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Zulu Phrases
Salim 2006 © Linguanaut.com
The table below contains: Zulu phrases, expressions and words in Zulu, conversation and idioms, greetings and survival phrases. Most of the Zulu sentences are used for the everyday life conversations, so they might come handy if you memorize them. The Zulu is spoken mainly in South Africa.
English Phrases
| Zulu Phrases
| Greetings in Zulu
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| Hi!
| Sawubona! (to a person)
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| Sanibona! (to persons)
| Good Morning!
| Sawubona! (to a person)
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| Sanibona! (to persons)
| Good Evening!
| Sawubona! (to a person)
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| Sanibona! (to persons)
| Welcome! (to greet someone)
| Ngiyakwemukela! (to a person)
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| Ngiyanemukela! (to persons)
| How are you?
| Unjani?
| I'm fine, thanks!
| Ngikhona, ngiyabonga! / Ngiyaphila, ngiyabonga!
| And you?
| Wena unjani?
| Good / so-so.
| Ngisaphila! / Angiphili kakhulu!
| Thank you (very much)!
| Ngiyabonga (kakhulu)!
| You're welcome! (answering "thank you")
| Kulungile!
| Hey! Friend!
| Heyi! Shomi!
| I missed you so much!
| Ngikukhumbulile kangaka!
| What's new?
| Zithini ezintsha?
| Nothing much
| Lutho oluningi!
| Good night!
| Lala kahle! (to a person
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| Lalani kahle! (to persons)
| See you later!
| Sizobonana!
| Good Bye!
| Sala kahle! (to a person staying)
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| Salani kahle! (to persons staying)
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| Hamba kahle! (to a person leaving)
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| Hambani kahle! (to persons leaving)
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