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Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials in Zulu
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it. Play the ten Zulu words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Zulu phrases in this lesson
- YeboYE-bo
- Yes
- ChaCHA
- No
- Kulungilekoo-loon-GI-le
- Okay
- Angiqondia-ngi-QON-di
- I don't understand
- Ukhuluma isiNgisi?oo-khoo-LOO-ma ee-si-NGI-si
- Do you speak English?
- Ungaphinda?oo-nga-PHIN-da
- Can you repeat that?
- Kancane, ngiyacelakan-CAH-neh ngi-ya-CEH-la
- Slowly, please
- Yini lokhu?YEE-ni LOKH-hoo
- What is this?
- Ngidinga...ngi-DING-a
- I need...
- Ungangisiza?oo-nga-ngi-SEE-za
- Can you help me?
An affirmative response.
Ch marks an aspirated dental click, not the English ch sound. The c marks a dental click.
It is fine or all right.
Use this when the meaning is unclear. The q marks a palatal click.
IsiNgisi is the name of the English language.