Schedule & Booking

1. Masihlangane ngomso kusasa ngentsimbi yeshumi

   ma-si-hlangane ngo-mso ku-sasa nge-ntsimbi ye-shumi

   Let's meet tomorrow morning at ten

   Usage

   Arranging a meeting for the next morning

   Grammar Note

   ngentsimbi is the time expression "at ~ o'clock"

2. Iyasuka nini i-train?

   i-ya-suka nini i-train?

   When does the train depart?

   Usage

   Asking about the train departure time

   Grammar Note

   iyasuka is the present "departs/leaves"

3. Ukhululekile namhlanje ngokuhlwa?

   u-khululekile namhlanje ngo-ku-hlwa?

   Are you free this evening?

   Usage

   Asking a friend if they are free in the evening

   Grammar Note

   ukhululekile is the stative perfect "is free/available"

4. Kudliwa ebusuku namhlanje

   ku-dliwa e-bu-suku namhlanje

   There is dinner tonight

   Usage

   Informing about dinner plans for tonight

   Grammar Note

   kudliwa is the passive "there is eating/food is eaten"

5. I-tour iqala ngentsimbi yesithoba

   i-tour i-qala nge-ntsimbi ye-sithoba

   The tour starts at nine o'clock

   Usage

   Announcing the tour start time

   Grammar Note

   ngentsimbi yesithoba is the time expression "at nine o'clock"

6. Ixesha lokuphuma nini?

   i-xesha loku-phuma nini?

   When is check-out time?

   Usage

   Asking about check-out time at a hotel

   Grammar Note

   nini is the temporal question word "when"

7. Kufuneka ulinde isiqingatha seyure

   ku-funeka u-linde i-siqingatha se-yure

   You need to wait about half an hour

   Usage

   Informing about a waiting period

   Grammar Note

   kufuneka is the impersonal necessity "it is necessary to"

8. Iye yahlehla

   i-ye ya-hlehla

   It has been postponed

   Usage

   Informing that something has been postponed

   Grammar Note

   iye is a perfect auxiliary indicating a completed action

9. Iplan ilungile

   i-plan i-lungile

   The plan is ready

   Usage

   Confirming that the plan is ready

   Grammar Note

   ilungile is the stative perfect "is ready/in order"

10. Bhukha ngaphambili

    bhukha nga-phambili

    Please book in advance

    Usage

    Advising someone to make an advance booking

    Grammar Note

    bhukha is a loan verb from English "to book"

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