First Xhosa lesson

[Dulli0815]

Maximum respect haha, dude you seem so nice! I wanna follow your course!

[adoodacop]

Are all Xhosa, nice people like you buddy?

thanks for the lessons

[MonsieurMercredi]

@XhosaKhaya, I recognized the word "Ngubani," because the "Shaka Zulu" character said that to the "Whites" when he met them in the movie. I don't have a desire to learn the language, but I view these videos to watch you, because you have personality. You're not annoying like some YouTubers.

[souloperator]

Thank you for starting this vlog. I look forward to watching and learnign from you.

[magdelaina]

you are such a beautiful person!

[LadyLynnaea]

Languages are not my strong point, but I love trying to learn them. Thank you so much for sharing with the world. You really are a good teacher.

[RoxyGurl330]

i love how u click when u say the word "Xhosa"

[TheKekeli]

So i'm from ghana and we got this satellite that let us catch etv and i fell in love with the Rythm city show. then i fell in love with the languages and how they mix it with english. And i want to learn at least one south african language. Glad i found your channel!!

[PipG1rl]

thank you dude !

[annamh21]

Unjani Khaya! We are researching for a speech on Namibia and now there's a little school in NZ trying hard to click their way through the day.Maximum respect!

[UltimateConnor]

@annamh21 namibia? retard

[andreykovo]

gosh! you have awesome teeth!

[NamelessHill]

'maximum respect' is my new hello

[thenji9]

its so great to here isixhosa wen u are so far away from home.ndiyabulela sani for this one

[Darkdemonoflite]

You are gorgeous! great vid! Mi mama is teaching me some of these words . you area better teacher tho. lol!

[jslw9395]

I like the typed words with the pronunciation. You make this easy. Thank you Jackie

[sahlongatto]

you're handsome!!!!!

[CamyCurious]

Cool :) Thank you for this video :) I needed it for a speech in english at my school :) I talked about Xhosa, the people in S.A.. So i started it with MOLO and so all eyes on me ;)

greets from Germany :D

[Wanjiku94]

Surprising to say Xhosa and Swahili are very similar languages, i can understand some of what you are saying

[AfricanDiasporaWar]

Xhosa - so beautiful but so hard for English speakers!

[Deeelon9]

Igama Lam Dylan ;)

[Deeelon9]

yes yes yes

[kaistheman69]

press 7 repeatedly

[stefanojesse]

thanks khaya, cool video! ndiyabulela :)

[nicodiegrootte]

Me = white afrikaans male trying to learn Xhosa. Thanks for the vids Khaya! Baie Dankie :)

[nicodiegrootte]

Me = white afrikaans male trying to learn Xhosa. Thanks for the vids Khaya! Baie Dankie :)

[invis45]

This should replace French in my school

This would be alot more fun

I'd just walk around the school talking in click. And no one would know what I am saying (but my class would know)

[freakman707]

this is such a beautiful language, i'd rather learn this than french any day.

[BlueLink67]

Awesome!

[noiretbeau]

oh i am supposed to be learning NOT thinking sexy thoughts about your smile:-)

[miss01piggy]

I love this language it's so lyrical and it paints a story with words that I ,sadly, can't understand. but I wish I could because I truely desire to have the key to understanding and uttering this language. tank you for this very helpful 1st lesson I hope you'll make many more videos like this one =)

[hopefulfaces1]

Thank you so much for the lessons. A very dear friend of ours is Xhosa speaking and we've had the privilege of hosting him in our home for a month. Everyone, and I do mean everyone, has been AMAZED at this truly beautiful language! And we're all trying to do the clicks.

[QueinSiingah]

LOVE IT KHAYA..

MORE MORE MORE SAY MORE THINGS

PLEASE!

[KuraixOji]

Molo! Igama lam ngu Kurai.

[clueless301]

=].. Great teeth.

[Ariusa]

i like your smile :)

[sudanesgal]

the only think i understood from ur introduction is abandu ,which it means people right?or am i wrong .

cus inl luganda (the language of the baganda tribe in uganda),they say abantu which it means people too .

[FreestylSplintaBball]

Molo... Igama lam ngu Nathanael... Unjani Khaya? dude this is ace I've bin searchin the net 4 weeks to learn african and this is 1 thing I've managed to work with plz mke more of these

[emopufferfish]

@FreestylSplintaBball African ?

[Theblackbarbie698]

this is the most amazing language eva!! it is 1 of my tribes but i cant speak the language?? i got sum learning to do!!

[Lys1944]

Hiper maneiro....!....mas difícil!!!!

[abbyallmuzik]

I love your language!!

[HaitianMuslim]

Wow! I always heard/read the word 'xhosa' in different parts of writings that spoke of african languages. I always wondered why the 'x' in 'xhosa' and what sound it makes. I never knew about xhosa's beautiful and fascinating 'click' sounds until today! I never knew a languages that a language like this existed! It's so different! I definitely would like to learn it!!!

[pimpette93]

I just love your language, just wish I had somebody to practise it with.

[kepitfresh135]

nice, i love this language!!!

[benbmormon]

Yes! thank you. Enkosi! I wish i had these lessons before I went to South Africa. Next time I'll go a little more prepared.

[monkeipeg]

So beautiful!! I want personal lessons!

[skarlbiog]

more! more lessons! you do a good job.

[7jack7]

Wunderbar

[hexe966]

awesome

[Janissary35]

nxolisen nxapa

[LittleWhiteShoes]

Thanks soo much! Such an awesome language you speak!!

[LittleWhiteShoes]

Thank you so much!! I've got a school project to do for my World Cultures and Geography class (we have to study a culture) and I automatically chose the Kalahari Bushman (San). Do you know if they speak Xhosa?

[hectorsfreiheit]

Nice, baie lekker

[MsCicena]

Thank you Khaya!

[jensmitten]

khaya - enkosi kakhulu!!! i lived in SA (eMonti) for a bit and picked up some xhosa, but since i returned to canada i haven't been able to keep up with it since nobody here speaks xhosa! please keep up the videos!

[ninima1988]

Enkosi!

for helping me learning this wonderful language of madiba

[octogirlpretty]

This is a gorgeous language...so full of the love for life. I hope it stays around forever, it is truely refreshing.

[lusisizwe]

"Ndiyavuya(I am glad) ukwazi(to know) ukuba(that) kukho(there are) abantu(people) abanomdla(showing interest) ekufundeni(in learning) isi-Xhosa.". Its a very rich languagde whose vocab includes just abount every sound that the human tongue can produce...hope you enjoy!!!...Ekse Kasper(Khaya) mfethu ndiyakusapota kuphulo lwakho

[Amaswidi]

thank you!!!! your lessons help me so much!!!! =)

[ChaelaBabii]

I am so glad that I stumbled across your videos! I leave for ZA in less than a month and this is so helpful!!!

Enkosi! :-)

[Delicross]

You are epic and I love you for that XD. I'm so glad I found your lessons <3

[jjqnario]

this is the COOLEST language ever... I want to learn this.

[Iker888]

reat vid man

respect

[ZFroggirl]

Thank you for doing this!

[strongfreeallie]

Thank you SO much! I leave for South Africa tomorrow. This will help so much.

[Amaizying]

i'm so going to learn this...

[BallerDunx]

I'm Half Australian, Half Greek.

I was born in Pretoria because my dad was a diplomat and mum traveled with him. I lived there for 1 year too!

[rockinfish14]

wow so cool!! can't wait to learn more =D!!

<3

[tung2sai]

Interesting language.

[ARTHEROPY]

neat o

[TeflonTron]

My friend was born in England but raised in South Africa and speaks English, Afrikaans, Zulu and Xhosa. They all sound wonderful to me.

[kiervol]

Hi. Thank you so much for this! I have been trying to learn isiZulu for a few years, but I am so bad. Even though I'm working on another language, this video is so great for the similarities and the pronunciation. Thank you!

[Thanassiss]

As a dentist I can confirm you have great teeth. I love your smiling, I miss smiling people here in the UK.

Thanks for the video, helps me with pronunciation, enkosi kakhulu!

[xswqazxc]

COPE TRIBALIST!! I used to enjoy your videos but not anymore since u are a tribalist this was the last one.

[prepschoolkid]

He clearly explains his reason for joining COPE in one of his videos and on his blog. He didnt join because he was a Xhosa.

[SaintDre7]

Your username suits your intelligence level very well preschoolkid

[MUSTSEEVID]

excellent teeth.  interesting. i would love to learn.

[Khakawave]

mnandi impangelo umninawa enkosi

nina

[oohlala102]

igama lam ngu Julia

[mixedpixel]

Igama lam ngu Regina :)

[Xelanderthomas]

molo ujani, Khaya? Cool.

[BobCubTAC]

Subscribed. I always thought that the native South Africans spoke Swahili. Apparently, I was incorrect. In what countries is Swahili spoken?

Xhosa sounds like a really cool language, though!

[Naniwa00]

Swahili is spoken in Kenya and Tanzania.

Very different from the Nguni and Sotho-Tswana languages spoken in South Africa.

[oohlala102]

well im from south africa and its not only swahili its zulu and xhosa and many others

[darkphoenixbc]

Do you encourage people to post video responses trying to use what you've learned, Khaya?

Oh, and molo, igama lam ngu Aaron.

Ulwimi olunye zange lonela! :)

[Taletale]

I'm watching the cricket and you're Khaya, and Ntini is Makhaya. Is Khaya short for Makhaya, or are they two different names, or does he just need a prefix because he's not as awesome as Khaya?

[gormendizer]

aaaaaaaaaahhhhh, awesome stuff, bra! I'm subscribing IMMEDIATELY :)

[johnnyramma]

SUBSCRIBED!!!....Great video Kyaha.!!

[Forntwa]

Xhosa is ok, but Shona is better.

[bloocutie55]

im from burundi so i speak kirundi. burundi is by rwanda and tanzania.

[Forntwa]

Yes I know where Burundi is I DO live in Africa!. It's a small and very poor place who I wouldn't wish my worst enemy to live in...

[bloocutie55]

yeah. it is pretty poor bcuz of all this civel war crap.

[Theblackbarbie698]

@Forntwa i think they are the same im shona and zulu by papers but my blood has three tribes zulu,zuru/shona and xhosa:)

[sudanesgal]

@Theblackbarbie698 three tribes?dem thats so cool ,do u speak all of the languages ?

[Theblackbarbie698]

@sudanesgal aargh sadly no :( i only speak 1 coz i grew up in zimbabwe and not south africa but im slowly learning.

[sudanesgal]

@Theblackbarbie698 thats so cool im still amazed that u came from three kind of african tribes ,at least u can speak one of ur tribal language .

[CitrusFruit]

holy shit there're clicks! That's awesome! :D

[johnnyramma]

Same thing i was gonna say.....Clicks rock dude!!!

[Vaaltuin]

Dankie! Enkosi! This is a very good idea - it frustrate me endlessly wanting to have a conversation in Xhosa but not being able to. My friends try teaching me in small steps. How about giving us a chance to repeat the words - blessings!

[missdivinestalls]

In addition to those phrases, it is also essential to learn the swear words of a given language. Will there be a lesson on the swear words and/or insults of Xhosa? ;p

[RoulinBrooks]

So the Xhosa word for "introduction" is "introduction"? The Xhosa language didn't have a word for "introduction" before there was an English influence?

[ivibeblk]

I am trying

[RiverBirch1967]

There is no way I could ever learn this, but it sounds cool to hear it.

[mwll518]

I like...

[antigeekess]

Groovy. How many languages do you speak, Khaya?

[ceciliaboo]

oh man

[THICKsmartnPRETTY]

are you recording in a box? looks like a box

[Arnidas]

fucking cool man

hell yeah

[medicinesocks]

molo, igama lam gnu rachel ;o)

[bjahava]

I lived in south africa for 5 years thats very similar to the way you say my name is in zulu, another language native to south africa

[yellowlabrador]

love it. naughty words are a good starting point too.

[ROBiNATORRR]

cool the pronounciation is like german, i should consider learning this language

[cheegum]

There is no Xhosa word for introduction :-o

Also there is no Xhosa word for Youtube!!!! :-o x2

[bjahava]

yes, no

[juliact]

Can we have some cultural background too? Like, what is the Xhosa population? And where are its geographical homelands? Etc...

[dcruze]

How many languages do you speak? I see there's 11 official languages in South Africa.

[dcruze]

Molo. Unjani? Igama lam ngu Jan. (målå. ondjani? ikamalam o jan.)

[prepschoolkid]

I'm guessing he speaks at least 2 languages.

[darkphoenixbc]

He also said in another video previously that he knows a little bit of Afrikaans. (Well, being in s.a. you couldn't help it I suppose.)

[CecoBg3]

Molo, igama lam ngu Ceco :D

[bliam7]

Molo! Igama lam ngu Liam

This is an awesome idea! Thanks for making the videos

[XhosaKhaya]

Pretty good!

[elegance212]

@XhosaKhaya i think this language is pretty cool.. but one question.. Why is it that in Xhosa u have exclamation marks and upside down exclamation marks beginning like a word or name like !Xobile... what is the purpose of the exclamation mark?

[hyperharajuku]

Molo, igama lam ngu Jake.

It's awesome that you set this account up ^^

[KatzayKat]

Awesome! :D

I subbed, can't wait next lesson :]

[Luvbeags]

Molo!

Igama Iam ngu Wendi

(Gosh, I hope I said that right, I hope I didn't just call myself stupid white girl or something LOL)

Khaya, this is AWESOME, I can hardly wait for the next video!

You much teach us Maximum Respect Everybody!

[medicinesocks]

love and respect! ok now i'll practice... what is occurring is the coolest most wonderful thing. thank you for being so badass, teacher!

[Jesiikuh]

theres clicks!!!!!!!

[playit2354]

good work:!

[BeeSoe1]

Molo, ingama lam Bryan

[XhosaKhaya]

Molo, igama lam ngu Bryan.

Just a slight correction :-)

[diuryl]

it's almsot like my native tongue(silozi).

ndiphilile/i'm alive

(in my tongue(directly)) nipilile= which means "i lived"

igama lakho= (in my tongue) "libiso lahao".

we're all "bantu" people aren't we?LOL!!!!

[BaldButWigged]

this is cool. good job khaya.

[matthewhugheswidnes]

Subbed.

[lisasimpson]

Love the description. :)