Looking for practical Zulu to Dari (فارسی) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Zulu phrase first, then the Dari translation (فارسی) — 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 Dari.
Tip: read the Dari line out loud three times, then cover the Zulu side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
سلام(salaam)
Ngiyabonga
تشکر(tashakur)
Sawubona
صبح بخیر(sobh bekheir)
Good afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر(ba'ad az zohr bekheir)
Ubusuku obuhle
عصر بخیر(asr bekheir)
Lala kahle
شب بخیر(shab bekheir)
Sizobonana
بعدا می بینمت(ba'dan mibinamet)
Hamba kahle
خداحافظ(khodaa haafez)
Ubani igama lakho?
نام شما چیست؟(naam-e shoma chist?)
Igama lami nginguJohn
نام من جان است(naam-e man John ast)
Unjani?
چطور هستید؟(chetor hastid?)
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
از ملاقات شما خوشبختم(az mulaaqaat-e shoma khoshbakhtam)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma isiNgisi?
آیا شما انگلیسی صحبت میکنید؟(Aya shoma engilisi sohbat mikonid?)
Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.
من هندی را خوب صحبت نمیکنم.(Man Hindi ra khub sohbat namikonam.)