More Xhosa Phrases

More Xhosa words and phrases to help smooth your way and make new friends. Have fun learning Xhosa!
If you need help with pronunciation, please see the Pronunciation Guide below. Meeting People
Molo. Hello. (to one person) Molweni. Hello. (to more than one person) Unjani? How are you? Ndiphilile. Wena? Very well. And you? Ngubani igama lakho? What is your name? Igama lam ngu... My name is ... Usale kakuhle. Goodbye. (to one person who is staying) Nisale kakuhle. Goodbye. (to more than one person who is staying) Uhambe kakuhle. Goodbye. (to one person who is going) Nihambe kakuhle. Goodbye. (to more than one person who is going) Siyakubonana (ngomso). See you (tomorrow).		Ulale kakuhle. Good night. (to one person) Nilale kakuhle. Good night. (to more than one person) Uxolo. Excuse me. Ndicela uxolo. I'm sorry. Ndiyacela. Please. Ewe, nceda. Yes, please. Enkosi. Thank you. Enkosi kakhulu. Thank you very much. Wamkelekile. You're welcome.

Home
	Uvela phi? Where are you from? Ndivela eKhanada. I am from Canada. Ndivela eNglani. I am from England. Ndivela eNew Zealand. I am from New Zealand. Ndivela e-Ostreliya. I am from Australia. Uhlala phi? Where do you live? Ndihlala eSydney. I live in Sydney.	iFransi France iHolani Netherlands iMelika America iNglani England i-Ostreliya Australia iSpeyini Spain uMzantsi Afrika South Africa
Say What?
	Andiqondi. I don't understand. Andiyazi. I don't know. Ndithetha isiXhosa. I speak Xhosa. Kancinci. A little bit. Andisithethi isiXhosa. I don't speak Xhosa. Uthetha isiXhosa? Do you speak Xhosa? Uyasithetha isiNgesi na? Do you speak English? ... isiFrentshi ...? ... French? ... isiPanishi ...? ... Spanish? ... isiAfrikansi ...? ... isiBhulu ...? ... Afrikaans?	Ndiyaqonda. I understand. Ndiyasazi. I know. Kulungile. All right. OK. Akukho ngxaki. No problem. Ungakhathazeki. Don't worry. Ewe. Yes. Hayi. No.
Where is ...
	Iphi ...? Where is the ...? Iphi indlu langasese? Where is the toilet? Iphi ikhefi ekufutshane? Where is the nearest café? Iphi ikhemesti? Where is the chemist? Iphi ihotele? Where is the hotel? Iphi ibhanki? Where is the bank? Iphi isuphamakhethe? Where is the supermarket?	Ndingathanda ... I would like ... Ungathanda ntoni? What would you like? Unayo ...? Do you have ...? Ndizayithatha. I'll take it. Yimalini? How much is this?
	Iphi ibheyikhari? Where is the bakery? Iphi ikhefi ye-intanethi ekufutshane? Where is the nearest internet café? Ndingahlawula nge krediti khadi? Can I pay by credit card? I-bili nceda. The bill, please.
Drink
	Ndicela ibhiya. I'll have a beer. Ndifuna ... I want / I'd like ... Iwayini ebomvu. Red wine. Iwayini emhlophe. White wine. Iglasi yewayini emhlophe. A glass of white wine. Iiglasi ezimbini zewayini. Two glasses of wine. Iglasi yamanzi. Glass of water. Iiglasi ezimbini zamanzi. Two glasses of water. Yongeza yamanzi, nceda. More water, please. Incindi ye-orenji. Orange juice. Nomkhenkce. With ice. Ngaphandle komkhenkce. Without ice.	Ubisi. Milk. Enobisi olushushu. With hot milk. Ikomityi yekofu enobisi. Cup of white coffee. Ikomityi yekofu emnyama. Cup of black coffee. Ikomityi yeti enobisi. Cup of white tea. Ikomityi yeti emnyama. Cup of black tea. Ikomityi enye. One cup. Enye ikomityi. Another cup. Iikomityi ezimbini zekofu. Two cups of coffee. Neswekile. With sugar. Ingabi naswekile. Without sugar.
Food
	Ndingathanda ipitsa. I'd like a pizza. Ndifuna isaladi yeziqhamo ne-ayisikhrim. I want a fruit salad and ice-cream. I-pitsa. Pizza. Iisengwitshi. Sandwiches. Isonka. Bread. Isonka samasi. Cheese. Imifuno. Vegetables. Isaladi. Salad. Isimuncumuncu. Dessert. I-ayisikhrim. Ice-cream. Itshokolethi. Chocolate. Ikeyiki. Cake.	Isuphu. Soup. Iqanda / amaqanda. Egg / eggs. Intlanzi. Fish. Inyama yenkuku. Chicken. Inyama yenkomo. Beef. Isiqhamo. Fruit. I-apile / ama-apile. Apple / apples. I-orenji / ii-orenji. Orange / oranges. Iqunube / amaqunube. Strawberry / Strawberries. Ninako ukutya okungenanyama? Do you have vegetarian dishes? Andityi nyama. I don't eat meat.
Weather
	Yimini entle namhlanje. It's a nice day today. Izulu libi namhlanje. The weather's bad today. Kushushu namhlanje. It's hot today. Kuyabanda namhlanje. It's cold today. Umoya uyabhudla namhlanje. It's very windy today. Kukho inkungu namhlanje. It's foggy today.	Kuyanetha namhlanje. Kuyana namhlanje. It's raining today. Kuyakhithika namhlanje. It's snowing today. Kuza kunetha ngomso? Will it rain tomorrow? Ndicinga ukuba liza kuna. I think it will rain. Kuza kukhithika ngomso? Will it snow tomorrow?
Small Talk
	Ndithanda ... I like ... Andiyithandi ... I don't like ... Uthanda ...? Do you like ...? Ewe. Yes. Hayi. No.	Yiz' apha! Come here! Masihambe! Let's go! Apha. Here. Apho. There. Phaya. Over there.
	Ndilahlekile. I'm lost. Silahlekile. We're lost. Lumka! Be careful!	Ncedani! Help! Hamba! Go away!
Days of the Week
	uMvulo Monday uLwesibini Tuesday uLwesithathu Wednesday uLwesini Thursday uLwesihlanu Friday uMgqibelo Saturday iCawa / iCawe Sunday	izolo yesterday namhlanje today ngomso tomorrow kwiveki ephelileyo last week kule veki this week iveki elandelayo next week
	Impilo! Cheers! Amathamsanqa! Good luck! Ndininqwenelela iKrismesi Emnandi! Merry Christmas! Ndininqwenelela Unyaka Omtsha! Happy New Year!
Signs
	Ivuliwe Open Ivaliwe Closed Umnyango Entrance Uphumo Exit	Akutshaywa No smoking Indlu yangasese Toilet Amadoda Men Amakosikazi Women Amapolisa Police

Pronunciation Guide

Consonants:
c is a dental click, like tsk tsk, sucking the teeth (IPA ǀ)
x is a lateral click, like the sound for walking a horse, gee up
(IPA ǁ)
q is an alveolar click, like the sound of the pop of a bottle top
(IPA ǃ)
b is an implosive b (ɓ, like ʔb)
bh is pronounced as b
dl is pronounced as a voiced l that is a fricative, ie air still escapes (ɮ)
hh is pronounced as a voiced h (ɦ)
hl is pronounced as a voiceless l, like a Welsh ll, ie. air still escapes (ɬ)
kh is pronounced as k with a puff of air (kʰ)
ng is pronounced as ng as in finger (ŋg)
ph is pronounced as p with a puff of air (pʰ)
rx is pronounced as kh as in loch or Bach (x)
th is pronounced as t with a puff of air (tʰ