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1-17 The C-Click
C Click âTongue in frontâ [17]
(the âag, shameâ tut-tut-tut/ticking clock, click)Press the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth and rapidlypull it away.Help a little bit request politelyNceda kancinci...
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1-18 The Q-Click
Q Click âTongue top middleâ [18]
(cork popping/door knocking)
Press the front part of the tongue against the hard palate behindthe front teeth and rapidly pull it away.Understand western doctor traditional doctorQonda...
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1-19 Agglutination
Agglutination [19]
Xhosa is a âglutinousâ language, meaning that vowels atthe beginning and end of words are often swallowed,words or syllables thus becoming âgluedâ together.Thank you, lady - Enkosi, nkosikaziBecomes...
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1-20 Greetings
Greetings [20]
This is a basic greeting to get us through the first fewlessons. You may know some variations and we willcertainly cover them in time, but for now we are goingto stick to this simple formula.
Vocab for...
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1-21 Goodbyes
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Good byes [21]
Person going says:Stay - sala or salani (pl) well - kakuhlePerson staying says:Go - hamba or hambani (pl) well - kakuhle*,* kahle is also widely used, though strictly speaking it isisiZulu
hamba/ni â...
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1-22 Excuse Me, Sorry
Excuse Me [22]
Excuse me, sorry, pardon, peace are all the same word
- uxolo
sorry - uxolo excuse me - uxolobeg your pardon - uxolo peace - uxoloExcuse me, I donât know Uxolo, andiyaz
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1-23 Vocab Recap
Vocab recap [23]
howâs it? â kunjani? well â philileyourself â wena me too â namsit down â hlala phantsi excuse me â uxoloIâm sorry, teacher â uxolo, titshalaI donât know â andiyaziexcuse me, I donât know â uxolo,...
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1-24 Lesson 1 Convo Breakdown
 Lesson 1 Conversation - Greeting and Good-bye [24-25]
(The male teacher [Titshala] greets the students[abafundi])1. T: Hello (pl) Students T: Molweni, Bafundi2. A: Hello Teacher A: Molo, Titshala3. T: Howâs it?? T:...
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1-25 Lesson 1 Conversation
 Lesson 1 Conversation - Greeting and Good-bye [24-25]
(The male teacher [Titshala] greets the students[abafundi])1. T: Hello (pl) Students T: Molweni, Bafundi2. A: Hello Teacher A: Molo, Titshala3. T: Howâs it?? T:...
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1-26 Lesson 1 Essentials
 Lesson 1 Essentials and HW test: [26]
Be able to:⢠greet and do the handshake⢠pronounce the clicks alone and in words1. Excuse me, brother.2. Hello to a group.3. Hello to a girl. Howâs it?4. Fine, thanks....
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1-27 Cultural Insight - The Handshake
 CULTURE Insight - Handshakes: [27]
- handshakes are common between genders, mostlyusing the âAfrican handshakeâ, consisting of thestandard western grip, followed by a loose gripping ofeach others thumbs by the...
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1-28 Lesson 2 Intro
Lesson 2: Introduction to Verbs and Prefixes
goal:To be introduced to the verbs and the prefixes, and tolearn some basic vocab.
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UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning...
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