Zulu Vocabulary
Welcome to the 9th lesson about the Zulu vocabulary. We're dedicating this page to the most important and most used words in Zulu. For example: clothes, languages, countries, travel, survival words, class, and house components.
shirt  ihembe | sweater ijezi | jacket ijakhethi | coat ijazi |
socks amasokisi | shoes izicathulo | trousers ibhulukwe | pajamas amaphijama |
belt ibhande | underwear isambatho sangaphansi | hat isigqoko | skirt isiketi |
The following words are related to languages and countries.
| Language | Zulu | Country | Zulu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | isi-arabic | Morocco | isimorokho |
| Chinese | isishayina | China | eshayina |
| English | isingisi | England | engilandi |
| French | isi-french | France | e-france |
| German | isijalimani | Germany | ejalimani |
| Greek | isigrikhi | Greece | egrisi |
| Portuguese | isiputukezi | Portugal | eputukezi |
| Hindi | isihindi | India | endiya |
| Italian | isintaliyana | Italy | entaliyana |
| Japanese | isijaphani | Japan | ejaphani |
| Russian | isirashiya | Russia | erushiya |
| Spanish | isipanishi | Spain | e-spain |
| Swedish | isiswidi | Sweden | eswidi |
The following vocabulary is related to travel and survival.
| Travel | Zulu | Survival | Zulu |
|---|---|---|---|
| airport | esikhumulweni sezindiza | doctor | udokotela |
| airplane | ibhanoyi | medicines | imithi |
| train | isitimela | pharmacy | ikhemesi |
| taxi | itekisi | hospital | isibhedlela |
| bus | ibhasi | ambulance | i-ambulensi |
| car | imoto | poison | ushevu |
| ticket | ithikithi | help me | ngisize |
| hotel | ihhotela | danger | ingozi |
| reservation | okugciniwe | accident | ingozi |
| passport | i-passport | police | amaphoyisa |
| luggage | imithwalo | headache | ukuphathwa ikhanda |
| tourism | ukuvakasha | stomach ache | ukuphathwa isisu |
The following list of words is related to a class environment and the components of a house.
| Class | Zulu | House | Zulu |
|---|---|---|---|
| books | izincwadi | toilet | indlu yangasese |
| pen | ipeni | bed | umbhede |
| dictionary | isichazamazwi | bedroom | ikamelo |
| library | umtapowolwazi | furniture | impahla yasendlini |
| desk | itafula | house | indlu yangasese |
| student | umfundi | kitchen | ikhishi |
| teacher | uthisha | plate | upuleti |
| chair | isihlalo | refrigerator | isiqandisi |
| paper | iphepha | room | igumbi |
| page | ikhasi | table | itafula |
| pencil | ipensela | window | iwindi |
| question | umbuzo | television | umabonakude |
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| Zulu Verbs |
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