| I | Pronomen | mna | I am here now. Mna ndilapha ngoku. |
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| you | Pronomen | wena | You are my friend. Wena ungumhlobo wam. |
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| he | Pronomen | yena | He is at home. Yena usekhaya. |
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| she | Pronomen | yena | She is at school. Yena usesikolweni. |
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| we | Pronomen | thina | We work every day. Thina sisebenza yonke imihla. |
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| they | Pronomen | bona | They live in the city. Bona bahlala esixekweni. |
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| what | Pronomen | ntoni | What do you want now? Ufuna ntoni ngoku? |
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| where | Adverb | phi | Where is your house? Iphi indlu yakho? |
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| when | Adverb | nini | When will you come? Uza kuza nini? |
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| who | Pronomen | ngubani | Who is that person? Ngubani loo mntu? |
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| why | Adverb | kutheni | Why are you sad? Kutheni ulusizi? |
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| how | Adverb | njani | How do you know? Wazi njani? |
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| to be | Verb | ukuba | I want to be strong. Ndifuna ukuba namandla. |
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| to have | Verb | ukuba | I have a new book. Ndinencwadi entsha. |
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| to do | Verb | ukwenza | We do the work together. Siwenza kunye umsebenzi. |
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| to go | Verb | ukuya | They go to school early. Baya esikolweni kusasa. |
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| to come | Verb | ukuza | Please come to my house. Nceda uze endlwini yam. |
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| to see | Verb | ukubona | I see the mountain. Ndibona intaba. |
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| to know | Verb | ukwazi | I know your name. Ndiyalazi igama lakho. |
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| to think | Verb | ukucinga | We think about the future. Sicinga ngekamva. |
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| to want | Verb | ukufuna | They want more water. Bafuna amanzi amaninzi. |
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| to need | Verb | ukudinga | I need some help. Ndidinga uncedo. |
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| to make | Verb | ukwenza | She makes good bread. Wenza isonka esimnandi. |
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| to take | Verb | ukuthatha | Take the book home. Thatha incwadi uye nayo ekhaya. |
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| to give | Verb | ukunika | Give me some water. Ndinike amanzi. |
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| to say | Verb | ukuthi | He says my name softly. Uthi igama lam kancinci. |
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| to tell | Verb | ukuxelela | Tell me the story. Ndixelele ibali. |
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| to ask | Verb | ukubuza | I ask a question. Ndibuza umbuzo. |
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| to find | Verb | ukufumana | We found the key. Sifumene isitshixo. |
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| to look | Verb | ukujonga | Look at the sky. Jonga isibhakabhaka. |
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| to use | Verb | ukusebenzisa | I use this pen daily. Ndisebenzisa le peni yonke imihla. |
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| to work | Verb | ukusebenza | They work in town. Basebenza edolophini. |
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| to eat | Verb | ukutya | Children eat rice today. Abantwana batya irayisi namhlanje. |
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| to drink | Verb | ukusela | We drink tea every morning. Sisela iti ntsasa nganye. |
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| to sleep | Verb | ukulala | The child sleeps peacefully. Umntwana ulala ngoxolo. |
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| to walk | Verb | ukuhamba | I walk to school. Ndihamba ukuya esikolweni. |
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| to run | Verb | ukubaleka | The boy runs fast. Inkwenkwe ibaleka ngokukhawuleza. |
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| to read | Verb | ukufunda | She reads a book. Ufunda incwadi. |
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| to write | Verb | ukubhala | Write your name here. Bhala igama lakho apha. |
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| to speak | Verb | ukuthetha | They speak Xhosa well. Bathetha isiXhosa kakuhle. |
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| to listen | Verb | ukuphulaphula | Listen to the teacher carefully. Phulaphula utitshala ngenyameko. |
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| to hear | Verb | ukuva | I hear the music. Ndiyawuva umculo. |
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| to buy | Verb | ukuthenga | We buy fresh fruit. Sithenga iziqhamo ezitsha. |
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| to sell | Verb | ukuthengisa | They sell bread here. Bathengisa isonka apha. |
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| to pay | Verb | ukuhlawula | I pay with money. Ndihlawula ngemali. |
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| to help | Verb | ukunceda | Please help your mother. Nceda uncede umama wakho. |
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| to love | Verb | ukuthanda | I love my family. Ndiyaluthanda usapho lwam. |
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| to live | Verb | ukuhlala | We live near the river. Sihlala kufuphi nomlambo. |
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| to die | Verb | ukufa | Plants die without water. Izityalo ziyafa ngaphandle kwamanzi. |
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| to learn | Verb | ukufunda | Children learn at school. Abantwana bafunda esikolweni. |
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| to teach | Verb | ukufundisa | They teach young children. Bafundisa abantwana abancinci. |
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| to open | Verb | ukuvula | Open the door slowly. Vula ucango kancinci. |
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| to close | Verb | ukuvala | Close the window now. Vala ifestile ngoku. |
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| person | Substantiv | umntu | That person is kind. Loo mntu unobubele. |
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| man | Substantiv | indoda | The man is tall. Indoda inde. |
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| woman | Substantiv | umfazi | The woman is smiling. Umfazi uyancuma. |
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| child | Substantiv | umntwana | The child is sleeping. Umntwana ulele. |
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| boy | Substantiv | inkwenkwe | The boy reads well. Inkwenkwe ifunda kakuhle. |
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| girl | Substantiv | intombazana | The girl sings beautifully. Intombazana icula kakuhle. |
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| family | Substantiv | usapho | My family is big. Usapho lwam lukhulu. |
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| mother | Substantiv | umama | My mother is home. Umama wam usekhaya. |
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| father | Substantiv | utata | My father works hard. Utata wam usebenza nzima. |
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| friend | Substantiv | umhlobo | She is my friend. Ungumhlobo wam. |
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| house | Substantiv | indlu | Their house is new. Indlu yabo intsha. |
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| home | Substantiv | ikhaya | We are going home. Siya ekhaya. |
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| school | Substantiv | isikolo | The school is nearby. Isikolo sikufuphi. |
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| city | Substantiv | isixeko | This city is busy. Esi sixeko sixakekile. |
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| country | Substantiv | ilizwe | Our country is beautiful. Ilizwe lethu lihle. |
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| world | Substantiv | ihlabathi | The world is changing. Ihlabathi liyatshintsha. |
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| street | Substantiv | isitalato | The street is long. Isitalato side. |
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| room | Substantiv | igumbi | The room is clean. Igumbi licocekile. |
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| time | Substantiv | ixesha | Time goes very fast. Ixesha lihamba ngokukhawuleza. |
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| day | Substantiv | imini | Today is a good day. Namhlanje yimini entle. |
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| night | Substantiv | ubusuku | The night is cold. Ubusuku buyabanda. |
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| morning | Substantiv | intsasa | The morning is quiet. Intsasa ithule. |
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| evening | Substantiv | ngokuhlwa | We drink tea this evening. Sisela iti ngokuhlwa. |
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| week | Substantiv | iveki | This week is busy. Le veki ixakekile. |
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| month | Substantiv | inyanga | Next month we travel. Kwinyanga ezayo siyahamba. |
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| year | Substantiv | unyaka | This year is important. Lo nyaka ubalulekile. |
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| today | Adverb | namhlanje | I work today only. Ndisebenza namhlanje kuphela. |
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| tomorrow | Adverb | ngomso | We will come tomorrow. Siza kuza ngomso. |
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| yesterday | Adverb | izolo | She came yesterday afternoon. Uze izolo emalanga. |
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| now | Adverb | ngoku | I need water now. Ndidinga amanzi ngoku. |
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| sun | Substantiv | ilanga | The sun is hot. Ilanga liyatshisa. |
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| moon | Substantiv | inyanga | The moon is bright tonight. Inyanga ikhanya ebusuku. |
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| star | Substantiv | inkwenkwezi | That star is bright. Loo nkwenkwezi iyakhanya. |
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| sky | Substantiv | isibhakabhaka | The sky is blue. Isibhakabhaka siluhlaza. |
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| earth | Substantiv | umhlaba | The earth is our home. Umhlaba likhaya lethu. |
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| fire | Substantiv | umlilo | The fire is hot. Umlilo uyatshisa. |
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| water | Substantiv | amanzi | Water is very important. Amanzi abaluleke kakhulu. |
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| rain | Substantiv | imvula | The rain is falling. Imvula iyana. |
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| wind | Substantiv | umoya | The wind is strong. Umoya unamandla. |
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| tree | Substantiv | umthi | The tree is tall. Umthi mde. |
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| flower | Substantiv | intyatyambo | The flower is beautiful. Intyatyambo intle. |
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| mountain | Substantiv | intaba | The mountain is high. Intaba iphezulu. |
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| river | Substantiv | umlambo | The river is wide. Umlambo ubanzi. |
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| sea | Substantiv | ulwandle | The sea is cold. Ulwandle luyabanda. |
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| food | Substantiv | ukutya | The food is ready. Ukutya kulungile. |
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| bread | Substantiv | isonka | I eat bread daily. Nditya isonka yonke imihla. |
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| rice | Substantiv | irayisi | The rice is hot. Irayisi ishushu. |
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| meat | Substantiv | inyama | We cook meat tonight. Sipheka inyama ngokuhlwa. |
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| fish | Substantiv | intlanzi | The fish tastes good. Intlanzi imnandi. |
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| egg | Substantiv | iqanda | The egg is broken. Iqanda lophukile. |
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| milk | Substantiv | ubisi | The child drinks milk. Umntwana usela ubisi. |
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| fruit | Substantiv | isiqhamo | This fruit is sweet. Esi siqhamo simnandi. |
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| tea | Substantiv | iti | We drink tea together. Sisela iti kunye. |
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| coffee | Substantiv | ikofu | I drink hot coffee. Ndisela ikofu eshushu. |
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| head | Substantiv | intloko | My head hurts today. Intloko yam ibuhlungu namhlanje. |
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| eye | Substantiv | iliso | Her eye is red. Iliso lakhe libomvu. |
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| ear | Substantiv | indlebe | My ear can hear. Indlebe yam iyakwazi ukuva. |
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| mouth | Substantiv | umlomo | Open your mouth wide. Vula umlomo wakho kakhulu. |
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| nose | Substantiv | impumlo | My nose is cold. Impumlo yam iyabanda. |
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| hand | Substantiv | isandla | Wash your hand now. Hlamba isandla sakho ngoku. |
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| foot | Substantiv | unyawo | His foot is hurt. Unyawo lwakhe lonzakele. |
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| heart | Substantiv | intliziyo | My heart is strong. Intliziyo yam yomelele. |
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| name | Substantiv | igama | Your name is beautiful. Igama lakho lihle. |
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| book | Substantiv | incwadi | This book is new. Le ncwadi intsha. |
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| word | Substantiv | igama | That word is important. Elo gama libalulekile. |
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| language | Substantiv | ulwimi | Language connects many people. Ulwimi ludibanisa abantu abaninzi. |
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| money | Substantiv | imali | I need more money. Ndidinga imali eninzi. |
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| work | Substantiv | umsebenzi | The work is hard. Umsebenzi unzima. |
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| love | Substantiv | uthando | Love is very strong. Uthando lomelele kakhulu. |
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| music | Substantiv | umculo | The music is beautiful. Umculo umhle. |
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| story | Substantiv | ibali | The story is long. Ibali lide. |
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| way | Substantiv | indlela | This way is easy. Le ndlela ilula. |
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| thing | Substantiv | into | This thing is useful. Le nto iluncedo. |
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| life | Substantiv | ubomi | Life is not easy. Ubomi abulula. |
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| door | Substantiv | ucango | The door is open. Ucango luvulekile. |
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| table | Substantiv | itafile | The book is on the table. Incwadi iphezu kwetafile. |
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| chair | Substantiv | isitulo | The chair is broken. Isitulo sophukile. |
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| car | Substantiv | imoto | The car is fast. Imoto iyakhawuleza. |
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| good | Adjektiv | lungile | This food is good. Oku kutya kulungile. |
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| bad | Adjektiv | mbi | The weather is bad today. Imozulu imbi namhlanje. |
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| big | Adjektiv | khulu | That house is big. Loo ndlu inkulu. |
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| small | Adjektiv | ncinci | The room is small. Igumbi lincinci. |
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| new | Adjektiv | ntsha | I have a new car. Ndinemoto entsha. |
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| old | Adjektiv | dala | This book is old. Le ncwadi indala. |
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| long | Adjektiv | de | The road is long. Indlela inde. |
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| short | Adjektiv | futshane | The story is short. Ibali lifutshane. |
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| high | Adjektiv | phezulu | The mountain is high. Intaba iphezulu. |
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| low | Adjektiv | phantsi | The table is low. Itafile iphantsi. |
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| hot | Adjektiv | shushu | The tea is hot. Iti ishushu. |
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| cold | Adjektiv | banda | The water is cold. Amanzi ayabanda. |
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| happy | Adjektiv | vuya | The child is happy. Umntwana uyonwabile. |
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| sad | Adjektiv | lusizi | She feels sad today. Ulusizi namhlanje. |
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| beautiful | Adjektiv | hle | The flower is beautiful. Intyatyambo intle. |
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| easy | Adjektiv | lula | This work is easy. Lo msebenzi ulula. |
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| hard | Adjektiv | nzima | This question is hard. Lo mbuzo unzima. |
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| fast | Adjektiv | khawuleza | The car is fast. Imoto iyakhawuleza. |
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| slow | Adjektiv | cotha | The old car is slow. Imoto endala iyacotha. |
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| right | Adjektiv | chanekile | Your answer is right. Impendulo yakho ichanekile. |
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| wrong | Adjektiv | phosakele | That answer is wrong. Loo mpendulo iphosakele. |
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| important | Adjektiv | balulekile | This book is important. Le ncwadi ibalulekile. |
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| true | Adjektiv | yinyaniso | That story is true. Elo bali liyinyaniso. |
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| full | Adjektiv | gcwele | The cup is full. Indebe igcwele. |
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| empty | Adjektiv | anto | The room is empty. Igumbi alinanto. |
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| young | Adjektiv | ncinci | The child is very young. Umntwana mncinci kakhulu. |
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| strong | Adjektiv | qinile | That man is strong. Loo ndoda yomelele. |
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| weak | Adjektiv | buthathaka | The child feels weak. Umntwana uziva ebuthathaka. |
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| red | Adjektiv | bomvu | The flower is red. Intyatyambo ibomvu. |
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| blue | Adjektiv | luhlaza | The sky is blue. Isibhakabhaka siluhlaza. |
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| green | Adjektiv | luhlaza | The grass is green. Ingca iluhlaza. |
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| yellow | Adjektiv | tyheli | The flower is yellow. Intyatyambo ityheli. |
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| black | Adjektiv | mnyama | The car is black. Imoto imnyama. |
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| white | Adjektiv | mhlophe | The milk is white. Ubisi bumhlophe. |
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| yes | Interjektion | ewe | Yes, I am ready. Ewe, ndikulungele. |
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| no | Interjektion | hayi | No, I do not know. Hayi, andazi. |
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| not | Adverb | hayi | I am not tired. Andidinwanga. |
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| and | Konjunktion | kwaye | Tea and bread are ready. Iti nesonka zilungile. |
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| or | Konjunktion | okanye | Tea or coffee is fine. Iti okanye ikofu kulungile. |
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| but | Konjunktion | kodwa | I am tired, but happy. Ndidiniwe, kodwa ndonwabile. |
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| if | Konjunktion | ukuba | If it rains, stay home. Ukuba kuyanetha, hlala ekhaya. |
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| because | Konjunktion | ngenxa yokuba | I came because you asked. Ndizile ngenxa yokuba ubuzile. |
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| with | Präposition | kunye | I came with my friend. Ndize nomhlobo wam. |
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| without | Präposition | ngaphandle | He left without money. Uhambe ngaphandle kwemali. |
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| for | Präposition | ye | This gift is for you. Esi sipho sesakho. |
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| from | Präposition | ukusuka | I came from the city. Ndivele esixekweni. |
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| to | Präposition | ukuya | We walked to school. Sihambe ukuya esikolweni. |
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