Directions

1. Isitishi seloliwe siphi?

   i-sitishi se-loliwe si-phi?

   Where is the train station?

   Usage

   Asking for the train station location

   Grammar Note

   siphi = subject concord si- (agreeing with isitishi, class 7) + the interrogative stem -phi ("which / where")

2. Hamba ngqo

   hamba ngqo

   Go straight

   Usage

   Directing someone to go straight ahead

   Grammar Note

   hamba is the imperative of "to go/walk"

3. Jika ngasekunene

   jika nga-se-kunene

   Turn to the right

   Usage

   Directing someone to turn right

   Grammar Note

   nga is a directional preposition meaning "towards"

4. Jika ngasekhohlo

   jika nga-se-khohlo

   Turn to the left

   Usage

   Directing someone to turn left

   Grammar Note

   ekhohlo (left) and ekunene (right) are locative position words

5. Kukude kangakanani ukusuka apha?

   ku-kude kanga-kanani uku-suka apha?

   How far is it from here?

   Usage

   Asking about the distance from here

   Grammar Note

   kangakanani is the question word "how much/how far"

6. Khomba kule mephu

   khomba ku-le mephu

   Please point on the map

   Usage

   Asking someone to indicate on the map

   Grammar Note

   kule = ku- (locative "at/on") + le ("this"): "on this map". After the demonstrative le, the noun imephu drops its initial i- and appears as mephu

7. Ihotele ikufuphi

   i-hotele i-kufuphi

   The hotel is nearby

   Usage

   Saying the hotel is close by

   Grammar Note

   kufuphi is the locative adverb "nearby/close"

8. Jika ekunene kwi-crossroads

   jika e-kunene kwi-crossroads

   Turn right at the crossroads

   Usage

   Giving directions to turn at a crossroads

   Grammar Note

   kwi is the locative preposition "at/in"

9. Ikwisiphelo sendlela

   i-kwi-siphelo se-ndlela

   It is at the end of the road

   Usage

   Explaining a location at the end of the road

   Grammar Note

   se is the genitive connector "of" for class 7 nouns

10. Ndilahlekile

    ndi-lahlekile

    I am lost

    Usage

    Telling someone you are lost

    Grammar Note

    -ile is a perfect suffix indicating a completed state

11. Ekunene

    Right

    Usage

    Show "right" to a driver

12. Ekhohlo

    Left

    Usage

    Show "left" to a driver

13. Ngqo

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    Show that you want to keep going straight

14. Buyela umva

    Go back

    Usage

    Ask the driver to turn back

15. Yima!

    Stop

    Usage

    Ask the driver to stop here

16. Umntla

    North

    Usage

    Point out a compass direction on a map

17. Umzantsi

    South

    Usage

    Point out a compass direction on a map

18. Impuma

    East

    Usage

    Point out a compass direction on a map

19. Intshona

    West

    Usage

    Point out a compass direction on a map

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