Different Meanings

We are blessed with many different languages in

South Africa.

If you want to live in peace with others,you should  say the relevant words.This part of the site is something  did happen,it's not a fiction.

In Sesotho they say: "Dumela"(Greeting to one person"Dumelanga"Greetings to  more than one person)

In Zulu the word Dumela means Attack,Dumelanga means  Group Attack.

In Xhosa "Ndilibele" means  I forgot.

In  SiSwati means  I'm a fool.

A Xhosa Teacher  who taught Swati children once said "Ndilibele ukuninika i homework meaning that in Xhosa he forgot to give  the children the maths homework.The Swazi children were very rowdy.I had to come to cool the storm.One child even said,"We are taught by a  foolish teacher that's why we are failing dismally daily." I had to explain that is  a gross misunderstanding.

Then fortunately they cool off.

In Tswana there is a word: Kgosiame

It means all right.

In Nguni (Swati,Zulu,Xhosa) means Nkosi Yami meanings are My King or My Goodness 

In Tsonga they say Hi Komu meaning Thank You

In Nguni means Cow and you are about to give a Cow as a Gift.

In Xhosa Thetha or uyathetha means Talk

In Swazi uyatsetsa which is similar to Thetha and

it means angry talk.

In Afrikaans there's a word Verstaan others then they divide the word ver means far staan, stand 

The underground language, especially the Criminals use it as stand far away.

In Venda there is a saying Ndawo yaNdou which means the place of an elephant meaning contextual I own this place, don't even try to come nearer  another meaning contextual means Thank You.

In Tsonga: Xawanini (pronounced as shar whar Neah Neah ( like in nill)

In Nguni Water yourselves.

In Tsonga: Mutovhanana  butsuku pronounced as

Moo tour bon Nana boo  tsook

In Nguni We shall see tonight.

In Southern Sotho: Moya  diqoqela (click q)

Means we are just discussing or chilling.

In Nguni it  means we are collecting.

In Northern  Sesotho  they say "Sello Se"

The Zulu meaning is  "Terrifying Animal"

In Sotho Onyakeng

What do you want?

In Zulu Unyaka Wani meaning:Year for What?

In English:It was a bad year

In Zulu: Unyaka ubhedile wrongly translated as this year went wrong.

Spanish:Fela

English Wrong Translation Fell

English Right Translation After all

Zulu wrong translation dying for.

German: Stark

English Wrong meaning  can't make any move.

English Right meaning Strong

Swati wrong meaning sisamile.We can't move

Right meaning: Uqinile,unamandla means strong 

Swahili: Furaha

Wrong English Translation: Fur

Right Translation:Happiness

Nguni slang: ifulaha (Truckload)

India:Khushi

Wrong Translation in Zulu rattling of snake movement in the grass 

English Right Translation: Happiness 

Swedish: Grat

Right Translation in English  Great

Wrong Translation Grant

Thai: Prachakr

Right Translation: People

Wrong Translation: Name of somebody.

Russian: Mir

Right Translation in English: Peace 

Wrong Translation: Goat sound.

Portuguese: Conexoes de nego cious

English: Business connections

Wrong Translation: Connections at Nego

French: Mediates deviate  etre pris retre 

English: Beggar  should be taken off.

Arab: alijahat almanihat alearabia

English: Arab Financial Donors

Wrong Translation: All hats in Arab

What is the significance of this topic?.The main aim is to spread,grow your business 

internationally.Any foreign  word to your business 

to the relevant country will bring

1.Attention to your proposal.

2.You will be perceived as a Caring person.

3.You will be taken as a person who understands the culture of that  country which means that this is the first step of Trust 

4.Not to mention you will be spreading your wings.

I did apply this "Language Approach" in the previous blogs.Gues what?

-I keep on getting  the new clients from other countries.

-My clients keep on coming back of which I like it 

-All my blogs are enjoying   support.

Two small questions:

-Do'nt you want this expansion?

-Do you want to rely  on the shrinking client base?