Wikibooks: Zulu/Lesson 1

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Subjects: sami
• Online Access: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Zulu/Lesson_1

=Lesson 1= This introductory lesson provides a simple conversation with a table of all the vocabulary used. Then the ways to say your name or the names of others is provided. =Hello= UPhilani ubingelela umngani wakhe uNandi. uPhilani Sawubona Nandi. uNandi Sawubona Philani. uPhilani Unjani? uNandi Ngikhona (ngiyaphila) wena unjani? uPhilani Nami ngikhona (ngiyaphila). uhambe kahle. uNandi Ngiyabonga. Usale kahle. The first exchange illustrates a fairly casual or familiar tone. It is both more formal and more polite to use the plural forms e.g. uJacob Sanibonani uNjabulo Yebo sanibonani. uJacob Ninjani? uNjabulo Simonsisland and /Siyaphila nina ninjani? uJacob Nathi sikhona/siyaphila. It would normally be considered somewhat rude and abrupt to say goodbye just then. An exchange of pleasantries would normally follow such greetings but in large cities since people are often busy this short conversation is sufficient. A very polite way of saying farewell would be uJacob Nihambe kahle. uNjabulo Nisale kahle. = Notes= anibona(ni) where the final ni may or may not be used =Introducing people= Philani introduces his friend Thabo to Nandi. uPhilani Nandi Lo umgani wami uThabo. uNandi Ngiyajabula ukukwazi! uThabo Nami ngiyajabula ukukwazi! Thabo introduces himself to Nosipho. uThabo Igama lami nguThabo! uNosipho Ngiyajabula ukukwazi! NginguNosipho. uThabo Ngiyajabula ukukwazi! The above table says that mi means my but la that is added to it is for agreement. Lami agrees with igama . The same is true for wami the wa agrees with umngani . =How are you?= Philani sees his friend Thabo in the street. uPhilani Sawubona Thabo! uThabo Yebo sawubona Philani! uPhilani Unjani? uThabo Ngiyaphila wena unjani? uPhilani Angiphilile. =Surname= Nandi tells Thabo her surname. Nandi Isibongo sami uNdlovu. uThabo NgingowakwaKhumalo. =Summary= We can say hello Sawubona Sanibona or Sanibonani Ask people how they are Unjani? Ninjani?. Say how you are Ngiyaphila ngikhona angiphilile. Introduce yourself Igama lami ngu Ngingu . Introduce others Lo ...