Lesson 7 Convo - Clarification Phrases [11-13]

(A Xhosa man greets a young lady Xhosa student)
Vocab:
At all - tu! I say - ndithi
Then - ke (used like ‘then’ in “alright then” or “ok
then”) Slang for English - isilungu
1. B: Molo sisi
2. S: Ewe
3. B: Uphilile?
4. S: Ndiphilile, enkosi. Wena unjani?
5. B: Ndiright enkosi. Unqabile wena.
6. S: Uxolo, bhuti, andiqondi. Ndisafunda isiXhosa.
Sukukhawuleza. Ndithetha kancinci nje.
7. B: Ndiyabona sisi. Ufuna ukuthetha isiLungu na?
8. S: Andikuva, bhuti, khawuphinde?
9. B: Ndithi: ufuna ukuthetha isiNgesi na?
10.S: Hayi, bhuti, enkosi, andifuni. Ndizama ukuthetha
isiXhosa nje. Uyakwazi ukuthetha isibhulu na?
11.B: Ndiyakwazi. Wena uyakwazi ukuthetha
isiFrentshi?
12.S: Andikwazi tu!
13.B: Alright, sharp ke sisi.
14.S: Sharp ke bhuti. Sobonana leyitha.
15.B: Bhabhayi

English:
1. B: Hello, sister.
2. S: Hello.
3. B: Are you well?
4. S: I am well, thanks, how are you?
5. B: I’m alright, thanks. You are scarce.
6. S: Excuse me brother, I do not understand. I am still
learning Xhosa. Do not go fast. I speak a little bit.
7. B: I see, sister, do you want to speak English?
8. S: I don’t understand you, brother, please repeat.
9. B: I am saying: do you want to speak English?
10.S: No, brother, thanks, I do not want to. I am trying to
speak Xhosa only. Do you know how to speak Afrikaans?
11.B: I know how. Do you know how to speak
French?
12.S: I don’t know how to at all!
13.B: Alright, sharp then sister.
14.S: sharp then, brother. See you later.
15.B: Good bye

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