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I’m a Xhosa speaking person and I must say this is helpful because I keep bumping into people that ask me to teach them isiXhosa and this is a great reference I can share with them
Amapiano bright me here. I want to learn this beautiful language so that not only I can understand the words, but as a producer, I would like to begin to create amapiano music myself. You all ROCK!!! Uthando oluninzi oluvela eMelbourne Florida!
Please make the series longer! There are so few Xhosa lessons out there that are helpful and guide you to make the right pronunciation and you are helping me so much. Thank you Khanyi!
Hi Roselle. Thank you for your comment. Im posting new videos weekly now, every Wednesday morning. Check those out! Also let me know if you have any specific video suggestions 😉
So I just found you because I decided to treat my Wakanda fandom no different then any of my other fandoms... If I can learn some Klingon for Star Trek, some Elvish for Lord of the Rings and so on, I can most certainly learn some Xhosa! Both because of my love of the idea of Wakanda and the love of my beautiful people. Proud to be African.
I am so happy I found this channel. Since I got "unofficially" invited to be part of the clan and given the name Latswa I have felt it my duty to learn the language. I could only find reading courses but I need to focus on speaking and pronouncing. Also, it is a bit awkward sitting quietly in an hour-long family meeting not knowing what is being said. Thank you Khanyi for these
Thanks so much, this is exactly what I needed. I have a colleague here in Germany called Xolelwa from south africa and I really wanted to be able to pronounce her name better. Thanks for helping me practice!
I just started my first isiXhosa lesson right here with you. I am 60 years old and keen to learn to speak fluently by the end of this year. I will keep checking with Xhosa speaking friends whether I'm on the right track. Thank you Khanyi
I certainly miss the time at Langa / Capetown. I was fascinated experiencing live and language over there before the COVID-19 actions forced us back to Germany abruptly. Hope to visit again soon.
Thank you soooooo much from Washington, D.C., U.S.A.! I have thing to make these sounds and you just made it simple and understandable! I am trying so hard to learn this language! thank you!
This is SOOOOO GOOD and so very needed. Sometimes we give out here on RUclips, but please let us know if you ever do private classes as I would LOVE to take a course with you on learning this beautiful language. Please don't stop. We need you!
Nice, explanation, it's actually kinda doable. I was wondering how you whisper in this language. I can only make these sounds rather loud as an absolute beginner.
This got a instant subscribe, I've been looking for a class or app to help me learn to speak Xhosa but to no avail until I discovered this series of video lessons. I'd like to thank you for taking the time to record these lessons they are greatly appreciated.
I love the way you have put the clicks in. This makes it a little bit easier to pronounce most of the words that I had been finding difficult to pronounce. Thanks a lot.
Brilliant, that was VERY helpful! I've been wondering for years how these sounds could be pronounced - perfectly logical and doable the way you explained it. Thank you! 🙏
You teach very well. I started learning again. I learned basic Zulu 20 years ago so I have some foundation for Xhosa. The vowels and the clicks in Xhosa is interesting wow
I've been struggling to learn isiXhosa for a while now and just found your channel, thank you so much for doing this! Such a valuable resource, enkosi 🙏
African diasporans in America use several of those clicks when we’re being sassy/animated. We describe it as “sucking our teeth,” “kiki-ing,” etc. Hearing the “q” sound is reminiscent of the sound a young black girl makes while rolling her neck right before cussing someone out hahaha.
Hi Khanyi. I am starting with my first lesson. I am working and staying in a Xhosa speaking area. Thanks for this platform. I enjoyed lesson one and please keep up the good work.
Thanks for this video! After you explained the c, q and x I thought: I have this... but *then* you inserted the others... wow! That would take some getting used to. It's a beautiful language, though.
Wow fascinating! How do you say the clicks with the vowels I find myself sucking air in to do the click & exhaling air out to say the vowel, creating a gap in the sound 😅
LOL That Xhosa 'kr' sound still remains with the Afrikaans-speaking Coloureds in Western Cape areas like Piketberg who still pronoune r's exactly like that. (This is quite a bit North from Cape Town, Cape Town being where you find a lot of the more Asian Coloureds) e.g the word road is pronounced kroad.
I can mke the clicks alone but it's so difficult to put them in a word 😅 I hope I will learn something , I've lived in SA for an amazing year but didn't find anyone willing to teach me. Thank you so much, maybe one day I'll be able to come back to your beautiful country
This woman is incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is NO way..... absolutely no way I can do the Q sound....... been trying for days now, no chance to make the Q sound loud like hers...
I’ve added the Q click to my business name and I suspect some people don’t get it. It’s the exotic vibes for me. I will use it to get clients to click.
anyone feeling that this language is extremely hard Another episode of how foreigner talk would help us all lool (i am not criticizing the language, it do sounds very beautiful and of course different)
I speak IsiZulu and a light version of IsiXhosa because of living amongst them. I concur that it is hard but not like you can't learn it if you put an effort into practicing everyday. I suggest that you get the Tandem app and you'll find native speakers to practice with. This remains one of the most beautiful languages in this country by far.
I haven't gotten to putting many sentences together but it seems VERY easy because, being an English speaker, the letters are the same. I can see them and know how it sounds easily. And all I have to remember that's different are the clicks, which aren't foreign sounds to English speakers. We hear them growing up. We make them all the time. And all we do here is add a vowel attached.
For the x click you say to suck in - but how can you suck in air and simultaneously exhale for the accompanying a, e, o etc. sound? Do you mean suck in cheeks or tongue or what? Could you clarify in the comments please?
Hi Bruce, good question. It's quite tricky to explain cause as a native speaker I'm used to it and you kinda do both. So first try practicing the x sound with your mouth closed, clenched teeth and yes suck air from your cheeks. Then try bringing in vowel sounds also with mouth closed and from there it might be easier...Hope that helps 🙂
Hi Kelsey. Aah, just keep practicing 🙂 Not very similar...The Q is made with tongue at roof of mouth/front teeth. You have the slap the tongue pretty hard and try open mouth wide...Hope that helps🙂
Xhosa and Zulu are both classed as nguni languages, they are quite similar. Xhosa and Zulu are similar enough to be considered dialects of one language. Therefore, Xhosa and Zulu people frequently understand one another, even if they are each speaking their mother tongue. Both languages have "clicks" but IsiXhosa language have more clicks than IsiZulu.
I’m a Xhosa speaking person and I must say this is helpful because I keep bumping into people that ask me to teach them isiXhosa and this is a great reference I can share with them
Hi Lwandiso. Aah, thank you for the referrals, and also thanks for watching. Much appreciated.
What is isi xhoxa
@@Random-yh3jl Sorry, IsiXhosa?
or uyaxoka - you are lying. Or uxoxa - to argue/debate
Xhoasa is the OG beatboxers.
Good one 😅🙌🏾🙌🏾
what is a OG beatboxer???
Amapiano bright me here. I want to learn this beautiful language so that not only I can understand the words, but as a producer, I would like to begin to create amapiano music myself. You all ROCK!!! Uthando oluninzi oluvela eMelbourne Florida!
Again, my Spanish-speaking tongue cannot handle some awesomeness.
I am trying, and I hope I don't fail in the attempt.
I was surprised when I learned about this language, I always made all of these sounds since I was a kid but never knew they were used in a language
The language you've been yearning for since childhood...
I also do when i pretend some animals 🤣 i respect all the langueages
its 4am.... im pretty sure im going to wake my kids up because I decided to stay up and learn Xhosa lol.... I really need to get off quarantine lol
Same here. It's approaching midnight and my Xhosa click practice just woke up my daughter.
Please make the series longer! There are so few Xhosa lessons out there that are helpful and guide you to make the right pronunciation and you are helping me so much. Thank you Khanyi!
Hi Roselle. Thank you for your comment. Im posting new videos weekly now, every Wednesday morning. Check those out! Also let me know if you have any specific video suggestions 😉
So I just found you because I decided to treat my Wakanda fandom no different then any of my other fandoms... If I can learn some Klingon for Star Trek, some Elvish for Lord of the Rings and so on, I can most certainly learn some Xhosa! Both because of my love of the idea of Wakanda and the love of my beautiful people. Proud to be African.
Same here! I mostly want to pronounce peoples names correctly.
🗿 lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 RIGHT?!
Wakanda..? 💀
Bro what.
I am so happy I found this channel. Since I got "unofficially" invited to be part of the clan and given the name Latswa I have felt it my duty to learn the language. I could only find reading courses but I need to focus on speaking and pronouncing. Also, it is a bit awkward sitting quietly in an hour-long family meeting not knowing what is being said. Thank you Khanyi for these
Thanks so much, this is exactly what I needed. I have a colleague here in Germany called Xolelwa from south africa and I really wanted to be able to pronounce her name better. Thanks for helping me practice!
I just started my first isiXhosa lesson right here with you. I am 60 years old and keen to learn to speak fluently by the end of this year. I will keep checking with Xhosa speaking friends whether I'm on the right track. Thank you Khanyi
I certainly miss the time at Langa / Capetown. I was fascinated experiencing live and language over there before the COVID-19 actions forced us back to Germany abruptly. Hope to visit again soon.
Thank you soooooo much from Washington, D.C., U.S.A.! I have thing to make these sounds and you just made it simple and understandable! I am trying so hard to learn this language! thank you!
This is SOOOOO GOOD and so very needed. Sometimes we give out here on RUclips, but please let us know if you ever do private classes as I would LOVE to take a course with you on learning this beautiful language. Please don't stop. We need you!
All Gents we need to protect this lady at all costs
what happened? is someone threatening her?
This lesson is amazing. Thanks for making the time to educate others 💜🙏🏻
Nice, explanation, it's actually kinda doable. I was wondering how you whisper in this language. I can only make these sounds rather loud as an absolute beginner.
Watch African Xhosa ASMR. She whispers and teaches
This got a instant subscribe, I've been looking for a class or app to help me learn to speak Xhosa but to no avail until I discovered this series of video lessons. I'd like to thank you for taking the time to record these lessons they are greatly appreciated.
These instructions are really clear and helpful! I have no background in Xhosa, so I need this
Thank you one day I will talk xhoza fluently
I love the way you have put the clicks in. This makes it a little bit easier to pronounce most of the words that I had been finding difficult to pronounce. Thanks a lot.
can you please make a video on how to pronounce the clicks ch, gc, ngc, xh, gx, ngx, qh, gq. Thanks
Brilliant, that was VERY helpful! I've been wondering for years how these sounds could be pronounced - perfectly logical and doable the way you explained it. Thank you! 🙏
i've never even thought about making clicks as part of a language, how unique. very cool and thank you for the video :)
You teach very well. I started learning again. I learned basic Zulu 20 years ago so I have some foundation for Xhosa. The vowels and the clicks in Xhosa is interesting wow
Molo apho ! 👋 Yes, Zulu is a good foundation for learning Xhosa. 🙂Thank you for your watching! Appreciate the feedback 👍
@@learnxhosawithkhanyi thanks for your message
Awesome language! You people are amazing!♥️
I've been struggling to learn isiXhosa for a while now and just found your channel, thank you so much for doing this! Such a valuable resource, enkosi 🙏
OMG this language is so beautiful!! ❤️❤️
Interesting language
Great video, I'm ready for my next lesson 👌💖
Bem didático! Parabéns pelo vídeo.
This is super interesting, thank you so much for making these lessons!
Thank you for this video, i am a Spanish native speaker and i am very interesting in this amazing language.
The best xhosa video. With you i managed to say something that looks like those clocks. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this! I’m learning Qongqothwane and this is very helpful. ❤
African diasporans in America use several of those clicks when we’re being sassy/animated. We describe it as “sucking our teeth,” “kiki-ing,” etc. Hearing the “q” sound is reminiscent of the sound a young black girl makes while rolling her neck right before cussing someone out hahaha.
Interesting, we have 4 cicks Damara and Nama people of 🇳🇦 !, #, / and // representing our clicks. Love your explanation
hello my friend, are you from Namibia? (sorry, I was sick when they taught flags in school). Do you speak Khoekhoegba?
@@SamuelLanghorn Yes it's my language. You will not learn much from school dear, we only learn someone else 's agenda.
@@ItsZandrabyGrace what does that mean? are you referring to the teaching of your native language in your official school?
@@SamuelLanghorn No, I meant school in general, don't mind me
@@ItsZandrabyGrace are you in Windhoek? are you a native Khoekhoe speaker?
Thx 🙏 I‘m from Austria and I‘d like to learn your language, because I love it 🥰
Hi Khanyi. I am starting with my first lesson. I am working and staying in a Xhosa speaking area. Thanks for this platform. I enjoyed lesson one and please keep up the good work.
This is so helpful. Thank you
Thank you Khanyi. I've just subscribed to your channel and look forward to learning Xhosa !!!!!
Thanks for this video! After you explained the c, q and x I thought: I have this... but *then* you inserted the others... wow! That would take some getting used to. It's a beautiful language, though.
سبحان الله
It's amazing. I think I would need an in-person tutor to learn that. Otherwise it would seem IMPOSSIBLE!!!
This is great. Thank you So much
The “Kr” sound will me go crazy 😅🥲
It is the type sound I cannot stand.
When my kids made that sound I was like 😖😖😖
So interesting and challenging!
Where have you been😭😭. It's been a while now, I've really missed your videos...❤
Hey doll! Thank you so much for watching. I'll be uploading more regularly now though :)
Damn I had it at the start 😂 thought I was a natural till you came in with the r sounds
@@nontrickpony 😅👏🏾 Nah, you got this! Keep going 💪
Thanks a lot, this is really helpful :)
this is a great explanation
Thank you for this! can't wait to start learning.
Thank you! 🙂👍 Posting a new video every Wednesday!
You're awesome 💯
Thanks for the intro lesson. I only wish I started this way earlier.
Thanks so much❤
I love South African languages so much lol. I used to live in SA ☺️
Thank you ma'am. I want to learn the language
Wow fascinating!
How do you say the clicks with the vowels
I find myself sucking air in to do the click & exhaling air out to say the vowel, creating a gap in the sound 😅
LOL That Xhosa 'kr' sound still remains with the Afrikaans-speaking Coloureds in Western Cape areas like Piketberg who still pronoune r's exactly like that.
(This is quite a bit North from Cape Town, Cape Town being where you find a lot of the more Asian Coloureds)
e.g the word road is pronounced kroad.
It's amazing
AMAZING!
Khanyi, please teach us more! I really want to speak the language properly. xx
Hi there! Thanks for watching and I now post a new lesson every Wednesday morning 🌄 Watch out for it!🙂🙂
This is so helpful, thank you❤
I can mke the clicks alone but it's so difficult to put them in a word 😅 I hope I will learn something , I've lived in SA for an amazing year but didn't find anyone willing to teach me. Thank you so much, maybe one day I'll be able to come back to your beautiful country
Thanks I like to learn Xhosa language because I'm in eastern cape
Thank you soo much
Nice video
It’s so beautiful and cool 😍
Thank you :)
Thank you. 🫶🏾
This woman is incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is NO way..... absolutely no way I can do the Q sound....... been trying for days now, no chance to make the Q sound loud like hers...
It’s crazy !
very useful!
Hi there! Thanks for watching. I post a new lesson every Wednesday morning 🌄 🙂🙂
Awesome! Enkosi Sis.
Thanks a lot. When is your second lesson hopefully coming?
wow you really know how to help this mlungu haha
thanks
Hi! Thanks for watching :)
I’ve added the Q click to my business name and I suspect some people don’t get it. It’s the exotic vibes for me. I will use it to get clients to click.
The C is most difficult for me but I will learn
wow I also know xhosa.
Hi Franco, glad you've learnt the language! :) :)
anyone feeling that this language is extremely hard
Another episode of how foreigner talk would help us all lool
(i am not criticizing the language, it do sounds very beautiful and of course different)
I speak IsiZulu and a light version of IsiXhosa because of living amongst them. I concur that it is hard but not like you can't learn it if you put an effort into practicing everyday. I suggest that you get the Tandem app and you'll find native speakers to practice with. This remains one of the most beautiful languages in this country by far.
I haven't gotten to putting many sentences together but it seems VERY easy because, being an English speaker, the letters are the same. I can see them and know how it sounds easily. And all I have to remember that's different are the clicks, which aren't foreign sounds to English speakers. We hear them growing up. We make them all the time. And all we do here is add a vowel attached.
kuqala apha 😜😂
🖤
It's funny how as kids some of us use to make these sounds
X seems like a slightly more intense version of C to me but I may get the difference better now.
the "c" clic means "no" here in sicilia :)!!
Lol in Tunisia it means "nah" too
ndiathanda isiXHosa kakhulu usuku oliunye ndiahamba umZantsi!
For the x click you say to suck in - but how can you suck in air and simultaneously exhale for the accompanying a, e, o etc. sound? Do you mean suck in cheeks or tongue or what? Could you clarify in the comments please?
Hi Bruce, good question. It's quite tricky to explain cause as a native speaker I'm used to it and you kinda do both. So first try practicing the x sound with your mouth closed, clenched teeth and yes suck air from your cheeks. Then try bringing in vowel sounds also with mouth closed and from there it might be easier...Hope that helps 🙂
This is cool...but difficult for folks with dentures.
oh yes the sweet tongue of my mothers
Hi , khanyi . I would like to teach your language . Is so beatiful .can you help me , please ? Thank you very much . Greetings from czech republic
Q is an explosion! How can you do it
Does the X and C kind of sound similar?
I'm struggling with the Q 😩
Hi Kelsey. Aah, just keep practicing 🙂 Not very similar...The Q is made with tongue at roof of mouth/front teeth. You have the slap the tongue pretty hard and try open mouth wide...Hope that helps🙂
can u do romantic saying in xhosa plss ???
like i love , you are beautiful , the love of my life , and baby ?
/About the letter "x"./ Is the tounge also inportant? :)
so is Xhosa different from the Zulu language? I'm started learning isiZulu on Duolingo because there is no isiXhosa. Please explain
Xhosa and Zulu are both classed as nguni languages, they are quite similar. Xhosa and Zulu are similar enough to be considered dialects of one language. Therefore, Xhosa and Zulu people frequently understand one another, even if they are each speaking their mother tongue.
Both languages have "clicks" but IsiXhosa language have more clicks than IsiZulu.
Harder than I thought...maintaining the vowel sound between the click...and that last sound, to make it different from the second...I'm sweating.
學而時習之啦
Love my gap
Really helpful. Hard to focus cause your so bright and beautiful, but info seems to be broken down and very insightful.
Hello! Thank you so much for watching. And I appreciate the positive feedback :)
Ya me zumban los dientes!!!