Ngiyamthanda uthisha wami.
Ngiyamthanda uthisha wami.
Ndiyamthanda utitshala wam.
I love my teacher.
Ubukeka kahle. Ufundisa kahle, unomusa nesineke.
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.
Namuhla, uzeluke kahle kakhulu izinwele zakhe.
Namuhla, uzeluke kahle kakhulu izinwele zakhe.
Namhlanje, uziphothe kakuhle kakhulu iinwele zakhe.
She has braided her
hair very nicely today.
Futhi ufake nobuhlalu obunemibala emihle kakhulu.
Futhi ufake nobuhlalu obunemibala emihle kakhulu.
Ufake namaso anemibala emihle kakhulu.
She has decorated her
hair with colourful
beads.
Buka ubuhlalu bakhe, buluhlaza, bumhlophe, bubomvu, buphuzi.
Buka ubuhlalu bakhe, buluhlaza, bumhlophe, bubomvu, buphuzi.
Khawubuke amaso akhe, aluhlaza, namhlophe, nabomvu, namthubi.
Her beads are green,
white, red, and yellow.
Mama, nami ngicela ungeluke ngifane nothisha.
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 sengimdala, ngabe ngiyabufaka nami ubuhlalu.
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.
Nami ngiyafisa ukuba muhle ngifane nothisha wami!
Nami ngiyafisa ukuba muhle ngifane nothisha wami!
Nam ndiyakurhalela ukuba mhle ndifane notitshala wam!
I will grow up to be just
like my teacher!