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''Sanibona'' Polyglots! 😊 | |||
Zulu is the main language spoken in South Africa. | South Africa is distinguished by the diversity of its languages and Zulu is the main language spoken in South Africa. | ||
It was not written before the arrival of the colonizers English, Dutch and German who introduced the Latin alphabet. | It was not written before the arrival of the colonizers English, Dutch and German who introduced the Latin alphabet. | ||
== | In this lesson you will find some useful phrases in Zulu. | ||
Good learning! | |||
==Useful phrases in Zulu== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|English | |||
|Zulu | |||
|- | |||
|Am I right or wrong? | |||
|Ngiqinisile noma nginephutha? | |||
|- | |||
|Do you speak French/English? | |||
|Ukhuluma isiNgisi na? | |||
|- | |||
|English | |||
|Zulu | |||
|- | |||
|Good | |||
|Kuhle | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Good morning / good evening | |Good morning / good evening | ||
|Sawubona | |Sawubona | ||
|- | |- | ||
|How are you? | |Good night! | ||
|Lala kahle! | |||
|- | |||
|Happy | |||
|Jabule | |||
|- | |||
|Have a good trip! | |||
|Ube nohambo oluhle! / Hamba kahle! | |||
|- | |||
|Have a nice day! | |||
|Ube nosuku oluhle! | |||
|- | |||
|He has two sisters | |||
|Unosisi ababili | |||
|- | |||
|Hi! | |||
|Sawubona (s) / Sanibona (pl) | |||
|- | |||
|How are you? (formal) | |||
|Unjani? | |Unjani? | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |How are you? (informal) | ||
| | |Ninjani? | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |I really like it! | ||
| | |Ngiyithanda ngempela! | ||
|- | |- | ||
|I understand/ I don't understand | |I understand/ I don't understand | ||
|Ngiyaqonda/I abaqondi | |Ngiyaqonda/I abaqondi | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |I visited one country | ||
| | |Ngavakashela izwe elilodwa | ||
|- | |||
|I'm fine, thank you! | |||
|Ngikhona, ngiyabonga! | |||
|- | |||
|It was nice talking to you! | |||
|Kwaze kwamnandi ukukhuluma nawe! | |||
|- | |- | ||
|My name is... | |My name is... | ||
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|No thanks | |No thanks | ||
|Cha ngiyabonga | |Cha ngiyabonga | ||
|- | |||
|See you later! | |||
|Sizobonana! | |||
|- | |||
|Thank you (very much) | |||
|Ngiyabonga | |||
|- | |||
|This is so expensive | |||
|Lokhu kubiza kakhulu | |||
|- | |||
|Very well, thank you, and you? | |||
|Emihle, ngiyabonga, futhi wena? | |||
|- | |||
|Welcome! | |||
|Wamukelekile | |||
|- | |||
|What's up? (colloquial) | |||
|Kunjani? | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Yes/No | |Yes/No | ||
|Yebo/Cha | |Yebo/Cha | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
https://www.evaneos.fr/afrique-du-sud/voyage/vocabulaire-de-survie/ | https://www.evaneos.fr/afrique-du-sud/voyage/vocabulaire-de-survie/ | ||
Revision as of 18:46, 13 May 2020
Sanibona Polyglots! 😊
South Africa is distinguished by the diversity of its languages and Zulu is the main language spoken in South Africa.
It was not written before the arrival of the colonizers English, Dutch and German who introduced the Latin alphabet.
In this lesson you will find some useful phrases in Zulu.
Good learning!
Useful phrases in Zulu
| English | Zulu |
| Am I right or wrong? | Ngiqinisile noma nginephutha? |
| Do you speak French/English? | Ukhuluma isiNgisi na? |
| English | Zulu |
| Good | Kuhle |
| Good morning / good evening | Sawubona |
| Good night! | Lala kahle! |
| Happy | Jabule |
| Have a good trip! | Ube nohambo oluhle! / Hamba kahle! |
| Have a nice day! | Ube nosuku oluhle! |
| He has two sisters | Unosisi ababili |
| Hi! | Sawubona (s) / Sanibona (pl) |
| How are you? (formal) | Unjani? |
| How are you? (informal) | Ninjani? |
| I really like it! | Ngiyithanda ngempela! |
| I understand/ I don't understand | Ngiyaqonda/I abaqondi |
| I visited one country | Ngavakashela izwe elilodwa |
| I'm fine, thank you! | Ngikhona, ngiyabonga! |
| It was nice talking to you! | Kwaze kwamnandi ukukhuluma nawe! |
| My name is... | Igama lami ngu... |
| No thanks | Cha ngiyabonga |
| See you later! | Sizobonana! |
| Thank you (very much) | Ngiyabonga |
| This is so expensive | Lokhu kubiza kakhulu |
| Very well, thank you, and you? | Emihle, ngiyabonga, futhi wena? |
| Welcome! | Wamukelekile |
| What's up? (colloquial) | Kunjani? |
| Yes/No | Yebo/Cha |
Sources
https://www.evaneos.fr/afrique-du-sud/voyage/vocabulaire-de-survie/