Zulu conversation Builder
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Casual conversation in Zulu
Zulu
Cultural Note: Zulu is a Bantu language spoken by approximately 12 million people, primarily in South Africa. It's known for its distinctive 'click' sounds, which are represented in writing by the letters c, q, and x.
Dialogue
Person A
Sawubona, unjani?
Hello, how are you?
Sah-woo-bo-nah, oon-jah-nee?
Person B
Ngikhona, wena unjani?
I'm fine, how are you?
Ngi-khona, weh-nah oon-jah-nee?
Person A
Nami ngikhona, ngiyabonga.
I'm fine too, thank you.
Nah-mee ngi-khona, ngee-yah-bong-gah.
Person B
Ufunda isiZulu?
Do you study Zulu?
Oo-foon-dah ee-see-zoo-loo?
Person A
Yebo, ngifunda isiZulu.
Yes, I study Zulu.
Yeh-boh, ngee-foon-dah ee-see-zoo-loo.
Key Phrases
Sawubona
Hello
Sawubona, Thabo. - Hello, Thabo.
Unjani
How are you
Unjani, Sipho? - How are you, Sipho?
Ngikhona
I'm fine
Unjani? - Ngikhona. - How are you? - I'm fine.
Ngiyabonga
Thank you
Ngiyabonga kakhulu. - Thank you very much.
Ngifunda isiZulu
I study Zulu
Ngifunda isiZulu emaktabeni. - I study Zulu at school.
Practice Exercises
How do you say 'Thank you' in Zulu?
Fill in the blank: _____, ngifunda isiZulu.
I study Zulu
Ngikhona
Hello
Sawubona
Unjani
Thank you
I'm fine
How are you
Ngiyabonga
Ngifunda isiZulu