Looking for practical Zulu to Bengali (বাংলা) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Zulu phrase first, then the Bengali translation (বাংলা) — 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 Bengali.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Bengali-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.
Sawubona
হ্যালো(hyālō)
Ngiyabonga
ধন্যবাদ(dhonnobad)
Sawubona
শুভ সকাল(shubho shokal)
Good afternoon
শুভ অপরাহ্ন(shubho oporāhno)
Ubusuku obuhle
শুভ সন্ধ্যা(shubho shondhya)
Lala kahle
শুভ রাত্রি(shubho raatri)
Sizobonana
পরে দেখা হবে(pore dekha hobe)
Hamba kahle
বিদায়(bidāẏ)
Ubani igama lakho?
আপনার নাম কী?(āpanār nām kī?)
Igama lami nginguJohn
আমার নাম জন(āmār nām jôn)
Unjani?
আপনি কেমন আছেন?(āpni kēmon āchhen?)
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
আপনার সাথে দেখা করে ভালো লাগলো(āpanār sāthē dekha karē bhālō lāglō)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma isiNgisi?
আপনি কি ইংরেজি কথা বলেন?(apni ki ingreji kotha bolen?)
Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.
আমি হিন্দি ভালোভাবে বলতে পারি না(ami hindi bhalobhaabe bolte pari na)
Angiqondi.
আমি বুঝি না(ami bujhi na)
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
দয়া করে ধীরে কথা বলুন(doya kore dhire kotha bolun)
Ungakuphinda lokho?
আপনি কি আবার বলতে পারেন?(apni ki abar bolte paren?)
Iphi indlu yangasese?
বাথরুম কোথায়?(bathroom kothay?)
Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni?
আমি শহরের কেন্দ্রে কীভাবে যাব?(ami shohorer kendro ki bhabe jabo?)