Lesson 7 Essentials and Test [10]

You need to know these off-by-heart before the next lesson. These build your confidence and allow you to
use Xhosa to improve your Xhosa and coach the Xhosa person how to speak to you so that you can communicate better, whilst still learning. You must also understand their underlying grammar where possible so that you can use the constructs in other contexts.

1. I do not understand.
2. What are you saying?
3. Please repeat.
4. Do not go (talk) so fast.
5. What is this?
6. What is “hayibo” in English?
7. What is “elephant” in Xhosa?
8. Do you know how to speak Xhosa?
9. Yes, I know how to.
10. No, I don’t know how to.
Answers:
1. Andiqondi.

2. Uthini?
3. Khawuphinde.

4. Sukukhawuleza.
5. Yintoni le?
6. Yintoni “Hayibo” ngesiNgesi?
7. Yintoni “elephant” ngesiXhosa?
8. Uyakwazi ukuthetha isiXhosa na?
9. Ewe, ndiyakwazi.

10. Hayi, andikwazi.

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