Daily use common Zulu Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Zulu language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Zulu sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Zulu translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Zulu language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Zulu language quickly and also play some Zulu word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Zulu.

Zulu sentences and phrases

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Zulu language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	Uyemukelwa
Thanks	Ngiyabonga
Good	Kuhle
Enjoy	Jabulela
Fine	Kuhle
Congratulations	Halala
I hate you	ngiyakuzonda
I love you	Ngiyakuthanda
I’m in love	Ngisemathandweni
I’m sorry	Ngiyaxolisa
I’m so sorry	Ngiyaxolisa
I’m yours	Ngingowakho
Thanks again	ngiyabona futhi
How are you	Unjani
I am fine	ngiyaphila
Take care	Uzinakekele
I miss you	ngikukhumbulile
You're nice	Umuhle
That’s terrible	Kubi lokho
That's too bad	Kubi kakhulu lokho
That's too much	Lokho kukhulu kakhulu
See you	Ngizokubona
Thank you	Ngiyabonga
Thank you sir	Ngiyabonga Mnumzane
Are you free	Ingabe ukhululekile
No problem	Ayikho inkinga
Get well soon	Uphole ngokushesha
Very good	Kuhle kakhulu
Well done	Wenze kahle
What’s up	Kwenzenjani
I can't hear you	Angikuzwa
I can't stop	Angikwazi ukuyeka
I know	ngiyazi
Good bye	Hamba kahle
Good idea	Umbono omuhle
Good luck	Ngikufisela inhlanhla
You are late	uphuzile
Who is next?	ubani olandelayo?
Who is she?	ungubani?
Who is that man?	ubani lowo muntu?
Who built it?	owakhiwe ngubani?
They hurt	bayalimala
She got angry	wathukuthela
She is a teacher	unguthisha
She is aggressive	unolaka
She is attractive	uyathandeka
She is beautiful	muhle
She is crying	uyakhala
She is happy	ujabule
No way!	akunakwenzeka!
No worries	Azikho izinkinga
No, thank you	cha ngiyabonga

I'm so happy	ngijabule kakhulu
I'm hungry	ngilambile
I'm able to run	ngiyakwazi ukugijima
I agree	Ngiyavuma
I can swim	ngiyakwazi ukubhukuda
I can't come	angikwazi ukuza
He got angry	wathukuthela
He was alone	wayeyedwa
He was brave	wayenesibindi
He likes to swim	uthanda ukubhukuda
Don't be angry	ungathukutheli
Don't be sad	ungadabuki
Don't cry	ungakhali
Come in	Ngena
Come on	Woza
Can you come?	ungeza?
Can I help?	ngingasiza?
Can I eat this?	ngingakudla lokhu?
Can I help you?	Ngingakusiza?
Can I see?	Ngicela ukubona?
Are you going?	uyahamba?
Are you hungry?	ulambile?
Are you mad?	uyahlanya?
Are you serious?	uqinisile?
Are you sleeping?	ulele?
Can you do this?	ungakwenza lokhu?
Can you help me?	Ungangisiza?
Can you tell me?	Ungangitshela?
Come on tomorrow	woza kusasa
Come quickly	woza masinyane
Could I help you?	ngingakusiza?
Could you tell me?	ungangitshela?
Do not disturb!	Ungaphazamisi!
Do you hear me?	uyangizwa?
Do you smoke?	Ingabe uyabhema?
Have you eaten?	Sewudlile?
Have you finished?	usuqedile?
He can run fast	angagijima ngokushesha
He began to run	waqala ukugijima
He did not speak	akakhulumanga
His eyes are blue	amehlo akhe aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka
His smile was good	ukumamatheka kwakhe kwakukuhle
How is your life?	injani impilo yakho?
How is your family?	unjani umkhaya wakho?
I am a student	Ngingumfundi
I am going to study	ngizofunda
I am not a teacher	angisiye uthisha
I am sorry	Ngiyaxolisa
I believe you	ngiyakukholwa
I can do this job	ngingawenza lomsebenzi
I can run faster	ngingagijima ngokushesha
I can’t believe it	angikukholwa
It happens	kuyenzeka

It is new	yintsha
It is a long story	yindaba ende
It looks like an bird	ibukeka njengenyoni
It really takes time	ngempela kuthatha isikhathi
It was really cheap	kwakushibhile ngempela
It was so noisy	kwakunomsindo
It was very difficult	kwakunzima kakhulu
It wasn't expensive	bekungabizi
It wasn't necessary	bekungadingekile
Let me check	ake ngihlole
Let me say	mangisho
Let me see	ithi ngibone
May I come in?	ngingangena?
May I help you?	Ngingakusiza?
May I join you?	ngingakujoyina?
May I speak?	ngingakhuluma?
May I eat this?	ngingakudla lokhu?
My father is tall	ubaba mude
My sister has a job	usisi wami unomsebenzi
My sister is famous	usisi wami udumile
My wife is a doctor	umkami ungudokotela
No, I'll eat later	cha, ngizodla kamuva
Please come in	ngicela ungene
Please do that again	ngicela wenze lokho futhi
Please give me	ngicela ungiphe
She admired him	ebabaza
She avoids me	uyangigwema
She came last	wafika ekugcineni
She goes to school	uya esikoleni
That house is big	inkulu leyondlu
That is a good idea	umqondo omuhle lowo
That is my book	yincwadi yami leyo
That is my son	yindodana yami leyo
The dog is dead	inja ifile
The river is wide	umfula ubanzi
There is no doubt	akukho ukungabaza
They are playing	bayadlala
They are pretty	bahle
They got married	bashada
They have few books	banezincwadi ezimbalwa
They stopped talking	bayeka ukukhuluma
This is my friend	umngane wami lo
This bird can't fly	lenyoni ayikwazi ukundiza
This decision is final	lesi sinqumo singujuqu
This is my book	le yincwadi yami
This is my brother	umfowethu lo
This is my daughter	indodakazi yami lena
This is not a joke	akulona ihlaya leli
This is surprising	kuyamangaza lokhu
This river is beautiful	muhle lomfula
This story is true	lendaba iyiqiniso
We are happy	sijabule
Will it rain today?	lizokuna namuhla?
Will you go on a trip?	uzothatha uhambo?

Will she come?	uzofika?
Would you kill me?	ungangibulala?
Would you love me?	ungangithanda?
Would you come here?	ungeza lapha?
You are a teacher	unguthisha
You are very beautiful	umuhle kakhulu
You are very brave	unesibindi kakhulu
You broke the rules	wephule imithetho
You love me	uyangithanda
you love me or not	uyangithanda noma cha
You make me happy	Uyangijabulisa
You may go	ungahamba
You should sleep	kufanele ulale
You must study hard	kumele ufunde kanzima
Whose idea is this?	umqondo kabani lo?
Thanks for your help	Ngiyabonga ngosizo lwakho
Thank you for coming	ngiyabonga ngokuza
How about you	Kuthiwani ngawe
How is your family	Unjani umkhaya wakho
How to Say	Indlela Yokusho
Good morning	Sawubona
Good afternoon	Sawubona
Good evening	Sawubona
Good night	Ulale kahle
Happy birthday	Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
Happy Christmas	Ukhisimusi omnandi
Happy new year	Jabulela unyaka omusha
Good to see you	Kuhle ukukubona
I don't like it	Angiyithandi
I have no idea	Anginalwazi
I know everything	Ngazi konke
I know something	Kukhona engikwaziyo
Thank you so much	Ngibonga kakhulu
Thanks a million	Ngibonga isigidi
See you later	Ngizokubona ngemva kwesikhathi
See you next week	Sizobonana ngesonto elizayo
See you next year	Sobonana ngonyaka ozayo
See you soon	Sizobonana maduze
See you tomorrow	Ngizokubona kusasa
Sweet dreams	Lala kamnandi
I’m crazy about you	Ngiyazifela ngawe
I'm crazy with you	Ngihlanya ngawe
Nice to meet you	Ngijabulela ukukwazi
It's very cheap	Kushibhile kakhulu
Just a moment	Umzuzwana nje
Not necessarily	Akunjalo ngempela
That’s a good deal	Yisivumelwano esihle leso
You're beautiful	Umuhle
You're very nice	Ungumuntu okahle kakhulu
You're very smart	Uhlakaniphe kakhulu
I really appreciate it	Ngiyakwazisa kakhulu
I really miss you	ngikukhumbule ngempela

Hard sentences

What is your name	Ubani igama lakho
Which is correct?	yikuphi okulungile?
Will you please help me?	ngicela ungisize?
Will you stay at home?	uzohlala ekhaya?
Do you need anything?	kukhona okudingayo?
Do you need this book?	uyayidinga le ncwadi?
Are you feeling better?	uzizwa ungcono?
Are you writing a letter?	ubhala incwadi?
Come and see me now	woza uzongibona manje
Come with your family	woza nomndeni wakho
I'm very busy this week	ngimatasatasa kuleli sonto
There is a lot of money	kunemali eningi
They are good people	bangabantu abalungile
We need some money	sidinga imali
What is your destination?	Uyakuphi?
What are you doing today?	wenzani namhlanje?
What are you reading?	ufundani?
What can I do for you?	Ngingakwenzelani?
What is the problem?	yini inkinga?
What is the story?	ithini indaba?
What is your problem?	yini inkinga yakho?
What was that noise?	wawuyini lowo msindo?
When can we eat?	singadla nini?
When do you study?	ufunda nini?
When was it finished?	yaqedwa nini?
How about your family	Uthini ngomndeni wakho
Do you understand?	uyaqonda?
Do you love me?	unyangithanda?
Don't talk about work	ungakhulumi ngomsebenzi
How can I help you?	Ngingakusiza kanjani?
How deep is the lake?	lijule kangakanani ichibi?
I'm not disturbing you	angikuphazamisi
I'm proud of my son	ngiyaziqhenya ngendodana yami
I'm sorry to disturb you	ngiyaxolisa ukukuphazamisa
Is something wrong?	kukhona okungalungile?
May I open the door?	ngingavula umnyango?
Thanks for everything	Ngiyabonga ngakho konke
This is very difficult	Lokhu kunzima kakhulu
This is very important	Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu
Where are you from	Uphuma kuphi
Do you have any idea	Ngabe unawo umqondo
I love you so much	Ngikuthanda kakhulu
I love you very much	Ngikuthanda kakhulu
I’m in love with you	Ngiyakuthanda
I missed you so much	Ngikukhumbule kakhulu
Let me think about it	Ake ngicabange ngakho
Thank you very much	ngibona kakhulu
I can't stop thinking	Angikwazi ukuyeka ukucabanga
Will you stop talking?	uzoyeka ukukhuluma?
Would you like to go?	ungathanda ukuhamba?
Would you teach me?	ungangifundisa?

Where is your room?	liphi igumbi lakho?
Where should we go?	kufanele siyephi?
Where is your house?	iphi indlu yakho?
Please close the door	ngicela uvale umnyango
She agreed to my idea	wavumelana nombono wami
That boy is intelligent	uhlakaniphile loya mfana
It was a very big room	kwakuyikamelo elikhulu kakhulu
He can swim very fast	uyakwazi ukubhukuda ngokushesha okukhulu
He accepted my idea	wawamukela umbono wami
They loved each other	bathandana
When will you reach?	uzofika nini?
Where are you from?	uphuma kuphi?
Where are you going?	uyaphi?
We love each other	siyathandana
We obeyed the rules	sayithobela imithetho
We started to walk	saqala ukuhamba
We will never agree	asisoze savuma
We can make change	singenza ushintsho
We cook everyday	sipheka nsuku zonke
We enjoyed it	sakujabulela
What about you?	Kuthiwani ngawe?
What are you doing?	wenzani?
What did you say?	utheni?
What do you need?	udinga ini?
What do you think?	ucabangani?
What do you want?	ufunani?
What happened?	kwenzenjani?
What is that?	yini leyo?
When was she born?	wazalwa nini?
When will we arrive?	sizofika nini?
Where are you?	ukuphi?
Where does it hurt?	Kubuhlungu kuphi?
Where is my book?	iphi incwadi yami?
Where is the river?	uphi umfula?
Who broke this?	ubani ophule lokhu?
Why are you crying?	ukhalelani?
I can't see anything	angiboni lutho
I disagree with you	angivumelani nawe
I like it very much	ngiyithanda kakhulu
I need more time	ngidinga isikhathi esengeziwe
I want to sleep	ngifuna ukulala
I'm able to swim	ngiyakwazi ukubhukuda
I'm not a doctor	angiyena udokotela
I'm taller than you	ngimude kunawe
I'm very sad	ngidabuke kakhulu
Is he a teacher?	unguthisha?
Is she married?	ushadile?
Is this book yours?	eyakho le ncwadi?
Let's ask the teacher	asibuze uthisha
Let's go out and eat	asiphume siyodla
Let's go to a movie	asiye emuvi

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	umbono wakhe awemukelwanga
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	iziphakamiso zakhe zamukelwa emhlanganweni
How do you come to school?	uza kanjani esikoleni?
If I had money, I could buy it	ukube nginemali, bengingayithenga
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	uma ufuna ipensela, ngizokuboleka
If he comes, ask him to wait	uma efika, mcele ukuthi alinde
If it rains, we will get wet	uma lina, sizoba manzi
If I studied, I would pass the exam	uma ngifundile, bengizophumelela ukuhlolwa
My hair has grown too long	izinwele zami sezikhule kakhulu
My mother is always at home	umama uhlezi esekhaya
There are many fish in this lake	kunezinhlanzi eziningi kuleli chibi
There are many problems to solve	ziningi izinkinga okumele zixazululwe
There are some books on the desk	kukhona izincwadi phezu kwedeski
There is nothing wrong with him	akukho okubi ngaye
There was a sudden change in the weather	kwaba nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kungazelelwe
There was nobody in the garden	kwakungekho muntu engadini
There was nobody there	kwakungekho muntu lapho
There were five murders this month	kube nezigameko zokubulala ezinhlanu kule nyanga
They admire each other	babazisana
They agreed to work together	bavumelana ukusebenza ndawonye
They are both good teachers	bobabili bangabafundisi abahle
We want something new	sifuna okusha
We should be very careful	kufanele siqaphele kakhulu
When can I see you next time?	ngingakubona nini ngokuzayo?
When did you finish the work?	uqede nini umsebenzi?
When will you harvest your wheat?	uyakuvuna nini amabele akho na?
Where do you want to go?	ufuna ukuya kuphi?
Where is the pretty girl?	iphi intombi enhle?
Which food do you like?	yikuphi ukudla okuthandayo?
Which is more important?	yikuphi okubaluleke kakhulu?
Which one is more expensive?	iyiphi ebiza kakhulu?
Which way is the nearest?	iyiphi indlela eseduze?
Which is your favorite team?	iliphi iqembu olikhonzile?
Which languages do you speak?	yiziphi izilimi ozikhulumayo?
Which team will win the game?	yiliphi iqembu elizowina umdlalo?
Why are you drying your hair?	kungani usula izinwele zakho?
Why are you late?	ulibele ngani?
Why did you get so angry?	wacasuka ngani?
Why did you quit?	uyekeleni?
Why don't you come in?	kungani ungangeni?

Why were you late this morning?	ulale ngani ekuseni kangaka?
Why are you so tired today?	kungani ukhathele kangaka namuhla?
Would you like to dance with me?	ungathanda ukudansa nami?
Would you come tomorrow?	ungafika kusasa?
You are always complaining	uhlale ukhononda
Thanks for your explanation	ngiyabonga ngencazelo yakho
Thanks for the compliment	ngiyabonga ngokuncoma
Thanks for the information	ngiyabonga ngolwazi
Thanks for your understanding	ngiyabonga ngokuqonda kwakho
Thank you for supporting me	ngiyabonga ngokungeseka
I really miss you so much	Ngikukhumbule kakhulu
Happy valentine’s day	Usuku oluhle lwe-Valentines
Whose decision was final?	isinqumo sikabani saba ngujuqu?
Whose life is in danger?	ukuphila kukabani kusengozini?
You are a good teacher	ungumfundisi omuhle
You can read this book	ungafunda le ncwadi
You don't understand me	awungiqondi
You have to study hard	kufanele ufunde kanzima
Where do you have pain?	ubuhlungu kuphi?
They are both in the room	basendlini bobabili
That house is very small	leyondlu incane kakhulu
Please give me your hand	ngicela unginike isandla sakho
Please go to the school	ngicela uye esikoleni
Please sit here and wait	ngicela uhlale lapha ulinde
Please speak more slowly	Ngicela ukhulume ngokunensa
My father is in his room	ubaba usegumbini lakhe
May I ask you something?	ngicela ukukubuza okuthile?
May I ask you a question?	ngicela ukukubuza umbuzo?
Is the job still available?	umsebenzi usekhona?
I arrived there too early	ngifike kusesekuseni kakhulu
Do you have a family?	unawo umndeni?
Do you have any problem?	ingabe unayo inkinga?
Do you have any idea?	unawo umqondo?
Did you finish the job?	uwuqedile umsebenzi?
Did you like the movie?	uyithandile imuvi?
Are we ready to go now?	sesilungele ukuhamba manje?
Would you like to come?	ungathanda ukuza?
I don't speak very well	Angikhulumi kahle

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