Oshikwanyama/Onda fya ondjala

Chapter 2

Onda fya ondjala!

Exercise 1
''Translate the following requests into Oshikwanyama. Example: I want to eat meat ? Onda hala okulya ombelela''


 * 1) I need a candle.
 * 2) I want to sleep.
 * 3) May I have a cup?
 * 4) I want to bathe. I need water, a basin, and body soap.
 * 5) I am hungry, I want to eat.
 * 6) I need a beer.

Quick Tips


 * There are no articles (a, an, the) in Oshikwanyama
 * There is no literal translation for “please” in Oshikwanyama. To express politeness, put kwafe nge or kwafelenge (“help me / help for me”) before what you want to say.
 * Alikana, a word commonly translated as “please”, adds a sense of urgency or exasperation to a request.

OMUKWANYAMA TA TI :~ Kape na okadila ihaka tilyana komulungu. ~ There is no bird that never gets ripe fruit on its lips. (Everyone is served [someday/somehow]. [Where’s mine?])