15: Word of the Day: ayikho inkhukhu awachithwe lamanzi (Might as well give up)

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Melusi's phrase of the day today is the (ayikho inkhukhu awachithwe lamanzi) which means to just give up (Throw the water out of the pot, the chicken is not coming) . Find out how to use the word in episode 15 of Melusi's Everyday Zulu.

5 Sep 2018 Zulu South Africa Language Learning · Education Sky Tshabalala

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