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Common Latin to Zulu phrases

100 practical Latin to Zulu phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Latin to Zulu phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Zulu translation (Zulu) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.

The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Zulu.

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Zulu-speaking trip in a few weeks.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Salve

    Sawubona (sal-way)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Ngiyabonga (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Sawubona (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Good afternoon (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Ubusuku obuhle (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bona nox

    Lala kahle (boh-nah nox)

  7. Vide te postea

    Sizobonana (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Vale

    Hamba kahle (wah-leh)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Ubani igama lakho? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

    Igama lami nginguJohn (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Quomodo es?

    Unjani? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Ngiyajabula ukukwazi (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Loquerisne Anglice?

    Ukhuluma isiNgisi? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Non intellego.

    Angiqondi. (Non intellego.)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    Ungakuphinda lokho? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Iphi indlu yangasese? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Jika kwesobunxele. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Jika kwesokudla. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Hamba phambili. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Inani lokuhamba lingakanani? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    Ingabe kude lapha? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Ngilahlekile. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    Ngaphi engingathenga khona i-SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Ita

    Yebo

  2. Non

    Cha

  3. Fortasse

    Mhlawumbe

  4. Consentio

    Ngiyavuma

  5. Non consentio

    Angivumi

  6. Bene sonat

    Lokho kuzwakala kahle

  7. Quid censes?

    Ucabanga ukuthini?

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    Ungangisiza?

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Ngidinga usizo

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Linda umzuzu

  11. Me paenitet

    Ngiyaxolisa

  12. Nullum problema

    Akukho nkinga

  13. Felicitaciones

    Halala

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Uhambo olunempilo

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

    Iphi isitishi sesitimela? (iphi isitishi sesitimela)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi? (iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Iphi ipulatifomu? (iphi ipulatifomu)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba? (ithini isikhathi sokuhamba)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    Ingabe le yindlela efanele? (ingabe le yindlela efanele)

  6. Prope est hic

    Ikhaya lapha eduze (ikhaya lapha eduze)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Ikude lapha (ikude lapha)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    Ungangikhombisa emmaphini? (ungangikhombisa emmaphini)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Misa lapha, ngiyacela (misa lapha, ngiyacela)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani? (kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Kubiza malini lokhu?

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Lokho kubiza kakhulu.

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

    Unayo yini ethengiswa ngentengo ephansi?

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

    Ngifuna itafula labantu ababili.

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Ibhili, ngiyacela.

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    Inkonzo ifakiwe?

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Ngiyisithuthuthu.

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

    Ngicela ukudla okungashisayo.

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Lokhu kuhle.

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    Ngicela imenyu?

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela.

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Shayela amaphoyisa

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Shayela i-ambulensi

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Ngidinga udokotela

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Ngizizwa ngigula

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Ngine-allergy kumantongomane

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Iphi isibhedlela esiseduze?

  7. Hic dolet

    Kubuhlungu lapha

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Ungashayela ihhotela lami?

  10. Auxilium!

    Usizo!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

    Ngiyajabula ukukwazi

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Masihlele umhlangano

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele?

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    Singakhuluma kusasa?

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunywe

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Ngibheke phambili ekusebenzeni nawe

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    Ungacacisa leyo ndaba?

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Ngizobuyela kuwe

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Quot hora est?

    Kuyini isikhathi? (ku-yee-nee ee-sih-khah-teh?)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Kuyisithathu (koo-yee-see-thah-thu)

  3. Hodie

    Namuhla (nah-moo-hlah)

  4. Cras

    Kusasa (koo-sah-sah)

  5. Heri

    Izolo (ee-zoh-loh)

  6. Dies Lunae

    uMsombuluko (oom-sohm-boo-loo-koh)

  7. Dies Martis

    uMsombuluko (oom-sohm-boo-loo-koh)

  8. Dies Mercurii

    uLwesithathu (ool-weh-see-thah-thu)

  9. Unus

    Kunye (koon-yeh)

  10. Duo

    Kubili (koo-bee-lee)

  11. Tres

    Kuthathu (koo-thah-thu)

  12. Decem

    Ishumi (ee-shoo-mee)

  13. Centum

    Ishumi elinhlanu (ee-shoo-mee eh-leen-hlah-noo)

  14. Dimidium

    Iphinifa (ee-pee-nee-fah)

  15. Plus

    Okuningi (oh-koo-neen-gee)

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