Numbers in Zulu

To learn Zulu language, common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common words that we can use in daily life. Numbers are one part of common words used in daily life. If you are interested to learn Zulu numbers, this place will help you to learn all numbers in Zulu language with their pronunciation in English. Zulu numbers are used in day-to-day life, so it is very important to learn Zulu numbers. The below table gives the translation of numbers in Zulu and their pronunciation in English in an easy way.

Number in Zulu / inombolo

Learn Zulu numbers from 1 to 100(hundred), 1000(thousand), 10,000(ten thousand), Million, Billion, etc… also learn symbols/characters in Zulu numbers with words.

Number – inombolo
0	Zero	iqanda
1	One	kunye
2	Two	kubili
3	Three	kutathu
4	Four	kune
5	Five	kuhlanu
6	Six	isithupha
7	Seven	isikhombisa
8	Eight	isishiyagalombili
9	Nine	isishiyagalolunye
10	Ten	lishumi
11	Eleven	ishumi nanye
12	Twelve	ishumi nambili
13	Thirteen	ishumi nantathu
14	Fourteen	ishumi nane
15	Fifteen	ishumi nanhlanu
16	Sixteen	ishumi nesithupha
17	Seventeen	ishumi nesikhombisa
18	Eighteen	ishumi nesishiyagalombili
19	Nineteen	ishumi nesishiyagalolunye
20	Twenty	amashumi amabili
21	Twenty-one	amashumi amabili nanye
22	Twenty-two	amashumi amabili nambili
23	Twenty-three	amashumi amabili nantathu
24	Twenty-four	amashumi amabili nane
25	Twenty-five	amashumi amabili nesihlanu
26	Twenty-six	amashumi amabili nesithupha
27	Twenty-seven	amashumi amabili nesikhombisa
28	Twenty-eight	amashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili
29	Twenty-nine	amashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye
30	Thirty	amashumi amathathu
31	Thirty-one	amashumi amathathu nanye
32	Thirty-two	amashumi amathathu nambili
33	Thirty-three	amashumi amathathu nantathu
34	Thirty-four	amashumi amathathu nane
35	Thirty-five	amashumi amathathu nanhlanu
36	Thirty-six	amashumi amathathu nesithupha
37	Thirty-seven	amashumi amathathu nesikhombisa
38	Thirty-eight	amashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili
39	Thirty-nine	amashumi amathathu nesishiyagalolunye
40	Forty	amashumi amane
41	Forty-one	amashumi amane nanye
42	Forty-two	amashumi amane nambili
43	Forty-three	amashumi amane nantathu
44	Forty-four	amashumi amane nane
45	Forty-five	amashumi amane nanhlanu
46	Forty-six	amashumi amane nesithupha
47	Forty-seven	amashumi amane nesikhombisa
48	Forty-eight	amashumi amane nesishiyagalombili
49	Forty-nine	amashumi amane nesishiyagalolunye
50	Fifty	amashumi amahlanu
60	Sixty	amashumi ayisithupha
70	Seventy	amashumi ayisikhombisa
80	Eighty	amashumi ayisishiyagalombili
90	Ninety	amashumi ayisishiyagalolunye
100	One hundred	ikhulu

1K
1000

One Thousand

inkulungwane

10K

10,000

Ten Thousand

izinkulungwane eziyishumi

1M
1,000,000

One Million

isigidi

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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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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