5 Ukubingelela (greetings)
Sawubona/ Yebo sawubona (Hello/ yes hello)
Sawubona – Yebo
Sa
Busisiwe: Sawubona Bongi.
Bongi: Yebo sawubona Busisiwe.
Busisiwe: Unjani? How are you?
Bongi: Ngiyaphila. Unjani wena? I am fine. How are you?
Busisiwe: Ngiyaphila nami.
Sanibona (Hello to many people or to an adult or respectable person)
Zama: Sanibona Mama Dlamini.
Mama D: Yebo Zama.
Zama: Ninjani mama?
Mama D: Ngiyaphila unjani wena?
Zama: Ngiyaphila nami.
Note: It is polite to mention the person you are greeting if you already know him or her or address according to the gender using sisi/bhuti for young people and baba/ mama for senior people.
Grammar (Prefixes for ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘you’ and ‘you all.’
| Singular | Plural |
| Ngiyaphila (I am fine) | Siyaphila (we are fine) |
| Unjani (How are you) | Ninjani (how are you) |
Ngi… (I/ I am) U… (You -singular) Ni… (You all)
Ngiyaphila Unjani Ninjani
Sanibona Baba Mandela
Mama D: Sanibona Baba Mandela.
Baba Mandela: Yebo Mama D.
Mama D: Unjani?
Mandela: Ngiyaphila. Unjani wena?
Mama D: Ngiyaphila nami.
Mandela: Ngiyabona.
Amagama amasha – new words
| IsiZulu | IsiNgisi (English) |
| Ukuingelela
Bingelela sawubona yebo Unjani Ngiyaphila Unjani wena Wena Ngiyaphila nami Nami Sanibona Sanibona Ninjani mama sisi |
Greetings
Greet Hello Yes How are you (to one person) I am fine/ I am okay/ I am well How are you/ and how are you You I am fine too Me too Hello everyone Hello to an adult or respected person How are you all/ to an adult Mother/ madam sister |
Ukubingelela (greetings)
uNandi (usisi) uBafana (ubhuti) umama Cele ubaba Dube
UBafana ubingelela uNandi (Bafana greets Nandi)
Bafana: Sanibona sisi. (sister)
Nandi: Yebo bhuti. (brother)
……………………
UNandi ubingelela umama Cele (Nandi greets Mama Cele)
uNandi: Sanibona mama Cele. (Hello – to more than one person/an adult)
uMama Cele: Yebo Nandi.
uNandi: Yebo mama Cele.
uMama: Unjani?
uNandi: Ngiyaphila mama. Ninjani nina? (How are you …all)
uMama: Ngiyaphila nami.
Bafana: Igama lami ngu Bafana. Ngubani igama lakho?
Nandi: Igama lami nguNandi.
Bhoyi: Wo Ngiyabona.
Igama lami ngu… my name is…
Ngubani igama lakho? What is your name?
Ngiyabona I see
Umsebenzi (work)
- As you go shopping by College Mall you see one of the young men in your Zulu class. Greet him. Introduce yourself and ask him what his name is. Write a dialogue that shows the conversation between the two of you. Use a Zulu name of one of your classmates.
- As you enter the Wells Library you see your Zulu instructor. Write a dialogue that shows the conversation between the two of you. Exchanging greetings and stating that you are both fine.
Sawubona Song by The Dalom Kids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3RReoN1ZPs
Sanibona sanibona sanibona. (Hello everyone. Hello everyone. Hello everyone.)
Ninjani nisaphila? (How are you (all)? Are you still all right?
Sanibona sanibona sanibona. (Hello everyone. Hello everyone. Hello everyone.)
Ninjani nisaphila? (How are you (all)? Are you still all right?
Babengazi obaba nomama ukuthi eGoli kunezindunduma.
Babengazi obaba nomama ukuthi eGoli kunezindunduma.
Kwafika ihuzu lingaphethe;
Lathi kimi l‘phuma kwandonga ziyaduma.
Kwafika ihuzu lingaphethe;
Lathi kimi l‘phuma kwandonga ziyaduma.
Kunezindundum’eGoli
Kunezindunduma.
Hhayi indundum’eGoli
Kunezindundum’eGoli
Kunezindunduma.
Hhayi indundumeGoli
Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson you will be able to use IsiZulu to:
- à Introduce yourself by:
- o Saying what your name is and
- o Saying what your surname/last name is;
- à Ask what some one else’s name is;
- à Ask what someone else’s last name is;
- à Respond well when someone asks you what your name is;
- à Respond well when someone asks you what your last name is;
- à Write a few sentences related with introducing yourself;
- à Say thank you and
- à Sing along the first part of the greeting song.
Hillary Clinton
Sawubona. Hello.
Igama lami nguHilary. My name is Hillary.
Isibongo sami sakwa Clinton. My surname is Clinton.
Nelson Mandela
Sawubona. Hello.
Igama lami nguNelson. My name is Nelson.
Isibongo sami sakwaMandela. My last name is Mandela.
Bill Clinton
Sawubona.
Igama lami nguBill.
Isibongo sami sakwaClinton.
Igama (name) Isibongo (surname)
Lami/ sami My… (–mi)
Lwazi Nkosi
Sawubona. ………………………………………….
Igama lami nguLwazi. ……………………………..…………..
Isibongo sami sakwaNkosi. ………………………………………
Barack Obama
Sawubona. ………………………………………
Igama lami nguBarack. ………………………………………
Isibongo sami sakwaObama. …………………………………..
Michael McRobbie
Sawubona. ……………………………………..
Igama lami ngu Michael. ………………………………………
Isibongo sami sakwaMcRobbie. ………………………………..
Oprah Winfrey
Sawubona. ………………………………….
Igama lami nguOprah. …………………………………..
Isibongo sami sakwaWinfrey. …………………………………..
Igama lami ngu… Isibongo sami sakwa…
- à Igama lami nguBarack. Isibongo sami sakwaObama.
- à Igama lami nguMichael. Isibongo sami sakwaJackson.
- à Igama lami nguOprah. Isibongo sami sakwaWinfrey.
- à Igama lami nguMichael. Isibongo sami sakwaMcRobbie.
- à Igama lamiMichael. Isibongo sami sakwaPhelps.
- à Igama lami nguBeyonce. Isibongo sami sakwaKnowles.
Ukubingelela nokubuza igama. Greeting and asking what the name is.
Ngubani igama lakho? What is your name?
Sakwabani isibongo sakho? What is your last name?
Celiwe: Sawubona bhuti. Hello brother.
Thulani: Yebo sawubona sisi. Yes hello sister.
Celiwe: Igama lami nguCeliwe. Isibongo sami sakwaGule. Ngubani igama
lakho?
Thulani: Igama lami nguThulani.
Celiwe: Sakwabani isibongo sakho?
Thulani: Isibongo sami sakwaMkhize.
Celiwe: Ngiyabonga. Ngiyajabula ukukwazi.
Amagama Amasha (new words)
- à Sakwabani isibongo sakho? – What is your last name?
- à Igama lami – My name
- à Isibongo sami – my last name
- à Isibongo – last name
- à Igama – name
- à Igama lakho – your name
- à Isibongo sakho – your last name
- à Lami – my
- à Lakho – your
- à Sami – my
- à Sakho – your
- à My – -mi
- à You – -kho
- à Ngiyabonga – thank you/ I am grateful
- à Ngiyajabula – I am happy/ I am pleased
- à Ukukwazi – to know you
- à Ngi – I /I am
- à Bonga – be grateful/ say thank you
- à Uku – to…
- à Ukwazi – to know
- à Ngiyazi – I know