Diccionario inglés–Zulu

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Palabra	Parte del discurso	Traducción	Ejemplo
I	pronombre	mina	I am here now. Mina ngikhona manje.
you	pronombre	wena	You are my friend. Wena ungumngane wami.
he	pronombre	yena	He is at home. Yena usekhaya.
she	pronombre	yena	She is reading now. Yena uyafunda manje.
we	pronombre	thina	We are going home. Thina siya ekhaya.
they	pronombre	bona	They work every day. Bona basebenza nsuku zonke.
what	pronombre	ini	What do you want? Ufunani?
where	adverbio	kuphi	Where is your house? Ikuphi indlu yakho?
when	adverbio	nini	When are you coming? Uza nini?
who	pronombre	ubani	Who is that person? Ubani lowo muntu?
why	adverbio	ngani	Why are you sad? Kungani udabukile?
how	adverbio	kanjani	How do you know? Wazi kanjani?
to be	verbo	ukuba	I am very happy. Ngijabule kakhulu.
to have	verbo	ukuba na	I have a book. Nginencwadi.
to do	verbo	ukwenza	We do our work. Senza umsebenzi wethu.
to go	verbo	ukuhamba	They go to school. Baya esikoleni.
to come	verbo	ukuza	Please come here now. Woza lapha manje.
to see	verbo	ukubona	I see the moon. Ngibona inyanga.
to know	verbo	ukwazi	I know the answer. Ngiyayazi impendulo.
to think	verbo	ukucabanga	We think about life. Sicabanga ngempilo.
to want	verbo	ukufuna	I want some water. Ngifuna amanzi.
to need	verbo	ukudinga	We need more time. Sidinga isikhathi esengeziwe.
to make	verbo	ukwenza	They make good bread. Benza isinkwa esihle.
to take	verbo	ukuthatha	Take the book home. Thatha incwadi uye nayo ekhaya.
to give	verbo	ukunika	Give me that book. Nginike leyo ncwadi.
to say	verbo	ukusho	Please say your name. Sicela usho igama lakho.
to tell	verbo	ukutshela	Tell me the story. Ngitshele indaba.
to ask	verbo	ukubuza	I ask one question. Ngibuza umbuzo owodwa.
to find	verbo	ukuthola	We found the key. Sithole ukhiye.
to look	verbo	ukubheka	Look at the sky. Bheka isibhakabhaka.
to use	verbo	ukusebenzisa	I use this table. Ngisebenzisa leli tafula.
to work	verbo	ukusebenza	They work in town. Basebenza edolobheni.
to eat	verbo	ukudla	Children eat rice here. Izingane zidla irayisi lapha.
to drink	verbo	ukuphuza	I drink hot tea. Ngiphuza itiye elishisayo.
to sleep	verbo	ukulala	The child sleeps early. Ingane ilala kusenesikhathi.
to walk	verbo	ukuhamba ngezinyawo	We walk every morning. Sihamba ngezinyawo njalo ekuseni.
to run	verbo	ukugijima	Boys run very fast. Abafana bagijima kakhulu.
to read	verbo	ukufunda	She reads a book. Ufunda incwadi.
to write	verbo	ukubhala	I write my name. Ngibhala igama lami.
to speak	verbo	ukukhuluma	They speak Zulu well. Bakhuluma isiZulu kahle.
to listen	verbo	ukulalela	Listen to the teacher. Lalela uthisha.
to hear	verbo	ukuzwa	I hear the wind. Ngizwa umoya.
to buy	verbo	ukuthenga	We buy fresh fruit. Sithenga izithelo ezintsha.
to sell	verbo	ukuthengisa	They sell good coffee. Bathengisa ikhofi elihle.
to pay	verbo	ukukhokha	I pay with money. Ngikhokha ngemali.
to help	verbo	ukusiza	Friends help each other. Abangane bayasizana.
to love	verbo	ukuthanda	I love my family. Ngithanda umndeni wami.
to live	verbo	ukuphila	We live in peace. Siphila ngokuthula.
to die	verbo	ukufa	All people die someday. Bonke abantu bayafa ngelinye ilanga.
to learn	verbo	ukufunda	Children learn at school. Izingane zifunda esikoleni.
to teach	verbo	ukufundisa	They teach young children. Bafundisa izingane ezincane.
to open	verbo	ukuvula	Please open the door. Sicela uvule umnyango.
to close	verbo	ukuvala	Close the window now. Vala iwindi manje.
person	sustantivo	umuntu	That person is kind. Lowo muntu unomusa.
man	sustantivo	indoda	The man is tall. Indoda yinde.
woman	sustantivo	umfazi	The woman is happy. Umfazi ujabule.
child	sustantivo	ingane	The child is sleeping. Ingane ilele.
boy	sustantivo	umfana	The boy runs fast. Umfana ugijima ngesivinini.
girl	sustantivo	intombazane	The girl reads quietly. Intombazane ifunda buthule.
family	sustantivo	umndeni	My family is big. Umndeni wami mkhulu.
mother	sustantivo	umama	My mother is here. Umama wami ukhona lapha.
father	sustantivo	ubaba	My father works hard. Ubaba wami usebenza kanzima.
friend	sustantivo	umngane	She is my friend. Ungumngane wami.
house	sustantivo	indlu	The house is new. Indlu intsha.
home	sustantivo	ikhaya	We are going home. Siya ekhaya.
school	sustantivo	isikole	The school is nearby. Isikole siseduze.
city	sustantivo	idolobha	This city is big. Leli dolobha likhulu.
country	sustantivo	izwe	Our country is beautiful. Izwe lethu lihle.
world	sustantivo	umhlaba	The world is changing. Umhlaba uyashintsha.
street	sustantivo	umgwaqo	The street is busy. Umgwaqo umatasa.
room	sustantivo	igumbi	This room is small. Leli gumbi lincane.
time	sustantivo	isikhathi	Time goes very quickly. Isikhathi sihamba ngokushesha kakhulu.
day	sustantivo	usuku	Today is a good day. Namuhla usuku oluhle.
night	sustantivo	ubusuku	The night is cold. Ubusuku buyabanda.
morning	sustantivo	ekuseni	The morning is quiet. Ekuseni kuthule.
evening	sustantivo	kusihlwa	Good evening, my friend. Sawubona kusihlwa, mngane wami.
week	sustantivo	isonto	One week has passed. Kudlule isonto elilodwa.
month	sustantivo	inyanga	This month is busy. Le nyanga imatasa.
year	sustantivo	unyaka	This year is different. Lo nyaka uhlukile.
today	adverbio	namuhla	I am busy today. Ngimatasa namuhla.
tomorrow	adverbio	kusasa	We will go tomorrow. Sizohamba kusasa.
yesterday	adverbio	izolo	She came yesterday morning. Ufike izolo ekuseni.
now	adverbio	manje	Come here now. Woza lapha manje.
sun	sustantivo	ilanga	The sun is hot. Ilanga liyashisa.
moon	sustantivo	inyanga	The moon is bright. Inyanga iyakhanya.
star	sustantivo	inkanyezi	That star is bright. Leyo nkanyezi iyakhanya.
sky	sustantivo	isibhakabhaka	The sky is blue. Isibhakabhaka siluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
earth	sustantivo	umhlaba	The earth is our home. Umhlaba uyikhaya lethu.
fire	sustantivo	umlilo	The fire is hot. Umlilo uyashisa.
water	sustantivo	amanzi	Water is very important. Amanzi abaluleke kakhulu.
rain	sustantivo	imvula	The rain is falling. Imvula iyana.
wind	sustantivo	umoya	The wind is strong. Umoya unamandla.
tree	sustantivo	isihlahla	The tree is tall. Isihlahla side.
flower	sustantivo	imbali	The flower is beautiful. Imbali inhle.
mountain	sustantivo	intaba	That mountain is high. Leyo ntaba iphakeme.
river	sustantivo	umfula	The river is long. Umfula mude.
sea	sustantivo	ulwandle	The sea is blue. Ulwandle luluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
food	sustantivo	ukudla	The food is ready. Ukudla sekulungile.
bread	sustantivo	isinkwa	I eat bread daily. Ngidla isinkwa nsuku zonke.
rice	sustantivo	irayisi	The rice is hot. Irayisi liyashisa.
meat	sustantivo	inyama	We cooked the meat. Sipheke inyama.
fish	sustantivo	inhlanzi	The fish tastes good. Inhlanzi imnandi.
egg	sustantivo	iqanda	The egg is broken. Iqanda liphukile.
milk	sustantivo	ubisi	The milk is cold. Ubisi luyabanda.
fruit	sustantivo	isithelo	This fruit is sweet. Lesi sithelo simnandi.
tea	sustantivo	itiye	The tea is hot. Itiye liyashisa.
coffee	sustantivo	ikhofi	I drink coffee daily. Ngiphuza ikhofi nsuku zonke.
head	sustantivo	ikhanda	My head hurts today. Ikhanda lami libuhlungu namuhla.
eye	sustantivo	iso	Her eye is red. Iso lakhe libomvu.
ear	sustantivo	indlebe	My ear hurts now. Indlebe yami ibuhlungu manje.
mouth	sustantivo	umlomo	Open your mouth wide. Vula umlomo wakho kakhulu.
nose	sustantivo	ikhala	My nose is cold. Ikhala lami liyabanda.
hand	sustantivo	isandla	Wash your hand well. Geza isandla sakho kahle.
foot	sustantivo	unyawo	My foot hurts badly. Unyawo lwami lubuhlungu kakhulu.
heart	sustantivo	inhliziyo	My heart is strong. Inhliziyo yami inamandla.
name	sustantivo	igama	What is your name? Ungubani igama lakho?
book	sustantivo	incwadi	This book is new. Le ncwadi intsha.
word	sustantivo	igama	That word is important. Lelo gama libalulekile.
language	sustantivo	ulimi	Zulu is a language. IsiZulu ulimi.
money	sustantivo	imali	I need more money. Ngidinga imali eyengeziwe.
work	sustantivo	umsebenzi	My work is hard. Umsebenzi wami unzima.
love	sustantivo	uthando	Love is very important. Uthando lubaluleke kakhulu.
music	sustantivo	umculo	The music is beautiful. Umculo muhle.
story	sustantivo	indaba	The story is interesting. Indaba iyathakazelisa.
way	sustantivo	indlela	This way is easy. Le ndlela ilula.
thing	sustantivo	into	This thing is useful. Le nto ilusizo.
life	sustantivo	impilo	Life is very precious. Impilo iyigugu kakhulu.
door	sustantivo	umnyango	The door is open. Umnyango uvulekile.
table	sustantivo	itafula	The table is clean. Itafula lihlanzekile.
chair	sustantivo	isihlalo	The chair is broken. Isihlalo siphukile.
car	sustantivo	imoto	The car is fast. Imoto iyashesha.
good	adjetivo	kuhle	This food is good. Lokhu kudla kuhle.
bad	adjetivo	kubi	The weather is bad. Isimo sezulu sibi.
big	adjetivo	khulu	The house is big. Indlu inkulu.
small	adjetivo	ncane	The room is small. Igumbi lincane.
new	adjetivo	sha	I have a new book. Nginencwadi entsha.
old	adjetivo	dala	That house is old. Leyo ndlu indala.
long	adjetivo	de	The road is long. Umgwaqo mude.
short	adjetivo	fushane	The story is short. Indaba imfishane.
high	adjetivo	phakeme	The mountain is high. Intaba iphakeme.
low	adjetivo	phansi	The table is low. Itafula liphansi.
hot	adjetivo	shisa	The tea is hot. Itiye liyashisa.
cold	adjetivo	banda	The water is cold. Amanzi ayabanda.
happy	adjetivo	jabule	The child is happy. Ingane ijabule.
sad	adjetivo	dabukile	She feels sad today. Udabukile namuhla.
beautiful	adjetivo	hle	The flower is beautiful. Imbali inhle.
easy	adjetivo	lula	This work is easy. Lo msebenzi ulula.
hard	adjetivo	nzima	The work is hard. Umsebenzi unzima.
fast	adjetivo	shesha	The car is fast. Imoto iyashesha.
slow	adjetivo	ncane
right	adjetivo	lungile	Your answer is right. Impendulo yakho ilungile.
wrong	adjetivo	phutha	That answer is wrong. Leyo mpendulo ayilungile.
important	adjetivo	balulekile	Water is important for life. Amanzi abalulekile empilweni.
true	adjetivo	yiqiniso	That story is true. Leyo ndaba iyiqiniso.
full	adjetivo	gcwele	The cup is full. Indebe igcwele.
empty	adjetivo	nalutho	The room is empty. Igumbi alinalutho.
young	adjetivo	ncane	The boy is young. Umfana usemncane.
strong	adjetivo	qinile	That man is strong. Leyo ndoda iqinile.
weak	adjetivo	buthaka	The child is weak. Ingane ibuthakathaka.
red	adjetivo	bomvu	The flower is red. Imbali ibomvu.
blue	adjetivo	luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka	The sky is blue. Isibhakabhaka siluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
green	adjetivo	luhlaza	The tree is green. Isihlahla siluhlaza.
yellow	adjetivo	phuzi	The flower is yellow. Imbali iphuzi.
black	adjetivo	mnyama	The car is black. Imoto imnyama.
white	adjetivo	mhlophe	The milk is white. Ubisi lumhlophe.
yes	interjección	yebo	Yes, I understand now. Yebo, sengiyaqonda manje.
no	interjección	cha	No, I do not know. Cha, angazi.
not	adverbio	hhayi	I am not ready. Angikakulungeli.
and	conjunción	futhi	Tea and bread are ready. Itiye nesinkwa sekulungile.
or	conjunción	noma	Tea or coffee today? Itiye noma ikhofi namuhla?
but	conjunción	kodwa	I am tired, but happy. Ngikhathele, kodwa ngijabule.
if	conjunción	uma	If you come, call me. Uma uza, ngishayele ucingo.
because	conjunción	ngoba	I stayed because it rained. Ngihlale ngoba imvula inile.
with	preposición	na	I came with my friend. Ngize nomngane wami.
without	preposición	ngaphandle kwa	He left without money. Uhambe ngaphandle kwemali.
for	preposición	okwenzelwe
from	preposición	kuvela	She comes from home. Uvela ekhaya.
to	preposición	kuya	We are going to school. Siya esikoleni.