Trial Lesson 1 · Greetings

Xitsonga

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Step 1 · Listen and repeat

Tap “Hear it” on each phrase, then say it out loud three times.

Avuxeni

Good day

ah-voo-SHEH-nee

Audio caption: “Avuxeni” — Good day

U njhani?

How are you?

oo NJAH-nee

Audio caption: “U njhani?” — How are you?

Ndzi kahle, inkomu

I am well, thank you

ndzee KAH-hleh een-KOH-moo

Audio caption: “Ndzi kahle, inkomu” — I am well, thank you

Vito ra wena i mani?

What is your name?

VEE-toh rah WEH-nah ee MAH-nee

Audio caption: “Vito ra wena i mani?” — What is your name?

Full lesson transcript

Avuxeni — Good day (say it: ah-voo-SHEH-nee)

U njhani? — How are you? (say it: oo NJAH-nee)

Ndzi kahle, inkomu — I am well, thank you (say it: ndzee KAH-hleh een-KOH-moo)

Vito ra wena i mani? — What is your name? (say it: VEE-toh rah WEH-nah ee MAH-nee)

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Avuxeni

Good day

ah-voo-SHEH-nee

U njhani?

How are you?

oo NJAH-nee

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