Dialogue

Busisiwe: We, Zanele, uphi udadewenu?

Zanele: Uye esitolo. Uzolithenga iphephandaba likababa.

Busisiwe: Uzobuya nini?

Zanele: Angazi kahle, kodwa ngithi ngo-4.

Busisiwe: Mtshele, angishayele ucingo. Nali inombolo lami. Ngifuna ukwazi

uma yena unebhuku lesiNgisi.

Zanele: Kulungile, ngizomtshela futhi ngizomnika inombolo lakho locingo.

Busisiwe: Ngiyabonga. Ake ungikhonzele abazali bakho.

Zanele: Ngiyakubonga. Sala kahle.

Vocabulary

We Zanele hey Zanele
Uphi where is
Udadewenu your sister
Uye she went
Esitolo to the shop
Uzothenga she will buy
Iphephandaba newspaper
Likababa of dad (dad’s)
Uzobuya she will come back
Nini when
Angazi I don’t know
Kahle well
Kodwa but
Ngithi I think? I would say
Ngo-4 at 4 o’clock
Mtshele tell her
Angishayele to phone me
Ucingo telephone
Nali here is
Inombolo number
Lami my
Ngifuna I want
Ukwazi to know
Uma if
Yena unebhuku she has a book
LesiNgisi ‘of’ English
Kulungili it is okay
Ngizomtshela I will tell her
Futhi and
Ngizomnika I will give her
Inombolo number
Lakho your
Locingo of the telephone
Ngiyabonga thank you
Ungikhonzele send my regards
Abazali parents
Bakho your
Ngiyakubonga I thank you
Sala kahle good bye