The Learn Xhosa Podcast - Free with Makhosi

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  02b How to pronounce the X Click in Xhosa 07.05.2026 1мин

  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. Audio taken from the Free Mandela Learn Xhosa Video Series. See www.learnxhosaonline.com for more learning options.
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  02 Learn Xhosa Lesson 2 - The Clicks Intswempu 07.05.2026 4мин

  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. Audio taken from the Free Mandela Learn Xhosa Video Series. See www.learnxhosaonline.com for more learning options.
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  01 Xhosa Video Lesson 1 - Pronunciation 07.05.2026 4мин

  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. Audio taken from the Free Mandela Learn Xhosa Video Series. See www.learnxhosaonline.com for more learning options.
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  00 Free Mandela Xhosa Lesson Intro 07.05.2026 1мин

  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.  Audio taken from the Free Mandela Learn Xhosa Video Series. See www.learnxhosaonline.com for more learning options.
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  1-08 Lesson 1 Intro 21.06.2023

  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
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  1-09 Hello 21.06.2023

  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 since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xhosalanguage #isiXhosa
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  1-11 Pronunciation 21.06.2023 1мин

  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 different ways ordifferent letter can represent the same sound indifferent words. The following example reveals foursuch ways for A: Ape Arm Apple Air Xhosa is a phonetic language. The letters correspondto the sounds consistently, so it is an easy language tolearn to read quickly.   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
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  1-12 Vowels 21.06.2023

  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
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  1-13 Consonants 21.06.2023 2мин

  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 - eRhawutini (as in Afrikaans)AmaRharhabe – One of the main Xhosa proper tribes.   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
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  1-14 The Clicks 21.06.2023

  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 attitude as well as effort. Be patient with oneself. You may have to reprogramcertain muscles in your mouth. For such situations it isbest to practice often, but to rest whenever one starts tofeel strained by the effort. This may happen quickly inthe beginning, but this will change with time.Patience and practice.   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
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  1-15 Writing The Clicks 21.06.2023

  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 products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xhosalanguage #isiXhosa
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  1-16 The X-Click 21.06.2023 2мин

  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 and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xhosalanguage #isiXhosa
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  1-17 The C-Click 20.06.2023 1мин

  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/store   #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xhosalanguage #isiXhosa
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  1-18 The Q-Click 20.06.2023 2мин

  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.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xhosalanguage #isiXhosa
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  1-19 Agglutination 20.06.2023 1мин

  Agglutination [19] Xhosa is a ‘glutinous’ language, meaning that vowels atthe beginning and end of words are often swallowed,words or syllables thus becoming ‘glued’ together.Thank you, lady - Enkosi, nkosikaziBecomes Enkos’ ‘nkosikazi (‘kos’kas’)   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
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  1-20 Greetings 20.06.2023 2мин

  Greetings [20] This is a basic greeting to get us through the first fewlessons. You may know some variations and we willcertainly cover them in time, but for now we are goingto stick to this simple formula. Vocab for Greetings: Hello (sing) - Molo Hello (plural) – MolweniBrother - (u)bhuti Father - (u)tataSister - (u)sisi Mother - (u)mamaTeacher - (u)Titshala Students - (a)bafundi(The vowels in brackets above are part of the full nounwhen referring to a mother or the father, but isdropped when speaking to someone directly.)It - ku how? - njani? So... how’s it? - Kunjani?Well - philile Thanks - enkosiYourself - wena Me too/also me - nam Class Greeting: Greeting betweenClass response in bold: individuals:Molweni, Bafundi Molo, bhuti / tataMolo, Titshala Molo, sisi / mamakunjani? kunjani?philile, enkosi philile, enkosikunjani, wena? kunjani, wena?philile nam, enkos’ philile nam, enkos’   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
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  1-21 Goodbyes 20.06.2023 2мин

    Good byes [21] Person going says:Stay - sala or salani (pl) well - kakuhlePerson staying says:Go - hamba or hambani (pl) well - kakuhle*,* kahle is also widely used, though strictly speaking it isisiZulu hamba/ni – go sala/ni – stayni - plural kakuhle – well **Another word to use is sobonana – we will see eachother (again)So - bona - nawe will see each other Additonal words in good-bye:From English: Sharp BhayibhayiIt’s ok - Kulungile Yes - Ewe   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
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  1-22 Excuse Me, Sorry 20.06.2023

  Excuse Me [22] Excuse me, sorry, pardon, peace are all the same word - uxolo sorry - uxolo excuse me - uxolobeg your pardon - uxolo peace - uxoloExcuse me, I don’t know Uxolo, andiyaz   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
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  1-23 Vocab Recap 20.06.2023 1мин

  Vocab recap [23] how’s it? – kunjani? well – philileyourself – wena me too – namsit down – hlala phantsi excuse me – uxoloI’m sorry, teacher – uxolo, titshalaI don’t know – andiyaziexcuse me, I don’t know – uxolo, andiyazihelp – ncedaa little – kancinci a lot – kakhuluwell – kakuhle beautifully - kakuhleyes – ewe no – hayithank you, enkos thanks a lot – enkos kakhulunow – ngoku its good – kulungileit is ok – kulungile its right – kulungileits fine – kulungile Sharp!   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
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  1-24 Lesson 1 Convo Breakdown 20.06.2023 1мин

   Lesson 1 Conversation - Greeting and Good-bye [24-25] (The male teacher [Titshala] greets the students[abafundi])1. T: Hello (pl) Students T: Molweni, Bafundi2. A: Hello Teacher A: Molo, Titshala3. T: How’s it?? T: kunjani?4. A: Well, thanks, A: philile, enkosi5. How is it, yourself? kunjani, wena?6. T: Fine also, thank you. T: philile nam, enkos’7. Go well (plural) hambani kakuhle8. A: Stay well, Titshala A: Sala kakuhle, titshala9. T: We will see each other T: Sobonana10. A: Yes, goodbye. A: Ewe, bhabhayi.   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