ISIZULU: LZL405P
Umfundisi (Lecturer)
Ngu (is)
Mr. B.B. Simelane
 Amagama okubingelela athi ‘Sawubona / Sanibonani’ angalandelwa
amagama abantu noma izikhundla zabo (Greeting words ‘Sawubona
/ Sanibonani’ can be followed by names or titles of respect that are
used for different people).
IVIKI LESI-2 /
(WEEK 2):
UKUBINGELELA
K U YAQ H U T S H WA
(GREETINGS
C O N T. )
 Uma ubingelela abantu abalinganayo nawe noma abancane kunawe
bebodwana, usebenzisa ukubingelela okusebunyeni uthi
‘Sawubona’. Leli gama lingalandelwa igama lalowo muntu
ombingelelayo noma indlela enihlobene ngayo (When you greet your
peers or people younger than you, who are by themselves, you use
the singular form ‘Sawubona’. This word can be followed by the
name or the relationship term for that person).
 Sawubona, Sipho. (Hello Sipho)
 Sawubona mfowethu. (Hello brother) - if your brother is younger
than you.
 Sanibonani baba (Good day father) - (to an elder male person)
 Sanibonani mama (Good day mother)
 Sanibonani mnumzane (Good day sir / mister)
• Usisi- Sister
• Ubhuti- Brother
• Umkhulu- Grandfather
• Ugogo- Grandmother
AMAGAMA AMASHA
(VOCABULARY)
• Umalume- Uncle (from your mother’s side) –
your mother’s brother
• U-anti (ubabekazi)- Aunt (from your father’s
side) – your father’s sister
• Ubabomkhulu- Uncle (from your father’s side) –
your father’s older brother
• Ubabomncane- Uncle (from your father’s side) –
your father’s younger brother
• Uthisha/ lecture- Teacher (male or female) – also used for r
• Umfundi- Student
• Abafundi- Students
• Othisha- Teachers
• Ingane- Child
• Indoda- Man
• Inkosikazi- Married woman.
I YAQ H U B E K A … .
• Inkosazane- Unmarried woman
• Umfana- Boy
• Insizwa- Young man
• Intombazane- Girl
• Intombi- Young woman
• Umngani- Friend
• Isitshudeni- Student
Please note! All the words in the box above denoting people
and relations start with vowels [a/i/o/u], however, when used in
the greeting they lose the initial vowel.
• Sanibonani sisi. (Never Sanibonani usisi*)
• Ungakusebenzisa kokubili, isikhundla kanye negama,
uma uthanda kuye ngokuthi wejwayelene kangakani
nalowo muntu (You can also use both a title and a name
depending on the context / relationship you have with
that person).
IYAQHUBEKA….
 Sanibonani mnumzane Mazibuko
Mr Mazibuko).
(Good day
 Sanibonani nkosikazi Clara
(Good day Mrs Clara).
 Sanibonani nkosazane Lerato
Miss Lerato).
(Good day
 Sanibonani thisha Ndlovu
(Hello/Good morning/day teacher Ndlovu)
• Kukhona izindlela ezimbili zokuvalelisa ngesiZulu. Umehluko
usekutheni ingabe lowo muntu noma abantu obavalelisayo
bayahamba, wena uyasala, noma uwena ohambayo, bona
bayasala. [In isiZulu there are two way to bid farewell to people.
The difference lies in whether the person(s) you are bidding
farewell to, are leaving, or you are the one leaving].
• Uma ufuna ukuvalelisa kumuntu oyedwa osalayo, wena uhamba,
uthi (When you want to bid farewell to one person who is staying
behind, while you are the one leaving, you say):
 Sala kahle (Stay well / Goodbye / Farewell)
I YAQ H U B E K A … .
• Uma kunguwena osalayo, lowo muntu ehamba, uthi (When you
are the staying behind and the person is leaving, you say):
 Hamba kahle (Go well / Goodbye / Farewell)
• Uma ufuna ukuvalelisa kubantu abevile koyedwa abasalayo wena
uhamba, uthi (When you want to bid farewell to more than one
person, who are staying behind, while you are the one leaving,
you say):
 Salani kahle (Stay well / Goodbye / Farewell)
• Uma kunguwena osalayo labo bantu behamba, uthi (When you
are the staying behind and the people are leaving, you say):
 Hambani kahle (Go well / Goodbye / Farewell)
• Enye indlela yokuvalelisa umuntu oyedwa [kuye ngokuthi
uyahamba noma uyasala] ithi (The other way of bidding
farewell to one person [depending on whether they are
leaving or staying behind] is):
 Usale kahle (Stay well / Goodbye / Farewell)
I YAQ H U B E K A …
 Uhambe kahle (Go well / Goodbye / Farewell)
• Uma kungabantu abevile koyedwa uthi (When it is more
than one person, you say):
 Nisale kahle (Stay well / Goodbye / Farewell)
 Uhambe kahle (Go well / Goodbye / Farewell)
Please note! Some scholars believe that ‘Usale kahle /
Nisale kahle and Uhambe kahle / Nihambe kahle’ are ways
to show respect to the person you are bidding farewell.
To say ‘Thank you’ in
isiZulu you use the
word ‘Ngiyabonga.’
Never use the English
words ‘thank you’ in
class again!