Trial Lesson 1 · Greetings
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Step 1 · Listen and repeat
Tap “Hear it” on each phrase, then say it out loud three times.
Kunjani?
How are you?
koon-JAH-nee
Audio caption: “Kunjani?” — How are you?
Hamba lapha
Go here / this way
HAM-bah LAH-pah
Audio caption: “Hamba lapha” — Go here / this way
Yima!
Stop!
YEE-mah
Audio caption: “Yima!” — Stop!
Lo msebenzi kahle
This work is good
loh m-seh-BEN-zee GAH-shleh
Audio caption: “Lo msebenzi kahle” — This work is good
Full lesson transcript
Kunjani? — How are you? (say it: koon-JAH-nee)
Hamba lapha — Go here / this way (say it: HAM-bah LAH-pah)
Yima! — Stop! (say it: YEE-mah)
Lo msebenzi kahle — This work is good (say it: loh m-seh-BEN-zee GAH-shleh)
Pronunciation studio
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Kunjani?
How are you?
koon-JAH-nee
Hamba lapha
Go here / this way
HAM-bah LAH-pah
Picture words
See the thing, then say the phrase. Pictures make new words stick far faster than word lists.
A greeting
Two people meeting and shaking hands
Family
The people you greet at home
Home
A house with an aloe in the garden
Food
A plate of pap and vegetables
Money
Coins and a wallet at the market
Water
A glass of clean water