Xhosa — top 62 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Xhosa | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | hello (to one person) | |
| 2 | hello (to several) | |
| 3 | how are you? (one person) | |
| 4 | I'm well | |
| 5 | thank you | |
| 6 | thank you very much | |
| 7 | yes | |
| 8 | no | |
| 9 | please | |
| 10 | excuse me / sorry | |
| 11 | I request / may I have | |
| 12 | go well (goodbye) | |
| 13 | stay well (goodbye) | |
| 14 | okay / it's fine | |
| 15 | what is your name? | |
| 16 | my name is… | |
| 17 | person | |
| 18 | people | |
| 19 | woman / wife | |
| 20 | man / husband | |
| 21 | child | |
| 22 | father | |
| 23 | mother | |
| 24 | friend | |
| 25 | house | |
| 26 | home | |
| 27 | water | |
| 28 | food | |
| 29 | meat | |
| 30 | bread | |
| 31 | milk | |
| 32 | money | |
| 33 | work / job | |
| 34 | school | |
| 35 | book / letter | |
| 36 | car | |
| 37 | day | |
| 38 | night | |
| 39 | today | |
| 40 | tomorrow | |
| 41 | yesterday | |
| 42 | to eat | |
| 43 | to drink | |
| 44 | to go / walk | |
| 45 | to come | |
| 46 | to want | |
| 47 | to know | |
| 48 | to speak | |
| 49 | to see | |
| 50 | to hear / understand | |
| 51 | what? | |
| 52 | who? | |
| 53 | where? | |
| 54 | when? | |
| 55 | why? | |
| 56 | beautiful / good | |
| 57 | bad / ugly | |
| 58 | big | |
| 59 | small | |
| 60 | I love you | |
| 61 | I don't understand | |
| 62 | do you speak English? |