50 SISWATI TAGA NETISHO (IDIOMS AND PROVERBS)

 

1. Linceba lendvodza alihlekwa. – ungabomhleka umuntfu nakehlulekile.

2. Tjani lobulele abuvuswa.  – umuntfu lolibele longafuni kusitwa uyamyekela.

3. Bamba imijojo wena. – mani sibindzi.

4. Imbita lengaphushi ayivutwa.tintfo tilungiswa ngekukhuluma.

5. Inhlwa ayibantjwa isavela.ungayidvumisi intfo usengakayiboni.

6. Lapho kwake kwemakhona emanti aphindze eme. – bantfu labake batsandzana bangaphindze batsandzane.

7. Kudvonsa ngendlebe.kumyala umuntfu.

8. Kuluma indlebe.kuhlolisa umuntfu ngetfo letsite.

9. Incalakuvela umbhalo waMathubela.kugabatisa info wente shengatsi kucala ngawe kuba netfo lenhle.

10. Legijimako ibonakala ngesihondvo.umuntfu ubonakala ngemisebenti yakhe, lemihle nome lemibi.

11. Watigwaza ngesakhe.kutibulala wena ngentfo yakho loyentile.

12. Londlula kazisengwa.yingwadla.

13. Emakhatsato asabuyele emhlatsini. – ngijabhe kabi.

14. Badvuma bakhwelana.kwetfuka ubaleke ute unyatsele lomunye.

15. Ihlwayile.kute kudla kunedlala.

16. Kubamba litfumbu. kudla kudla lokuncane.

17. Sekubonwa ngekusa. – ugulela kufa.

18. Liso liwela umfula ugcwele. – kuba netifiso letingetulu kwemandla akho.

19. Umntfwanamfambele. umtfwananeluphuya.

20. Wadla libaba lifile. – uhlala akhamise umlomo.

21. Kukuhlaba lulwimi.kuncamulisa umuntfu asakhuluma.

22. Imbiba idla yetayele. – lapho lowake wasitakala khona uphindze ufune lusito.

23. Kwandza kwaliwa batsakatsi. – ngiyabonga shengatsi bangandza labanjengawe.

24. Ikhotsa leyikhotsako. – umuntfu usita lomsitako.

25. Injobo itfungelwa ebandla. bantfu bayabonisana. Utfola lusito ngetfo nawuyiveta kulabanye.

26. Kulala benyoni.kulala kuze kuse ungakake waphaphama.

27. Kusemkhonweni kusetandleni. – umuntfu uphumelela ngekutisebentela yena.

28. Kwetfweswa emasondvo enyatsi.kuniketwa umsebenti lomatima.

29. Sihlahla asinyelwa. – umuntfu lokusitile kumele umuvalelise uma sewuhamba ungoni ngoba sewuyahamba. Utowphindze umudzinge futsi.

30. Kutala kutilungelela. – kuba nemtfwana lolusito.

31. Tihlatsi tivakashela tindlebe. – kujatjuliwe.

32. Kutfwala tibunu. kudvwala/ kutati.

33. Akatalanga wabola ematfumbu.umntfwanakhe ute lusito utiphatsa kabi.

34. Emehlo eNcwala.  – kwenta shenyatsi umuntfu awumboni kantsi uyambona.

35. Umlomo lishoba lekutiphungela.umuntfu usitakala ngekutikhulumela nobe sekukubi atikhiphe enkingeni.

36. Imphisi idla umniyo. kumnyama kakhulu ngephandle.

37. Kungahlwa kwenile. – tintfo letimbi tenteka ebusuku bangaboni.

38. Indzaba ayilali endleleni yesaba ematolo.indzaba leyintfihlo isheshe ivakale nobe ungatama nganani kuyifihla.

39. Kushaya ngelunyawo phansi. – kwala kutsi intfo yentiwe.

40. Umbetse sinokoti semvu.wenta shengatsi ulungile kantsi ufihle lokubi.

41. Kwandza ngetulu.kukhulumela futsi.

42. Kuhamba ngesancele.kuhamba ungakaceli ekhaya nobe kuhamba ngenkhani bangafuni ekhaya.

43. Yeka lugogo lwenkhabi kudliwa tinondvo. – kwedzelela lijaha ulibukele phansi ngekutsi alikayifaneli intfombi yalo lenhle.

44. Kuphelelwa siye. – kwenyanya ngekutsi lokulindzele solo akwenteki.

45. Imvu yenkhosi. – ngumuntfu lotilingele.

46. Siphiwo asaliwa.uma umuntfu akupha intfo awuyali nobe ungayidli.

47. Kuba neliso. – kuba nesiphiwo sekunakekela tintfo letitsite.

48. Kushaya ngelunyawo lolusha.kusebentisa tindlela letinsha letincono ekwenteni intfo letsite.

49. Indvodza ifela emaceleni.ngeke uphumelele uma uhleti ndzawonye.

50. Kwetfwala inhloko. – kwenta intfwo lebulima.


References
1. Dlamini G. D, Gab G. (2018). BekukhonaSigaba 2 Taga Netisho. Swaziland: Macmillan Boleswela Publishers. Pp. 90-106.

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