Xhosa: love & like = same word

[katiekawaii]

How does that fact of your language affect your experience, if at all? For example, some language studies have found that people who speak a language in which the same word is used for green and for blue actually have a hard time seeing any difference between the two colors in some instances. Having the experience of speaking Xhosa first and then learning English, did you find that you had to change the way you thought about like/love with English?

[Ocean9275]

love = ukuthanda

like = ukukholwa

Get it right buddy!!

[GioiaBianchi]

aw, you're really cute

:)

[godzilla45654]

omg i miss south africa so much. i live in canada now though.

[meunderwater92]

molo!!

This's awesome!! thank you!

I always wanna learn Xhosa and Zulu since I wanna go to South Africa so much!!

PS. The click still being my problem -_-"

enkosi

[gabsgobygab555]

i love you

south african pride!!!! mannn <3

[crazyanimal187]

i feel bad for you every one should know what the meaning of LOVE is

[alucardlubu]

basically the same thing in french

in french aimer means to like. but when people say i love you they say je t'aime. literally = i like you

[Matetsiman]

i am in like with you ! :D haha

[cityofmirrors]

It's interesting that love=like in Xhosa. In Spanish (my native language), the verb "to love" translates into "querer" which can also mean "want".

So when you tell someone "Te Quiero", it means "I love you", but it can also literally mean "I want you".

[LevonaDiedrich]

Thanks for shedding some light Khaya. 'Twas something that always baffled me... :-)

[GodOfTheInternets]

I want to learn either Zulu or Xhosa. Which one is easier? anyone can help me out?

[ZFroggirl]

well... its pretty darn confusing in english as well. But thank you for some more xhosa

[Omelanin]

same is Zulu- one word for like and love. Its also "Thanda"

ecxept in Zulu "ndi" would be "ngi" ...and "isonka (bread) would be "isinkwa"

so it would go

"ngiyasithanda isinkwa" = I love/like bread

"Ngiyakuthanda" I love/like/am in love with you"

[LetusbFree]

in Swahili love/like is Penda

Ninakupenda - I'm in Love with you

[medicinesocks]

very cool and interesting. molo, khaya!

[LorienTheYounger]

What's your second language?

[TheEyesOfNye]

I love lamp.

[1mbali]

hiya ,you r very cute , similar to my friend Zulu . He is also from South Africa.Now he comeback to S.A. I like look at you.

Regards

[handsomeboy490]

hahahaha. same as swahili "napenda" means like or love. also kikamba, kikuyu, kimeru, teita, miji kenda, pokomo, luhya, oh the list is long but they all are kenyan bantu languages.

[poeven]

i deleted my old account and its subscriptions which made me forget you for a while..

didnt realise how much i missed you until now..

[darkphoenixbc]

Oh, and for all those who keep asking what Khaya's "second" language (between Xhosa and English) is, you must not be true Khaya fans! For he tells us in his other video it is Zulu, and he understands "a bit" of Afrikaans. (Ongelukkig, sommige van sy kykers nie selfs verstaan Engels nie! lol)

[darkphoenixbc]

It's also the same in Kernewek (or "Cornish", language of Cornwall), although the language has degree markers in its morphology; so I suppose adding the 'greater' degree marker would turn "I like you" into "I like you a lot" and in certain context could make the difference between "I like you" in a friendly way, and "I love you" in the romantic sense.

[abo808]

Iqaqa laziqikaqika kuqaqaqa eqawukeni laqhawuka uqhoqhoqho YAY!!!!

[ROOFDI3R]

I would love learn Xhosa. Its very hard though. I remember some stuff from school but not much. Khayav what is your second language? Surely not afrikaans? Sotho or Zulu maybe?

One question. Why, when I hear black south africans speak english, I dont hear them curse much. I've never really heard you guys use a word like "fuck". Do you curse in Xhosa? Why so little in English? Jeez you must probably think us white south africans are foul mouthed! I sure as fuck am! Lol!

[BobCubTAC]

You know, it's funny you mention this, because he did do a video a while back in which he did say "It's fucking weird," and it came out sounding like "fooking." LOL!

[RiverBirch1967]

Sounds like the Southern U.S. We say "I love mashed potatos" just like "I love my husband"

[JasonMelancon]

Very interesting video! The Xhosa people must be very enthusiastic about things.

[kj474]

that is the same as in kikuyu. in fact, in kikuyu, like, love and want are all the same word.

[majimbos1983]

Khaya, am dissapointed in you! You are South African and you can only speak 3 languages??What's wrong with the rest ..8 of them?hahaha

Kidding really, I can only speak 6 of the 11.

[tukuniata]

Xhosa love they don't like

[handsomeboy490]

lol

[Zantaer]

Isn't Xhosa also an herb that makes you dream? Also called "African Dream Herb" right?

[rowsdowersavesus]

Third language? What's the second?

[AntiJonasZone]

@rowsdowersavesus

Probably Afrikaans.

[tiasheababi]

thats really cool .

[Mecc07]

You are very animated, which is cool, but the English Language allows a lot of expression due to the fact that the vocabulary is so vast and still growing. My question: Is your (you) personality limited by your native tongue? Speaking Xhosa, can you express yourself like you do in English, in the manner that you do so?

[snaggletoofskitty]

I like and lOOOve this video. Thanks for sharing this info! I'm all about lOve, especially hearing it in different languages. lOve to you.

[LeFraz]

Its the same way in french.

[SquallCloud]

This was super fascinating. Thank you! The joke goes who are the only Africans who speak one language: African Americans. We don't know shit over these parts because we're so Westernized. I'm gonna put this in my faves and listen to it a few more times so I can get the hang of saying that. :D

[jessi330]

It's the same for French, you say love instead. There is no diminutive word for it.

[msphyl31]

You are very cute, but do you have a job? How do you have time to make all these videos??

[guiademsandrine]

i feel so ashamed coz im african n i can even speak my own language.south african is a grewat country ,in all the other african countries, people r doing their best to erase any trace of their roots coz they feel insecure about it,judge it too savage not enough civilized

i can fluenty speak english n french but not a word in my own language

[JeeprzCreepers56]

Cool!

[hyperharajuku]

That is really cool I love the fact that like and love are the same xD

[TheDoodlibop]

This was really cool! Make more please, I think you make a great teacher.

That smile always makes me happy! ^__^

[caitlinboo]

yay! i liked it... or loved it... :)

[BaldButWigged]

i have to learn this. thanks

[Armygoingwild]

Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.

[Raichu84]

WTF O.o

[izzardfan]

ahh nice one! i'd been learning French for some years, and they have a similar problem. 'je t'aime' is literally 'i like you' but it means 'i love you', and 'je t'adore' ought to mean i love you but it just means 'i like you'. confusing!!

[TimberGeek]

cool

[straub11]

if xhosa is your first language and english is your third language...whats the second language?

[bigmo11]

nice.

do you twitter Khaya?

[Garrison628]

Whats the opposite word for thando?

Well, Ndiyaku that...

No, but i do know a little Xhosa.. I will demonstrate:

Hmbeku Dun[click]tediki... Which means, Anti Mentality.

[somecallmejim]

Khayav,

Ndiyaku thanda.

Now try to guess how I intended that to go.

:-D

[izzardfan]

lol

[ZedBally]

that is some pretty cool language

[ChristopherMast]

So... um... when you start to like someone like on the third date do you not end up chasing them away 'cause they think you're an overcomittal freak? :)

[somecallmejim]

Better question - when you start to like a channel on YouTube, will you be able to defend yourself against the stalking charges?

[ChristopherMast]

Argh?

[BlasianChineseBoy]

Thanks for teaching Khaya!

[ramblingkid]

You are a great guy. Thanks for the vid.

[2of6Solutions]

Do the females have a way of saying "I like you but I am not in like with you"?

[mtzmtulivu]

i am from tanzanian(east africa) and i speak swahili .."i love you" in swahili is "nakupenda" ..swahili language doesnt also separate like and love ..there is only one word for them "penda" ..another thing that is strange is that we have two words "pole" and "samahani" that are totally different and used in different circumstances but both translate to one word in english, "sorry" ..

[PerthPete1]

Interesting that they are the same word. I wonder what a language specialist would make of this on a cultural level. If eskimoe's have 17 words for snow because of the different types, why is there only one word for like and love?

[evachinoy]

Awesome new video! Thanks for heeding my request on Facebook, hehe!

[sWeEtSkItTlez]

I speak Haitian creole and just like in xhosa we don't have two different words for like and love. There's only one word which is "remen".

[MattMystrieo]

English is a third language? So Xhosa is the first whats the second?

[Sorrytodisappointyou]

Afrikaans?

[Sugartalker]

So there I would never had those let downs from the ladies as a young man?

Example let down:

ST: I love you Suzy

Suzy: I like you ST

LOL

[BGenerous]

Oh I imagine Suzy would still make things clear.

Suzy: That's nice

Not that I've become cynical or anything. :)

[johee626]

wow...that clicking sound is different to me haha.

[kweencessX]

I speak Ndebele and Niyakutanda means I Love You =] pretty much the same thing.

[kweencessX]

It's crazy because all these languages are really similar. Like, I speak fluent Shona and some of the dialects are really similar to Ndebele so often when someone is speaking in Swahili or Xhosa I understand what they are saying since Ndebele is similar to those too. Kinda like some French and English...

[Tetsamaru]

haha japanese is the same thing, 1 word for Love and Like.

[bazbal]

Cool video. I love learning Xhosa words.

[khayav]

:-) ndiya zithanda iivideos zakho. That's how you'd say it! lol

Thanks - enkosi.

[clarissamellon]

@khayav so if I wanna write I love you it's gonna be ndiya gothanda?

[amjPeace]

The verb aimer serves as both love and like in French, as in "J'aime le pain." I like bread. Or "Je vous aime." I love you.

...and I do, "Ndiyaku thanda!"

[kiambas]

Khaya, same as in swahili:

penda= love

nakupenda sana= I love you very much; I like you very much

OR

ninakupenda= I love you; I like you

napenda mkate sana= I like/love bread very much!

Lakini, ninakupenda Khaya zaidi ya mkate!!

[LuCaRiOfan94]

awesome :]

[SWTPEA64]

WHEN IS PART 2??? :D

[crazyemenite]

indiago tanda ;)

[nocondition]

same word for like and love? that can be confusing

[hypothetisch]

in dutch you say love for things like bread aswell :)

[Stepper4life15]

very cool

[yellowlabrador]

I'm going to put you on a loop, saying I love you, I love you, I love you, It'll cheer me up on a miserable day.

[Niyz3x]

I have to say, I respect you. Keep the videos coming. I'd love to learn the language you speak.

[Stepper4life15]

heeeey u watch his vids too ehh?

[Niyz3x]

Yeah, I have a diverse subscription list. Khayav

is cool and I enjoy his videos. I'm all over the place when it comes to You Tube.

Peace and love sweet, keep that smile on, it transforms night to day.

[Stepper4life15]

me too..:-)

[i3kel]

awesome :)

whats your psn.....i want to pwn you at stuff :)

[khayav]

don't have one yet. my connection is slow so it would be pointles *sad face*

[i3kel]

:( *sends khayav fast dsl connection*

[SovietVision]

@i3kel

stfu get a life, not everyone plays your stupid little games

[TheBoomshine]

Awesome. I love the Xhosa videos.

[minorsincorporated]

Interesting. Cool!