Back 15

but

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ndiyazama

Back 16

I am trying

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noko

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in a small way

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ayinamsebenzi

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it doesn't matter

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loo nto

Back 19

that thing

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yokuphazama

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of making mistakes

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into

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the thing

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ebalulekileyo

Back 22

which is important

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kukuba

Back 23

is that

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yonke imihla

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every day

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u|nyanisile

Back 25

you are right

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kufuneka

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you must (lit. it's necessary)

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xa

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whenever

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-landela

Back 28

follow

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ukuba

Back 29

if

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umntu

Back 30

a person

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cothisisa

Back 31

speak slowly

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heke

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well then

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nam

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I too

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ndiza kuzama

Back 34

I will try

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ukuzekelela

Back 35

to speak slowly

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andithethi

Back 36

I don't speak

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njengoJenny

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as Jenny

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naye

Back 38

she also

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eMpuma-Koloni

Back 39

Eastern Cape

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yena

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as for her

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wasifunda

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she studied it

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naseyunivesithi

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and at university

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njengonXhosa

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like a Xhosa

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kangangokuba

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so much so

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-fundisa

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teach

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nogku

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now

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intle loo nto

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that's lovely!

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abantu baseHolani

Back 48

the people of Holland, the Dutch

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yinyaniso leyo

Back 49

that's the truth!

Front 50

Ngelishwa ndilibele into eninzi

Back 50

Unfortunately I've forgotten a lot.

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Ayinamsebenzi loo nto

Back 51

It doesn't matter

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Into ebalulekileyo kukuba uzame.

Back 52

The important thing is that you try.

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Uxolo, andisithethi kakhuhle.

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I'm sorry, I don't speak it well.

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Ndisithetha kancinci nje.

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I speak it just a little.

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Ndisafunda

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I am still learning

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Ndiyazama noko

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I am trying in a small way

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U|yaqonda?

Back 57

Do you understand?

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U|yandiva?

Back 58

Do you understand (lit. hear) me?

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U|yandilandela?

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Do you follow me?

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Ndiyaqonda

Back 60

I understand

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Andiqondi

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I don't understand

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Uxolo, u|thini?

Back 62

Pardon, what do you say?

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Uxolo, u|theni?

Back 63

Pardon, what did you say?

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Nceda u|zekelele

Back 64

Please speak slowly

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Nceda, u|cothisise

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Please speak slowly

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Phinda kwakhona

Back 66

Repeat again!

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Nceda u|phinde kwakhona

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Please repeat again

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Nceda u|ndixelele xa ndiphazama

Back 68

Please tell me when I make mistakes

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Yintoni le ngesiXhosa?

Back 69

What is this in Xhosa?

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Yintoni " " ngesiXhosa?

Back 70

What is " " in Xhosa?

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Ithetha ntoni le nto ngesiXhosa?

Back 71

What does this (thing) mean in Xhosa?

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Mna, ndiyahamba ngoku

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As for me, I am going now

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Thina, siyahamba ngoku

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As for us, we are going now

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Yena, uJenny wakhulela efama

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As for her, Jenny grew up on a farm.

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Andifuni kuphunga kofu

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I don't want to drink coffee

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Ndicela uhlale phantsi

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Please sit down

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Ndicela amanzi

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Please, water

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Ndicela u|thethe isiNgesi

Back 78

Please speak English

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Nceda u|zame ukuthetha isiNgesi

Back 79

Please try to speak English

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Nceda ukhumbule

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Please remember

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Kufuneka ndihambe

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I must go

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Kushushu

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It is hot

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Kuthethwa isiNgesi apha

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English is spoken here

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Wazalwa nini?

Back 84

When were you born?

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Ufuna ntoni?

Back 85

What do you want?

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Ndilandela kakuhle kuba uyacothisisa

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I follow well because you are speaking slowly

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Ndiyazama ukuthetha isiXhosa, kodwa kunzima

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I am trying to speak Xhosa, but it is hard

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Ndiyaqonda ukuba umntu u|yacothisisa

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I understand if a person speaks slowly

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Ndiyazi ukuba ndiyaphazama kakhulu

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I know I make a lot of mistakes

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Nceda ndilungise xa ndiphazama

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Please correct me when I make a mistake

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Ubuntu

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common human decency

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Ndaqhuba ke ngokusifunda esikolweni.

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I continued then (to now?) studying it in school.