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.
Molo
Hello (to one person)
MAW-law
Audio caption: “Molo” — Hello (to one person)
Unjani?
How are you?
oon-JAH-nee
Audio caption: “Unjani?” — How are you?
Ndiphilile, enkosi
I am well, thank you
ndee-pee-LEE-leh en-KAW-see
Audio caption: “Ndiphilile, enkosi” — I am well, thank you
Ngubani igama lakho?
What is your name?
ngoo-BAH-nee ee-GAH-mah LAH-kho
Audio caption: “Ngubani igama lakho?” — What is your name?
Full lesson transcript
Molo — Hello (to one person) (say it: MAW-law)
Unjani? — How are you? (say it: oon-JAH-nee)
Ndiphilile, enkosi — I am well, thank you (say it: ndee-pee-LEE-leh en-KAW-see)
Ngubani igama lakho? — What is your name? (say it: ngoo-BAH-nee ee-GAH-mah LAH-kho)
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Molo
Hello (to one person)
MAW-law
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