isizulu

By Cynthia

These are podcasts designed to help you speak and understand isiZulu, one of South Africa's main languages. You listen to all time best South African music, get a feel of zulu poetry and listen to som... more

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December 24, 2009 lesson 21 What's in your house ?
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Lesson 21
What’s in your house?
House - indlu
Room kamelo
Door isivalo
Wall ubonda
Roof uphahla
Toilet indlu yangasese – itoyilethi
Bedroom igumbi lokulala
Livingroom igumbi lokuhlala
Kitchen ikhishi
Garden ingadi
Outside Phandle
Inside ophakathi
Bath – ibhavu
Sofa usofa
Bed umbheda
Stove isitofu
Phone ucingo
Radio – lediyo / umsakazo
Mat ucansi
Table utafula
Chair isihlalo
Mirror isibuko
Window ifasitela
Plates isitsha
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December 23, 2009 lesson 20
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lesson 20
Abantu people
Umuntu....a person
isihlobo ...relative
uNkulunkulu. God
inkosikazi.. wife
umnyeni ...husband
indoda ....a man
umfazi ....woman
ubaba ....father
umama ....mother
udadewethe ..sister
umfowethu.. brother
umtwana ...child
ingane ...an infant
umgane ..friend
UmXhosa a Xhosa
umSuthu a Suthu
udokotela a doctor
emeli a lawyer
umtakathi a witch doctor
umthengiki a sales person
unmfundisi a preacher
isisebenzi a worker
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December 23, 2009 lesson 19 clothing
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lesson 19
Clothing
This podcast is for Jeff. Let’s all wish him luck
“Uxoli no xulu ba xabanela inxoxo eyayi xoxwa yixoxo
Mr Cele and Xoli were arguing about a conversation being talked by frog This one is from Alan’s young friend
Clothes: izingubo
Dress: ilokwe
Shirt: ihembe
Pants: ibhulukwe
Earring: icici
Hat: isigqoko
Shoe :isicathulo
Shocks :isokisi
Tie :uthayi
Blanket :ingubo
Bag :isikhwama
Watch :iwashi
Wear :gqoka
Want :funa
Buy :thenga
Sell :thengisa
Lost :lahle
Add colours to improve your learning
okubomvu – red
okuluhlaza- green / blue
lokuliphuzi- yellow
okumnyama – black
okumhlophe- white
Ngilifisela ukhisimusi omuhle
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December 16, 2009 lesson 4
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November 15, 2009 isizulu lesson 18 - transport
Isizulu Lesson 18
Different forms of transport
Ibhasi- bus (amabhasi abomvu alishumi- 10 red buses)
Imoto- car (izimoto ezimhlophe ezine- 4 white cars)
Isitimela- train (izitimela eziluhlaza eziyisishiyangalombili – 8 green trains )
Ibhayisikili- bicycle (amabhayisikiki amnyama amabili- 2 black bicycles)
Umkhumbi- ship (izimkhumbi eziluphuzi eziyisithupha 6 yellow ships )
Indiza- plane (indiza ezimhlophe ezibili - 2 white planes)
Itekisi- taxi (amatekisi abomvu ayisikhombisa – 7 red taxis )
Babuye ngebhasi - they came with a bus
Imoto yakhe ithwala abantu abanengi – his car carries many people
Isitimela sihamba ngokushesha – the train travels fast
Bahambe ngama bhayisikili – they went with bicycles
Ngawubona umkhumbi – I saw the ship
Wahamba ngendiza – she went with a plane
Gibela itekisi- get on the taxi
Isiteshi sebhasi – bus station
Indayo yokupaka- a car park
Isiteshi sesitimela – train station
Isikhungulo sezindiza- airport
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November 15, 2009 isiZulu lesson 17- seasons
IsiZulu lesson 17
Izinkathi- Seasons
Ihlobo- summer
Ikwindla- Autumn
Ubusika- Winter
Intwasahlobo- Spring
Summer- Shisa (hot)
Winter- Amakhaza(temperature) , Godola (feel cold) qanda (ice cold)
Khithika- snow (kuyakhithika phandle- it’s snowing outside)
Ifu- cloud (amafu amnyama- dark clouds)
Elements
Umlilo- fire - Basa umlilo (make the fire)
Amanzi- water - phuza amanzi ( drink water)
Uhlabathi – earth - thanyela uhlabathi ( sweep the soil)
Umoya- wind umoya uya vunguza (the wind is blowing)
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November 15, 2009 isizulu lesson 16- colours
isiZulu lesson 16
umbala – Colour
okubomvu – red
okuluhlaza- green / blue
lokuliphuzi- yellow
okumnyama – black
okumhlophe- white
Imoto e bomvu- a red car
Iphepha elimhlophe- a white paper
Isicathulo esimnyama- a black shoe
Izikhwama eziluhlaza- green/blue bags
Izivalo eziluphuzi- yellow doors

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October 29, 2009 lesson 15- days, weeks, months, years
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Lesson 15 days/weeks/months/years
Today- Nahlanje
Yesterday – Izolo
Tomorrow – kusasa
Ngemuza kwayizolo – day before yesterday
Week – Iviki / isonto
this week – ngaleli viki / ngalelisonto
next week – ngeviki elizayo/ ngesonto elizayo
last week – ngeviki elidlulileyo / ngesonto elidlulileyo
The months are written in Zulu Zulu and in English most people will know the English version ones so you don’t have to worry about learning them
Month – inyanga ( traditional witch doctor)
this month - ngalenyanga
next month - ngenyanga ezayo
last month - ngenyanga edlule
Year - unyaka
this year - ngalonyaka
next year - ngonyaka ozayo
last year - ngonyaka odlule
Ngolwesingaki- what day of the week is it?
Yenza kusasa- do it tomorrow
Ngizoqala umsebenzi ku leli viki- I will start work this week.
Ngengi gula ngeviki eledlulileyo – I was sick last week.
Inyanga ithi ni? – what month is it?
Ngizohamba ukuyabona inyanga ngenyanga ezayo- will go and see a healer next week.
Ngihlangane laye kudaladala ngonyaka odlulileyo- I Met him/her long ago last year
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October 27, 2009 lesson 14 - days of the week
Isizulu lesson 14- days of the week
Izinsuku zeviki- days of the week.
Week – iviki
Day- insuku
Monday - uMsombuluko (the day of unfolding)
Tuesday - uLwesibili (the second day - bili = two)
Wednesday - uLwesithathu (the third day )
Thursday - uLwesine (4th)
Friday - uLwesihlanu (5th)
Saturday - uMgqibelo (note the click!)
Sunday - Isonto (which also means 'church')
Uqala isikolo ngomsombuluko – starts school on a Monday
Uhamba ngolwesibili – goes on Tuesday
Ubuya ngolwesithathu- returns on Wednesday
Uvahasha ngolwesine- visits on Thursday
Ushada ngolwesihlanu- marries on Friday
Ubeletha ngomgqibelo- gives birth on Saturday
Usonta ngesonto- worships on Sunday
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October 26, 2009 Lesson 13- Numbers
isiZulu lesson 13 numbers
one kunye, kunye
two kubili
three kuthathu
four kune
five isihlanu
six isithupha
seven isikhombisa
eight isishiyagalombili / bhozo
nine isishiyagalolunye
ten ishumi
In Zulu the word ordering is mainly -SUBJECT VERB OBJECT
The number should always come last.
Isihlalo sinye- 1 chair
Amantombazana amabili – 2 young ladies
Amabhuku amathathu – 3 books
izicathulo ezine- 4 shoes
amaqanda amahlanu – 5 eggs
izimoto eziyisithupha – 6 cars
abafana abayisikhombisa- 7 boys
izinja eziyisibhozo – 8 dogs
amapeni ayisishiyagalolunye- 9 pens
abantu abalishumi – 10 people
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The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.