Xhosa Vocabulary
Welcome to the 9th lesson about the Xhosa vocabulary. We're dedicating this page to the most important and most used words in Xhosa. For example: clothes, languages, countries, travel, survival words, class, and house components.
shirt  ihempe |
sweater ijezi |
jacket ibhatyi |
coat idyasi |
socks iikawusi |
shoes izihlangu |
trousers iibhulukhwe |
pajamas iipijama |
belt ibhanti |
underwear impahla yangaphansi |
hat umnqwazi |
skirt ilokhwe |
The following words are related to languages and countries.
| Language - Xhosa - Country - Xhosa |
|---|
| Arabic isiArabiki |
| Morocco Moroko |
| Chinese isichina |
| China china |
| English isingesi |
| England Engilane |
| French isiFrench |
| France iFrance |
| German Ijamani |
| Germany amaJamani |
| Greek isiGrike |
| Greece e-grisi |
| Portuguese amaputukezi |
| Portugal e-Portugal |
| Hindi amaHindi |
| India endiya |
| Italian amanTaliyane |
| Italy eItali |
| Japanese amaJapane |
| Japan e-Japane |
| Russian amaRashiya |
| Russia eRashiya |
| Spanish IsiPenishi |
| Spain Espeyini |
| Swedish isiSwedishi |
| Sweden e-Sweden |
The following vocabulary is related to travel and survival.
| Travel - Xhosa |
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| airport kwiziko lenqwelo moya |
| doctor ugqirha |
| airplane inqwelomoya |
| medicines amayeza |
| train i-treyini |
| pharmacy indawo yamayeza |
| taxi iteksi |
| hospital isibhedlele |
| bus ibhasi |
| ambulance isithuthi sezigulani |
| car imoto |
| poison ityhefu |
| ticket itikiti |
| help me ndincede |
| hotel ihotele |
| danger ingozi |
| reservation oyigcinelweyo |
| accident ingozi |
| passport incwadi yokundwendwela |
| police ipolisa |
| luggage imithwalo |
| headache intloko ebuhlungu |
| tourism ezokhenketho |
| stomach ache isisu esibuhlungu |
The following list of words is related to a class environment and the components of a house.
| Class - Xhosa |
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| books iincwadi |
| toilet izindlu zangesese |
| pen ipeni |
| bed ibhedi |
| dictionary isichazimazwi |
| bedroom igumbi lokulala |
| library ithala leencwadi |
| furniture ifenitshala |
| desk idesika |
| house indlu |
| student umfundi |
| kitchen ikitshi |
| teacher umfundisintsapho |
| plate isitya |
| chair isitulo |
| refrigerator isibandisi |
| paper iphepha |
| room igumbi |
| page iphepha |
| table itafile |
| pencil ipensile |
| window ifestile |
| question umbuzo |
| television umabonakude |
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