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How to greet and introduce yourself in IsiXhosa

Welcome! Wamkelekile
Hi Molo
Good Morning Kusile
Good Afternoon Kusemini maqanda
Good Evening 1) Kuhlwile
2) Kurhatyele
Good Night Ulale kakuhle
See you
Goodbye
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See you later		 Ndizokubona
Kamnandi
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Ndizokubona ngorhatya
See you tomorrow Ndizokubona kusasa
Have a nice day 1) Ubenosuku oluhle
2) Ubenosuku olumyoli
Have a nice trip Ubenohambo oluhle

So how can you introduce yourself?

What is your name? Ungubani igama lakho?
My name is ____ Igama lam ndingu ____
Where are you from? Usukaphi?
I am from ____ Ndisuka ____
Nice to meet you 1) Kuhle ukubona
2) Kuhle ukudibana nawe
How old are you? Uneminyaka emingaphi?
I am ____ years old Ndina ____ yeminyaka ubudala

How to check if someone is okay

How are you?
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Whats up?
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You good?		 Unjani?
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Kuqhubeka ntoni?
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uziva njani?
I'm good
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We are good		 Ndiphilile
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Siphilile
I'm great Ndingumqemani
I'm so so Ndibu
I'm not so good Andikho kakuhle kwaphela
I could be better Akhange ndizive ngcono
I'm annoyed Ndikruqukile
I'm tired Ndidiniwe
I'm hungry Ndilambile
I'm sick Ndiyagula
I'm a bit sick 1) Ndibu kula
2) Ndibu bambeka
Did you sleep well? Ulale kahle?
I slept well 1) Ndilale kakuhle
2) Ndilale kamnandi
I didnt sleep well Akhange ndilale kakuhle
What are your plans for today? Zithinini intlelo zakho zanamhlanje?
I do not have any important plans for today Andinazo kwaphela intlelo ezibalilekileyo namhlanje
What are you doing at the moment? Yintoni oyenzayo okwangoku?
What did you do today? 1) Wenzeni namhlanje?
2) Yintoni othe wayenza namhlanje?
What will you do? Uzokwenzani?
I did not do many things Andenzanga zinto zinintsi
I am not doing anything Andenzi kwanto
I am working Ngiyasebenza
I worked Ndisebenzile
I am resting Ndiphumlile
I was resting Bendiphumlile
I am busy Ndixakekile
I will be busy Ndizoxakeka
I was busy Bendixakekile

Learn IsiXhosa

  • Greetings & Introductions

    How to greet and introduce yourself in IsiXhosa

  • Family

    How can you describe your family in IsiXhosa?

  • Numbers

    How to count in IsiXhosa

  • Days of the week

    How to say days of the week in IsiXhosa

  • Months of the year

    How to say months of the year in IsiXhosa

  • Time Concepts

    How say early, late, always and other concepts in IsiXhosa

  • Question Words

    Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? How Much?

  • Traveling

    Need to get to travel somewhere? Learn how to do it in IsiXhosa

  • Shopping

    Let's go shopping and see how to buy items in IsiXhosa

  • Important Verbs

    To be, To Have, To Do, To Say, To Go, To Know, To Want, To Can & To Use

  • Media

    List of music, dances and movies in IsiXhosa

  • Phrases

    Extra phrases in IsiXhosa that may be handy

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