Browse Xhosa Vocabulary

a

/a/

Isihlomelo sokuphika esibonisa ukuba into ayenzeki okanye ayikho.

aba

/ˈaːɓa/

Isalathisi sabantu abaninzi abakufuphi nalowo uthethayo.

abantu

/aˈɓaːntu/

people

A multitude of speaking rational beings; humanity.

amanzi

/aˈmaːnzi/

Ulwelo olucacileyo olungenabala oluselwayo nolusetyenziswayo ekuphileni.

amazwi

/aˈmaːzwi/

words

Kinds of spoken words that come out of a person's mouth; speech.

apha

/ˈaːpʰa/

Kule ndawo, kufuphi nalowo uthethayo.

bani

/ˈɓaːni/

Igama lombuzo elibuza umntu ongaziwayo.

bona

/ˈɓɔːna/

Isimelabizo esizimeleyo esibonisa abantu abaninzi ekuthethwa ngabo.

eli

/ˈɛːli/

Isalathisi sesibizo sesigaba 5 esikufuphi.

emva

/ˈɛmva/

Ngasemqolo wento okanye emva kwexesha elithile.

esi

/ˈɛːsi/

Isalathisi sesibizo sesigaba 7 esikufuphi.

ewe

/ˈɛːwɛ/

Igama lokuvuma okanye lokungqinela; isichaso sika 'hayi'.

ezi

/ˈɛːzi/

Isalathisi sezibizo ezininzi ezisezigabeni ezithile ezikufuphi.

futhi

/ˈfuːtʰi/

Igama elidibanisa okanye elongeza into kokutshiwoyo; kananjalo.

hayi

/ˈhaːji/

Igama lokuphika okanye lokwala; isichaso sika 'ewe'.

igama

/iˈɡaːma/

Isibizo esibizwa ngaso umntu, into okanye indawo.

ilanga

/iˈlaːᵑɡa/

Inkwenkwezi enkulu ekhanyisayo neshushubisa umhlaba emini.

ilizwe

/iˈliːzwɛ/

Ummandla omkhulu onabemi noorhulumente bawo; isizwe okanye umhlaba.

imali

/iˈmaːli/

Izinto ezisetyenziselwa ukuthenga, ezifana neekhoyini namaphepha exabiso.

indawo

/inˈdaːwɔ/

Ummandla othile apho into ikhoyo okanye eyenzeka khona.

indlu

/ˈiːndlu/

Isakhiwo esinophahla neendonga apho abantu behlala khona.

into

/ˈiːnto/

thing

Anything that exists, can be seen, handled, or thought of.

ixesha

/iˈǁɛːʃa/

Ubude bemizuzu, iiyure okanye iintsuku ekuhamba kuzo ubomi.

kakhulu

/kʼaˈkʰuːlu/

Ngobungakanani obukhulu, ngamandla okanye kanobom.

kakuhle

/kʼaˈkʼuːɬɛ/

Ngendlela elungileyo, engenamvimbo okanye engagxwalisiyo.

kangaka

/kʼaˈᵑɡaːka/

Ngobukhulu okanye ngobuninzi obungaka, obubonakalayo.

kanti

/ˈkʼaːnti/

Igama elibonisa ukumangaliswa yinyaniso engalindelekanga.

ke

/kʼɛ/

Isihlomelo esidibanisa intetho okanye esibonisa isiphumo; ngoko.

khe

/kʰɛ/

Isihlomelo sesenzi esibonisa ukwenza into kanye okanye okwethutyana.

khona

/ˈkʰɔːna/

Kuloo ndawo ekuthethwa ngayo; ubukho bento kwindawo ethile.

kodwa

/ˈkʼɔdwa/

but

A word that indicates contrast or something opposite to what was said before.

kuba

/ˈkʼuːɓa/

Igama elingenisa isizathu okanye unobangela wento.

kunye

/ˈkʼuːɲɛ/

Ndaweninye, ngokudibeneyo, kungahlukananga.

kwakhona

/kʼwaˈkʰɔːna/

Okwesibini okanye ngokuphindaphindiweyo; ngaphaya koko.

lakho

/ˈlaːkʰɔ/

Isibaluli sobumnini esibonisa into yalowo uthethiswayo (isigaba 5).

le

/lɛ/

Isalathisi esibonisa into ekufuphi nalowo uthethayo.

lo

/lɔ/

Isalathisi sesibizo sesigaba sokuqala esibonisa umntu okanye into ekufuphi.

mbini

/ˈmˤɓiːni/

Inani elilandela okunye; into ezimbini.

mhlawumbi

/mˈɬawumbi/

Ngokungaqinisekanga; kusenokwenzeka into.

mna

/ˈmˤna/

Isimelabizo esizimeleyo sesikhundla sokuqala esitsho umntu othethayo.

mncinci

/mˈtʃiːntʃi/

Into engenabukhulu; ephantsi ngobungakanani.

na

/na/

Igama elidibanisa amagama okanye amabinzana; libonisa ukuhlangana kwezinto.

nako

/ˈnaːkʼɔ/

Igama elikhomba into ebonakalayo okanye elichaza ukwenzeka kwento.

namhlanje

/naˈmˤɬaːɲɛ/

Kule mini sikuyo, hayi izolo okanye ngomso.

nceda

/ˈntʃɛːda/

Ukupha uncedo komnye umntu, ukumncedisa emsebenzini okanye engxakini.

ndi

/ndi/

Isivumelanisi somenzi sesikhundla sokuqala esibonisa umntu othethayo.

ndim

/ndim/

Isimelabizo esizimeleyo esibonisa umntu othethayo, 'mna'.

ngoku

/ˈᵑɡɔːku/

Kweli xesha sikulo, kungekudala okanye kwangoku.

ngu

/ᵑɡu/

Isihlomelo esibonisa ukuba into okanye umntu nguye lowo kuthethwa ngaye.

nini

/ˈniːni/

when

An interrogative word asking at what time something happened.

njalo

/ˈndʒaːlɔ/

Ngaloo ndlela; okanye rhoqo ngaphandle kotshintsho.

njani

/ˈndʒaːni/

Igama lombuzo elibuza indlela into eyenzeka ngayo okanye imeko.

nje

/ndʒɛ/

Ngale ndlela, ngokungenanto ithe kratya okanye ngokunjalo.

ntoni

/ˈntʼɔːni/

Igama lombuzo elibuza into engaziwayo okanye isizathu.

nye

/ɲɛ/

Inani lokuqala; into eyodwa engahlukananga.

okanye

/ɔˈkʼaːɲɛ/

Igama elibonisa ukhetho phakathi kwezinto ezimbini okanye ngaphezulu.

omhle

/ɔmˈɬɛ/

Into ekhangelekayo kamnandi emehlweni okanye entle ngesimo.

omkhulu

/ɔmˈkʰuːlu/

Into enobukhulu obungaphezulu kobuqhelekileyo ngobungakanani.

phambi

/ˈpʰaːmbi/

Kwindawo esemhlophe kwento okanye ngaphambi kwexesha lento.

phantsi

/ˈpʰaːntsi/

Kwindawo esezantsi okanye ngaphantsi kwento; emhlabeni.

phaya

/ˈpʰaːja/

Kwindawo ekude nalowo uthethayo nalowo uthethiswayo.

phezu

/ˈpʰɛːzu/

Kwindawo ephakamileyo phezu kwento okanye ngentla kwayo.

phi

/pʰi/

Igama lombuzo elibuza indawo apho into ekhoyo okanye eya kuyo.

phofu

/ˈpʰɔːfu/

Nangona kunjalo; kodwa ngokwenene.

thina

/ˈtʰiːna/

Isimelabizo sesikhundla sokuqala sobuninzi; othethayo kunye nabanye.

torho

/ˈtʼɔːrɔ/

Igama lesicelo esithobekileyo; sisetyenziswa xa ucela into.

u

/u/

Isivumelanisi somenzi esibonisa umntu othethiswayo (wena) okanye lowo kuthethwa ngaye (yena).

ukuba

/uˈɡuːɓa/

that; if

A word introducing a condition or introducing what is said after certain verbs.

ukubiza

/uɠuˈɓiːza/

Ukukhwaza umntu ngegama ukuze eze okanye aphendule.

ukubona

/uɠuˈɓɔːna/

Ukujonga into ngamehlo, ukuyiqonda okanye ukuyibona.

ukubuya

/uɠuˈɓuːja/

Ukubuyela apho ubuvela khona; ukuphinda ubekho endaweni ebiyekiwe.

ukufuna

/uɠuˈfuːna/

want

To desire something, long for it, or seek it.

ukuhamba

/uɠuˈhaːmba/

Ukushukuma ngeenyawo usuka kwenye indawo; ukumka.

ukuhlala

/uɠuˈɬaːla/

Ukuba sendaweni ithile okwexesha okanye ukubeka isinqe phantsi; ukuma endaweni.

ukupha

/uˈɠuːpʰa/

Ukunika omnye umntu into ngaphandle kokulindela imbuyekezo.

ukuphila

/uɠuˈpʰiːla/

Ukuba nobomi, ukungafi okanye ukuba semandleni apheleleyo.

ukuthanda

/uɠuˈtʰaːnda/

Ukuba nemvakalelo entle ngento okanye ngomntu; ukukholwa yiyo.

ukuthatha

/uɠuˈtʰaːtʰa/

Ukubamba into ngesandla uyisuse endaweni okanye uyithabathe.

ukuthetha

/uɠuˈtʰɛːtʰa/

Ukukhupha amazwi ngomlomo, ukuncokola okanye ukuchaza into ngentetho.

ukuthi

/uˈɠuːtʰi/

Ukukhupha amazwi ngomlomo; ukuchaza into ngentetho.

ukutya

/uˈkʼuːtʲa/

Yonke into etyiwayo ukuze umzimba uphile nomele.

ukuya

/uˈɠuːja/

Ukushiya indawo okuyo usinge kwenye indawo.

ukuza

/uˈɠuːza/

Ukusuka kwenye indawo usondele apho kukhoyo umthethi.

ukwazi

/uˈɠwaːzi/

Ukuba nolwazi ngento, ukuyiqonda okanye ukukwazi ukuyenza.

ukwenza

/uˈɠwɛːnza/

Ukusebenza into, ukuyivelisa okanye ukuyiphumeza.

umama

/uˈmaːma/

Umzali ongumfazi ozele umntu; unina.

umntu

/uˈmˤntu/

Isidalwa esinengqondo esithetha nesihlala noluntu; owasetyhini okanye owasemadodeni.

umntwana

/umˈtwaːna/

child

A young person not yet grown; a person's offspring.

umsebenzi

/umsɛˈɓɛːnzi/

Into eyenziwayo ngamandla ukuze kufezekiswe injongo, ngokuqhele ukufumana imali.

umzi

/ˈuːmzi/

Indawo yokuhlala yentsapho neenkomo; ikhaya elineendlu ezininzi.

unyaka

/uˈɲaːka/

Ixesha eliqukethe iinyanga ezilishumi elinambini; ubude bokujikeleza komhlaba elangeni.

usuku

/uˈsuːku/

Ixesha lemini nobusuku obude buhlanganisiweyo; iiyure ezingamashumi amabini anesine.

utata

/uˈtʼaːtʼa/

Umzali ongumfo ozele umntu; uyise.

wam

/wam/

Isibaluli sobumnini esibonisa ukuba into yeyalowo uthethayo (isigaba 1/3).

wena

/ˈwɛːna/

Isimelabizo esizimeleyo esibonisa umntu othethiswayo, omnye.

xa

/ǁa/

Igama elibonisa ixesha into eyenzeka ngalo okanye umqathango.

ya

/ja/

Isihlomelo sexesha langoku esifakwa phakathi kwesivumelanisi nesenzi kwisivakalisi esizeleyo.

yena

/ˈjɛːna/

Isimelabizo esizimeleyo esibonisa lowo kuthethwa ngaye, umntu wesithathu.

yonke

/ˈjɔːnkʼɛ/

all

A determiner indicating the whole of something, with nothing left over.

za

/za/

Isihlomelo esibonisa ixesha elizayo, into eza kwenzeka.