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<div style="font-size:280%;">🤗 '''Zulu''' Greetings for Everyday Life</div>
<div class="pg_page_title">🤗 '''Zulu''' Greetings for Everyday Life</div>


Hi Zulu learners! 😃
Hi Zulu learners! 😃


Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in '''Zulu'''?  
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in '''Zulu'''?  
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If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Zulu, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Zulu, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.


Let’s get started! 🤗
Let’s get started! 🤗
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<span link>With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages:</span> [[Language/Zulu/Vocabulary/Fruits|Fruits]], [[Language/Zulu/Vocabulary/Family|Family]], [[Language/Zulu/Vocabulary/Drinks|Drinks]] & [[Language/Zulu/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions|Feelings and Emotions]].
==Greetings==
==Greetings==
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|Siyanamukela
|Siyanamukela
|-
|-
|good morning
|niVuka nJani
|-
|good afternoon
|ninJani ngaleMini
|-
|good evening
|sawuBona [person]
saniBonani [group]
|-
|good night
|lala kahle [person]
lalani kahle [group]
|-
|A little bit
|Kancane
|-
|congratulation
|ngiyakuhalalisela
|-
|Do you speak Zulu?
|Ukhuluma isiZulu ?
|-
|Do you understand?
|uYezwa ? uYangizwa na ?
|-
|Excuse me
|Ngiyaxolisa
|-
|first name, [word]
|iGama
|-
|good luck
|inHlanhla
|-
|goodbye
|sala kahle [person]
|-
|goodbye
|salani kahle [group]
|-
|goodbye
|hamba kahle [person]
|-
|goodbye
|hambani kahle [group]
|-
|How  are you?
|Unjani  ?
|-
|How  old are you?
|uneminYaka eminGaki ?
|-
|I  am fine
|Ngikhona  / Ngiyaphila
|-
|I  am Zulu
|NgingumZulu
|-
|I don't understand
|Angizwa
|-
|I love you
|Ngiyakuthanda
|-
|I understand
|Ngiyezwa
|-
|last name, family name
|isiBongo
|-
|miss, madam
|unKosazana
|-
|mister
|umNumzane
|-
|My name is ...
|iGama lami ngu ...
|-
|no
|cha
|-
|Pardon
|uXolo
|-
|please
|ngiyakucela
|-
|see  you
|soBonana  / sizoBonana
|-
|Sorry
|Nxese
|-
|thanks (so much)
|ngiyaBonga/siyaBonga (kakhulu)
|-
|What's your name?
|Ngubani iGama lakho ?
|-
|Who are you?
|Ungubani ?
|-
|with pleasure
|ngingathanda
|-
|yes
|yebo
|}


|}
==Videos==
===How to Greet in isiZulu===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6o5Mrrd4Ww</youtube>
===How to say Hello and Goodbye in Zulu===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEXL3mrWg0</youtube>


==Sources==
==Sources==
Polyglot Club thanks '''Jennifer Runner''' for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Zulu lesson. 👍
* http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
 
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6o5Mrrd4Ww
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEXL3mrWg0
 
* http://zulu.zoulou.free.fr/index_uk.php
*More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/


==Free Zulu Lessons==
==Free Zulu Lessons==
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[[Category:Jennifers]]
[[Category:Jennifers]]
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Zulu/Vocabulary/Count-to-10|Count to 10]]
* [[Language/Zulu/Vocabulary/Colors|Colors]]
* [[Language/Zulu/Vocabulary/Drinks|Drinks]]
* [[Language/Zulu/Vocabulary/Tastes|Tastes]]
* [[Language/Zulu/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions|Feelings and Emotions]]
* [[Language/Zulu/Vocabulary/Body|Body]]
* [[Language/Zulu/Vocabulary/Numbers|Numbers]]
* [[Language/Zulu/Vocabulary/Connecting-words|Connecting words]]
* [[Language/Zulu/Vocabulary/Geography|Geography]]
* [[Language/Zulu/Vocabulary/Qualities|Qualities]]
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Latest revision as of 13:04, 27 March 2023

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🤗 Zulu Greetings for Everyday Life

Hi Zulu learners! 😃

Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Zulu?

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Zulu, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

Let’s get started! 🤗

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Fruits, Family, Drinks & Feelings and Emotions.

Greetings[edit | edit source]

English Zulu
general greeting spoken to one person Sawubona
general greeting spoken to a group of people Sanibonani
how are you? spoken to one person Unjani?
how are you? spoken to one person Kunjani?
reply to Unjani and Kunjani Ngikhona
how are you? spoken to a group of people Ninjani?
how are you? spoken to a group of people Kunjani kini?
reply to Ninjani and Kunjani kini Sikhona
welcome greeting Uyamukelwa
welcome greeting Siyanamukela
good morning niVuka nJani
good afternoon ninJani ngaleMini
good evening sawuBona [person]

saniBonani [group]

good night lala kahle [person]

lalani kahle [group]

A little bit Kancane
congratulation ngiyakuhalalisela
Do you speak Zulu? Ukhuluma isiZulu ?
Do you understand? uYezwa ? uYangizwa na ?
Excuse me Ngiyaxolisa
first name, [word] iGama
good luck inHlanhla
goodbye sala kahle [person]
goodbye salani kahle [group]
goodbye hamba kahle [person]
goodbye hambani kahle [group]
How are you? Unjani  ?
How old are you? uneminYaka eminGaki ?
I am fine Ngikhona / Ngiyaphila
I am Zulu NgingumZulu
I don't understand Angizwa
I love you Ngiyakuthanda
I understand Ngiyezwa
last name, family name isiBongo
miss, madam unKosazana
mister umNumzane
My name is ... iGama lami ngu ...
no cha
Pardon uXolo
please ngiyakucela
see you soBonana / sizoBonana
Sorry Nxese
thanks (so much) ngiyaBonga/siyaBonga (kakhulu)
What's your name? Ngubani iGama lakho ?
Who are you? Ungubani ?
with pleasure ngingathanda
yes yebo

Videos[edit | edit source]

How to Greet in isiZulu[edit | edit source]

How to say Hello and Goodbye in Zulu[edit | edit source]

Sources[edit | edit source]

Free Zulu Lessons[edit | edit source]

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Marketplace[edit | edit source]

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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