Xhosa Vocabulary
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accelerate /əkˈsel.ə.reɪt/ = USER: ukukhawulezisa, nokukhawulezisa, kukhawuleziswe, ekukhawuleziseni, kukhawulezisa,

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accounts /əˈkaʊnt/ = USER: akhawunti, iingxelo, ingxelo, a khawunti, amabali,

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across /əˈkrɒs/ = USER: ngaphesheya, e, iphela, iyonke, apha,

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adopt /əˈdɒpt/ = USER: amkele, kwamkela, nokwamkela, basebenzise, lamkele,

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advice /ədˈvaɪs/ = USER: icebiso, amacebo, cebise, cebiso, amacebiso,

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advise /ədˈvaɪz/ = USER: ukucebisa, icebise, kukucebisa, kucebisa, nokucebisa,

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ahead /əˈhed/ = USER: ngaphambili, engaphambili, ezayo, ezingaphambili, elizayo,

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all /ɔːl/ = USER: zonke, bonke, yonke, onke, konke,

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along /əˈlɒŋ/ = USER: kunye, ecaleni, ndawonye, apho, agudle,

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and /ænd/ = USER: kwaye, kunye, yaye, na, ne,

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ask /ɑːsk/ = USER: cela, ucele, kucela, kubuza, abuze,

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available /əˈveɪ.lə.bl̩/ = USER: iyafumaneka, kufumaneka, ezikhoyo, ekhoyo, ziyafumaneka,

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bank /bæŋk/ = USER: ibhanki, akhawunti, bhankeni, bhanki, a yebhanki,

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be /biː/ = USER: kuba, abe, babe, funeka, a,

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because /bɪˈkəz/ = USER: kuba, ngenxa, ekubeni, Kaloku,

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become /bɪˈkʌm/ = USER: babe, abe, baba, kuba, ube,

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bee /biː/ = USER: inyosi, bee, bee gees, bee I,

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best /best/ = USER: eyona, kangangoko, arcade, games, best,

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beverages /ˈbev.ər.ɪdʒ/ = USER: iziselo, kwiziselo, kweziselo, chithela intwa-, beziselo,

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bridges /brɪdʒ/ = USER: iibhulorho, abaziibhulorho, benqumla kwiibhulorho, bhlorhweni, a ncokole,

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business /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ = USER: ishishini, ezoshishino, imicimbi, amashishini, i shishini,

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businesses /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ = USER: amashishini, kumashishini, namashishini, bamashishini, a ma shishini,

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but /bʌt/ = USER: kodwa, kambe, ke, kanti,

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by /baɪ/ = USER: ngokuthi, yi, nge, ngu, ngo,

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can /kæn/ = USER: unako, nako, sinako, ngayo, banako,

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challenges /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/ = USER: mngeni, nemingeni, imingeni, mingeni, iingxaki,

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construction /kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/ = USER: ukwakhiwa, ekwakheni, isakhiwo, khiwayo, bokwakha,

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consultants /kənˈsʌl.tənt/ = USER: abacebisi, ngabacebisi, labacebisi, nabacebisi, leengcali,

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could /kʊd/ = USER: nako, into, unako, akaba, ukuba,

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counting /kaʊnt/ = USER: ngokubala, ukubala, ubala, bebala, kubalwa,

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countries /ˈkʌn.tri/ = USER: amazwe, kumazwe, namazwe, mazwe, amazwe a,

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day /deɪ/ = USER: usuku, emini, imihla, imini, bemini,

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destination /ˌdes.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ = USER: kuyo, yesiphelo, indawo, njengendawo, khona,

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detours /ˈdiː.tɔːr/ = USER: zimbi, ngandlela zimbi, u yaphuma, yaphuma,

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development /dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/ = USER: uphuhliso, ekuphuhliseni, kophuhliso, ku phuhlisa, bophuhliso,

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donors /ˈdəʊ.nər/ = USER: abaxhasi, kwabazana, abalizi, nabaxhasi, nabanikeli,

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dozens /ˈdʌzən/ = USER: liseza, ezininzi, inkitha, yentlaninge, nabaninzi,

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draw /drɔː/ = USER: zoba, azobe, batsala, bazoba, amtsale,

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duration /djʊəˈreɪ.ʃən/ = USER: ubude bexesha, bexesha, ithuba, ixesha, athathwa,

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efficiency /ɪˈfɪʃənsi/ = USER: impumelelo, imfezeko, ci kizeko, eyiyo, buchule,

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energy /ˈen.ə.dʒi/ = USER: amandla, amandla a, amandla ombane, bamandla, amandla e,

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english /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ = USER: IsiNgesi,

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european /ˌyərəˈpēən,ˌyo͝orə-/ = USER: aseYurophu, baMhlophe, baseYurophu, aMhlophe, aseYurophu amazwe,

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every /ˈev.ri/ = USER: yonke, zonke, wonke, onke, bonke,

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expand /ɪkˈspænd/ = USER: ukwandisa, nokwandisa, kwandiswe, bandise, kwandisa,

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experts /ˈek.spɜːt/ = USER: iingcali, iingcaphephe, neengcali, neengcaphephe, ziingcali,

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face /feɪs/ = USER: ubuso, bakhe ubuso, bobuso, bu,

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factory /ˈfæk.tər.i/ = USER: ifektri, ba sefektri, efektri, factory,

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family /ˈfæm.əl.i/ = USER: usapho, bosapho, ekhaya, entsapho, bentsapho,

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farming /ˈfɑː.mɪŋ/ = USER: ulimo, efama, ezolimo, ifama, amafama,

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find /faɪnd/ = USER: fumana, afumane, ba fumane, bafumana, a fumane,

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fish /fɪʃ/ = USER: intlanzi, entlanzi, ezintlanzini, fish, balobe,

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fly /flaɪ/ = USER: impukane, aphaphazele, bee, bee tshwebelele, angabhabha,

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food /fuːd/ = USER: ukutya, dliwayo, isonka, kokutya, bokutya,

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for /fɔːr/ = USER: kuba, ngenxa, ukuze, ngokuba, ukulungiselela,

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found /faʊnd/ = USER: bafumana, wafumana, wafumanisa, afumaneka, kwafunyaniswa,

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fresh /freʃ/ = USER: fresh, amatsha, ezintsha, acocekileyo, epholileyo,

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from /frɒm/ = USER: ku, abavela, avela, bevela, abasuka,

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funded /fʌnd/ = USER: ezixhaswa, ezixhaswa ngemali, ngemali, inkxaso, e zixhaswa,

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get /ɡet/ = USER: fumana, afumane, ba fumane, bafumana, a,

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grow /ɡrəʊ/ = USER: khula, akhule, bakhule, bekhula, akhula,

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have /hæv/ = USER: kuba, kufuneka, babe, abe, zibe,

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help /help/ = USER: Nceda, uncedo, banceda, ancede, bancede,

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helped /help/ = USER: wanceda, yanceda, banceda, kwanceda, wamnceda,

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higher /ˈhaɪ.ər/ = USER: ephakamileyo, eziphezulu, aphezulu, eliphezulu, ephezulu,

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hours /aʊər/ = USER: iiyure, kweeyure, kwiiyure, ngeeyure, neeyure,

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how /haʊ/ = USER: Njani, hayi indlela, indlela a, indlela e, hayi,

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hundreds /ˈhʌn.drəd/ = USER: amakhulu, khulu, kumakhulu, amakhulukhulu, makhulu,

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in /ɪn/ = USER: e, e ku, a, apha,

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industry /ˈɪn.də.stri/ = USER: ishishini, candelo, icandelo, ishini, amashishini,

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inspire /ɪnˈspaɪər/ = USER: ayasivuselela, ungakukhuthaza, kuvuselela, ikhuthaze, nokukhuthaza,

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internationally /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ = USER: ngamazwe, amazwe, kumazwe ngamazwe, kumazwe, nakumazwe,

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into /ˈɪn.tuː/ = USER: kungena, zibe, ibe, ukuya, kuyo,

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invest /ɪnˈvest/ = USER: tyala imali, baziphe, betyale, ekutyaleni, atyale,

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is /ɪz/ = USER: na, yi, nto, ke, into,

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it /ɪt/ = USER: kuyo, oko, ngayo, nto, loo nto,

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journey /ˈdʒɜː.ni/ = USER: uhambo, Banduluka, eluhambeni, endleleni,

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keepers /ˈkiː.pər/ = USER: nabagcini, abagcini, sogcina, kubagcini, ngabagcini,

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know /nəʊ/ = USER: azi, bayazi, bazi, akwazi, bamazi,

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lead /liːd/ = USER: ukukhokela, akhokele, ba kho, ba khokela, a khokele,

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like /laɪk/ = USER: ezifana, ngathi, kufana, ifana, efana,

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likely /ˈlaɪ.kli/ = USER: kungenzeka, badla, baya, bo nakala, amathuba,

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line /laɪn/ = USER: umgca, bamacandelo, ha, ha mbelana, abaphathi,

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local /ˈləʊ.kəl/ = USER: basekuhlaleni, zengingqi, yengingqi, wengingqi, zasekuhlaleni,

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makes /meɪk/ = USER: lwenza, lenza, eyenza, yenze, enze,

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manufacturing /ˌmanyəˈfakCHər/ = USER: yokuvelisa, mveliso, lemveliso, ukuvelisa, lokuvelisa,

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many /ˈmen.i/ = USER: ezininzi, abaninzi, emininzi, amaninzi, baninzi,

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marketing /ˈmɑː.kɪ.tɪŋ/ = USER: urhwebo, ukuthengisa, intengiso, zorhwebo, nokuthengisa,

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markets /ˈmɑː.kɪt/ = USER: kwiimarike, iimarike, kwiimalike, neemarike, marike,

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members /ˈmem.bər/ = USER: amalungu, kumalungu, namalungu, ngamalungu, kwamalungu,

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might /maɪt/ = USER: amandla, ba, a no, abe,

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millions /ˈmɪl.jən/ = USER: izigidi, kwizigidi, izigidi zabantu, ngezigidi, bezigidi,

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mini /ˈmɪn.i/ = USER: isinambuzane, nemincinci, mini, yomyazi, lwemini,

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more /mɔːr/ = USER: Kaninzi, ngakumbi, abangakumbi, abaninzi, amaninzi,

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much /mʌtʃ/ = USER: kakhulu, eninzi, lukhulu, phi, kuninzi,

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music /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ = USER: umculo, bomculo, Ezininzi, Ezininzi iziboniso,

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network /ˈnet.wɜːk/ = USER: womnatha, uthungelwano, kothungelwano, inethwekhi, kumnatha,

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new /njuː/ = USER: olutsha, amatsha, ezintsha, entsha, elitsha,

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nov /nəʊˈvem.bər/ = USER: bekti, indra bekti, uNOV,

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of /əv/ = USER: ye, kwe, of, le, ngayo,

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old /əʊld/ = USER: ubudala, endala, omdala, ezelwe, ezindala,

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on /ɒn/ = USER: phezu, e, e zi, i, apha,

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one /wʌn/ = USER: Nye, inye, bani, emnye, enye,

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operations /ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/ = USER: imisebenzi, ukusebenza, kwimisebenzi, zokusebenza, operations,

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or /ɔːr/ = USER: okanye, ne, nokuba,

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organization /ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ = USER: umbutho, entlanganweni, imibutho, intlangano, embuthweni,

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our /aʊər/ = USER: yethu, ethu, i zethu, kuthi, bethu,

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out /aʊt/ = USER: phandle, apha, aphume, bakhupha, a,

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part /pɑːt/ = USER: inxalenye, inxenye, i nxalenye, eyinxalenye, i nxaxheba,

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paused /pɔːz/ = USER: esizakuphumla, nqumama, wanqumama, khinkxi, owayelapho,

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people /ˈpiː.pl̩/ = USER: abantu, nabantu, bantu, kubantu, ngabantu,

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porcelain /ˈpɔː.səl.ɪn/ = USER: iphoseleni, kunye neposeleni, i pho seleni, imveliso yephondo,

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poultry /ˈpəʊl.tri/ = USER: iinkuku, enkukhu, entaka, esilolona,

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production /prəˈdʌk.ʃən/ = USER: imveliso, e mveliso, emveliso, i mveliso, bemveliso,

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productive /prəˈdʌk.tɪv/ = USER: nemveliso, bemveliso, elilulutho, elinemveliso, abanemveliso,

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products /ˈprɒd.ʌkt/ = USER: iimveliso, neemveliso, imveliso, nemveliso, mveliso,

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provide /prəˈvaɪd/ = USER: ukubonelela, kubonelela, kunika, ukunika, bo,

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published /ˈpʌb.lɪʃ/ = USER: epapashwe, kupapashwa, ipapashwe, yapapashwa, ezipapashwe,

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re /riː/ = USER: kwakhona, ngokutsha, eliphinde, baphinda, kuhlenga,

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reach /riːtʃ/ = USER: ukufikelela, afika, afikelele, ba fi, a fi,

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ready /ˈred.i/ = USER: lungele, bakulungele, bayilungisa, bekulungele, alungele,

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reconstruction /ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/ = USER: ngokutsha, asakhe, asitshintshe, ekulungiseni izakhiwo, a sitshintshe,

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retail /ˈriː.teɪl/ = USER: Ivenkile, intengiso, e venkile, ethengisa, ezithengisa,

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route /ruːt/ = USER: indlela, ebetha, endleleni, eya, bayafika,

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running /ˈrʌn.ɪŋ/ = USER: ukubaleka, nokubaleka, esebenzayo, ngokubaleka, yokubaleka,

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s = USER: s, abantu, ba kaThixo, bu, a,

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sectors /ˈsek.tər/ = USER: kumacandelo, amacandelo, macandelo, namacandelo, amaziko,

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showing /ˈʃəʊ.ɪŋ/ = USER: ebonisa, ba bonisa, bo, bo niseni, abonisa,

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simple /ˈsɪm.pl̩/ = USER: elula, ezilula, zilula, alula, olula,

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small /smɔːl/ = USER: amancinane, encinci, ezincinci, amancinci, ezincinane,

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so /səʊ/ = USER: ukuze, ngoko, ngoko ke, njalo, oko,

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sort /sɔːt/ = USER: hlela, ahlele, bahlele, ezinikelwa-,

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sourced /sɔːs/ = USER: efunyenweyo, funiwe, okufunwe, luchaze, lithathwe,

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stop /stɒp/ = USER: yeka, ukumisa, ayeke, bayayeka, bayeke,

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strategy /ˈstræt.ə.dʒi/ = USER: qhinga, sicwangciso, isicwangciso, buchule, strategy,

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subtitles /ˈsʌbˌtaɪ.tl̩/ = USER: enamagama, etolikwa, subtitles, e tolikwa, e tolikwa na,

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succeed /səkˈsiːd/ = USER: kuphumelela, ukuphumelela, baphumelele, uphumelele, anokuphumelela,

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supermarkets /ˈsuː.pəˌmɑː.kɪt/ = USER: kwiivenkile, iivenkile, kwiivenkile ezinkulu, eevenkile, baphathwe ngendla,

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suspect /səˈspekt/ = USER: umrhanelwa, abarhanelwayo, akro k, akrokrelwayo, a kro,

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t /tiː/ = USER: t, B h, bakulungele, eetoni, a t,

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taken /ˈteɪ.kən/ = USER: athatyathiweyo, kuthatyathwa, athathiweyo, athathwe, kuthathwe,

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tea /tiː/ = USER: iti, andiphu-, andiphulaphule, awekhefu leti,

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technologies /tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ = USER: ubugcisa, iiteknoloji, ubuchwepheshe, technologies, kubuchwepheshe,

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telecommunications /ˌtel.ɪ.kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃənz/ = USER: ngomnxeba, zonxibelelwano, ngocingo, ngeengcingo, ezonxibelelwano ngefoni,

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tens = USER: amashumi, bamashumi, kwamashumi, ngamashumi, abangamashumi,

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that /ðæt/ = USER: ukuba, a, bokuba, e,

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there /ðeər/ = USER: Pha, apho, phaya, akukho, balapho,

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they /ðeɪ/ = USER: bona, a, abo, ba,

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think /θɪŋk/ = USER: cinga, acinga, bacinga, bacinga ukuba, abacinga,

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thousands /ˈθaʊ.zənd/ = USER: amawaka, ngamawaka, amawakawaka, waka, zamawaka,

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through /θruː/ = USER: ngokusebenzisa, ngokuthi, ngenxa, kusetyenziswa, esebenzisa,

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too /tuː/ = USER: kakhulu, nathi, gqitha, elide, into,

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tripled /ˈtrɪp.l̩/ = USER: ukuphinda-, kwaphindaphindeka, kathathu, ngokuphindwe kathathu, kwaphindaphindeka kathathu,

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turnover /ˈtərnˌōvər/ = USER: tyhila, imali, turnover, lokumka, ingeniso,

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turns /tɜːn/ = USER: babolekisane, tshintshana, amathuba, nibolekisana, ajika,

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twists /twɪst/ = USER: gwenxa, gwenxa na, enamagophe, angákwenza gwenxa, angákwenza gwenxa na,

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under /ˈʌn.dər/ = USER: phantsi, abangaphantsi, aphantsi, baphantsi,

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unique /jʊˈniːk/ = USER: eyodwa, ezizodwa, esisodwa, ekhethekileyo, unique,

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up /ʌp/ = USER: phezulu, benyuka, e, enyuka, a,

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ve / -v/ = USER: ve, ezintlanu, e mihlanu, be, e zintlanu,

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want /wɒnt/ = USER: nqwenela, afuna, akafuni, bafuna, abafuna,

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waters /ˈwɔː.tər/ = USER: amanzi, kwamanzi, yamanzi, kumanzi, manzi,

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way /weɪ/ = USER: indlela, endlela, eya, hlobo, e ndleleni,

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we /wiː/ = USER: thina, e si, esiye, esiza, a si,

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which /wɪtʃ/ = USER: apho, leyo, nto leyo, e, e zi,

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who /huː/ = USER: ngubani, lowo, abo, ngubani na, abathe,

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why /waɪ/ = USER: ngoba, kutheni, kungani, i sizathu sokuba, ezibangela,

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with /wɪð/ = USER: kunye, nge, na, ne, be,

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work /wɜːk/ = USER: umsebenzi, bomsebenzi, imisebenzi, isenzo, benzini,

GT GD C H L M O
working /ˈwɜː.kɪŋ/ = USER: ukusebenza, zokusebenza, zomsebenzi, esebenza, ba sebenza,

GT GD C H L M O
year /jɪər/ = USER: unyaka, emnyaka, engama, enyakeni, bonyaka,

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your /jɔːr/ = USER: akho, enu, bakho, i yakho, benu,

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