| Xhosa | English | français |
| usoDolophu, iMeya | mayor | le maire |
| iDolophana / (iiDolophana) | le village | |
| iLali / iiLali | le village rural / les villages ruraux |
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| inDlela / iinDlela, isiTalato / iziTalato, isiTrato / iziTrato |
street(s) | rue(s) |
| isiKwere / (iziKwere) | public square | la place |
| inTsimbi / iinTsimbi | bell(s) | cloche(s) |
| iCawa / iiCawa | church(es) | église(s) |
| uFada / ooFada | priest(s) | prêtre(s) |
| iGqobhoka / amaGqobhoka | christian(s) | chrétien(s) |
| umIslam / (amaIslam) | muslim(s) | musulman(s) |
| iBhotwe / amaBhotwe | palace(s) | le/les palais |
| iHotele / (iiHotele) | hotel | l'hôtel |
| iRestyu / (iiRestyu) | le restaurant | |
| umPheki / abaPheki | chef, cook(s) | cuisinier(s) |
| iBhari / (iiBhari) iBharmani / (iiBharmani) |
le bar le barman |
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| isiKolo / iziKolo | school(s) | école(s) |
| iYunivesithi / (iiYunivesithi) | university | l'université |
| iSebe lezeFundo | faculty | la faculté |
| umFundi / abaFundi | student(s) | étudiant(s) |
| umFundisi, umHlohli / abaHlohli |
teacher(s) | enseignant(s) |
| iProfesa / (iiProfesa), uNjingalwazi / (ooNjingalwazi) |
professor | le professeur |
| inTatheli / (iinTatheli) | reporter, journalist | le journaliste |
| iPhephandaba / amaPhephandaba |
newspaper(s) | le journal / les journaux |
| isiChazi-maGama | dictionary | le dictionnaire |
| inCwadi / iinCwadi | book(s) | livre(s) |
| iThala leenCwadi, iLayibhrari |
library | la bibliothèque |
| unonCwadi | librarian | le bibliothécaire |
| iVenkile / (iiVenkile) | shop, store | la boutique, le magasin |
| umThengisi / abaThengisi | seller(s) | vendeur(s) |
| umThengi / abaThengi | customer(s) | client(s) |
| uRhwebo, iMarike | market | le marché |
| umRhwebi | merchant, trader | le marchand, négociant |
| iBhaka / (iiBhaka) | bakery |
la boulangerie |
| umLungisi weenWele | hairdresser | le coiffeur |
| iKlabhu / iiKlabhu | club(s) | " |
| iBhayaskophu / (iiBhayaskophu) | cinema, movies | le cinéma |
| iMuvi / (iiMuvi) | movie | le film |
| umDlali-Qonga / abaDlali-Qonga |
actor(s) | acteur(s) |
| iQonga | stage, theater | la scène, le théâtre |
| iKonsathi / iiKonsathi | concert(s) | " |
| imVumi, umCuli / abaCuli |
singer(s) | chanteur(s) |
| umCulisi / (abaCulisi) | conductor | le chef d'orchestre |
| umCulo | music | la musique |
| iMyuziyamu / (iiMyuziyamu) | museum | le musée |
| iBhanki / (iiBhanki) | bank | la banque |
| umPhathi weBhanki | bank manager | le directeur bancaire |
| umPhathi / (abaPhathi), iManejala / (iiManejala) |
manager, director | le directeur |
| iKhadi lAmatyala | credit card | la carte bancaire |
| iTsheki / (iiTsheki) | check, cheque | le chèque |
| iMali | money | l'argent |
| iHenyukazi / amaHenyukazi | prostitute(s) | prostituée(s) |
| inGqiba / amaGqiba | beggar(s) | mendiant(s) |
| iSela / amaSela | thief / thieves, robber(s) | voleur(s) |
| iPolisa / amaPolisa | policeman / policemen | policier(s) |
| amaPolisa | la police | |
| isiKhululo samaPolisa | police station | le commissariat |
| inTolongo / (iinTolongo) | prison, jail | la prison |
| umBanjwa / abaBanjwa | prisoner(s) | prisonnier(s) |
| iNgcwaba / amaNgcwaba | grave(s), tomb(s) | tombe(s) |
| amaNgcwaba | graveyard, cemetery | le cimetière |