Zulu

Part I

Sawubona

Hello

Unjani

How are you?

Ngikhona

I am fine

nami ngikhona

I am fine too.

igama lami

my name is

sikhona

we are fine

kahle

well

kuhle

it is good

wena unjani

and how are you

ngiyabonga

Thank you

yebo

Yes

mngane

friend

umfowethu

brother

umntwana

brother

uthisha

teacher

hamba kahle

go well

ngi

I

u

you/he/she

inkosikazi

mrs.

umsebenzi

work/job

kulungile

okay

intombazane

girl

si

we

ni

you (plural)

ba

they

wena

and you

nami

also/and me

abesifazane

females

abesilisa

males

amagama

vocab.words/names

ekhaya

at home

-hamba

go

inkosazana

princess/young lady

intombazana

girl

-khona

here/there

kuhle

good

kahle

well

kulungile

okay

-lala

sleep

-phila

alive

-sala

stay

umfana

boy

umntanami

my child

umntwana

child

umsebenzi

work

umnumzane

mr./sir

sorry/peace/excuse me

-vukile

awake

-xoxa

chat/talk

zama

trying/try

Uhlalaphi

Where do you live?

mina

I

wena

you (sing.)

yena

he/she

thina

we

nina

you (pl.)

bona

they

ngi

I

u

you/he/she

si

we

ni

you (pl.)

ba

they

ubaba

father

umalume

uncle

uDokotela

doctor

usowazi

professor

ugogo

grandmother

umalumekazi

aunt

umkhulu

grandfather

inkosi

king