Travlang/isiXhosa
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Xhosa: Basic Words
| English | IsiXhosa |
| Yes | Ewe |
| No | Hayi |
| Thank you | Enkosi |
| Thank you very much | Enkosi kakhulu |
| You're welcome | Wamkelekile |
| Please | Nceda |
| Excuse me | Uxolo/Ndixolele |
| Hello | Molo |
| Goodbye | Sala kakuhle |
| So long | Iyakubonana |
| Good morning | Molo (intsasa emnandi) |
| Good afternoon | Molo (Imvakwemini emnandi) |
| Good evening | Molo (ukuhlwa okumnandi) |
| Good night | Busuku benzolo |
| I do not understand | Andiqondi kakuhle |
| How do you say this in Xhosa? | Ungaba uyasithetha na, isiXhosa? |
| Do you speak ... | Uyasithetha isi... |
| English | Ngesi |
| French | French |
| German | Jamani |
| Spanish | spanish |
| Chinese | tshayina |
| I | Mna |
| We | Thina |
| You - singular, familiar | Wena |
| You - singular, formal | Nina |
| You - plural | Nina |
| They | Bona |
| What is your name? | Ngubani igama lakho? |
| Nice to meet you. | Kumnandi ukudibana nawe/ukukukwazi |
| How are you? | Unjani? |
| Good | Lungileyo |
| Bad | Engalunganga |
| So so | Ntwengephi |
| Wife | nkosikazi |
| Husband | umyeni |
| Daughter | intombi |
| Son | unyana |
| Mother | mama |
| Father | bawo |
| Friend | umhlobo, umlingane |
| Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet? | Iphi indlu yangasese? |
Xhosa: Numbers
| English | IsiXhosa |
| zero | iqanda (egg) |
| one | inye |
| two | zimbini |
| three | zintathu |
| four | zine |
| five | zintlanu |
| six | zintandathu |
| seven | -sixhenxe |
| eight | -sibhozo |
| nine | ithoba |
| ten | ishumi |
| eleven | ishumi elinanye |
| twelve | ishumi elinambini |
| thirteen | ishumi elinantathu |
| fourteen | ishumi elinane |
| fifteen | ishumi elinantlanu |
| sixteen | ishumi elinesithandathu. |
| seventeen | ishumi elinesixhenxe |
| eighteen | ishumi elinesibhozo |
| nineteen | ishumi elinesithoba |
| twenty | amashumi amabini |
| twenty one | amashumi amabini ananye |
| thirty | amashumi amathathu |
| forty | amashumi amane |
| fifty | amashumi amahlanu |
| sixty | amashumi amathandathu |
| seventy | amashumi asixhenxe |
| eighty | amashumi asibhozo |
| ninety | amashumi asithoba |
| one hundred | ikhulu |
| one thousand | iwaka |
| one million | inkulungwane |
Xhosa: Shopping, Dining
| English | IsiXhosa |
| How much does this cost? | Yimalini? |
| What is this? | Yintoni le? |
| I'll buy it. | Ndizakuyithenga |
| I would like to buy ... | Ndifuna ukuthenga |
| Do you have ... | Unayo i... |
| Do you accept credit cards? | Uyalithatha ikhadi? |
| Open | Vula |
| Closed | Kuvaliwe, ivaliwe |
| Postcard | iposkadi |
| Stamps | izitampu |
| A little | encinane |
| A lot | okuninzi |
| All | Konke, zonke, wonke |
| Breakfast | Isidlo sakusasa |
| Lunch | Isidlo sasemini |
| Dinner | Isidlo semini |
| Vegetarian | Isidlo semifuno |
| Kosher | [Kosher] |
| Cheers! | [Cheers!] |
| Please bring the bill. | Nceda uzise i bill. |
| Bread | Isonka |
| Beverage | okuselwayo |
| Coffee | ikofu |
| Tea | iti |
| Juice | ijuice |
| Water | amanzi |
| Beer | ubhiya |
| Wine | iveyn |
| Salt | ityiwa |
| Pepper | ipepire |
| Meat | inyama |
| Beef | inyama yenkomo |
| Pork | inyama yehagu |
| Fish | intlanzi |
| Poultry | inyama yenkukhu (chicken), yentaka (bird), yekarukwini (turkey), yedada (duck) |
| Vegetable | imifuno |
| Fruit | isiqhamo |
| Potato | amazambane |
| Salad | isaladi |
| Dessert | idessert |
| Ice cream | i icecream |
Xhosa: Travel
| English | IsiXhosa |
| Where is ...? | Iphi i.. |
| How much is the fare? | Yimalini ukuya e |
| Ticket | itikiti |
| One ticket to ..., please. | Ndicela itikiti lokuya e.. |
| Where are you going? | Uyaphi? |
| Where do you live? | Uhlalaphi? |
| Train | uloliwe |
| Bus | uduladula |
| Subway, Underground | [subway] |
| Airport | isikhululo senqwelontaka |
| Train station | isikhululo sikaloliwe |
| Bus station | isikhululo sikaduladula |
| Subway station, Underground station | isikhululo sesubway |
| Departure | Ukuhamba |
| Arrival | Ukufika |
| Car rental agency | Abaqeshisa ngezithuthi |
| Parking | indawo yokushiya isithuthi |
| Hotel | ihotele |
| Room | igumbi |
| Reservation | ukubekela |
| Are there any vacancies for tonight? | Ingaba sikhona isithuba ngokuhlwa nje? |
| No vacancies | Akukho sithuba |
| Passport | ipasi |
Xhosa: Directions
| English | IsiXhosa |
| Left | ekhohlo |
| Right | ekunene |
| Straight | phambili |
| Up | phezulu |
| Down | ezantsi |
| Far | kude |
| Near | kufuphi |
| Long | ende, inde |
| Short | i/emfutshane |
| Map | isalathiso |
| Tourist Information | Ukwazisa Kwabahambeli |
Xhosa: Places
| English | IsiXhosa |
| Post office | eposini |
| Museum | emuseum |
| Bank | ebankini |
| Police station | isikhululo samapolisa |
| Hospital | isibhedlele |
| Pharmacy, Chemists | ivenkile yamayeza |
| Store, Shop | ivenkile |
| Restaurant | ivenkile yokutyela |
| School | iziko lemfundo (isikolo) |
| Church | indlu yenkonzo, icawa, inkonzo |
| Restrooms | indlu zokuphumla, zangasese |
| Street | indlela, umgaqo |
| Square | isquare |
| Mountain | intaba |
| Hill | umango |
| Valley | isigodi, ithafa |
| Ocean | ulwandlekazi |
| Lake | ichibi |
| River | umlambo |
| Swimming Pool | ichibi lokuqubha |
| Tower | itower |
| Bridge | ibhulorho |
Xhosa: Time and Dates
| English | IsiXhosa |
| What time is it? | Ngubani ixesha? |
| 7:13, Seven thirteen | 7:13, Lishumi elinesithathu EMVA kwentshimbi yesixhenxe |
| 3:15, Three fifteen | 3:15, Lishumi elinesihlanu lemizuzu emva kweyethathu |
| 3:15, A quarter past three | 3:15, Lishumi elinesihlanu lemizuzu emva kweyethathu |
| 11:30, Eleven thirty | 11:30, Icala emva kweyeshumi elinanye |
| 11:30, Half past eleven | 11:30, Amashumi amathathi emizuzu emva kweyeshumi elinanye |
| 1:45, One forty-five | 1:45, Lishumi elineshihlanu PHAMBI kweyesibini |
| 1:45, A quarter till two | 1:45, Lishumi elineshihlanu PHAMBI kweyesibini |
| Day | usuku/imini |
| Week | iveki |
| Month | inyanga |
| Year | unyaka |
| Monday | umvulo |
| Tuesday | ulwesibini |
| Wednesday | ulwesithathu |
| Thursday | uluwesine |
| Friday | ukwesihlanu |
| Saturday | umgqibelo |
| Sunday | icawa |
| January | [January] |
| February | [February] |
| March | eyokwindla |
| April | [April] |
| May | tshazimpunzi |
| June | silimela |
| July | eyekhala |
| August | [August] |
| September | [September] |
| October | [October] |
| November | eyomsintsi |
| December | eyomnga |
| Spring | Ntwasahlobo |
| Summer | ihlobo |
| Fall, Autumn | ukwindla |
| Winter | ubusika |
| Today | namhlanje |
| Yesterday | izolo |
| Tomorrow | ngomso |
| Birthday | Imini yokuzalwa |
| Happy Birthday! | Imini yokuzalwa emnandi! |