Zulu Quiz 2

ukuya

to go

ukwenza

to do

-phi?

Meaning: 'where?'

-phi conversation

Example Conversation:
A: Tsidi, uphumaphi? (Tsidi, where are you from?)
B: Nginphuma eSouth Africa. (I am from South Africa.)
A: Uphumaphi? (Where are you from?)
B: Ngiphuma eNew York. Wena? Uhlalaphi? (I am from New York. And you? Where do you live?)

-ni?

Meaning: 'what?'

-ni conversation

Example Conversation:
A: Ufundisani Tshidi? (What do you teach, Tshidi?)
UTshidi: Ngifundisa isiZulu. (I teach isiZulu.)
A: Ufundani ePenn? (What do you study at Penn?)
B: Mina ngifunda iPsychology. (I study Psychology.)
A: Ufundani ukhethelo? (What does Ukhethelo study?)
Uthula: Ukhethelo ufunda ifinance nesiZulu. (Ukhethelo studies finance and isiZulu.)

isinkwa

bread

Amaqanda

eggs

Itiye

tea

Ikhofi

coffee

ubisi

milk

inyama

meat

Thenga

To buy

“I want to go buy eggs at Acme."

Ngizo ya ko thenga amaqanda kwaAcme.

uMsombuluku

Monday

uLwesibili

Tuesday

uLwesithathu

Wednesday

uLwesine

Thursday

uLwesihlanu

Friday

uMgqibelo

Saturday

Sonto 

Sunday

Izulu (i[li]-)

Meaning: (high) weather (comes from up there)

Liyana

rain (it is raining)

Liyabanda

cold (it is cold)

Liyakhithika

snow (it is snowing)

Liyashisa

hot (it is hot)

Liyaduma

thunder (it is thundering)

Liyabaneka

lightning (it is lightning)

How to ask about today's weather in Philly

A: Linjani izulu namhlanje ePhilly? (How's the weather today in Philly?)
B: Izulu liyabanda namhlanje. (The weather is cold today.)

Ngicela

To make a request (e.g., 'Please…')

• 1st Person S

• 1st Person Pl

• 2nd Person S

• 2nd Person Pl

• 3rd Person S

• 3rd Person Pl

• mina

• thina

• wena

• nina

• yena

• bona

• 1st Person S

• 1st Person Pl

• 2nd Person S

• 2nd Person Pl

• 3rd Person S

• 3rd Person Pl

• nami

• nathi

• nawe

• nani

• naye

• nabo