imvakalo-zwi oor Engels

imvakalo-zwi

Vertalings in die woordeboek Xhosa - Engels

diacritic

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A mark placed over, under, or through a character, usually to indicate a change in phonetic value from the unmarked state.

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Ezi nkalo ziquka isandi okanye imvakalo-zwi yesixhobo.
These elements include the tone, or timbre, of an instrument.

Ngokutshintsha imvakalo-zwi omnye umntu owayefunda isiTshayina wathi abaphulaphuli bamele babe nokholo kwikhabhathi yeencwadi kaYesu endaweni yokuthi kwintlawulelo.
And by a slight change of intonation, an individual learning Chinese urged his audience to have faith in Jesus’ bookcase rather than in the ransom.

Ukudlala ngothando kusenokubandakanya ukujonga, ukuphathaphatha, imvakalo-zwi, uncumo lobuhlobo —kwanendlela ubani anxiba, ema okanye aziphatha ngayo.
Flirting may involve a look, a touch, a tone of voice, a coy smile —even the way one dresses, stands, or carries oneself.

Yonke into icacile: imbonakalo yobuso, imvakalo-zwi nendawo ekuthethwa ngayo.
Everything is spelled out: facial expressions, voice inflections, and scenery.

Ibonisa ntoni “imvakalo-zwi” kaYesu kwezi ndinyana zilandelayo?
What tone did you “hear” in Jesus’ voice in the following verses?

Imvakalo-zwi yabo nembonakalo yobuso iwuchaza njani umdla abanawo wokuqonda izimvo zomninimzi?—IMize.
How do their tone of voice and facial expression communicate their interest in understanding the householder’s views? —Prov.

Kucacile ukuba imvakalo-zwi efanele imeko ethile isenokungayifaneli enye.
It is evident that volume suitable in one situation might not be appropriate in another.

Imvakalo-zwi yomninimzi yayizolile, ngoko uHatsumi waqhubeka elityelela.
The householder’s tone of voice was gentle, so Hatsumi continued to visit her.

Omnye umphengululi uthi: “Izimbo zomzimba, imvakalo-zwi, kwanembonakalo yobuso zizinto ezingasetyenziselwa ukukhohlisa; ubuso obunembonakalo emsulwa bufihla ingqondo egqwethekileyo nomoya ongalungelelananga.”
One scholar points out: “Gestures, tone of voice, and even facial expressions are calculated methods of deception; behind a facade of sincerity lurks a perverted mind and spirit of discord.”

Oku kwasebenza njengento ebhaliweyo ekwenza kube lula ukufunda nokuphimisela imvakalo-zwi yezikhamiso, ekubeni ngaphambili umgaqo wobizo-magama wawudluliselwe ngomlomo ungabhalwanga phantsi.
These served as a written aid in the reading and pronouncing of vowel sounds, whereas previously the pronunciation had been handed down by oral tradition.

Kodwa imvakalo-zwi yakhe yayintama ukunxuba okuthile xa wayecela umdala othile ukuba akhe abatyelele, ibe amehlo omfazi wona ayethe gwantyi iinyembezi.
But his tone was urgent when he asked if the elder would call on them, and she had tears in her eyes.

Oonobumba ababizwa ngokuba ngabakaCyril basondele kakhulu koonobumba besiGrike, nabanye oonobumba abamalunga neshumi elinesibini abayilwayo ukuze bamele imvakalo-zwi yeSlavonic, abangekhoyo kwabesiGrike.
The alphabet called Cyrillic is based closely on the Greek alphabet, with a dozen or so additional characters invented to represent Slavonic sounds not found in Greek.

Abavangeli basemazweni abaqalisa inkonzo eVietnam babejamelene nolwimi olwalusebenzisa imvakalo-zwi ngeendlela ezintandathu ezahlukahlukeneyo kulo naliphi na igama, imvakalo-zwi nganye inentsingiselo eyahlukileyo.
Missionaries taking up service in Vietnam were confronted with a language that employed six variations of tone on any given word, each tone resulting in a different meaning.

Ngaloo ndlela, igama elinoonobumba ababini elithi to, xa imvakalo-zwi iphezulu, linokuthetha indlebe, intaba, ubawozala, okanye isizwe; xa imvakalo-zwi iphantsi, lithetha inyathi.
Thus, the two-letter word to, when spoken in a raised pitch, can mean ear, mountain, father-in-law, or tribe; with a low pitch, it means buffalo.

Abo babethunyelwe eTogo bafumanisa ukuba umgaqo-ntetho wesiEwe, olona lwimi luthethwa ngabemi bomthonyama abaninzi, wawahluke kakhulu kulowo weelwimi zaseYurophu, nokuba imvakalo-zwi yayinokuyiguqula intsingiselo yegama.
Those who were sent to Togo found that the grammar of Ewe, the principal native tongue, was quite different from that of European languages, also that the voice pitch in which a word is stated may change the meaning.

Baqhelisela ukufunda ngokuvakalayo de bakwazi ukunikela loo ntetho becinezela iingcamango ngendlela efanelekileyo, benehlombe, befudumele, benemvakalelo, bezimisele yaye beyisekile, kwaye imvakalo-zwi nokucinezela kwabo kufanele abaphulaphuli abaninzi.
They practice reading aloud until they can deliver the talk with proper sense stress, enthusiasm, warmth, feeling, earnestness, and conviction, as well as volume and intensity appropriate for a large audience.