Food & Drinks

1. Ndifuna ukutya

   ndee-FOO-nah oo-KOO-tyah

   I want to eat

2. Ndifuna umngqusho

   ndee-FOO-nah oom-ng-KOO-shoh

   I want umngqusho (samp and beans — a traditional Xhosa dish)

3. Ndifuna umvubo

   ndee-FOO-nah oom-VOO-boh

   I want umvubo (sour porridge)

4. Isonka sishushu?

   ee-SOHN-kah see-SHOO-shoo

   Is the bread hot/warm?

5. Ndifuna inyama

   ndee-FOO-nah ee-NYAH-mah

   I want meat

6. Ndifuna isonka sikaJoni

   ndee-FOO-nah ee-SOHN-kah see-kah-JOH-nee

   I want white bread (Joni bread — a South African staple)

7. Ndifuna amasi

   ndee-FOO-nah ah-MAH-see

   I want amasi (cultured sour milk)

8. Ndinomoya wokutya — ndiyacela

   ndee-noh-MOH-yah woh-KOO-tyah ndee-yah-TSEH-lah

   I have an appetite — please (may I have some)

9. Ukutya kukuhle apha

   oo-KOO-tyah koo-KOO-hleh AH-phah

   The food here is good

10. Mandithathe i-braai

    mahn-dee-TAH-theh ee-braai

    Let me have a braai (South African barbecue)

11. Irayisi

    Rice (cooked)

12. Isonka

    Bread

13. Inyama

    Meat

14. Imifuno

    Vegetables

15. Isiqhamo

    Fruit

16. Isuphu

    Soup

17. Ukutya okubabayo

    Spicy food

18. Ukutya okuluhlaza

    Raw, uncooked food

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