isiXhosa - Everyday Conversation - Advanced (3/3)

Name: isiXhosa - Everyday Conversation - Advanced (3/3)
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An advanced guide to conversational Xhosa

Created byRon Endley

Last updated 7/2021

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What you'll learn

Speak proficiently in more advanced conversation
Be able to communicate confidently with a Xhosa speaking person
The mechanics of isiXhosa, enabling you to generate your own sentences

Course content

15 sections • 53 lectures • 5h 9m total length

The First Pronoun7:52
In this lecture, students will encounter the pronouns that represent all the different noun groups
The functions of the First Pronoun8:30
In this lecture, students will discover how the pronouns encountered in the previous lecture, are used.

Introducing the small group of adjectives7:37
This lecture introduces you to the 16 adjective stems belonging to this group and how they are linked to nouns to form descriptive phrases.
Analysing the small group9:04
In this lecture we will analyse the small group and illustrate sound changes that occur when linked to nouns in order to form descriptive phrases
Introducing the large group of adjectives11:50
The large group contains adjective stems too numerous to list. This lecture introduces the first sub-group and also illustrates the different links used with nouns to form descriptive phrases.
Comparing the two groups of adjectives6:57
Explore comparing isiXhosa adjectives by analyzing small and large adjective groups and their links, learn patterns for positive and negative forms, and build vocabulary from the PDAF list.
The larger group - sub-group 29:21
There are altogether four sub-groups making up the larger group of adjectives. This video discusses and illustrates the second sub-group.
The larger group - sub-group 37:00
This lecture illustrates the third of the four sub-groups making up the larger group of adjective stems. See the end of the PDF for relevant vocabulary
The larger group - sub-group 46:25
This lecture illustrates the last of the four sub-groups making up the large group of adjectives. Read the PDF to find the relevant vocabulary,

Which 15:56
Which 25:01
Learn isiXhosa everyday conversation by practicing which questions, identifying those you do not understand, and using demonstratives and verbs in examples like this spoon or that.
Which 35:58
Which 45:34
Which 57:46
Master isiXhosa noun prefixes and demonstratives through practical forms for these and those. Learn how to indicate locality and agreement, and practice with guided quizzes.
Which 68:31
Learn to form isiXhosa 'which' questions by matching question words with noun prefixes, pronouns, and identifying links, with varied responses across different prefix sets.

Verbal Relative 14:47
Learn to describe actions across present, past, and future tenses using verbal relative clauses in isiXhosa. Build 'who is' and 'who is not' sentences with noun descriptors.
Verbal Relative 28:22
Verbal Relative 36:01
Verbal Relative 45:32
Explore isiXhosa verbal relative clauses in the future tense with examples like the man who will work and the girl who will go home, including positive and negative forms.
Verbal Relative 56:44
Master isiXhosa verbal relative five, focusing on past tense constructions, verb endings with and without objects, and negation forms used to express did not across examples.
Verbal Relative 65:25
Explore verbal relative clauses in isiXhosa using past tense and negative forms, with 'who' constructions and verb endings across objects. The lesson reinforces pattern consistency through varied examples.

Participle 1
Participle 26:22
Participle 36:14
Participle 46:10
Explore isiXhosa participle 4 and how ing-verb forms change with subject links and trigger words, including negative constructions like 'they have not been smoking for a long time'.
Participle 53:47
Explore participle 5 in isiXhosa everyday conversation, presenting five examples of verbs ending in -ing, including negative forms and practical dialogue cues.
Participle 64:03
Explore isiXhosa participle 6 and the ing form, using the trigger say to express 'already' across present and past tenses with examples and varied subjects.

Reciprocity (each other)2:16
In this lecture, the suffix "-an" is used to express reciprocity
For, on behalf of2:24
In this lecture, the suffix "-el" is used to express for. on behalf of and motion towards
Causing an action to take place5:49
In this lecture the suffix "-is" is used to express the bringing about or causing of an action.
Expressing that something is doable3:09
In this lecture the suffix "-ek /-akal" is used to express that an action is doable

Requirements

Definitely prior knowledge and ideally having completed the Beginners (1/3) and Intermediate (2/3) courses
The course is the most effective if you are in a quite room where you are able to speak out loud

Description

This course is the last of three courses from Beginners to Intermediate to Advanced Conversational Xhosa.

The Advanced course includes 32 videos which can be completed at your own pace, it is completely up to you, you will have lifetime access to this course you may download the pdfs to take with you forever. The aim of this course is to build up a students conversational Xhosa and make you proficient in advanced conversation, it also covers important sections in everyday, practical topics.

The aim of this course is to upskill an intermediate speaker who is taking their next step on their journey to mastering the Xhoas language.

This course is also a useful introduction for medical practitioners wanting to better speak with Xhosa patients.

Who this course is for:

Anyone wanting to learn more advanced conversational Xhosa
Anyone visiting South Africa either medium or long term
Any South African wanting to acquire extensive communication skills for soical and occupational use
Anyone who has completed Course 2 - Everyday Conversation - Intermediate (2/3)

isiXhosa - Everyday Conversation - Advanced (3/3)

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Course content

The First Pronoun2 lectures • 16min

Expressing Superlatives1 lecture • 11min

Expressing "this. that, etc in isiXhosa2 lectures • 17min

Expressing quantities in isiXhosa2 lectures • 16min

Putting together "How to describe" using the two groups of isiXhosa adjectives7 lectures • 58min

Questions and Answers using "Which"6 lectures • 39min

Putting together actions "that take place"6 lectures • 37min

Verbs ending in "-ing" (also known as the Participle)6 lectures • 27min

What people "were doing" (also known as the Past Participle)2 lectures • 11min

Changing the verb meaning using suffixes4 lectures • 14min

Requirements

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