ISIFUNDO 2: GIVING INSTRUCTIONS IN ZULU (COMMANDS)

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering Zulu commands, guidelines for singular/plural forms, polite requests, negative forms, and common phrases from the lecture notes.

hamba

Walk

gijima

Run

hlala phansi

Sit down

khuluma

Speak

dla

Eat

phuza

Drink

lalela

Listen

thula

Keep quiet

ngena

Enter

phuma

Go out

funda

Read / learn

bhala

Write

lala

Sleep

geza

Wash

sika

Cut

bheka

Watch

dlala

Play

cabanga

Think

thatha

Take

sebenza

Work

sebenzisa

Use

bona

See

qala

Start

qeda

Finish

shesha

Hurry up

phinda

Repeat

phumula

Rest

khumbula

Remember

shaya

Hit

hlanza

Cleanse

phakama

Get up

goba

Bend over

elula

Stretch

vivinya

Exercise

vuka

Wake up

khululeka

Relax

faka

Put on

hleba

Gossip

lulama

Get better

khala

Cry

zama

Try

gula

Be ill

sukuma

Stand up

linda

Wait

lindela

Wait for

siza

Help

gqoka

Get dressed

khumula

Undress / take out

khipha

Take out

funa

Want / look for

qaphela

Be careful

letha

Bring

vula

Open

vala

Close

cosha

Pick up

beka phansi

Put down

biza

Call

buza

Ask

phendula

Answer

tshela

Tell

lahla

Throw away

thinta

Touch

za

Come

ya

Go

bhema

Smoke

pheka

Cook

phonsa

Throw

thanda

Like / love

thenga

Buy

Cela

Request

hlola

Examine

khwela

Get on to

ehla

Get off

yeka

Stop

susa

Remove

khulula

Untie / loosen

elapha

Treat

kakhulu

Very much

kancane

A little / slowly

Yidla

Eat (singular imperative)

Yima

Stand here

Lalelani

Listen (plural)

Hlalani phansi

Sit down (plural)

Sukumani

Stand up (plural)

Thulani

Keep quiet (plural)

Yidlani

Eat the food (plural)

Awuphinde

Please repeat

Awuthule

Please be quiet

Awusukume

Please stand up

Ungakhulumi

Do not talk

Ungahlali phansi

Do not sit down

Ungasukumi

Do not stand up

Ningakhulumi

Do not talk (plural)

Ningahlali phansi

Do not sit down (plural)

Ningasukumi

Do not stand up (plural)

Aningene

Please come in, both/all of you

Anihambe

Please go/leave, both/all of you

Anihlale phansi

Please sit down, both/all of you

Khamisa kakhulu

Open your mouth wide

Thatha umuthi

Take the medicine