Zulu phrasebook
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'Bold text'Zulu is the language of the Zulu people, the majority of them living in South Africa.
[edit] Pronunciation guide
[edit] Vowels
[edit] Consonants
[edit] Common diphthongs
[edit] Phrase list
[edit] Basics
Sawubona
- "Hello" to one person
Sanibonani
- "Hello" to a group of people
Unjani?
- "How are you?" (singular 'you')
Ninjani?
- "How are you?" (plural 'you')
Ungubani igama lakho?
- "What's your name?"
Igama lami ngingu_____
- "My name is _____"
Ungangisiza?
- "Can you help me?"
Yimalini?
- "How much (does it cost)?"
Isikhathisini?
- "What's the time?"
Uphumaphi?
- "Where are you from?"
Uyasikhuluma isiNgisi?
- "Do you speak English?"
Ngiyabonga
- "Thank you"
Sala kahle / Hamba kahle
- "Stay well / Go well" (used as 'goodbye')
[edit] Problems
Police Amapoyisa
Where is the Police Station?
Ikuphi iPolice Station?
I will call the Police.
Ngizobiza amaPoyisa
[edit] Numbers
zero- Bold textiqanda (q is click, put your tongue on the bottom of your jaw) one- Bold textkunye two- Bold textkubili three- Bold textkuthathu four- Bold textkune five- Bold textisihlanu six- Bold textisithupha seven-Bold textisikhombisa eight- Bold textisishiyagalombili nine- Bold textisishiyagalolunye ten- Bold textishumi eleven- Bold textishumi nanye twelve-Bold text ishumi nambili thirteen-Bold textishumi nantathu fourteen- Bold textishumi nane fifteen- Bold textishumi nesihlanu sixteen-Bold text ishumi nesithupha seventeen- Bold textishumi nesikhombisa eighteen- Bold textishumi nesishiyagalombili nineteen- Bold textishumi nesishiyagalolunye twenty- Bold textamashumi amabili twenty-one Bold textamashumi amabili nanye twenty-twoBold text amashumi amabili nambili twenty-three Bold textamashumi amabili nantathu twenty-four Bold textamashumi amabili nane twenty-five- Bold textamashumi amabili nesihlanu twenty-six Bold textamashumi amabili nesithupha twenty-seven- Bold textamashumi amabili nesikhombisa twenty-eight Bold textamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili twenty-nine- Bold textamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye thirty-Bold text amashumi amathathu forty- Bold textamashumi amane fifty- Bold textamashumi amahlanu sixty- Bold textamashumi ayisithupha seventy- Bold textamashumi ayisikhombisa eighty- Bold textamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ninety- Bold textamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye hundred- Bold textikhulu hundred and one- Bold textikhulu nanye hundred and twoBold text ikhulu nambili two hundred- Bold textamakhulu amabili three hundred- Bold textamakhulu amathathu four hundred- amakhulu amane five hundred- Bold textamakhulu amahlanu six hundred- Bold textamakhulu ayisithupha seven hundred- Bold textamakhulu ayisikhombisa eight hundred- Bold textamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili nine hundred- Bold textamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye thousand- Bold textinkulungwane two thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane ezimbili three thousand-Bold text izinkulungwane ezintathu four thousand-Bold text izinkulungwane ezine five thousand-'Bold text'Bold text izinkulungwane ezinhlanu six thousand-Bold text izinkulungwane eziyisithupha seven thousand-Bold text izinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa eight thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili nine thousand-Bold text izinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalolunye ten thousand-Bold text izinkulungwane eziyishumi eleven thousand-Bold text izinkulungwane eziyishumi ezinanye twelve thousand-Bold text izinkulungwane eziyishumi ezimbili thirteen thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziyishumi ezintathu fourteen thousand-Bold text izinkulungwane eziyishumi ezine fiBold textfteen thousand- izinkulungwane eziyishumi ezinhlanu sixteen thousand-Bold text izinkulungwane eziyishumi eziyisithupha seventeen thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziyishumi eziyisikhombisa eighteen thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziyishumi eziyisishiyagalombili nineteen thousand-Bold text izinkulungwane eziyishumi eziyisishiyagalolunye twenty thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziamashumi eziamabili thirty thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziamashumi eziamathathu forty thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziamashumi eziamane fifty thousand-Bold text izinkulungwane eziamashumi eziamahlanu sixty thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziamashumi eziamathupha seventy thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziamashumi eziamakhombisa eighty thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziamashumi eziamaisishiyagalombili ninety thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziamashumi eziamaisishiyagalolunye hundred thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziyikhulu two hundred thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziamakhulu eziamabili three hundred thousand-Bold text izinkulungwane eziamakhulu eziamathathu four hundred thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziamakhulu eziamane five hundred thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziamakhulu eziamahlanu six hundred thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziamakhulu eziamathupha seven hundred thousand- Bold textizinkulungwane eziamakhulu eziamakhombisa eight hundred thousand Bold textizinkulungwane eziamakhulu eziamaisishiyagalombili nine hundred thousand-Bold text izinkulungwane eziamakhulu eziamaisishiyagalolunye million- isigidi
[edit] Time
[edit] Clock time
[edit] Duration
[edit] Days
Monday- uMsombuluko Tuesday- uLwesibili Wednesday- uLwesithathu Thursday- uLwesine Friday- uLwesihlanu Saturday- uMgqibelo Sunday- iSonto
[edit] Months
[edit] Writing time and date
[edit] Colors
Blue - luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka orange- i-orenji purple- iPhephuli green- luhlaza gray- mpunga brown-nsundu black- mnyama white- mhlophe
[edit] Transportation
car- imoto(amamoto, plural) bus- ibhasi(amabhasi) ship-umkhumbhi, (imikhumbhi) plane- indiza/ibhanoyi(izindiza, amabhanoyi) motorcycle- ithukathuka(amathukathuka) train- isitimela(izitimela)
[edit] Bus and train
(ibhasi) (isitimela)
[edit] Directions
====Taxi====(itexsi)
===Lodging===(ihhotela)
===Money===iMali
[edit] Eating
[edit] Bars
[edit] Shopping
[edit] Driving
[edit] Authority
iphoyisa (amaphoyisa) police
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