Season 1
Episodes
1-33 Combination of Prefix and Verb
Combination of prefix and verb [33]
Example: learn – fundaI learn – ndifunda we learn - sifundayou learn - ufunda you (pl) learn - nifundahe/she learns – ufunda they learn - bafunda
UBuntu Bridge has been teaching...
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1-34 The Ya Rule
The ‘ya’ rule [34]
When the above prefixes are added to a verb such as Ilearn: ndi+funda = ndifunda, and it stands alone as asentence in itself, in other words there are no otherwords in the sentence, a ya is placed...
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1-35 The Meaning of Ya
The meaning of ya [35]
*** The ya serves the express purpose of lengtheningthe word. It has no meaning!! So, if another word isadded into the sentence, the ya would fall away:
I learn is ndiyafunda butI learn Xhosa is...
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1-36 Distinguishing between You, He and She
Distinguishing you, he, she [36]
To differentiate between 2nd and 3rd persons, we wouldprobably use the person’s name if not talking tosomeone direct:
Unjani? how are you?Unjani uJustin? How is Justin?
But, we could...
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1-37 Important Combinations with Pronouns
Important combinations with pronouns [37]
To add to this we learn myself – mnaThink of me – mna (mina - zulu)Myself, I am trying Mna, ndiyazamaYourself, you are trying Wena, uyazamaHimself, he is trying Yena,...
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1-38 Extended Greetings with the Prefixes
Extended Greetings with the Prefixes [38]
You can know also use these prefixes learnt to expandyour greeting capability by adding prefixes to what wehave already learnt as our greeting words:How are YOU? - Unjani? I...
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1-39 Lesson 2 Essentials
Lesson 2 Essentials and Test: [39]
Be able to:• Use the six subject prefixes with the verb stems• Know at least 10 verbs off by heart• Know how to use mna, wena, yena• Greet a group of peopleQuestions (write out the...
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1-40 Lesson 2 Convo Breakdown
Lesson 2 Convo - Greetings and basic sentences [40-41]
(Two Xhosa students greet each other in a class)1. B: Molo, sisi2. S: Molo bhuti3. B: Ninjani?4. S: Siphilile enkosi. Unjani wena?5. B: Ndiphilile nam enkosi.6....
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1-41 Lesson 2 Conversation
Lesson 2 Convo - Greetings and basic sentences [40-41]
(Two Xhosa students greet each other in a class)1. B: Molo, sisi2. S: Molo bhuti3. B: Ninjani?4. S: Siphilile enkosi. Unjani wena?5. B: Ndiphilile nam enkosi.6....
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1-42 Cultural Insight - Greetings
CULTURE Insight - Greetings: [42]
- traditionally, a greeting from afar would be precededwith the raising of both hands raised in the air, bent atthe elbow, with perhaps a shake of the hands, a gestureof friendship...
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1-43 Lesson 3 Intro
Lesson 3: Sentence Building Blocks
goal: To introduce two more important buildingblocks – ‘uku’ and ‘sa’ and the first importantsentences.
UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various...
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1-44 Still - Sa
Still – ‘SA’ and to - ‘uku’ [44-45]
Last lesson we learnt how the six prefixes fit onto thefront of verbs, and how a ‘ya’ is placed between them,when they form the only word of the sentence.Today we learn two rules:1....
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