Looking for practical Zulu to Igbo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Zulu phrase first, then the Igbo translation (Igbo) — 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 Igbo.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Igbo-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
Ndewo(Ndewo)
Ngiyabonga
Daalụ(Daalụ)
Sawubona
Ụtụtụ ọma(Ụtụtụ ọma)
Good afternoon
Ehihie ọma(Ehihie ọma)
Ubusuku obuhle
Mgbede ọma(Mgbede ọma)
Lala kahle
Ka chi fo(Ka chi fo)
Sizobonana
Hụ gị n'anya(Hụ gị n'anya)
Hamba kahle
Ka ọ dị(Ka ọ dị)
Ubani igama lakho?
Kedu aha gị?(Kedu aha gị?)
Igama lami nginguJohn
Aha m bụ John(Aha m bụ John)
Unjani?
Kedu?(Kedu?)
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Ọ dị m ụtọ ịmata gị(Ọ dị m ụtọ ịmata gị)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma isiNgisi?
Ị na-asụ Bekee?
Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.
Anaghị m asụ Hindi nke ọma
Angiqondi.
Anaghị m aghọta
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Biko sụpụta nwayọọ
Ungakuphinda lokho?
Ị nwere ike ikwu ya ọzọ?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Ebee ka ụlọ mposi dị?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni?
Kedu ka m ga-esi ruo etiti obodo?
Jika kwesobunxele.
Tụọ aka ekpe
Jika kwesokudla.
Tụọ aka nri
Hamba phambili.
Gaa n'ihu
Inani lokuhamba lingakanani?
Elo ka ụgwọ njem?
Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela.
Otu tiketi, biko
Ingabe kude lapha?
Ọ dị anya site n'ebe a?
Ngilahlekile.
Echere m na m furu efu
Ngaphi engingathenga khona i-SIM card?
Ebee ka m ga-azụta kaadị SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Ee
Cha
Mba
Mhlawumbe
O nwere ike
Ngiyavuma
A na m akwado
Angivumi
A naghị m akwado
Lokho kuzwakala kahle
O yiri ka ọ dị mma
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Kedu ihe ị chere?
Ungangisiza?
Ị nwere ike inyere m?
Ngidinga usizo
Achọrọ m enyemaka
Linda umzuzu
Chere nkeji
Ngiyaxolisa
Echegbula m
Akukho nkinga
Enweghị nsogbu
Halala
Nnọọ
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
Ezi ụbọchị ọmụmụ
Uhambo olunempilo
Nwee njem dị mma
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Iphi isitishi sesitimela?
Ebee ka ọdụ ụgbọ oloko dị?(Ebee ka odu ugo oloko di?)
Iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi?
Ebee ka ọdụ bọs dị?(Ebee ka odu bos di?)
Iphi ipulatifomu?
Kedu ebe a na-apụ?(Kedu ebe a na-apu?)
Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?
Kedu oge ọ na-apụ?(Kedu oge o na-apu?)
Ingabe le yindlela efanele?
Ọ bụ ụzọ ziri ezi?(O bu uzo ziri ezi?)
Ikhaya lapha eduze
Ọ dị nso ebe a(O di nso ebe a)
Ikude lapha
Ọ dị anya site na ebe a(O di anya site na ebe a)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphini?
Ị nwere ike igosi m na maapụ?(I nwere ike igosi m na mapu?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Kwụsị ebe a, biko(Kwụsị ebe a, biko)
Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?
Olee ogologo oge ọ na-ewe?(Olee ogologo oge o na-ewe?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kubiza malini lokhu?
Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?(Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?)
Lokho kubiza kakhulu.
Nke a dị oke ọnụ.
Unayo yini ethengiswa ngentengo ephansi?
Ị nwere ihe dị cheaper?
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
Enwere m ike ịkwụ ụgwọ site na kaadị?
Ngifuna itafula labantu ababili.
Achọrọ m tebụl maka mmadụ abụọ.
Ibhili, ngiyacela.
Biko, nye m ụgwọ.
Inkonzo ifakiwe?
Ọ bụ ọrụ e tinyere?
Ngiyisithuthuthu.
Abụ m onye na-eri nri akwụkwọ.
Ngicela ukudla okungashisayo.
Biko, enweghị nri na-atọ ụtọ.
Lokhu kuhle.
Nke a dị ụtọ.
Ngicela imenyu?
Enwere m ike inweta menu?
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela.
Biko, nye m iko mmiri.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Shayela amaphoyisa
Kpọọ ndị uwe ojii
Shayela i-ambulensi
Kpọọ ambulance
Ngidinga udokotela
Achọrọ m dọkịta
Ngizizwa ngigula
Anọ m n'ahụhụ
Ngine-allergy kumantongomane
Enwere m ọrịa na mkpụrụ ara ehi
Iphi isibhedlela esiseduze?
Ebee ka ụlọ ọgwụ kacha nso dị?
Kubuhlungu lapha
O na-anu m ebe a
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
Akwụkwọ njem m furu efu
Ungashayela ihhotela lami?
Ị nwere ike ịkpọọ ụlọ nkwari akụ m?
Usizo!
Enyemaka!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Ọ dị m ụtọ izute gị(O di m uto izute gi)
Masihlele umhlangano
Ka anyị hazie nzukọ
Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele?
Kedu oge dị gị mma?
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
M ga-eziga akụkọ ahụ taa
Singakhuluma kusasa?
Ị nwere ike ikwu echi?
Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunywe
Biko chọta faịlụ a na-ejikọta
Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi
Daalụ maka oge gị
Ngibheke phambili ekusebenzeni nawe
Anaghị m eche ihu ịrụ ọrụ na gị
Ungacacisa leyo ndaba?
Ị nwere ike kọwaa nke a?
Ngizobuyela kuwe
Ka m laghachiri gị
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
Ụbọchị ikpeazụ bụ Fraịdee
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.