Thursday, April 30, 2009

5-30-09

bhasoba - watch out!
kulula - it easy

ubuso = face (ebusweni - in the face)

kubuhlungu = it is painful

-sa- negative = no longer
positive = (still)

inkomo is sexless.
inkomazi is cow (female)

wakhe wakhahlewa yinkomo wena? = Have you ever been kicked by a cow?

wakhe wa...= have you ever?

(verb)-wa = passive

ngakhe nga= One time I ...
zange = I never

abantu bapethwe umkuhlane wezingulube! - people are suffering from swine flu.

kuyafiwa - (lit. there is being died, death around here, its gonna be dying) people are having fun.

ungathi/sengathi = it looks as if ...

1 comment:

Unknown said...

NOT "bapethwe umkuhlani" but "baphethwe umkuhlane"

We need an 'h' in: ungati/sengati = it looks as if ...

= ungathi/ sengathi