Daily use common Xhosa Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Xhosa language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Xhosa sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Xhosa translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Xhosa language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Xhosa language quickly and also play some Xhosa word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Xhosa.

Xhosa sentences and phrases

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Xhosa language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	Wamkelekile
Thanks	Enkosi
Good	Kulungile
Enjoy	Nandipha
Fine	Kulungile
Congratulations	Sivuyisana nawe
I hate you	Ndiyakonyanya
I love you	Ndiyakuthanda
I’m in love	Ndisemathandweni
I’m sorry	Ndiyaxolisa
I’m so sorry	Ndiyaxolisa kakhulu
I’m yours	Ndingowakho
Thanks again	Enkosi kwakhona
How are you	Icomo estas
I am fine	Ndiphilile
Take care	Zikhathalele
I miss you	Ndiyakukhumbula
You're nice	Ulungile
That’s terrible	Imbi kakhulu
That's too bad	Imbi kakhulu lonto
That's too much	Loo nto ininzi kakhulu
See you	Ndiza kubona
Thank you	Enkosi
Thank you sir	Enkosi Mnumzana
Are you free	Ingaba ukhululekile
No problem	Akhongxaki
Get well soon	Phila kwangoko
Very good	Kakuhle kakhulu
Well done	Wenze kakuhle
What’s up	Kuqhubekani
I can't hear you	Andikuva
I can't stop	Andikwazi ukuyeka
I know	Ndiyazi
Good bye	Sala kakuhle
Good idea	Uluvo olulungile
Good luck	Nqwenelela impumelelo
You are late	Ufike mva
Who is next?	Ngubani olandelayo?
Who is she?	Ngubani?
Who is that man?	Ngubani loo ndoda?
Who built it?	Yakhiwa ngubani?
They hurt	Babuhlungu
She got angry	Wacaphuka
She is a teacher	Ungutitshala
She is aggressive	Unomsindo
She is attractive	Unomtsalane
She is beautiful	Mhle
She is crying	Uyalila
She is happy	Uyavuya
No way!	Akho ndlela yimbi!
No worries	Akukho maxhala
No, thank you	Hayi enkosi

I'm so happy	ndonwabe kakhulu
I'm hungry	Ndilambile
I'm able to run	Ndiyakwazi ukubaleka
I agree	Ndiyavuma
I can swim	Ndiyakwazi ukuqubha
I can't come	Andikwazi ukuza
He got angry	Wacaphuka
He was alone	Wayeyedwa
He was brave	Wayenesibindi
He likes to swim	Uyakuthanda ukuqubha
Don't be angry	Musa ukuba nomsindo
Don't be sad	Sukubalusizi
Don't cry	Sukhala
Come in	Ngena
Come on	Ima kancinci
Can you come?	Ngaba unokuza?
Can I help?	Ndinganceda?
Can I eat this?	Ndingayitya lento?
Can I help you?	Ndingakunceda?
Can I see?	Ndingabona?
Are you going?	Ingaba uyahamba?
Are you hungry?	Ingaba ulambile?
Are you mad?	Ingaba uphambene?
Are you serious?	Ingaba uzimisele?
Are you sleeping?	Ndilele?
Can you do this?	Ngaba ungayenza le nto?
Can you help me?	Ungandinceda?
Can you tell me?	Ungandixelela?
Come on tomorrow	Yiza ngomso
Come quickly	Yiza ngokukhawuleza
Could I help you?	Ndingakunceda?
Could you tell me?	Ungandixelela?
Do not disturb!	Sukuphazamisa!
Do you hear me?	Ingaba uyandiva?
Do you smoke?	Uyatshaya?
Have you eaten?	Ingaba utyile?
Have you finished?	Ngaba ugqibile?
He can run fast	Uyakwazi ukubaleka ngokukhawuleza
He began to run	Waqalisa ukubaleka
He did not speak	Khange athethe
His eyes are blue	Amehlo akhe aluhlaza
His smile was good	Uncumo lwakhe lwalulungile
How is your life?	Bunjani ubomi bakho?
How is your family?	Lunjani usapho lwakho?
I am a student	Ndingumfundi
I am going to study	Ndiza kufunda
I am not a teacher	Andingomfundisi-ntsapho
I am sorry	Nditaxolusa
I believe you	Ndiyakukholelwa
I can do this job	Ndingawenza lo msebenzi
I can run faster	Ndiyakwazi ukubaleka ngokukhawuleza
I can’t believe it	Andiyikholelwa
It happens	Iyenzeka

It is new	Intsha
It is a long story	Libali elide
It looks like an bird	Ikhangeleka njengentaka
It really takes time	Ngokwenene kuthatha ixesha
It was really cheap	Ibitshiphu ngenene
It was so noisy	Kwakungxola kakhulu
It was very difficult	Kwakunzima kakhulu
It wasn't expensive	Ibingaduli
It wasn't necessary	Bekungeyomfuneko
Let me check	Mandijonge
Let me say	Manditsho
Let me see	Khawuthi ndibone
May I come in?	Ingaba ndingangena phakathi?
May I help you?	Ndingakunceda?
May I join you?	Ndingakujoyina?
May I speak?	Ndingathetha?
May I eat this?	Ndingayitya lento?
My father is tall	Utata wam mde
My sister has a job	Usisi wam unomsebenzi
My sister is famous	Usisi wam udumile
My wife is a doctor	Umfazi wam ngugqirha
No, I'll eat later	Hayi, ndizakutya kamva
Please come in	Ndicela ungene
Please do that again	Nceda wenze oko kwakhona
Please give me	Ndicela undinike
She admired him	Ebemncoma
She avoids me	Uyandiphepha
She came last	Ufike ekugqibeleni
She goes to school	Uya esikolweni
That house is big	Loo ndlu inkulu
That is a good idea	Licebo elihle elo
That is my book	Yincwadi yam leyo
That is my son	Ngunyana wam lowo
The dog is dead	Inja ifile
The river is wide	Umlambo ubanzi
There is no doubt	Akukho mathandabuzo
They are playing	Bayadlala
They are pretty	Bahle
They got married	Batshata
They have few books	Baneencwadi ezimbalwa
They stopped talking	Bayeka ukuthetha
This is my friend	Ngumhlobo wam lo
This bird can't fly	Le ntaka ayinakubhabha
This decision is final	Esi sigqibo sesokugqibela
This is my book	Le yincwadi yam
This is my brother	Ngubhuti wam lo
This is my daughter	Yintombi yam le
This is not a joke	Ayingomdlalo lo
This is surprising	Oku kuyamangalisa
This river is beautiful	Mhle lo mlambo
This story is true	Eli bali liyinyaniso
We are happy	Siyavuya
Will it rain today?	Ingaba kuyanetha namhlanje?
Will you go on a trip?	Ngaba uza kuthabatha uhambo?

Will she come?	Ngaba uza kuza?
Would you kill me?	Ungandibulala?
Would you love me?	Ungandithanda?
Would you come here?	Ungeza apha?
You are a teacher	Ungumfundisi
You are very beautiful	Umhle kakhulu
You are very brave	Unesibindi kakhulu
You broke the rules	Waphule imithetho
You love me	Uyandithanda
you love me or not	uyandithanda okanye awundithandi
You make me happy	Undenza ndonwabe
You may go	Ungahamba
You should sleep	Kufuneka ulale
You must study hard	Kufuneka ufunde nzima
Whose idea is this?	Ngumbono kabani lo?
Thanks for your help	Enkosi ngoncedo lwakho
Thank you for coming	Enkosi ngokuza kwakho
How about you	Kunjani ngawe
How is your family	Lunjani usapho lwakho
How to Say	Indlela Yokuthetha
Good morning	Mholo
Good afternoon	Mholo
Good evening	Mholo
Good night	Busuku benzolo
Happy birthday	Minemnandi kuwe
Happy Christmas	Ikrisimusi emyoli
Happy new year	Nyakhomtsha
Good to see you	Ndiyavuya ukubona
I don't like it	Andiyithandi
I have no idea	Andinaluvo
I know everything	Ndazi yonke into
I know something	Kukho into endiyaziyo
Thank you so much	Enkosi kakhulu
Thanks a million	Enkosi kwisigidi
See you later	Mandikubone emva kwexesha
See you next week	Ndiza kubona kwiveki ezayo
See you next year	Sibonane kunyaka ozayo
See you soon	Ndiza kubona kungekudala
See you tomorrow	Bdizokubona ngomso
Sweet dreams	Amaphupha amnandi
I’m crazy about you	Ndiphambene ngawe
I'm crazy with you	Ndiyaphambana nawe
Nice to meet you	Ndiyavuya ukuhlangana nawe
It's very cheap	Ibiza kakhulu
Just a moment	Umzuzu nje
Not necessarily	Akunjalo
That’s a good deal	Yinto entle leyo
You're beautiful	Umhle
You're very nice	Ulunge kakhulu
You're very smart	Ulumke kakhulu
I really appreciate it	Ndiyayixabisa ngokwenene
I really miss you	ndikukhumbula nyhani

Hard sentences

What is your name	Lithini igama lakho
Which is correct?	Yeyiphi echanekileyo?
Will you please help me?	Ungandinceda?
Will you stay at home?	Ngaba uza kuhlala ekhaya?
Do you need anything?	Ngaba kukho into oyifunayo?
Do you need this book?	Ngaba uyayifuna le ncwadi?
Are you feeling better?	Ngaba uziva ngcono?
Are you writing a letter?	Ngaba ubhala ileta?
Come and see me now	Yiza uzondibona ngoku
Come with your family	Yiza nosapho lwakho
I'm very busy this week	Ndixakeke kakhulu kule veki
There is a lot of money	Kukho imali eninzi
They are good people	Bangabantu abalungileyo
We need some money	Sifuna imali
What is your destination?	Ithini indawo yokufikela?
What are you doing today?	Wenzani namhlanje?
What are you reading?	Ufunda ntoni?
What can I do for you?	Ndingakwenzela ntoni?
What is the problem?	Yintoni ingxaki?
What is the story?	Lithini ibali?
What is your problem?	Yintoni ingxaki yakho?
What was that noise?	Yayiyintoni loo ngxolo?
When can we eat?	Singatya nini?
When do you study?	Ufunda nini?
When was it finished?	Igqitywe nini?
How about your family	Unjani usapho lwakho
Do you understand?	Uyaqonda?
Do you love me?	Uyandithanda?
Don't talk about work	Musa ukuthetha ngomsebenzi
How can I help you?	Ndingakunceda njani?
How deep is the lake?	Inzulu kangakanani ichibi?
I'm not disturbing you	andikuphazamisi
I'm proud of my son	Ndinebhongo ngonyana wam
I'm sorry to disturb you	Uxolo ngokukuphazamisa
Is something wrong?	Ngaba kukho undonakele?
May I open the door?	Ndingaluvula ucango?
Thanks for everything	Ndiyabonga ngento yonke
This is very difficult	Oku kunzima kakhulu
This is very important	Oku kubaluleke kakhulu
Where are you from	Usuka phi
Do you have any idea	Ngaba unayo nayiphi na ingcamango
I love you so much	Ndikuthanda kakhulu
I love you very much	Ndikuthanda kakhulu ngenene
I’m in love with you	Ndisemathandweni nawe
I missed you so much	Bendikukhumbula kakhulu
Let me think about it	Makhe ndicinge ngayo
Thank you very much	Enkosi kakhulu
I can't stop thinking	Andikwazi ukuyeka ukucinga
Will you stop talking?	Ngaba uza kuyeka ukuthetha?
Would you like to go?	Ungathanda ukuhamba?
Would you teach me?	Ungandifundisa?

Where is your room?	Liphi igumbi lakho?
Where should we go?	Sifanele siye phi?
Where is your house?	Iphi indlu yakho?
Please close the door	Nceda uvale umnyango
She agreed to my idea	Wavumelana nombono wam
That boy is intelligent	Loo nkwenkwe ikrelekrele
It was a very big room	Yayiligumbi elikhulu kakhulu
He can swim very fast	Iyakwazi ukudada ngokukhawuleza
He accepted my idea	Wayamkela ingcamango yam
They loved each other	Babethandana
When will you reach?	Uza kufikelela nini?
Where are you from?	Usuka phi?
Where are you going?	Uyaphi?
We love each other	Siyathandana
We obeyed the rules	Sayithobela imithetho
We started to walk	Saqalisa ukuhamba
We will never agree	Soze sivume
We can make change	Singenza utshintsho
We cook everyday	Sipheka yonke imihla
We enjoyed it	Sayonwabela
What about you?	Uthini ngawe?
What are you doing?	Wenza ntoni?
What did you say?	Utheni?
What do you need?	Ingaba udinga ntoni?
What do you think?	Ingaba ucinga ntoni?
What do you want?	Ingaba ufuna ntoni?
What happened?	Kweneke ntoni?
What is that?	Yintoni leya?
When was she born?	Wazalwa nini?
When will we arrive?	Siza kufika nini?
Where are you?	Uphi?
Where does it hurt?	Ingaba ibabuhlungu phi?
Where is my book?	Iphi incwadi yam?
Where is the river?	Uphi umlambo?
Who broke this?	Ngubani owaphule le nto?
Why are you crying?	Kutheni ukhala?
I can't see anything	Andiboni nto
I disagree with you	Andivumelani nawe
I like it very much	Ndiyithanda kakhulu
I need more time	Ndidinga ixesha elingakumbi
I want to sleep	ndifuna ukulala
I'm able to swim	Ndiyakwazi ukuqubha
I'm not a doctor	Andingogqirha
I'm taller than you	Ndimde kunawe
I'm very sad	Ndibuhlungu kakhulu
Is he a teacher?	Ngaba ungumfundisi-ntsapho?
Is she married?	Ngaba utshatile?
Is this book yours?	Ngaba le ncwadi yeyakho?
Let's ask the teacher	Masibuze kutitshala
Let's go out and eat	Masiphume siyotya
Let's go to a movie	Masiye kwimuvi

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	Uluvo lwakhe aluzange lwamkelwe
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	Izindululo zakhe zamkelwa kwintlanganiso
How do you come to school?	Uza njani esikolweni?
If I had money, I could buy it	Ukuba bendinemali, bendinokuyithenga
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	Ukuba ufuna ipensile, ndizakuboleka enye
If he comes, ask him to wait	Ukuba uyeza, mcele ukuba alinde
If it rains, we will get wet	Ukuba kuyanetha, siya kuba manzi
If I studied, I would pass the exam	Ukuba bendifundile, bendiza kuluphumelela uviwo
My hair has grown too long	Iinwele zam zinde kakhulu
My mother is always at home	Umama uhlala esekhaya
There are many fish in this lake	Zininzi iintlanzi kweli chibi
There are many problems to solve	Zininzi iingxaki ekufuneka zisonjululwe
There are some books on the desk	Kukho ezinye iincwadi phezu kwedesika
There is nothing wrong with him	Akukho nto iphosakeleyo ngaye
There was a sudden change in the weather	Kwabakho utshintsho olukhawulezileyo kwimozulu
There was nobody in the garden	Kwakungekho mntu egadini
There was nobody there	Kwakungekho mntu apho
There were five murders this month	Bahlanu abantu ababuleweyo kule nyanga
They admire each other	Bayancomana
They agreed to work together	Bavumelana ukusebenza kunye
They are both good teachers	Bobabini bangabafundisi abalungileyo
We want something new	Sifuna into entsha
We should be very careful	Sifanele silumke kakhulu
When can I see you next time?	Ndingakubona nini kwixesha elizayo?
When did you finish the work?	Uwugqibe nini umsebenzi?
When will you harvest your wheat?	Uyivuna nini ingqolowa yakho?
Where do you want to go?	Ingaba ufuna ukuyaphi?
Where is the pretty girl?	Iphi intombazana entle?
Which food do you like?	Kokuphi ukutya okuthandayo?
Which is more important?	Yiyiphi eyona nto ibalulekileyo?
Which one is more expensive?	Yeyiphi ebiza kakhulu?
Which way is the nearest?	Yeyiphi indlela ekufutshane?
Which is your favorite team?	Leliphi iqela olithandayo?
Which languages do you speak?	Ziziphi iilwimi ozithethayo?
Which team will win the game?	Leliphi iqela eliza kuphumelela umdlalo?
Why are you drying your hair?	Kutheni usula iinwele zakho?
Why are you late?	Kutheni ufika emva kwexesha?
Why did you get so angry?	Yintoni wacaphuka kangaka?
Why did you quit?	Kwakutheni ukuze uyeke?
Why don't you come in?	Kutheni ungangeni?

Why were you late this morning?	Kutheni ushiywe lixesha namhlanje?
Why are you so tired today?	Kutheni udiniwe nje namhlanje?
Would you like to dance with me?	Ungathanda ukudanisa nam?
Would you come tomorrow?	Ungaza ngomso?
You are always complaining	Usoloko ukhalaza
Thanks for your explanation	Enkosi ngengcaciso yakho
Thanks for the compliment	Enkosi ngokuncoma
Thanks for the information	Enkosi ngolwazi
Thanks for your understanding	Enkosi ngokuqonda kwakho
Thank you for supporting me	Enkosi ngokundixhasa
I really miss you so much	Ndikukhumbula kakhulu
Happy valentine’s day	Usuku olumnandi levalentines
Whose decision was final?	Isigqibo sikabani ebesigqibele?
Whose life is in danger?	Ubomi bukabani busesichengeni?
You are a good teacher	Ungumfundisi olungileyo
You can read this book	Ungayifunda le ncwadi
You don't understand me	Awundiqondi
You have to study hard	Kufuneka ufunde nzima
Where do you have pain?	Uqaqanjelwa phi?
They are both in the room	Basegumbini bobabini
That house is very small	Loo ndlu incinci kakhulu
Please give me your hand	Ndicela undinike isandla sakho
Please go to the school	Ndicela uye esikolweni
Please sit here and wait	Ndicela uhlale apha ulinde
Please speak more slowly	Nceda uthethe ngokucotha kakhulu
My father is in his room	Utata usegumbini lakhe
May I ask you something?	Ndicela ukukubuza into?
May I ask you a question?	Ndingakubuza umbuzo?
Is the job still available?	Ngaba umsebenzi usekhona?
I arrived there too early	Ndifike kwangethuba
Do you have a family?	Ngaba unayo intsapho?
Do you have any problem?	Ngaba unayo nayiphi na ingxaki?
Do you have any idea?	Ngaba unayo nayiphi na ingcamango?
Did you finish the job?	Uwugqibile umsebenzi?
Did you like the movie?	Uyithandile imuvi?
Are we ready to go now?	Ngaba sikulungele ukuhamba ngoku?
Would you like to come?	Ungathanda ukuza?
I don't speak very well	Andithethi kakuhle

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