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Learn Xhosa for Kids — Free Words, Stories & Practice

Free Xhosa for children and families: first words, a quick quiz, side-by-side bilingual stories and 145 free picture books to read in Xhosa.

First words in Xhosa

Xhosa in Xhosa: IsiXhosa

Days of the week

Monday	Mvulo
Tuesday	Lwesibini
Wednesday	Lwesithathu
Thursday	Lwesine
Friday	Lwesihlanu
Saturday	Mgqibelo
Sunday	Cawe

Months of the year

January	Janyuwari
February	Februwari
March	Matshi
April	Epreli
May	Meyi
June	Juni
July	Julayi
August	Agasti
September	Septemba
October	Okthoba
November	Novemba
December	Disemba

Yesterday, today, tomorrow

yesterday	izolo
today	namhlanje
tomorrow	ngomso

Word lists from the Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR).

Bilingual stories — Xhosa side by side

Read the same picture book in Xhosa and another language, page by page. Great for learning new words in context.

Ukubala izilwanyanaXhosa + Nigerian Pidgin UTingi kunye NenkomoXhosa + Nigerian Pidgin Upalesa Uthanda IzityaloXhosa + Nigerian Pidgin Indoda Ende KakhuluXhosa + Nigerian Pidgin UBhokhwe, uNja, noNkomoXhosa + Nigerian Pidgin Unozibele Namanwele AmathathuXhosa + Nigerian Pidgin Ndiyathanda UkufundaXhosa + Hausa Izilwanyana zasekhayaXhosa + Hausa A Tiny Seed: The Story of Wangari MaathaiXhosa + Hausa Incwadi yemozuluXhosa + Yoruba IimvakaleloXhosa + Kiswahili Ingwenya elambileyoXhosa + Kiswahili Iimpahla zesikoloXhosa + Kiswahili IinweleXhosa + Kiswahili Umnakwethu Omncinci OlivilaXhosa + Kiswahili UkuphekaXhosa + Kiswahili Iphi ikati yam?Xhosa + Kiswahili Umzimba wamXhosa + Kiswahili Kutheni iiMvubu Zingenaboya NjeXhosa + Kiswahili Abantwana bekhandlelaXhosa + Kiswahili UTom, umthengisi webhananaXhosa + Kiswahili IsigqiboXhosa + Kiswahili IsihlwayoXhosa + Kiswahili UAnansi noBulumkoXhosa + Kiswahili

Free books in Xhosa

Ndiyathanda UkufundaLetta Machoga Ukubala izilwanyanaZanele Buthelezi, Thembani Dladla, Clare Verbeek IimvakaleloClare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi Ingwenya elambileyoChristian G.Izilwanyana zasekhayaJenny Katz Iimpahla zesikoloClare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi IinweleClare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi Incwadi yemozuluClare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi Umnakwethu Omncinci OlivilaClare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi UkuphekaClare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi Wenza Ntoni?Nina Orange Iphi ikati yam?Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

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