Looking for practical Qeqchi to Zulu phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Qeqchi 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.
Sa'qi
Sawubona(sah-kee)
Uxlab'äl
Ngiyabonga(ook-lah-bahl)
Sa'qi k'ay
Sawubona(sah-kee kay)
Sa'qi k'ik'
Good afternoon(sah-kee keek)
Sa'qi k'ux
Ubusuku obuhle(sah-kee koosh)
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux
Lala kahle(sah-kee keek koosh)
K'ux k'ik'
Sizobonana(koosh keek)
K'ux
Hamba kahle(koosh)
Jach'och' k'ut?
Ubani igama lakho?(ha-choch kut)
In k'ut John
Igama lami nginguJohn(een koot John)
K'ut k'ax?
Unjani?(kut k'ash)
K'ax k'ut k'ux
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi(kash kut koosh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Ukhuluma isiNgisi?
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Angiqondi.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Ungakuphinda lokho?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Jika kwesobunxele.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Jika kwesokudla.
K'utun k'ay.
Hamba phambili.
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Inani lokuhamba lingakanani?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela.
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ingabe kude lapha?
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ngilahlekile.
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Ngaphi engingathenga khona i-SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'
Yebo
Nok
Cha
K'a riq
Mhlawumbe
In k'ut
Ngiyavuma
In k'ut nok
Angivumi
K'ut in k'ut
Lokho kuzwakala kahle
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Ucabanga ukuthini?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ungangisiza?
In k'uch k'ax
Ngidinga usizo
K'ut k'ax riq
Linda umzuzu
In k'ut k'ax
Ngiyaxolisa
Nok k'ut
Akukho nkinga
K'ut in k'ut riq
Halala
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Uhambo olunempilo
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.