Food vocabulary words in Xhosa and English - Common Xhosa Vocabulary

Learn common Xhosa vocabulary with this English-to-Xhosa list of Food vocabulary words. Essential for daily conversations, this will help to build your Xhosa language skills through popular words and play Xhosa quizzes and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you do get not bored. If you think too hard to learn the Xhosa language, then the 1000 most common Xhosa words will help you to learn the Xhosa language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Food vocabulary words in Xhosa.

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List of Food vocabulary words in Xhosa with English Pronunciation

Learn Food in Xhosa, along with their English pronunciation. This vocabulary guide helps beginners and language enthusiasts expand their Xhosa vocabulary for daily conversations.

Food vocabulary words - Xhosa

Bake	bhaka
Boil	bilisa
Burn	ukutshisa
Butter	ibhotolo
Carve	krola
Chop	nqunqa
Cook	pheka
Cookbook	incwadi yokupheka
Delicious	emnandi
Dice	idayisi
Diet	ukutya
Dish	isitya
Dough	intlama
Drink	isiselo
Eat	yitya
Fat	amafutha
Flavour	incasa
Flour	umgubo
Food	ukutya
Fruit	iziqhamo

Fry	Qhotsa
Garlic	igalikhi
Grain	ingqolowa
Grate	bulela
Grease	igrisi
Grill	igriza
Heat	ubushushu
Herb	imifuno
Ingredient	isithako
Instruction	umyalelo
Juice	ijusi
Liquid	ulwelo
Mash	mash
Meat	inyama
Melt	nyibilika
Mix	xuba
Mixed	ixutyiwe
Oil	ioli
Onion	itswele
Peeler	umchubi

Pepper	ipelepele
Pinch	pinch
Preheat	tshisa ngaphambili
Prepare	lungiselela
Recipe	iresiphi
Rice	irayisi
Roast	yosa
Salt	ityuwa
Sauce	isosi
Seeds	iimbewu
Serve	khonza
Spice	isiqholo
Spoon	icephe
Sprinkle	fafaza
Steam	umphunga
Sticking	ukuncamathela
Stir	xhokonxa
Substance	into
Vegetable	imifuno
Warm water	amanzi ashushu

Wheat	ingqolowa
Whisk	whisk

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Top 1000 Xhosa words

Here you learn top 1000 Xhosa words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Xhosa meanings with transliteration.

Eat	yitya
All	zonke
New	entsha
Snore	rhona
Fast	ngokukhawuleza
Help	Nceda
Pain	intlungu
Rain	imvula
Pride	ukuzingca
Sense	ingqiqo
Large	enkulu
Skill	isakhono
Panic	ukuphaphazela
Thank	enkosi
Desire	umnqweno
Woman	umfazi
Hungry	ulambile

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Daily use Xhosa Sentences

Here you learn top Xhosa sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Xhosa meanings with transliteration.

Good morning	Mholo
What is your name	Lithini igama lakho
What is your problem	Yintoni ingxaki yakho?
I hate you	Ndiyakonyanya
I love you	Ndiyakuthanda
Can I help you	Ndingakunceda?
I am sorry	Nditaxolusa
I want to sleep	ndifuna ukulala
This is very important	Oku kubaluleke kakhulu
Are you hungry	Ingaba ulambile?
How is your life	Bunjani ubomi bakho?
I am going to study	Ndiza kufunda