Looking for practical Zulu to Chechen phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Zulu phrase first, then the Chechen translation (Chechen) — 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 Chechen.
Tip: when a Chechen phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Zulu wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
Салам(Salam)
Ngiyabonga
Рахмат(Rakhmat)
Sawubona
Доброе утро(Dobroye utro)
Good afternoon
Добрый день(Dobryy den')
Ubusuku obuhle
Добрый вечер(Dobryy vecher)
Lala kahle
Спокойной ночи(Spokoynoy nochi)
Sizobonana
До встречи(Do vstrechi)
Hamba kahle
До свидания(Do svidaniya)
Ubani igama lakho?
Как вас зовут?(Kak vas zovut?)
Igama lami nginguJohn
Меня зовут Джон(Menya zovut John)
Unjani?
Как дела?(Kak dela?)
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Приятно познакомиться(Priyatno poznakomit'sya)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma isiNgisi?
Си инглн хьо?(si ingl'n kho?)
Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.
Си хинди хьо цуьнан(si hindi kho tsunan)
Angiqondi.
Си хьо цуьнан(si kho tsunan)
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Дук хьо цуьнан хьо?(duk kho tsunan kho?)
Ungakuphinda lokho?
Си хьо кхечу хьо?(si kho khetchu kho?)
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Къобал дот?(qobal dot?)
Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni?
Гӏалгӏай къобал дот?(g'alg'ay qobal dot?)
Jika kwesobunxele.
Са хьо къобал(sa kho qobal)
Jika kwesokudla.
Са хьо къобал(sa kho qobal)
Hamba phambili.
Са хьо къобал(sa kho qobal)
Inani lokuhamba lingakanani?
Къобал хьо?(qobal kho?)
Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela.
Дук хьо хьан(duk kho khyan)
Ingabe kude lapha?
Си хьо къобал?(si kho qobal?)
Ngilahlekile.
Си кхетар(si khetar)
Ngaphi engingathenga khona i-SIM card?
Къобал хьо SIM карта?(qobal kho SIM karta?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Ха(Kha)
Cha
Нохчи(Nokhchi)
Mhlawumbe
Можешь(Mozhesh)
Ngiyavuma
Са хьо кхетам(Sa kho khetam)
Angivumi
Са хьо кхетам дийна(Sa kho khetam diyna)
Lokho kuzwakala kahle
Хьо кхетам(Kho khetam)
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Кхети хьо?(Kheti kho?)
Ungangisiza?
Са хьо кхета хьо?(Sa kho kheta kho?)
Ngidinga usizo
Са кхета хьо(Sa kheta kho)
Linda umzuzu
Кхетар кхета(Khetar kheta)
Ngiyaxolisa
Са хьо кхета(Sa kho kheta)
Akukho nkinga
Нохчи кхета(Nokhchi kheta)
Halala
Тӏехьан(T'ekhan)
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
День кхетам(Den' khetam)
Uhambo olunempilo
Хьо кхета хьо кхетар(Kho kheta kho khetar)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Iphi isitishi sesitimela?
Куда хьо поездан хьо?(Kuda kho poezdan kho?)
Iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi?
Куда хьо автобус хьо?(Kuda kho avtobus kho?)
Iphi ipulatifomu?
Котар платформа хьо?(Kotar platforma kho?)
Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?
Котар хьо кхетар?(Kotar kho khetar?)
Ingabe le yindlela efanele?
Эз кхетар хьо?(Ez khetar kho?)
Ikhaya lapha eduze
Хьо хьо хьо кхетар(Kho kho kho khetar)
Ikude lapha
Хьо хьо хьо къобал(Kho kho kho k'obal)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphini?
Си хьо карта хьо?(Si kho karta kho?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Си хьо хьо, зин?(Si kho kho, zin?)
Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?
Котар кхетар хьо?(Kotar khetar kho?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kubiza malini lokhu?
Сколько это стоит?(Skol'ko eto stoit?)
Lokho kubiza kakhulu.
Это слишком дорого.(Eto slishkom dorogo.)
Unayo yini ethengiswa ngentengo ephansi?
У вас есть что-нибудь подешевле?(U vas yest' chto-nibud' podeshevle?)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
Я могу заплатить картой?(Ya mogu zaplatit' kartoy?)
Ngifuna itafula labantu ababili.
Я хотел бы столик на двоих.(Ya khotel by stolik na dvoikh.)
Ibhili, ngiyacela.
Счет, пожалуйста.(Shchot, pozhaluysta.)
Inkonzo ifakiwe?
Обслуживание включено?(Obsluzhivanie vklyucheno?)
Ngiyisithuthuthu.
Я вегетарианец.(Ya vegetarianets.)
Ngicela ukudla okungashisayo.
Острого не надо, пожалуйста.(Ostrogo ne nado, pozhaluysta.)
Lokhu kuhle.
Это вкусно.(Eto vkusno.)
Ngicela imenyu?
Можно меню?(Mozhno menyu?)
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela.
Стакан воды, пожалуйста.(Stakan vody, pozhaluysta.)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Shayela amaphoyisa
Къобал дийцар(Qobal diitsar)
Shayela i-ambulensi
Къобал хьанжар(Qobal khyanzhar)
Ngidinga udokotela
Си доктар кхетам(Si doktor khetam)
Ngizizwa ngigula
Си хьоьжар(Si khozhar)
Ngine-allergy kumantongomane
Си къобал хьанжар кхетам(Si qobal khyanzhar khetam)
Iphi isibhedlela esiseduze?
Гуьлла къобал хьанжар?(Gulla qobal khyanzhar?)
Kubuhlungu lapha
Хьоьжар хьо(Khozhar kho)
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
Си паспорт кхетам(Si passport khetam)
Ungashayela ihhotela lami?
Си хьоьжар къобал хьанжар?(Si khozhar qobal khyanzhar?)
Usizo!
Хьоьжар!(Khozhar!)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Салам, хьо кхети(Salam, kho khet'i)
Masihlele umhlangano
Ду хьо кхети гӏалгӏа(Du kho khet'i g'alga)
Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele?
Къобал дойла хьо?(Qobal doyla kho?)
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
Са хьо кӏобал дийца(Sa kho qobal diyc'a)
Singakhuluma kusasa?
Ду хьо кхети кхети?(Du kho khet'i khet'i?)
Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunywe
Гӏалгӏа кхети файл(G'alga khet'i fayl)
Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi
Рахмат, хьо кхети дойла(Rahmat, kho khet'i doyla)
Ngibheke phambili ekusebenzeni nawe
Са хьо кхети къобал дийца(Sa kho khet'i qobal diyc'a)
Ungacacisa leyo ndaba?
Хьо кхети хьо гӏалгӏа?(Kho khet'i kho g'alga?)
Ngizobuyela kuwe
Са хьо кхети хьо кхет(Sa kho khet'i kho khet)
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
Са хьо кхети къобал(Sa kho khet'i qobal)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.