Trial Lesson 1 · Greetings
Tsotsitaal & Scamto (Street Language)You can take this lesson without an account. Register free to save your score and unlock the placement test.
Step 1 · Listen and repeat
Tap “Hear it” on each phrase, then say it out loud three times.
Heita
Hey / hello
HAY-tah
Audio caption: “Heita” — Hey / hello
Sharp fede
All good, we're sorted
shahp FEH-deh
Audio caption: “Sharp fede” — All good, we're sorted
Ke sharp
I'm fine
keh shahp
Audio caption: “Ke sharp” — I'm fine
Grand
Good, okay
grand
Audio caption: “Grand” — Good, okay
Full lesson transcript
Heita — Hey / hello (say it: HAY-tah)
Sharp fede — All good, we're sorted (say it: shahp FEH-deh)
Ke sharp — I'm fine (say it: keh shahp)
Grand — Good, okay (say it: grand)
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Heita
Hey / hello
HAY-tah
Sharp fede
All good, we're sorted
shahp FEH-deh
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