Zulu/Exercise/Lesson 1

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Hello!

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How would you respond to:

Sawubona bhuti!
Sawubona sisi!
Sawubona sisi!
Sanibona gogo!
Sawubona mntwana!
Sawubona mntwana!
Sawubona Nandi! (Speaking to uPhilani)
Sawubona Philani!
Sawubona Philani!
Unjani?
Ngikhona, wena unjani?
Ngikhona, wena unjani?
Ninjani? (If part of a group, speaking to a single person.)
Sikhona, wena unjani?
Sikhona, wena unjani?
Ninjani? (If part of a group, speaking to another group.)
Sikhona, Nina ninjani?
Sikhona, Nina ninjani?
Sala kahle!
Hamba kahle!
Hamba kahle!

Names

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Translate the following Zulu sentences into English:

NginguSipho.
I'm Sipho.
I'm Sipho.
Unjani?
How are you?
How are you?
Igama lami nguThembu.
My name is Thembu.
My name is Thembu.
Isibongo sami nguNdlovu.
My surname is Ndlovu.
My surname is Ndlovu.
NgingowakwaMthembu.
My surname is Mthembu.
My surname is Mthembu.

Translate the following English sentences into Zulu:

This is Nandi.
Lo nguNandi.
Lo nguNandi.
I am pleased to meet you.
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi.
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi.
I am feeling unwell.
Angiphilile kahle.
Angiphilile kahle.
I am ok.
Ngikhona.
Ngikhona.

Dialogue

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Try translating the following dialogue:

uThabo: Sawubona sisi!
Thabo: Hello sister!
Thabo: Hello sister!
uZipho: Sawubona bhuti. Unjani?
Zipho: . Hello brother! How are you?
Zipho: . Hello brother! How are you?
uThabo: Ngisaphila, Wena unjani?
Thabo: I'm still alive, how are you?
Thabo: I'm still alive, how are you?
uZipho: wazalwa nini.
Zipho:ngazalwa mhlaka.
Zipho:ngazalwa mhlaka.
uThabo: Igama lami nguThabo, ngiyajabula ukukwazi.
Thabo: My name is Thabo, I'm pleased to meet you.
Thabo: My name is Thabo, I'm pleased to meet you.
uZipho: Nami, ngiyajabula ukukwazi. Sala kahle!
Zipho: I'm also pleased to meet you. Stay well (Goodbye)
Zipho: I'm also pleased to meet you. Stay well (Goodbye)
uThabo: Hamba kahle!
Thabo: Go well!
Thabo: Go well!

Next steps

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  • If you would like, review this lesson: Lesson 1
  • Otherwise, continue to the next lesson: Lesson 2