Explore the examples below at your own pace. Choose a small set, recall it without looking, and return to it in your next practice session.
Hisawubona
What is your name?ubani igama lakho?
Nice to meet youngiyajabula ukukwazi
How are you?unjani?
I'm good, thanksngiyaphila, ngiyabonga
And you?wena?
Language and Age Phrases
Do you speak (English/Zulu)?ukhuluma (isingisi/isizulu)?
Does she speak Chinese?ukhuluma isishayina?
A little bitkancane nje
How old are you?uneminyaka emingaki?
I'm 33 years oldngineminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu
It was nice talking to youkube mnandi ukukhuluma nawe
What do you mean?uqonde ukuthini?
I don't understandangiqondi
I don't knowangazi
Sorryuxolo
What is that called in Zulu?loku kubizwa ngokuthini ngesizulu?
What does that word mean in English?lelo gama lichaza ukuthini ngesingisi?
Where are you from?uvelaphi?
I'm from the U.Sngisuka e-u.s
I'm Americanngingumelikana
Where do you live?uhlala kuphi?
I live in the U.Sngihlala e-u.s
What do you do for a living?wenza msebenzi muni?
I'm a studentngingumfundi
Can I help you?ngingakusiza?
Can you help me?ungangisiza?
Where is the airport?sikuphi isikhumulo sezindiza?
Go straighthamba uqonde
Thenbese
Turn leftuphendukela esinxeleni
Turn rightuphendukele kwesokudla
Holiday Wishes Phrases
Happy birthdayhalala ngosuku lwakho lokuzalwa
Happy new yearnyakomusha
Merry Christmasukhisimusi omnandi
Good luckokuhle kodwa
Congratulationshalala ngosuku lwakho lokuzalwa
I have a reservationngibekisile indawo
Do you have rooms available?ngabe likhona igumbi elingasebenzanga?
I would like a non-smoking roomngingathanda ukuthola igumbi ekungabhenywa kulo
How much it costs per night?kukhokhwa malini ngobusuku ngabunye?
Waiterweta
How much is this?kubiza malini loku?
What is this?yini le?
Are you okay?uyaphila?
I need a doctorngidinga udokotela
Helpusizo
Call the ambulancebiza i-ambulensi
Call the policebiza amaphoyisa
I am sickngiyagula