Traveling with Kids

1. Ikhona inkundla yokudlala apha?

   i-khona i-nkundla yoku-dlala apha?

   Is there a playground here?

   Usage

   Looking for a playground while traveling with children

   Grammar Note

   yoku is the connective prefix "of/for doing"

2. Ninokutya kwabantwana?

   ni-no-kutya kwa-bantwana?

   Do you have food for children?

   Usage

   Asking about food for children at a restaurant

   Grammar Note

   nino is the second-person plural possession "you have"

3. Umntwana wam ulahlekile

   u-mntwana wam u-lahlekile

   My child is lost

   Usage

   Emergency phrase when a child is missing

   Grammar Note

   -ile is the perfect suffix indicating a state "has (been) ~"

4. Ikuphi isibhedlele sabantwana?

   i-kuphi i-sibhedlele sa-bantwana?

   Where is the children's hospital?

   Usage

   Looking for a children's hospital

   Grammar Note

   sa is the genitive connector "of" for isi- class nouns

5. Ninokutya kwesibelethi?

   ni-no-kutya kwe-sibelethi?

   Do you have baby food?

   Usage

   Looking for baby food

   Grammar Note

   kwe is the genitive connector "of"

6. Ndingalishintsha inapukeni apha?

   ndi-nga-li-shintsha i-napukeni apha?

   Can I change a diaper here?

   Usage

   Looking for a place to change a diaper

   Grammar Note

   "Inapukeni" (diaper), also used in Department of Basic Education material, is a class 5 noun. "Li-" is its object concord in "ndi-nga-li-shintsha" (I can change it).

7. Ikhona igumbi lokanyisa apha?

   i-khona i-gumbi loku-anyisa apha?

   Is there a breastfeeding room here?

   Usage

   A nursing mother looking for a feeding room

   Grammar Note

   loku is the connective "for the purpose of" with l- class nouns

8. Sinabantwana abancinci

   si-na-bantwana a-ba-ncinci

   We have small children

   Usage

   Telling a hotel you are traveling with young children

   Grammar Note

   si-na is the first-person plural possession "we have"

9. Le toy ifanelekile kwabantwana abancinci?

   le toy i-fanelekile kwa-bantwana a-ba-ncinci?

   Is this toy suitable for small children?

   Usage

   Checking if a toy is appropriate for young children

   Grammar Note

   ifanelekile is the stative perfect "is appropriate/suitable"

10. Ikhona i-discount kwiitikiti zabantwana?

    i-khona i-discount kwi-i-tikiti za-bantwana?

    Are there discounted tickets for children?

    Usage

    Asking about children's ticket discounts

    Grammar Note

    za is the plural genitive connector "of" for zi- class nouns

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