The Learn Xhosa Podcast - Free with Makhosi

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The Learn Xhosa Podcast - Free with Makhosi artwork

Learn Xhosa with UBuntu Bridge founder and adult learner of Xhosa, Craig Makhosi. This is the right podcast to get you started in speaking Xhosa with confidence. Talk along, instructional and enjoyable English to Xhosa audio instructions. Comes with accompanying PDF/learning manual for optimal learning. Best to just repeat out loud. More info: www.learnxhosaonline.com Yonwabele / Enjoy! Camagu!

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1-08 Lesson 1 Intro

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1-09 Hello

Hello [9] saying hello to one person: Molo saying hello to more then one person: Molweni Molo/Molweni, although deriving from the Englishand Afrikaans greetings, “Morning and More”, can beused any time of the day or night and is usuallyfollowed by a name or title of the person being greeted,variations of which we will learn later on. UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa

1-11 Pronunciation

Jun 20 2023 1 mins

Pronunciation [11] An important place to start is with pronunciation. Thiswill be learnt and re-learnt as your experience with thelanguage grows. It is important to make an effort fromthe start as we all know how much an accent can affectability to communicate and early habits tend to stick.English is a non-phonetic language, which means thata letter can be pronounced in many diffe

1-12 Vowels

Vowels [12] Vowel: pronounced like: as in word for: in Xhosa:A ah mother mamaE egg yourself wenaI igloo well philileO or hello moloU oo-la-la brother ubhuti UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xhosalanguage #isiXhosa

1-13 Consonants

Jun 20 2023 2 mins

Consonants [13] Are generally easy and may be learnt as one learns thelanguage. There are a few important exceptions:Ph peanut not phone (alive - phila, well - philile)Th talk not thought (talk - thetha)Hl hlala not shlala (live,sit - hlala) (down - phantsi)TIP: (keep front tip of tongue against palette whilstmaking a sh sound) well/beautifully - kakuhleRh in Gauteng/goud - eRhawut

1-14 The Clicks

The Clicks [14] With the clicks it is important to remember that manypeople struggle at first, purely because they are notused to them. However, every human is capable ofmaking such sounds, many of us have made them indifferent contexts and everyone I have taught hasgotten the clicks after some practice, whether that beten minutes of practice or three days. It depends onones attitu

1-15 Writing The Clicks

Writing the Clicks [15] Interestingly, the letter k can be used to phoneticallyrepresent the sound of the following three letters asused in English.X exam eksam / relaksC clean klean / kleverQ quiet kwestion / rekwestWhich frees these three letters to represent the threeclicking sounds, as introduced below. UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various

1-16 The X-Click

Jun 20 2023 2 mins

X ‘Sideways’ click [16] (spurring a horse)Press the side of the tongue against the upper side teeth and pull itaway rapidly.Practice the isolated clicks with the five vowels: xa xe xi xo xuXhosa language - isiXhosaa Xhosa person - umXhosaXhosa people - amaXhosaPeace - uxolo UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services an

1-17 The C-Click

Jun 20 2023 1 mins

C Click ‘Tongue in front’ [17] (the ‘ag, shame’ tut-tut-tut/ticking clock, click)Press the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth and rapidlypull it away.Help a little bit request politelyNceda kancinci cela UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/sto

1-18 The Q-Click

Jun 20 2023 2 mins

Q Click ‘Tongue top middle’ [18] (cork popping/door knocking) Press the front part of the tongue against the hard palate behindthe front teeth and rapidly pull it away.Understand western doctor traditional doctorQonda Ugqirha igqirha(isangoma) UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.l