Useful Xhosa Travel Phrases: Days & Numbers

Spoken in: Lesotho, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

Language known locally as: isiXhosa. 

Alphabet: Latin alphabet.

Travelling to an Xhosa speaking country and don't know a word of Xhosa?

No problem!

Travel With Confidence has you covered!!!

I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals 😃 After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, I’d leave knowing I’d connected with the people who made each place special. You see I learnt that you don’t need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.

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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. 👎🏼 No thank you!

That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!

What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. 😮

I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.

In the meantime, here are my useful Xhosa travel phrases, for free 🤑

Useful Xhosa Travel Phrases

Xhosa Days & Numbers

English	Xhosa	Pronunciation
Monday	uMvulo	oo-mvoo-law
Tuesday	uLwesibini	ool-weh-see-bee-nee
Wednesday	uLwesithathu	ool-weh-see-tah-too
Thursday	uLwesine	ool-weh-see-neh
Friday	uLwesihlanu	ool-weh-see-hlah-noo
Saturday	uMgqibelo	oom-ghee-beh-loh
Sunday	iCawa	ee-cah-wah

English	Xhosa	Pronunciation
0	Iqanda	ee-kahn-dah
1	Nye	nyeh
2	Mbini	m-bee-nee
3	Ntathu	n-tah-too
4	Ne	neh
5	Ntlanu	tsk-la-noo
6	Thandathu	tahn-dah-too
7	Sixhenxe	see-khen-kheh
8	Sibhozo	see-boh-zo
9	Lithoba	lee-toh-bah
10	Lishumi	lee-shoo-mee
11	Lishumi elinanye	lee-shoo-mee eh-lee-nah-nyeh
12	Lishumi elinesibini	lee-shoo-mee eh-lee-neh-seh-bee-nee
13	Lishumi elinesithathu	lee-shoo-mee eh-lee-neh-seh-tah-too
14	Lishumi elinesine	lee-shoo-mee eh-lee-neh-seh-see-neh
15	Lishumi elinesihlanu	lee-shoo-mee eh-lee-neh-seh-shlah-noo
16	Lishumi elinethandathu	lee-shoo-mee eh-lee-neh-leh-neh-tahn-dah-too
17	Lishumi elinesixhenxe	lee-shoo-mee eh-lee-neh-seh-see-khen-kheh
18	Lishumi elinesibhozo	lee-shoo-mee eh-lee-neh-seh-see-boh-zo
19	Lishumi elinelithoba	lee-shoo-mee eh-lee-neh-leh-nee-lee-toh-bah
20	Amashumi amabini	ah-mah-shoo-mee ah-mah-bee-nee
21	Amashumi amabini ananye	ah-mah-shoo-mee ah-mah-bee-nee ah-nah-nyeh
25	Amashumi amabini anesihlanu	ah-mah-shoo-mee ah-mah-bee-nee ah-neh-see-shlah-noo
30	Amashumi amathathu	ah-mah-shoo-mee ah-mah-tah-too
40	Amashumi amane	ah-mah-shoo-mee ah-mah-neh
50	Amashumi amahlanu	ah-mah-shoo-mee ah-mah-hlah-noo
60	Amashumi amathandathu	ah-mah-shoo-mee ah-mah-tahn-dah-too
70	Amashumi asixhenxe	ah-mah-shoo-mee ah-see-khen-kheh
80	Amashumi asibhozo	ah-mah-shoo-mee ah-see-boh-zo
90	Amashumi alithoba	ah-mah-shoo-mee ah-lee-toh-bah
100	Ikhulu	ee-khoo-loo
101	Ikhulu elinanye	ee-khoo-loo eh-lee-nah-nyeh
150	Ikhulu elinamashumi amahlanu	ee-khoo-loo eh-lee-nah-mah-shoo-mee ah-mah-hlan-oo
200	Amakhulu amabini	ah-mah-khoo-loo ah-mah-bee-nee
1,000	Inkulungwane	een-koo-loong-wah-neh
10,000	Amashumi alishumi lamawaka	ah-mah-shoo-mee ah-lee-shoo-mee lah-mah-wah-kah
100,000	Amakhulu alishumi lamawaka	ah-mah-khoo-loo ah-lee-shoo-mee lah-mah-wah-kah
1,000,000	Isigidi	ee-see-gee-dee

Now you've got all the Xhosa Days & Numbers travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:

• Xhosa Greetings Travel Phrases

• Xhosa Travel Basics Travel Phrases

• Xhosa Food & Dining Travel Phrases

I'm busy uploading my entire book onto this website, so you can have it all for free. Why? Because I know that not everyone can afford to buy everything they want. I was a poor traveler for MANY years myself, so I know the struggle!

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Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.