Food vocabulary words in Zulu and English

To learn Zulu language, common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common Zulu words that we can used in daily life. Food are one part of common words used in day-to-day life conversations. If you are interested to learn Food vocabulary words in Zulu, this place will help you to learn all Food vocabulary words in English to Zulu language. Food vocabulary words are used in daily life, so it is important to learn all Food vocabulary words in English to Zulu and play Zulu quiz and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you get not bored. If you think too hard to learn Zulu language, then 1000 most common Zulu words will helps to learn Zulu language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Food vocabulary words in Zulu.


Food vocabulary words in Zulu and English

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List of Food vocabulary words in Zulu


Here is the list of Food in Zulu language and their pronunciation in English.

Food vocabulary words - Zulu

Bake bhaka
Boil thumba
Burn shisa
Butter ibhotela
Carve qopha
Chop qoba
Cook pheka
Cookbook incwadi yokupheka
Delicious okumnandi
Dice idayisi
Diet ukudla
Dish isitsha
Dough inhlama
Drink phuza
Eat dla
Fat amafutha
Flavour ukunambitheka
Flour ufulawa
Food ukudla
Fruit izithelo
Fry gazinga
Garlic ugaliki
Grain okusanhlamvu
Grate grate
Grease amafutha
Grill igrill
Heat ukushisa
Herb imifino
Ingredient isithako
Instruction isiyalo
Juice ijusi
Liquid uketshezi
Mash i-mash
Meat inyama
Melt ncibilika
Mix hlanganisa
Mixed okuxubile
Oil amafutha
Onion u-anyanini
Peeler o peeler
Pepper upelepele
Pinch ncinza
Preheat ukushisa kuqala
Prepare lungiselela
Recipe iresiphi
Rice irayisi
Roast yosiwe
Salt usawoti
Sauce isoso
Seeds imbewu
Serve sebenzela
Spice izinongo
Spoon ukhezo
Sprinkle fafaza
Steam umusi
Sticking ukunamathela
Stir gudluza
Substance into
Vegetable imifino
Warm water amanzi afudumele
Wheat ukolweni
Whisk whisk






Top 1000 Zulu words


Here you learn top 1000 Zulu words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Zulu meanings with transliteration.


Eat dla
All konke
New okusha
Snore rhona
Fast ngokushesha
Help Usizo
Pain ubuhlungu
Rain imvula
Pride ukuziqhenya
Sense umqondo
Large enkulu
Skill ikhono
Panic uvalo
Thank ngiyabonga
Desire isifiso
Woman owesifazane
Hungry elambile

Daily use Zulu Sentences


Here you learn top Zulu sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Zulu meanings with transliteration.


Good morning Sawubona
What is your name Ubani igama lakho
What is your problem yini inkinga yakho?
I hate you ngiyakuzonda
I love you Ngiyakuthanda
Can I help you Ngingakusiza?
I am sorry Ngiyaxolisa
I want to sleep ngifuna ukulala
This is very important Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu
Are you hungry ulambile?
How is your life injani impilo yakho?
I am going to study ngizofunda
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