Beginner’s guide to isiZulu

Lesson 10 directions -indlela

Map = imephu

Tourist Information = ulwazi lwesihambi

-seduze - near

-secaleni nas- next to

Left = ubunxele

Right = ubunene

Straight = qondile

Up = phezulu

Down = phansi

Far = kude

Near = eduze

Kungamakhilomitha amangaki? How many kilometres is it?

Kukhatshana kangaki? – How far?

siteshi siseduze nasekhaya sami The station is near my home

bahlala eceleni kwe paki- they live next to the park

ubhlala ngonxele – he/she writes with the left hand

jika ngakwesokudla- turn right

hamba phezulu kwe zikhwelo- go up the stairs

kuphansi kwe sihlahla- its under the tree

emva - behind

emva kwe hhotela- behind the hotel

phambi - before

isikolo siphambi kwe hhotela- the school is before the hotel

phezu - on top of

isikhwama siphezu kwe nqola- the bag is on top of the wagon

phansi - under

umtwana uphansi kwe tafula- the child is under the table

phakathi - inside, between

ipeni iphakathi kwe sikhwama- the pen is inside the bag

ngale - across

hamba ngale kwo mgwaqo- go across the road