When she got here, ndiye ndamthi rabha.
When she got here, I gave her a kiss.
Synonym; sies
*sees something very disgusting*
Me: Rha
Pronounced (ggggaaah); is a Khoikhoi word for “plenty” or “enough”. Used in Xhosa as a term for “That’s enough”often in anger and sometimes in disgust hence mistaken for “ew”.
In Khoikhoi: There is a river in the Eastern Cape called Birha. Bi is milk, and rha is plenty. Hence “a place of milk”. Another use is in the Xhosa chief Gambushe’s nickname: Rharhabe meaning “Minister of Plenty”.
In Xhosa it varies:
In a Dismissal Manner
Someone: I’m going to out race you.
Me: Rha! That would be the day.
To stop a child who is hitting another child a parent could say “Stop it. Rha! That’s enough”
In a Disgusting Manner
When a child see poop usually they used to say “Rha! Poo”
When people hear, smells, or see a disgusting thing they can say “Rha!”
In an Elated Manner
A person recounting an exciting moment of thriumph can say “Rha! I out did myself”
Feeling pretty? “Rha! I’m beautiful”
Bendisitya irhem izolo.
I am going for a rhili.
What’s that smell? 🤢
Ungodly isabhongo usisi wakho.
Good to see you, saluka. I last saw you after initiation school.
Context is very important when it comes to this word because it also means "I no longer love him/her".
Girl: Is that your child there
Guy: Yes, that's my baby girl.
Girl: Yhu samthandi mntkbw
Kaizer Chiefs lost to Chippa Utd today, savuyi mntkbw.
Yeer usisbhanxa ke khona wena ufunda lewey lol