Internet & WiFi

1. Yintoni ipasiwedi ye-Wi-Fi?

   yi-ntoni i-pasiwedi ye-Wi-Fi?

   What is the Wi-Fi password?

   Usage

   Asking for the Wi-Fi password

   Grammar Note

   yintoni is the copulative question "what is it?"

2. I-intanethi icotha

   i-intanethi i-cotha

   The internet is slow

   Usage

   Reporting a slow internet connection

   Grammar Note

   icotha is the present form "is slow"

3. Ndifuna ukutshaja ifowuni yam

   ndi-funa uku-tshaja i-fowuni yam

   I need to charge my phone

   Usage

   Asking to charge a phone

   Grammar Note

   yam is the first-person possessive pronoun "my"

4. Ayikonekthi

   a-yi-konekthi

   It won't connect

   Usage

   Reporting a connection failure

   Grammar Note

   a-yi- is the third-person singular negative prefix "it doesn't"

5. Ikhona i-plug point apha?

   i-khona i-plug point apha?

   Is there a power outlet here?

   Usage

   Asking if a power outlet is available

   Grammar Note

   ikhona is the existential "there is/it exists"

6. Ndipe idilesi yakho ye-imeyile

   ndi-pe i-dilesi ya-kho ye-imeyile

   Give me your email address

   Usage

   Exchanging email addresses

   Grammar Note

   ndipe is a request form meaning "give me"

7. Ikhona i-Wi-Fi yasimahla apha?

   i-khona i-Wi-Fi ya-simahla apha?

   Is there free Wi-Fi here?

   Usage

   Checking if free Wi-Fi is available

   Grammar Note

   simahla is the Xhosa word for "free/gratis"

8. Ndingatshaja i-laptop yam apha?

   ndi-nga-tshaja i-laptop yam apha?

   Can I charge my laptop here?

   Usage

   Asking permission to charge a laptop

   Grammar Note

   ndi-nga is the first-person potential prefix "I can"

9. I-social media iyasebenza

   i-social media i-ya-sebenza

   Social media is working

   Usage

   Reporting that social media is accessible

   Grammar Note

   ya is the present tense emphasis/continuative marker

10. I-video call ayisebenzi

    i-video call a-yi-sebenzi

    Video call is not working

    Usage

    Reporting that a video call is not working

    Grammar Note

    a-yi- is the negative prefix for singular nouns "it doesn't"

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