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.
Lotjhani
Hello
loh-CHAH-nee
Audio caption: “Lotjhani” — Hello
Unjani?
How are you?
oon-JAH-nee
Audio caption: “Unjani?” — How are you?
Ngiyaphila, ngiyathokoza
I am well, thank you
ngee-yah-PEE-lah ngee-yah-toh-KOH-zah
Audio caption: “Ngiyaphila, ngiyathokoza” — I am well, thank you
Ngubani ibizo lakho?
What is your name?
ngoo-BAH-nee ee-BEE-zoh LAH-kho
Audio caption: “Ngubani ibizo lakho?” — What is your name?
Full lesson transcript
Lotjhani — Hello (say it: loh-CHAH-nee)
Unjani? — How are you? (say it: oon-JAH-nee)
Ngiyaphila, ngiyathokoza — I am well, thank you (say it: ngee-yah-PEE-lah ngee-yah-toh-KOH-zah)
Ngubani ibizo lakho? — What is your name? (say it: ngoo-BAH-nee ee-BEE-zoh LAH-kho)
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Lotjhani
Hello
loh-CHAH-nee
Unjani?
How are you?
oon-JAH-nee
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