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Family

Kinship and friendship in English and isiNdebele.

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This is my family

Lo mndenami

This is my mother

Ngumma lo

This is my child

Mntanami lo

This is my father

Ngubaba lo

This is my wife

Ikosikazi yami le

This is my husband

Lo myenami

This is my friend

Mnganami lo

This is my best friend

Mnganami omkhulu lo

UKosabo is my best friend

UKosabo mnganami omkhulu

UKosabo is my younger brother

UKosabo ngumfowethu omncani

UKosabo is my older brother

UKosabo ngumnakwethu omkhulu

I love my mother

Umma ngiyamthanda

I love my father

Ngiyamthanda ubaba

I love my husband

Ngiyamthanda umyenami

I love my friend

Ngiyamthanda umnganami

I miss my family

Ngihlulukele umndenami

I miss my mother

Ngihlulukele umma

I miss my daughter

Ngihlulukele indodakazami

I miss my son

Ngihlulukele indodanami

I miss my father

Ngihlulukele ubaba

I miss my wife

Ngihlulukele iKosikazami

I miss my friend

Ngihlulukele umnganami

I miss my best friend

Ngihlulukele umnganami omkhulu

I have three sisters

Abodadwethu bathathu

I have two children

Nginabentwana ababili

I have one daughter and two sons

Nginendodakazi yinye namadodana amabili

I am having lunch with my family

Nginesidlo semini nomndenami

I am having lunch with my best friend

Nginesidlo semini nomnganami omkhulu

I am visiting my aunt

Ngivakatjhele uKghari

Father's sister

I am visiting my aunt

Ngivakatjhele uRhulu

Mother's older sister

I am visiting my aunt

Ngivakatjhele uMani

Mother's younger sister

I am visiting my uncle

Ngivakatjhele umalume

Mother's brother

I am visiting my uncle

Ngivakatjhele ubaba omkhulu

Father's older brother

I am visiting my uncle

Ngivakatjhele ubaba omncani

Father's younger brother

I am visiting my friend

Ngivakatjhele umnganami

I am visiting my grandparents

Ngivakatjhele ugogo nobamkhulu

I am visiting my grandmother

Ngivakatjhele ugogo

I am visiting my grandfather

Ngivakatjhele ubamkhulu

My older sister is a nurse

Udadwethu omkhulu umhlengikazi

My younger brother is in high school

Umfowethu omncani useskolweni samabanga aphezulu

Today is my daughter's birthday

Namhlanje lilanga lokubelethwa kwendodakazami

Today is my son’s birthday

Namhlanje lilanga lokubelethwa kwendodanami

Today is my friend’s birthday

Namhlanje lilanga lokubelethwa komnganami

My son is turning 2 today

Indodanami iqeda iminyaka emibili namhlanje

My daughter is turning 2 today

Indodakazami iqeda iminyaka emibili namhlanje

I love my wife

Ngiyamthanda uKosikazami

My in-laws stay in KwaMhlanga

Bebukhweni bami bahlala KwaMhlanga

My grandfather is a 100 years old

Ubamkhulu uneminyaka elikhulu

My grandmother is a 100 years old

Ugogo uneminyaka elikhulu

My great-grandfather is still alive

Ukhokho wami usaphila

My mother’s name is nguBadanile

Igama likamma nguBadanile

I love my family

Ngiyawuthanda umndenami

I love my daughter

Ngiyayithanda indodakazi yami

I love my son

Ngiyayithanda indodanami

I love my best friend

Ngiyamthanda umnganami omkhulu

I miss my husband

Ngihlulukele umyenami

My great-grandmother is still alive

Ukhokho wami usaphila

My grandmother loves me very much

Ugogo wami ungithanda khulu

My parents love me very much

Ababelethi bami bangithanda khulu

My parents are doing well

Ababelethi bami bayaphila