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Xhosa Funny Quotes

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Xhosa quotes about a bit of humour and a smile, each with an English translation — ready to share.

Indlala ayinamhlobo, nesisu sakho siyakulibala xa usitya wedwa.

English: Hunger has no friend, and even your stomach forgets you when you eat alone.

Umntu olele akawutyi umsebenzi, kodwa amaphupha akhe asebenza nzima.

English: A sleeping person does not eat the work, but his dreams work very hard.

Imali iyathetha, kodwa kum ihlala ithi 'molo' nje ize ihambe.

English: Money talks, but with me it just says 'hello' and leaves.

Ndiyakuthanda ukuvuka kwakusasa, ndivuke ngentsimbi yeshumi.

English: I love waking up early, I wake up at ten o'clock.

Igazi linzima kunamanzi, kodwa nayo iti inzima kunamanzi.

English: Blood is thicker than water, but so is tea.

Akukho nto imnandi njengokulala, ngaphandle kokulala uphinde ulale.

English: There is nothing as sweet as sleeping, except sleeping and then sleeping again.

Isisu asinawo umhlobo, sikukhumbula kuphela xa silambile.

English: The stomach has no friend, it only remembers you when it is hungry.