Ek is lief vir my juffrou.
Ngiyamthanda uthisha wami.
Ndiyamthanda utitshala wam.
I love my teacher.
Sy is ’n goeie juffrou. Sy is vriendelik en geduldig.
Ubukeka kahle. Ufundisa kahle, unomusa nesineke.
Mhle, ufundisa kakuhle, unobuntu aze abe nomonde.
She is beautiful. She is
a good teacher. She is
kind and patient.
Sy het haar hare so mooi gevleg.
Namuhla, uzeluke kahle kakhulu izinwele zakhe.
Namhlanje, uziphothe kakuhle kakhulu iinwele zakhe.
She has braided her
hair very nicely today.
Sy het kleurvolle krale in haar hare gesit.
Futhi ufake nobuhlalu obunemibala emihle kakhulu.
Ufake namaso anemibala emihle kakhulu.
She has decorated her
hair with colourful
beads.
Haar krale is groen, wit, rooi en geel.
Buka ubuhlalu bakhe, buluhlaza, bumhlophe, bubomvu, buphuzi.
Khawubuke amaso akhe, aluhlaza, namhlophe, nabomvu, namthubi.
Her beads are green,
white, red, and yellow.
Ma, sal Ma asseblief my hare soos my juffrou s’n vleg?
Mama, nami ngicela ungeluke ngifane nothisha.
Mama, ndicela uphothe iinwele zam, nam ndifane notitshala.
Mom, please would you
braid my hair like my
teacher’s?
Wanneer ek ouer is, sal ek krale in my hare dra.
Ukuba sengimdala, ngabe ngiyabufaka nami ubuhlalu.
Ukuba bendimdala bendiza kunxiba amaso ezinweleni zam.
When I am older I will
also put beads in my
hair.
As ek eendag groot is gaan ek net soos my juffrou wees.
Nami ngiyafisa ukuba muhle ngifane nothisha wami!
Nam ndiyakurhalela ukuba mhle ndifane notitshala wam!
I will grow up to be just
like my teacher!