| stadig | • | slow |
| vinnig | • | fast |
| sterk | • | strong |
| swak | • | weak |
| lank | • | long |
| kort | • | short |
| moeilik | • | difficult |
| maklik | • | easy |
| goed | • | good |
| sleg | • | bad |
| naby | • | close |
| ver | • | far |
| min | • | few (not much) |
| baie | • | much, many, plenty |
| bietjie | • | a little (bit) |
| baie | • | much |
| vlak | • | shallow |
| diep | • | deep |
| groot | • | big |
| klein | • | small |
| hoog | • | high |
| laag | • | low |
| maer | • | skinny |
| vet | • | fat |
| mooi | • | pretty |
| lelik | • | ugly |
| reguit | • | straight |
| krom | • | crooked, bent, twisted |
| smal | • | narrow |
| wyd | • | wide |
| vol | • | full |
| leeg | • | empty |
| warm | • | warm |
| koud | • | cold |
| hard | • | hard |
| sag | • | soft |
| lekker | • | tasty |
| sleg | • | bad |
| soet | • | sweet |
| bitter | • | bitter |
| soet | • | well-behaved |
| stout | • | naughty |
| fluks | • | hard-working |
| lui | • | lazy |
| pamulu | • | above |
| pamulu | • | on top of |
| pa - mwisamba | • | on – under |
| kuntanshi ya - ku numa ya | • | in front of – behind |
| konkapo - mupepi | • | next to |
| ku | • | against |
pa - pali (icibumba) | • | on (a wall) |
| mu, muli pa, pali - fuma | • | in – out |
| mukati - panse | • | inside – outside |
| mu | • | through |
| ku - kuli | • | to – from |
| pa mulu wa - mu mbali ya | • | over (topple) - around |
| toloka - pita mwisamba | • | over (jump) - pass underneath |
| kale | • | past |
| ukupunkana | • | into (crash) |
| ku, kuli, pa, pali | • | at |
| na - apashili, apabula | • | with – without |
| there is no proper term,t ranslations include the "pa" and "wa". Listen for examples in audio. | • | about |
| ku, kuli | • | for |
| pa, pali | • | on – off |
| pakati, pakati ka, pa, pali | • | between, among |
| numa, ku numa | • | back, side, front |
| ukupilibwila mukati | • | inside out |
| ukupilibwila panshi | • | upside down |