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Sawubona o Good day Ngikhona o Im fine Sala khale o Stay well Unjani o How are you Wena unjani

o How are you (in return) Ulale kammandina o Did you sleep well Uyahamba manje o Are you leaving now Nkosikazi o Madam (to a mrs) Nkosazana o Madam (to a miss) Ma o Madam (less formal) Baba o Sir (formal) Mnumzane o Sir(informal) Amadoda o Men Mfana o Young man/boy Mntanami o My child Prefixes o Ngi I o U You (sing.) He/she o Ni You (plural) o Si (we) o Ba They o Ku It

Sufixes o Kho o o Khe Mi My You(plural) You(sing.)

Mfowethu o My friend Bafowethu o My brother Dadewethu o My sister (friend) Nami ngikhnona o Im fine too Usaphila na o Are you still fine Yebo, ngisaphila o Yes, I am still fine Uphila njani o How are you Ngiyaphila o Im ok Kunjani o Hows it Kulungile o Im ok Ninjani o How are you (plural) Sikhona o We are fine (sing.) Siyaphila o We are fine (plural) Sanibonani o Good day (plural) Bafana o Boys Wena ungubani o Who are you Mina o I Kuphi o Where Phesheya

o Overseas Igama lami ngu o My name is Isibongo sami ngu o My surname is Ngingu o Im Ngubani igama lakho o Whats your name Ngubni isibongo sakho o Whats your surname uphumaphi o Where do you come from Sam bani o Sam who Ngubani o What? Isibongo o Surname Igama o Name Singu Jones o Its jones Sithini isithakazelo sakho o Whats your praise name Emalokishini o Townships umantu o Person umlungu o white person ubaba o father umfala o river ibhayisikili o bicycle isikole o school udebe o lip ubuntu o human nature ukuhama

o travelling Kakhulu o very much Angazi o I dont know Kodwa o but Ngiqinisile o Im sure ukuthi o that uyakwazi o she knows ungumhlobo muni o Whats your nationality ungum zulu o Shes a zulu Angaqala nini o When can she start uyakwazi uku o Can you pheka o to cook khuluma o to speak funda o to read lungisa o to fix ayina o to iron Yebo, ngiyakwazi mnumzana o Yes I can sir Cha o No shayela o to drive imoto o car azi o knows Uyasazi isiZulu na o Do you know zulu Yebo, ngiyasazi

o Yes I know it Cha, angisazi o No, I dont understand it ukhulumani o What do you speak ngikhulma o I speak nikhulumani ekhya o What do you (people) speak at home Awuphinda, Angiqondi khale o Please respect, I do not understand very well isiNgisi o English isiBhunu o Afrikans isiFulentshi o French isiNdebele o Ndebele isiVenda o Venda isiJalimane o German isiSwati o Swazi isiPedi o Pedi ungumhlobo muni o Whats your nationality Ingxoxo o dialogue xoza o chat ulimi o language usage umsebenzi o exercises ngingakusiza o can I help you ngiyabonga o thanky ou ngingakusiza ngani o What can I do for you Ngifuna

o I want uhlaza o vegetables ufunani o What do you want ipakethe o a packet Yimalini o How much does it cost Yi-R3 o Its R3 Yi-R5 ngamunye o Its R5 for one ngizothatha muyne o I will take one kukhona okunye ne o Is there anything else ufana nani futhi o What else do you want Yilokho kuphela o That is all Yi-R10 usakazana o Its R10 a pocket ngani o with what ngingajabula o yes please ngiyabonga kakhulu o Thank you very much nami ngiyabona o you are welcome usizo o your lawkho o assistance ngibonga usizo lawkho o thank you for your assistance ngibonga itiye o Thank you for your tea lwenu o assistance(plural) imali o money ubhanana

o banana ngiisifunde.. o I learned it from izicathulo o shoe ilokwe o dress anazambane o potatoes sekwanele o Its all usifundephi isiZulu o Where have you learned to speak zulu sobonana futhi o well see each other again

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