1-47 Verbs with Uku

Verbs with uku-: [47] learn or read or study - fundato learn or to read or to study - ukufundatalk - thetha to talk - ukuthethatry - zama to try - ukuzamago - hamba to go - ukuhambalive - hlala to live - ukuhlalalike or love - thanda to like - ukuthandawant or need - funa to want - ukufunaask - buza to ask - ukubuzarequest politely - cela to request - ukucelagive thanks or be grateful - bulela*to give thanks - ukubulela *(careful: kill - bulala)help - nceda to help - ukuncedasee - bona to see - ukubonalisten - mamela to listen - ukumamelawork - sebenza to work - ukusebenzato use - ukusebenzisa to greet - ukubulisaSo, it is easy, any word in the present, positive i.e.ending with an –a, just add uku- to the front. First Important Sentences ContextThese sentences are crucial for the time when, afterimpressing the socks off a Xhosa person with yourexcellent greeting, introduction and pronunciation,they start speaking to you as if you know the wholelanguage, at which point you make use of thesesentences instead of using English, or confusedsilence...   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