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Decks in this class (63)

Garden and Agriculture
Chelola,
Hole,
Mice
80  cards
Kitchen
Pot,
Stove,
Kettle
83  cards
Faith
Brother member brethren,
In the flesh,
To worship admire
38  cards
Transportation
By foot,
By plane,
By motorcycle
10  cards
Conjunctions, Adverbs Etc.
Because,
Ukuze,
Kuwe
76  cards
Ngempelasonto
At the horse racing,
Did you win a lot of money,
No i wasted i threw out my money
91  cards
Exam Instructions
Answer these questions,
The first one is done,
Complete these sentences
5  cards
eSoweto
Soweto is a big place,
In some places,
Shack s
25  cards
Character
Luck,
Kindness,
Patience
13  cards
Police and Crime
To catch,
Catch him,
My bad luck
54  cards
Emuva Kokuphuza Ikhofi...
Before getting up,
Coffee is brought by his wife,
His wife
38  cards
Esitolo/ Shopping
Town,
I am going there,
I want to buy
61  cards
Introductions, Descriptions, Fact finding
To leave,
To trouble,
To tease
177  cards
Neighbourhood
Car,
Truck,
Family
49  cards
Holidays at the Beach, Reserve etc.
Bathing costume,
Beach,
Boogie board
111  cards
Business
Director s,
Manager s,
They are at a meeting
18  cards
Health and Sickness
I am not able,
Rotten,
In the bed
200  cards
Weather
Its cloudy,
Its sunny,
Its foggy
30  cards
Zulu Culture
Zulu hut,
Bend and enter,
Witch or wizard s
35  cards
Phone Calls and Invitations
He is not here,
Please hold on a moment,
Congratulations
103  cards
Baba Wethu/ The Lord's Prayer
Our father in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come
13  cards
Verbs "ela"
Come out to in go out,
Arrange for prepare for book for,
Do for make for act for
23  cards
Commands
Kindle the fire,
Count,
Tie
22  cards
Noun Class 1 um(u) aba; u; o
Married woman s,
Cousin s,
Preacher s
46  cards
Verbs
To beget,
To cultivate,
To carve
78  cards
Making a Fire
Remove the ash,
Throw out the ash,
Fetch paper and firewood and coal
14  cards
Questions
What did the people see,
What did they do,
And what else
46  cards
Emaphandleni/ Rural Areas
To scold,
To tear,
Shade
68  cards
Ezokuvakasha/ Tourism
Howick,
At home i am reading this book,
Where are there waterfalls that y...
31  cards
House Fire
We see the homestead,
The homestead burns,
We also see people
9  cards
Esikoleni/ At School
Learn well students,
Dont beg me,
Who is making noise
106  cards
Expressions
Be undisciplined disrespectful,
To make people lose respect for you,
To do in order to please
17  cards
Was it you?
It was me,
It was you,
It was he or she
18  cards
Alambile Amangundane
To increase,
Some cockroaches,
They are able to ama
69  cards
Noun Class 3, i ili ama
Hoe s,
Pipe smoke,
Candle s
43  cards
Noun Class 4, isi izi
Sand s,
Animal s,
Sore s
37  cards
Calendar
At sunrise,
At sunset,
At the beginning of the week
13  cards
Noun Class 5, in izin, im izim
Thing s,
House s,
Bird s
20  cards
Noun Class 6, u ulu, izin izim
Stick s,
Row list s,
Honey
22  cards
Noun Class 7, ubu
Face,
Bead s,
Beauty
15  cards
Noun Class 8, uku
comes from the verb
7  cards
eGaraji
To fill up,
To open,
To come closer
28  cards
Ejimini
Is everything going well,
No it is not going well,
I would like a temporary job
26  cards
Verbs beginning with vowels
To build,
To make do,
To refuse
15  cards
Verbs with one syllable
To stand,
To eat,
To hear
10  cards
Noun Class 2, umu imi
Finger s,
Leg s,
Tail s
39  cards
Giving Directions
Mother is going to have a party,
Her son got his bcom degree,
Umsizi
51  cards
Umlando/ Our History
He was born on 18 july 1918,
He was born in the transkei,
He grew up in qunu
48  cards
Sithenga Izingubo
I want to buy a dress,
Which size do you want,
I want size 34
47  cards
Adjectives
Wide,
Red,
Painful
24  cards
Bewukuphi Izolo?
Themba where were you yesterday,
I was at home,
I was sick
14  cards
iComrades
How was comrades,
It was difficult,
I thought that i will win
20  cards
Ngangingedwa oKhalamba
It was dark,
I was alone,
It was quiet
36  cards
Common Adjectives
Nice pretty beautiful,
Bad ugly,
Many
16  cards
Anginazo Izingubo Ezinhle
I will not go to the wedding,
You must go alone,
What are you saying
31  cards
Incwadi eya kuGogo
Everything went well,
We did not have any problems,
We saw many things along the way
22  cards
Emapulazini eNqutu
Storytales,
In fact,
Is a person who is sick
34  cards
Umdeni WakwaNdlovu
Orlando is in soweto,
Actually she is a nurse,
One girl
34  cards
Umsebenzi kaMama noBaba
Mother goes to work at different ...,
Sometimes she works in the day,
Some in the evening
36  cards
UDudu Ulahlekile
She is 4 years old,
Her mother does not agree,
The shop is not far
49  cards
Ngicela ukuya Ephathini
To patricias party,
Can you get me there,
You crazy why
24  cards
Stative Verbs
Fat khuluphala,
Tired khathala,
Injured limala
16  cards
Ikhaya Lami
My room,
I decorate it nicely,
It is clean
21  cards

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