Ndiyamthanda utitshala wam.
Ngiyamthanda uthisha wami.
Ndiyamthanda utitshala wam.
I love my teacher.
Mhle, ufundisa kakuhle, unobuntu aze abe nomonde.
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.
Namhlanje, uziphothe kakuhle kakhulu iinwele zakhe.
Namuhla, uzeluke kahle kakhulu izinwele zakhe.
Namhlanje, uziphothe kakuhle kakhulu iinwele zakhe.
She has braided her
hair very nicely today.
Ufake namaso anemibala emihle kakhulu.
Futhi ufake nobuhlalu obunemibala emihle kakhulu.
Ufake namaso anemibala emihle kakhulu.
She has decorated her
hair with colourful
beads.
Khawubuke amaso akhe, aluhlaza, namhlophe, nabomvu, namthubi.
Buka ubuhlalu bakhe, buluhlaza, bumhlophe, bubomvu, buphuzi.
Khawubuke amaso akhe, aluhlaza, namhlophe, nabomvu, namthubi.
Her beads are green,
white, red, and yellow.
Mama, ndicela uphothe iinwele zam, nam ndifane notitshala.
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?
Ukuba bendimdala bendiza kunxiba amaso ezinweleni zam.
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.
Nam ndiyakurhalela ukuba mhle ndifane notitshala wam!
Nami ngiyafisa ukuba muhle ngifane nothisha wami!
Nam ndiyakurhalela ukuba mhle ndifane notitshala wam!
I will grow up to be just
like my teacher!