Isizulu Basics

Sawubona

Hello

Yebo

Yes, Hello Too

Ujani?

How are you?

Ngiyaphila

I am well

Nkosazana

Ma'am

Igama lami nguSamantha

My name is Samantha

Ngifunda

I study

isayensi yezilwane

zoology

Hamba kahle

Go well

Sala kahle

Stay well

Sizobuye sibonane

See you later

Ngijabulela ukukwazi

Nice to meet you

Ngihlala eMelbourne

I live in Melbourne

Ngithanda izilwane

I like animals

Ngiyabonga

thank you

Mnumzane

sir

umculo

music

maduze

soon

lapha

here

laphaya

over there

indlovu

elephant

indlulamithi

giraffe

inyathi

buffalo

inyoka

snake

ngempelasonto

over the weekend

ukuhamba

to go away; to travel

ukubona

to see

ukubuya

to return

ekuseni

in the morning

ukuchitha

to spend time

Ukugijima

to run

ukuthanda

to like, to love

Ibhola lezinyawo

soccer

ebusuku

in the evening, at night

ukufunda

to read

ukulalela

to listen

incwadi

book; letter

inja

dog

inkomo

cow

emnyama

black

imvu

sheep

emhlophe

white

inkunzi

bull

enkulu

big

encane

small

ingwenya

crocodile

endala

old

enejubane

fast

ukuthenga

to buy

irayisi

rice

itiye

tea

impuphu

mealie meal; maize meal

isinkwa

bread

Lwesithathu

Wednesday

Lwesibili

Tuesday

usawoti

salt

ikhofi

coffee

ushukela

sugar

Ummbila

corn

Ngetekisi

by taxi

muni

Which

UMsombuluko

Monday

ULwesibili

Tuesday

ULwesithathu

Wednesday

ULwesine

Thursday

ULwesihlanu

Friday

UMgqibelo

Saturday

ISonto

Sunday

impelasonto

weekend

uku

to be

ukuba

to have

ukuhamba

to go; to walk

ukukhuphuka

to climb

ikamu

camp

ukudla

to eat

ukuphuza

to drink

ukuthenga

to buy

ukunquma

to decide

ukukhuluma

to speak

ukuxoxa

to discuss, to converse

ukuphumula

to rest

ukusebenza

to work

ukuzamq

to try

ukuhlala

to stay

ukuthatha isithombe

to take a photo

ufike

to arrive