| I | Pronomen | mina | I am ready now. Mina ndzi lulamile sweswi. |
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| you | Pronomen | wena | You are my friend. Wena u munghana wa mina. |
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| he | Pronomen | yena | He is at home. Yena u le kaya. |
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| she | Pronomen | yena | She is very happy. Yena u tsakile swinene. |
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| we | Pronomen | hina | We work every day. Hina hi tirha siku rin'wana ni rin'wana. |
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| they | Pronomen | vona | They are coming tomorrow. Vona va ta mundzuku. |
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| what | Pronomen | yini | What do you want? U lava yini? |
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| where | Adverb | kwihi | Where is my book? Buku ya mina yi kwihi? |
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| when | Adverb | nini | When are you leaving? U famba nini? |
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| who | Pronomen | mani | Who is at the door? I mani enyangweni? |
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| why | Adverb | hikokwalaho ka yini | Why are you late? Hikokwalaho ka yini u hlwela? |
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| how | Adverb | njhani | How do you feel today? U titwa njhani namuntlha? |
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| to be | Verb | va | She is very tired. Yena u karhele swinene. |
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| to have | Verb | va na | I have two books. Ndzi na tibuku timbirhi. |
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| to do | Verb | endla | They do the work well. Va endla ntirho kahle. |
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| to go | Verb | famba | We go to school early. Hi famba exikolweni nimixo. |
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| to come | Verb | ta | Please come to my house. Ndzi kombela u ta endlwini ya mina. |
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| to see | Verb | vona | I see the moon tonight. Ndzi vona n'weti vusiku lebyi. |
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| to know | Verb | tiva | They know the answer. Va tiva nhlamulo. |
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| to think | Verb | anakanya | I think about my family. Ndzi anakanya hi ndyangu wa mina. |
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| to want | Verb | lava | We want more water. Hi lava mati yo tala. |
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| to need | Verb | lava | I need your help now. Ndzi lava mpfuno wa wena sweswi. |
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| to make | Verb | endla | They make good food. Va endla swakudya leswinene. |
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| to take | Verb | teka | Take the book home. Teka buku u ya nayo ekaya. |
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| to give | Verb | nyika | Give me the pen. Ndzi nyika peni. |
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| to say | Verb | vula | Please say your name. Ndzi kombela u vula vito ra wena. |
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| to tell | Verb | byela | Tell me the story. Ndzi byele ntsheketo. |
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| to ask | Verb | vutisa | Ask the teacher now. Vutisa mudyondzisi sweswi. |
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| to find | Verb | kuma | I found my keys. Ndzi kumile swilo swa mina swo pfula. |
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| to look | Verb | languta | Look at the sky. Languta tilo. |
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| to use | Verb | tirhisa | We use this table. Hi tirhisa tafula leri. |
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| to work | Verb | tirha | They work in the city. Va tirha edorobeni. |
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| to eat | Verb | dla | The children eat rice. Vana va dya rhayisi. |
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| to drink | Verb | nwa | I drink tea every morning. Ndzi nwa tiya nimixo wun'wana ni wun'wana. |
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| to sleep | Verb | etlela | The baby sleeps well. N'wana u etlela kahle. |
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| to walk | Verb | famba | We walk to school. Hi famba hi milenge exikolweni. |
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| to run | Verb | tsutsuma | The boy can run fast. Mufana a nga tsutsuma hi ku hatlisa. |
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| to read | Verb | hlaya | She reads a book. Yena u hlaya buku. |
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| to write | Verb | tsala | Write your name here. Tsala vito ra wena laha. |
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| to speak | Verb | vulavula | They speak Tsonga well. Va vulavula Xitsonga kahle. |
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| to listen | Verb | yingisela | Listen to the teacher carefully. Yingisela mudyondzisi hi vukheta. |
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| to hear | Verb | twa | I hear the music. Ndzi twa vuyimbeleri. |
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| to buy | Verb | xava | We buy fresh bread. Hi xava xinkwa lexintshwa. |
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| to sell | Verb | xavisa | They sell fruit here. Va xavisa mihandzu laha. |
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| to pay | Verb | hakela | I pay for the food. Ndzi hakela swakudya. |
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| to help | Verb | pfuna | Please help your mother. Ndzi kombela u pfuna mana wa wena. |
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| to love | Verb | rhandza | I love my family. Ndzi rhandza ndyangu wa mina. |
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| to live | Verb | hanya | They live in this city. Va hanya edorobeni leri. |
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| to die | Verb | fa | Plants die without water. Swimilana swa fa handle ka mati. |
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| to learn | Verb | dyondza | Children learn at school. Vana va dyondza exikolweni. |
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| to teach | Verb | dyondzisa | They teach young children. Va dyondzisa vana lavatsongo. |
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| to open | Verb | pfula | Open the door slowly. Pfula nyangwa hi ku olova. |
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| to close | Verb | pfala | Close the window now. Pfala fasitere sweswi. |
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| person | Substantiv | munhu | Every person needs water. Munhu un'wana ni un'wana u lava mati. |
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| man | Substantiv | wanuna | The man is my father. Wanuna loyi i tatana wa mina. |
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| woman | Substantiv | wansati | That woman is kind. Wansati yoloye u ni musa. |
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| child | Substantiv | n'wana | The child is sleeping. N'wana wa etlela. |
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| boy | Substantiv | mufana | The boy runs fast. Mufana u tsutsuma hi ku hatlisa. |
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| girl | Substantiv | nhwana | The girl reads well. Nhwana u hlaya kahle. |
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| family | Substantiv | ndyangu | My family is large. Ndyangu wa mina i lowukulu. |
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| mother | Substantiv | mana | My mother is cooking. Mana wa mina wa sweka. |
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| father | Substantiv | tatana | My father works here. Tatana wa mina u tirha laha. |
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| friend | Substantiv | munghana | She is my friend. Yena i munghana wa mina. |
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| house | Substantiv | yindlu | Their house is big. Yindlu ya vona i yikulu. |
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| home | Substantiv | kaya | We are going home. Hi ya kaya. |
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| school | Substantiv | xikolo | The school is nearby. Xikolo xi le kusuhi. |
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| city | Substantiv | doroba | This city is very busy. Doroba leri ri khomekile swinene. |
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| country | Substantiv | tiko | Our country is beautiful. Tiko ra hina ri sasekile. |
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| world | Substantiv | misava | The world is changing. Misava ya cinca. |
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| street | Substantiv | xitarata | The street is long. Xitarata xi leha. |
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| room | Substantiv | kamara | The room is clean. Kamara ri tshembile. |
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| time | Substantiv | nkarhi | Time moves very fast. Nkarhi wu famba hi ku hatlisa swinene. |
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| day | Substantiv | siku | Today is a good day. Namuntlha i siku lerinene. |
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| night | Substantiv | vusiku | The night is cold. Vusiku bya titimela. |
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| morning | Substantiv | nimixo | The morning is quiet. Nimixo wu rhulile. |
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| evening | Substantiv | nimadyambu | We rest in the evening. Hi wisisa nimadyambu. |
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| week | Substantiv | vhiki | This week is busy. Vhiki leri ri khomekile. |
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| month | Substantiv | n'hweti | Next month will be better. N'hweti leyi taka yi ta antswa. |
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| year | Substantiv | lembe | This year is important. Lembe leri ri nkoka. |
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| today | Adverb | namuntlha | I am working today. Ndzi tirha namuntlha. |
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| tomorrow | Adverb | mundzuku | We will travel tomorrow. Hi ta famba mundzuku. |
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| yesterday | Adverb | tole | She arrived yesterday. Yena u fikile tole. |
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| now | Adverb | sweswi | Come here now. Ta laha sweswi. |
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| sun | Substantiv | dyambu | The sun is hot. Dyambu ra hisa. |
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| moon | Substantiv | n'weti | The moon is bright tonight. N'weti wa vonaka swinene vusiku lebyi. |
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| star | Substantiv | nyeleti | That star is bright. Nyeleti yoleyo ya vonaka swinene. |
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| sky | Substantiv | tilo | The sky is blue. Tilo ri wasi. |
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| earth | Substantiv | misava | The earth is our home. Misava i kaya ra hina. |
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| fire | Substantiv | ndzilo | The fire is very hot. Ndzilo wu hisa swinene. |
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| water | Substantiv | mati | Water is very important. Mati ma nkoka swinene. |
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| rain | Substantiv | mpfula | The rain is falling. Mpfula ya na. |
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| wind | Substantiv | moya | The wind is strong. Moya wu ni matimba. |
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| tree | Substantiv | murhi | That tree is tall. Murhi woloye wu leha. |
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| flower | Substantiv | xiluva | The flower is beautiful. Xiluva xi sasekile. |
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| mountain | Substantiv | ntshava | The mountain is high. Ntshava yi tlakukile. |
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| river | Substantiv | nambu | The river is wide. Nambu wu anama. |
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| sea | Substantiv | lwandle | The sea is far away. Lwandle ri le kule. |
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| food | Substantiv | swakudya | The food is ready. Swakudya swi lulamile. |
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| bread | Substantiv | xinkwa | I bought fresh bread. Ndzi xave xinkwa lexintshwa. |
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| rice | Substantiv | rhayisi | The rice is hot. Rhayisi ra hisa. |
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| meat | Substantiv | nyama | We are cooking meat. Hi sweka nyama. |
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| fish | Substantiv | hlampfi | The fish is fresh. Hlampfi yi ha ri yintshwa. |
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| egg | Substantiv | tandza | The egg is broken. Tandza ri fayekile. |
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| milk | Substantiv | masi | The milk is warm. Masi ma kufumela. |
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| fruit | Substantiv | mihandzu | Fruit is good for children. Mihandzu yi pfuna vana. |
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| tea | Substantiv | tiya | The tea is hot. Tiya ya hisa. |
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| coffee | Substantiv | kofi | I drink coffee now. Ndzi nwa kofi sweswi. |
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| head | Substantiv | nhloko | My head hurts today. Nhloko ya mina yi vava namuntlha. |
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| eye | Substantiv | tihlo | Her eye is red. Tihlo ra yena ri tshwuka. |
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| ear | Substantiv | ndleve | My ear hurts. Ndleve ya mina yi vava. |
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| mouth | Substantiv | nomu | Open your mouth wide. Pfula nomu wa wena swinene. |
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| nose | Substantiv | nhompfu | My nose is cold. Nhompfu ya mina ya titimela. |
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| hand | Substantiv | voko | Wash your hand well. Hlamba voko ra wena kahle. |
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| foot | Substantiv | nenge | My foot hurts now. Nenge wa mina wu vava sweswi. |
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| heart | Substantiv | mbilu | His heart is strong. Mbilu ya yena yi ni matimba. |
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| name | Substantiv | vito | My name is John. Vito ra mina i John. |
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| book | Substantiv | buku | This book is new. Buku leyi i yintshwa. |
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| word | Substantiv | rito | That word is difficult. Rito rero ra tika. |
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| language | Substantiv | ririmi | Tsonga is a language. Xitsonga i ririmi. |
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| money | Substantiv | mali | I need more money. Ndzi lava mali yo tala. |
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| work | Substantiv | ntirho | The work is hard. Ntirho wa tika. |
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| love | Substantiv | rirhandzu | Love is very important. Rirhandzu ri nkoka swinene. |
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| music | Substantiv | vuyimbeleri | The music is beautiful. Vuyimbeleri byi sasekile. |
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| story | Substantiv | ntsheketo | The story is interesting. Ntsheketo wa tsakisa. |
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| way | Substantiv | ndlela | This way is easy. Ndlela leyi yi olova. |
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| thing | Substantiv | xilo | That thing is mine. Xilo xolexo i xa mina. |
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| life | Substantiv | vutomi | Life is precious. Vutomi byi nkoka. |
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| door | Substantiv | nyangwa | The door is open. Nyangwa wu pfulekile. |
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| table | Substantiv | tafula | The table is clean. Tafula ri tshembile. |
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| chair | Substantiv | xitulu | The chair is broken. Xitulu xi fayekile. |
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| car | Substantiv | movha | The car is new. Movha wu nintshwa. |
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| good | Adjektiv | -nene | This food is good. Swakudya leswi i swinene. |
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| bad | Adjektiv | biha | The weather is bad. Maxelo ma bihile. |
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| big | Adjektiv | kulu | They have a big house. Va ni yindlu yikulu. |
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| small | Adjektiv | ntsongo | The child is small. N'wana i lontsongo. |
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| new | Adjektiv | ntshwa | I bought a new book. Ndzi xave buku leyintshwa. |
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| old | Adjektiv | khale | That house is old. Yindlu yoleyo i ya khale. |
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| long | Adjektiv | leha | The road is long. Ndlela yi leha. |
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| short | Adjektiv | kompa | The rope is short. Ntsambu wu kompa. |
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| high | Adjektiv | tlakuka | The mountain is high. Ntshava yi tlakukile. |
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| hot | Adjektiv | hisa | The tea is hot. Tiya ya hisa. |
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| cold | Adjektiv | titimela | The water is cold. Mati ma titimela. |
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| happy | Adjektiv | tsakile | She is happy today. Yena u tsakile namuntlha. |
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| sad | Adjektiv | hlunamile | He feels sad today. Yena u hlunamile namuntlha. |
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| beautiful | Adjektiv | saseka | The flower is beautiful. Xiluva xi sasekile. |
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| easy | Adjektiv | olova | This work is easy. Ntirho lowu wu olova. |
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| hard | Adjektiv | tika | This question is hard. Xivutiso lexi xa tika. |
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| fast | Adjektiv | hatlisa | That car is fast. Movha woloye wu hatlisa. |
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| slow | Adjektiv | nonoka | The turtle is slow. Fudyi ri nonoka. |
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| right | Adjektiv | lulama | Your answer is right. Nhlamulo ya wena yi lulamile. |
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| wrong | Adjektiv | hoxile | That answer is wrong. Nhlamulo yoleyo yi hoxile. |
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| important | Adjektiv | nkoka | This book is important. Buku leyi yi na nkoka. |
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| true | Adjektiv | ntiyiso | That story is true. Ntsheketo wolowo i ntiyiso. |
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| full | Adjektiv | tala | The cup is full. Khapu yi tele. |
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| empty | Adjektiv | hava nchumu | The bottle is empty. Bodlhela yi hava nchumu. |
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| young | Adjektiv | ntsongo | The boy is young. Mufana wa ha ri ntsongo. |
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| strong | Adjektiv | tiya | That man is strong. Wanuna yoloye u tiyile. |
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| weak | Adjektiv | tsanile | The child is weak. N'wana u tsanile. |
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| red | Adjektiv | tshwuka | The flower is red. Xiluva xi tshwuka. |
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| blue | Adjektiv | wasi | The sky is blue. Tilo ri wasi. |
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| green | Adjektiv | raha | The grass is green. Byanyi byi raha. |
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| black | Adjektiv | ntima | The dog is black. Mbyana yi ntima. |
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| white | Adjektiv | tshopa | The shirt is white. Hempu yi tshopa. |
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| yes | Interjektion | ina | Yes, I understand. Ina, ndzi twisisa. |
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| no | Interjektion | e-e | No, I cannot go. E-e, a ndzi nge swi koti ku famba. |
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| not | Adverb | a ... e | I am not ready. A ndzi lulamanga. |
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| and | Konjunktion | na | Tea and bread are ready. Tiya na xinkwa swi lulamile. |
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| or | Konjunktion | kumbe | Tea or coffee is fine. Tiya kumbe kofi swi lulamile. |
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| but | Konjunktion | kambe | I tried, but failed. Ndzi ringetile kambe ndzi hlulekile. |
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| if | Konjunktion | loko | If it rains, stay home. Loko mpfula yi na, tshama ekaya. |
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| because | Konjunktion | hikuva | I stayed because it rained. Ndzi tshamile hikuva mpfula yi nile. |
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| with | Präposition | na | I came with my friend. Ndzi tile na munghana wa mina. |
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| without | Präposition | handle ka | He left without money. U fambile handle ka mali. |
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| for | Präposition | eka | This gift is for you. Nyiko leyi i ya wena. |
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| from | Präposition | huma eka | She came from school. U humile exikolweni. |
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| to | Präposition | eka | We are going to town. Hi ya edorobeni. |
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