Cooking & Markets

1. Ngifuna ukufunda ukupheka.

   I want to learn to cook.

   Usage

   Ask someone to teach you to cook

   Grammar Note

   ngifuna (I want) + ukufunda (to learn) + ukupheka (to cook). Two infinitives follow each other. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Ngitlhoga incwadi yokupheka.

   I need a cookbook.

   Usage

   Look for or ask for a cookbook

   Grammar Note

   ngitlhoga (I need) + incwadi (book) + yokupheka (for cooking). Incwadi yokupheka means a cookbook. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Ngitlhoga ipoto ekulu.

   I need a big pot.

   Usage

   Ask for a cooking pot when you need to borrow one

   Grammar Note

   ngitlhoga (I need) + ipoto (pot, a class 9 loanword) + ekulu (big). The adjective begins with e- to agree with class 9. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Ngipheka inyama nemirorho.

   I am cooking meat and vegetables.

   Usage

   Describe what you are cooking

   Grammar Note

   ngipheka (I cook) + inyama (meat) + nemirorho. Na- (and) contracts with imirorho (vegetables). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Ngipheka ifesi.

   I am cooking fish.

   Usage

   Say that you are cooking fish

   Grammar Note

   ngipheka (I cook) + ifesi (fish, a loanword). Fish is written ifesi. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Ngipheka isobho.

   I am making soup.

   Usage

   Say that you are making soup

   Grammar Note

   ngipheka (I cook) + isobho (soup, class 9). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Ngifuna ukupheka amaqanda.

   I want to cook eggs.

   Usage

   Say that you want to cook eggs, for example in a lodging kitchen

   Grammar Note

   ngifuna (I want) + ukupheka (to cook) + amaqanda (eggs, plural of iqanda). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Hlamba izandla ngaphambi kokupheka.

   Wash your hands before cooking.

   Usage

   A kitchen hygiene reminder

   Grammar Note

   The imperative hlamba (wash) + izandla (hands, plural of isandla) + ngaphambi kokupheka (before cooking). Ngaphambi ko- is followed by an infinitive. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. Ungafaki amafutha.

   Please do not add oil.

   Usage

   Ask that no oil be added to your food

   Grammar Note

   ungafaki (do not add) is the negative imperative of faka (put in). Amafutha covers both oil and fat. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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