FamilyXhosa words
by DuoCards
ukumanga
kiss
Wamanga emlonyeni.
abatshatile abatsha
newlyweds
Ihotele inenqanaba lesaphulelo esikhethekileyo sabatshatile abatsha.
umzali wokuthatha
adoptive parent
Abazali abaninzi bokuthatha babelana ngamava abo ukuze bancede abanye baqonde inkqubo yokuthatha.
usapho olungelulo olokuzalwa
a stepfamily
Babebhiyozela iholide yabo yokuqala kunye njengosapho olungelulo olokuzalwa.
intombazana
girl
Igama lentombazana nguSally.
umthombiso
christening ceremony
Siza kuya kumthombiso womntakwethu ngoMgqibelo.
iholide yosana
honeymoon
Baya eGrisi kwi iholide yosana yabo.
ukuzibandakanya
get engaged
Bagqiba ukuzibandakanya emva kokuthandana iminyaka emibini.
impikiswano
dispute
Emva kwempikiswano, bagqiba kwelokuba babe ngabahlobo kwakhona.
umkhwenyana
groom
Umkhwenyana wayebonakala echwayitile kakhulu ngomhla womtshato wakhe.
usapho
family
Ndivela kusapho olukhulu - ndinabazalwana abathathu noodade ababini.
umtshato
wedding
Unamabhinqa amabini emtshatweni wakhe wokuqala.
ukuthandana
fall in love with each other
Wathandana naye ngexesha leholide yabo yasehlotyeni.
utata ongamzalanga
stepfather
Utata ongamzalanga wandifundisa ukuqhuba ibhayisekile.
izalamane
relatives
Zonke izalamane zakhe ezikufutshane zeza emtshatweni.
Ukuvana kakuhle nomntu
Getting along well with someone
Ukuvana kakuhle nabanye abantu.
umakoti
bride
Sahamba siyokuthenga kunye, kwaye umakoti wam wafumana ilokhwe entle.
umamazala
mother-in-law
Ndiyaqondana kakuhle nomamazala wam.
utata womtshato
father-in-law
Simemele utata womtshato kumthendeleko womtshato wethu.
abazali bokuzalwa
biological parents
Kwezinye iimeko, abazali bokuzalwa banokukhetha ukunika umntwana wabo ukuba athathwe.
Umntakwabo
His or her sibling
Ndinabantakwethu abane: oobhuti abathathu kunye nodade.
ikhaya labalupheleyo
nursing home
Ikhaya labalupheleyo libonelela ngenkathalo egqwesileyo kubahlali balo.
uqhawulo-mtshato
divorce
Wavakalelwa kukhululeka xa uqhawulo-mtshato lwagqitywa ekugqibeleni.
ukondla
feed
Abantwana bayakuthanda ukondla iidada isonka.
umyeni
husband
Wadibana nomyeni wakhe wexesha elizayo eyunivesithi.
ukuncanca
pamper
Wazincanca ngosuku olunye e-spa.
utatomkhulu
grandfather
Utatokhulu wam ungumpheki omkhulu.
inzala
offspring
Wonke umzali ufuna okona kulungileyo kwinzala yakhe.
Uqhawule umtshato
He divorced
Okokugqibela ndakuva babesele beqhawula umtshato.
ubuntwana
childhood
Ubuntwana bakhe babuzaliswe ziindwendwe kunye nokonwaba.
ukuncancisa
breastfeed
Umama wagqiba ekubeni ancancise usana lwakhe.
usana
baby
Umama wathuthuzela usana lwakhe walulala.
ubudlelwane
relationship
Ubudlelwane bakhe nabazali bakhe buphucuke ngokuhamba kwexesha.
umhlobo
friend
Uhlala ekhona kum; ungumhlobo oyinyaniso.
ukhulelwe
she is pregnant
Usisi wam ukhulelwe ngamawele.
umgcini womntwana
babysitter
Sifuna ukufumana umgcini womntwana ngoMgqibelo ebusuku.
umfazi
wife
Umthanda kakhulu umfazi wakhe.
umtshakazi
bride
Umtshakazi nomyeni babhala izifungo zabo zomtshato.
abazukulwana
grandchildren
Sithathe abazukulwana saya nabo e-zoo.
usapho olunomzali omnye
a single-parent family
Iintsapho ezininzi ezinabazali abanye zijongene nemingeni yezemali.
umthandi
lover
Babe ngabangane phambi kokuba babe ngabathandi.
ukunyamekela
take care of
Ndifanele ukunyamekela umninawa wam xa abazali bam bengenayo.
umama
mother
Ungumama wabantwana abathathu kwaye ulawula ixesha lakhe kakuhle kakhulu.
utata
father
Utata wam wayendithatha siye kumbukela ibhola rhoqo ngoMgqibelo.
umntwana osakhulayo
toddler
Kubalulekile ukugcina umntwana osakhulayo esweni xa ekufutshane nezitepsi.
isizukulwana
generation
Isizukulwana ngasinye sineengxaki nezinto eziphumelele kuzo.
umhlalaphantsi
pensioner
Abahlalaphantsi abaninzi bayakuthanda ukuhamba ngexesha elingezizo iiveki ezixakekileyo.
ukutshintsha iimpahla zangaphantsi zomntwana
to change the baby's diapers
Ndifuna ukutshintsha iimpahla zangaphantsi zomntwana ngaphambi kokuba siphume.
itheko losapho
family party
Kwitheko losapho, wonke umntu wazisa isidlo abasithandayo ukuze basabelane.
inkwenkwe
boy
Kukho inkwenkwe entsha eklasini yam.
umtshana obhinqileyo
niece
Yonke iminyaka yokuzalwa, ndithengela umtshana obhinqileyo isipho esikhethekileyo.
umthi wosapho
family tree
Utitshala wam usicele ukuba sibhale umthi wosapho lwethu njengomsebenzi wasekhaya.
umzukulwana
grandchild
Wathenga isipho esikhethekileyo sosuku lokuzalwa lomzukulwana wakhe.
abazali
parents
Ndiza kudibana nabazali bakaRichard okokuqala ngale mpelaveki.
umzala wesithili
distant nephew
Ndithengele umzala wesithili wam isipho sosuku lwakhe lokuzalwa.
umama ongamzalanga
stepmother
Umama ongamzalanga usenzela ezona cookies zimnandi rhoqo ngeempelaveki.
umakhulu
grandmother
Bobabini oomakhulu bam babeseSkotlani.
intsapho yemveli
traditional family
Kwezinye iinkcubeko, intsapho yemveli ixatyiswa kakhulu kwaye ihlonitshwa.
ukutshata
get married
UPaul watshata noLucy kwiminyaka emine edlulileyo.
isibini
couple
Urhulumente kufuneka anike uncedo olungakumbi kwizibini ezincinci ezithenga ikhaya lazo lokuqala.
ukwahlukana
split up
Wahlukana nesoka lakhe kwiveki ephelileyo.
intombi
girlfriend
Wandazisa kwintombi yakhe ephathini.
umntwana oyedwa
only child
Wakhulela engumntwana oyedwa kwaye wayehlala enqwenela ukuba nabantakwabo.
umfana oselula
young man
Ukuba ngumfana oselula kunokuba mnandi kwaye kunzima.
indwendwe
guest
Iindwendwe ezili-150 zazimenywe emtshatweni.
ukuzala
give birth
Uza kuzala kwinyanga ezayo.
ukhokho
great-grandparent
Kwakukho imifanekiso yokhokho bakhe ezindongeni zegumbi.
umntu omaziyo
someone you know
Unabantu abaninzi abamaziyo emsebenzini, kodwa unabangane abambalwa abasenyongweni.
umakhelwane
neighbor
Umakhelwane wam undincedile ukuthwala iimpahla zam.
amawele
twins
Amawele abhiyozela usuku lwabo lokuzalwa kunye kule mpelaveki.
umhlali-ndawonye
roommate
UJean wayengumhlali-ndawonye wam ngonyaka wethu wokuqala ekholejini.
ukumbatha
embrace
Emva kosuku olude, ndifuna nje ukumbatha inja yam.
Tata
Dad
Ungandilanda epatini ngokuhlwa, Tata?
Mama
Mom
UMama wenza iikuki ezilungileyo ehlabathini lonke.
ubhaptizo
baptism
Babambe ubhaptizo lomntwana wabo ecaweni ngeCawe ephelileyo.
umama omninakhulu
godmother
Ndihlala ndikwazi ukuthembela kumama omninakhulu wam ngeengcebiso.
umntwanekazi
goddaughter
Umakazi wam ngumalume wam, kwaye ndingumntwanekazi wakhe.
umntakwabo ongasemzini
his stepbrother
Ngamanye amaxesha, mna nomntakwabo ongasemzini siyaxabana, kodwa sihlala sixolelana.
udadewethu ongamzalwana
my stepsister
Mna nodadewethu ongamzalwana sithanda ukudlala imidlalo yevidiyo kunye.
ngaphandle komtshato
out of wedlock
Wagqiba ekubeni akhulise umntwana wakhe ngaphandle komtshato.
ukuphikisana phakathi kwabo
to argue among themselves
Abantwana baqala ukuphikisana phakathi kwabo malunga nomdlalo abaza kuwudlala.
ukuqhawuka
break up
Usandul’ ukuqhawuka nesoka lakhe.
akathembekanga
he is unfaithful
Iimbali ezininzi kwiimuvi ziphonononga umxholo wobudlelwane obungakathembekanga.
ukukopa
cheat
Waziva ebuhlungu xa wafumanisa ukuba wamkopa.
umngcwabo
funeral
Abantu abaninzi baye kumngcwabo ukubonisa inkxaso yabo kusapho.
umhlolokazi
widow
Njengomhlolokazi, wafumana amandla kubahlobo bakhe nakwintsapho yakhe.
umhlolokazi wesilisa
widower
Njengomhlolokazi wesilisa, wayedla ngokwabelana ngamabali ngenkosikazi yakhe engasekhoyo nabantwana bakhe.
umntwana owamkelweyo
adopted child
Ungumntwana owamkelweyo ozisa uvuyo kusapho lwakhe olutsha.
umzali wokukhulisa
foster parent
Waba ngumzali wokukhulisa ukunceda abantwana abasweleyo.
umntwana wokukhulisa
foster child
Umntwana wokukhulisa wayechulumancile ukuqala isikolo edolophini entsha.