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She Is A Racist by Craigieji Makhos Listen on Posterous


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First Phrase:
English: 
 Jessica is a fool, for real!  Hawu!
Xhosa:  uJessica usisidenge, nyhani!  Goodness gracious!

Phrase Breakdown:
She - u
a fool - isidenge
For real - nyhani
Goodness gracious! - 
Hawu!

Second Phrase:
English:  She is a racist, that one!
Xhosa:  Uyiracist, lo!

Third Phrase:
English:  She is naughty/rude as for her.
Xhosa:   Usile yena

Phrase Breakdown:
She - u
is naughty/rude - sile
For real - nyhani

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Good Night (Straightest Version I Could Make) by Craigieji Makhos Listen on Posterous


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First Phrase:
English: 
 Good night
Xhosa:  Ubusuku obumyoli

Phrase Breakdown:
ubusuku - night
obu - adjectival link
myoli - nice

Second Phrase:
English:  Sleep well
Xhosa:  Lala kamnandi

Phrase Breakdown:
lala - sleep
kamnandi - nicely

Third Phrase:
English:  Sweet dreams
Xhosa:  Amapupa amahle

Phrase Breakdown:
Amapupa - dreams
amahle - that are beautiful

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Xhosa Audio Phrase-A-Day: Happy New Year

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First Phrase:

English:  Safe travels
Xhosa:  Indlela'nhle

Phrase Breakdown:
Indlela - road, path, way
enhle - that is beautiful

Second Phrase:

English:  Happy New Year
Xhosa:  Nyaka Omtsha!

Phrase Breakdown:
uNyaka - a year
omtsha - that is new
Its a more conversational way of saying what is a much longer sentence in proper Xhosa.
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English:  Your baboon is galloping
Xhosa:  Imfene yakho iyaphala
English Metaphorical:  You have impeccable timing!

Phrase Breakdown:

imfene - baboon
yakho - your
i - subject prexi for it for noun group 9
ya - present tense 
phala - gallop

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Literal English:  Your baboon is old
Proverbial English:  You are late
Xhosa:  Imfene yakho indala

Phrase Breakdown:

Imfene - baboon
yakho - your (for most nouns starting with i-)
indala - is old (with prefix for group 9 nouns)
dala - old
mfondini - chap/fellow/brother

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English:  There is confusion
Xhosa:  Ngumdudo wamasele

Phrase Breakdown:

Ngu - it is
umdudo - a dance
wa - possessive for nouns starting with um
amasele - frogs

English:  It is not a problem
Xhosa:  Ayinamsebenzi

Phrase Breakdown:

ayi - neg prefix for a thing
na- with
msebenzi - work

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English:  Oh, I am sorry
Xhosa:  Owu, Ndilusizi 

Phrase Breakdown:

Owu - interjection expressing sympathy.
I prefix - ndi
Lusizi - sympathy
mother - mama, or whoever else you are talking to)

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English:  Have a nice Easter!

Xhosa:  Ube nePasika emnandi

Phrase Breakdown:

You must be - Ube
You (pl) must be - Nibe
With an Easter - nePasika
that is nice - emnandi

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75 Weather by Ubuntu Bridge Listen on Posterous

 

 English:  An assortment of weather phrases

Phrase Breakdown:

Its - ku
hot - shushu
the sun - ilanga
it is scorching - liyatshisa
Its cold - kuyabanda
today - namhlanje
I am cold - ndiyagodola
The wind - umoya
Is blowing - uyavuthuza
Too much - gqitha
It is raining - kuyanetha
Cats and dogs - iikati nezinja
Outside - ngaphandle
Inside - ngaphakathi

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English:  What is the time?  It is.....  At what time?  At ......

Xhosa:  Ngubani ixesha?   Ngu ..... Ngabani ixesha?  Ngo.....

Phrase Breakdown:

ngu - it is 
bani? - who (meaning what here)
ixesha - time

nga - by means of
nga + u... = ngo.....

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English:  I want it.  I don't want it.  I have it.  I don't have it.

Xhosa:  Ndiyafuna.  Andifuni.  Ndinayo.  Andinayo

Phrase Breakdown:

Ndi - I
ya - lengthener
funa - want
andi - I don't
nayo - with/have it

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English:  Where were you?  I was .....

Xhosa:  Ubuphi?  bendise ......

Phrase Breakdown:

ubu - you were ....
phi? - where?
bendi - I was
s - locative buffer
e - starts most destinations
Kapa - Cape town
khaya - home
lwandle - the sea/the beach

previous line:  
how was you holiday?  It was great.
Ibinjani iholide yakho? Ibimnandi.

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English:  Summer has arrived. Holiday is coming.

Xhosa:  ihlobo lifikile.  iholide iyeza.

Phrase Breakdown:

ihlobo - summer (the friendly season)
li - it for this noun
fika - arrive
-ile makes it past tense (has arrived)

iholide - the holiday
i - it
yeza - is coming

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English: What is ........ in English?

Xhosa:  Yintoni ........... Ngesingesi?

Phrase Breakdown:

Yi - it
Ntoni - what?
U - prefix for you
thi - say
ntoni - what
ni - short for ntoni

nge - by means of
siNgesi - the language of English.

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I am pleased to meet you.

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English:  I am pleased to meet you.

Xhosa:  Ndiyavuya ukukwazi

Phrase Breakdown:

Ndi - I
ya - construct for present tense
vuya - joyful / please

uku - to
azi - know
kw - you singular object concord  (ukukwazi - know you)
n - you plural object concord (ukunazi - know you plural)

nam - I also

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English:  I am pleased to meet you.

Xhosa:  Ndiyavuya ukukwazi

Phrase Breakdown:

Ndi - I
ya - construct for present tense
vuya - joyful / please

uku - to
azi - know
kw - you singular object concord  (ukukwazi - know you)
n - you plural object concord (ukunazi - know you plural)

nam - I also

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English:  What did you say?

Xhosa:  Utheni?

Phrase Breakdown:

u - prefix for you
the - said
ni - what (short for ntoni)

thi - say
nge - by means of

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Is someone Xhosa?  

Don’t assume someone is Xhosa because there skin colour is closer to black then white.  
This can be insensitive.  If you don't recognise their name as being Xhosa or hear them talking in a language with clicks, Try “molo, mama” or “Molo bhuti” and see their response. Use common sense or if you must, then ask straight out:
Are you Xhosa? – UngumXhosa na? 
Do you speak Xhosa? Uyathetha isiXhosa na?

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English:  Don't be lazy.  Let's help each other.

Xhosa:  Sukonqena.  Masincedisane.

Phrase Breakdown:

suku - don't
onqena - be lazy

masi - let us
ncedisa - assist
na - each other
(Words starting with masi change the a on the end to an e)

Hola - Slang for hello to one or many.

Sharp! - slang meaning cool, good, fine, ok, alright, etc.
Ubuntu - the essence of humanity, encouraging awareness of our interdependence and fundamental unity (at the very least on sub-atomic levels).
Hayi bo! - gosh! / Oh my word!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1964425/Craig_teaching_mandela_2.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5ALF97YJ0Tfj Craigieji Makhosi Craigieji Craigieji Makhosi Ubuntu Bridge - Dont Be Lazy. Let's Help Each Other. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:16:10 -0700 Xhosa Audio Phrase-A-Day: I love trees, We love Greenpop http://ubuntubridge.posterous.com/xhosa-audio-phrase-a-day-i-love-trees-we-love-0 http://ubuntubridge.posterous.com/xhosa-audio-phrase-a-day-i-love-trees-we-love-0
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I Love Trees. We Love Greenpop. by Ubuntu Bridge Listen on Posterous

English:  I love trees.  We love Greenpop.

Xhosa:  Ndithanda imithi.  Sithanda iGreenpop.

Phrase Breakdown:

ndi - prefix for I
thanda - verb for love 
imithi - trees  (umthi - a tree)

si - prefix for we
thanda - verb for love

Molweni - hello to more then one person

Sharp! - slang meaning cool, good, fine, ok, alright, etc.
Ubuntu - the essence of humanity, encouraging awareness of our interdependence and fundamental unity (at the very least on sub-atomic levels).

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Inspired Xhosa lessons and intercultural connectivity.

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