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Common Zulu to Latin phrases

100 practical Zulu to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Zulu to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Zulu phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: when a Latin 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.

  1. Sawubona

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Ngiyabonga

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Sawubona

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Good afternoon

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Ubusuku obuhle

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Lala kahle

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Sizobonana

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Hamba kahle

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Ubani igama lakho?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Igama lami nginguJohn

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Unjani?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Ngiyajabula ukukwazi

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Ukhuluma isiNgisi?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Angiqondi.

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Ungakuphinda lokho?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Iphi indlu yangasese?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Jika kwesobunxele.

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Jika kwesokudla.

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Hamba phambili.

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Inani lokuhamba lingakanani?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela.

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Ingabe kude lapha?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ngilahlekile.

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ngaphi engingathenga khona i-SIM card?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Yebo

    Ita

  2. Cha

    Non

  3. Mhlawumbe

    Fortasse

  4. Ngiyavuma

    Consentio

  5. Angivumi

    Non consentio

  6. Lokho kuzwakala kahle

    Bene sonat

  7. Ucabanga ukuthini?

    Quid censes?

  8. Ungangisiza?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Ngidinga usizo

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Linda umzuzu

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Ngiyaxolisa

    Me paenitet

  12. Akukho nkinga

    Nullum problema

  13. Halala

    Felicitaciones

  14. Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Uhambo olunempilo

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Iphi isitishi sesitimela?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Iphi ipulatifomu?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Ingabe le yindlela efanele?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Ikhaya lapha eduze

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Ikude lapha

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Ungangikhombisa emmaphini?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Misa lapha, ngiyacela

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Kubiza malini lokhu?

    Quot hoc constat?

  2. Lokho kubiza kakhulu.

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. Unayo yini ethengiswa ngentengo ephansi?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. Ngifuna itafula labantu ababili.

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Ibhili, ngiyacela.

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Inkonzo ifakiwe?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. Ngiyisithuthuthu.

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. Ngicela ukudla okungashisayo.

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. Lokhu kuhle.

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. Ngicela imenyu?

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela.

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Shayela amaphoyisa

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Shayela i-ambulensi

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Ngidinga udokotela

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Ngizizwa ngigula

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Ngine-allergy kumantongomane

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Iphi isibhedlela esiseduze?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Kubuhlungu lapha

    Hic dolet

  8. Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Ungashayela ihhotela lami?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Usizo!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Ngiyajabula ukukwazi

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Masihlele umhlangano

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Singakhuluma kusasa?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunywe

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Ngibheke phambili ekusebenzeni nawe

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Ungacacisa leyo ndaba?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Ngizobuyela kuwe

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Kuyini isikhathi?

    Quot hora est? (ku-yee-nee ee-sih-khah-teh?)

  2. Kuyisithathu

    Tertia hora est. (koo-yee-see-thah-thu)

  3. Namuhla

    Hodie (nah-moo-hlah)

  4. Kusasa

    Cras (koo-sah-sah)

  5. Izolo

    Heri (ee-zoh-loh)

  6. uMsombuluko

    Dies Lunae (oom-sohm-boo-loo-koh)

  7. uMsombuluko

    Dies Martis (oom-sohm-boo-loo-koh)

  8. uLwesithathu

    Dies Mercurii (ool-weh-see-thah-thu)

  9. Kunye

    Unus (koon-yeh)

  10. Kubili

    Duo (koo-bee-lee)

  11. Kuthathu

    Tres (koo-thah-thu)

  12. Ishumi

    Decem (ee-shoo-mee)

  13. Ishumi elinhlanu

    Centum (ee-shoo-mee eh-leen-hlah-noo)

  14. Iphinifa

    Dimidium (ee-pee-nee-fah)

  15. Okuningi

    Plus (oh-koo-neen-gee)

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