isizulu

Cynthia
isizulu Podcast

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 some tongue twisters. Zulu is known for having many clicks that you can't learn off the book that's why am here to help you. The lessons provide many examples of everyday sentences that are looked in-depth.

  1. 02/06/2010

    lesson 35 complaints and interests

    Learn isiZulu Lesson 35 complaints and hobbies please support my podcasts by donating to cynthia.e.moyo@googlemail.com I like sleeping ngithanda ukulala Ngelanga elinye ngilala amahola alishumi In one day i sleep for 10hours Computer ikhompuyutha Ilanga liyaze lishone elokhe ekhangele ikhompuyutha The sun sets while still looking at the computer Shopping ukuhamba ukuyathenga Iviki kalipheli nginga hambanga ukuyathenga ihembe A week doesn’t pass without me buying a shirt Football ibhola Ibhola liyamu hlanyisa Football makes him crazy Collecting stamps etc ukuqoqa izitembu Uyathanda ukuqoqa izitembu ezemazweni He likes collecting stamps from different countries Reading ukubala awumboni engabali can ever see them not reading Watching T.v ukubukela iT.V Ulivila lomuntu, akayenzi lutho. Ilinga liyaze lishone ebukele iT.V She is lazy, never does anything. The day even passes while she is watching T.V Gardening ukuyanza ingadi Umtwana wakhe ukhuthele, uyancedisa abazali bakhe engadini The child is energetic (form of praise) she helps her parents do the garden Travelling hambahamba Akahlali phansi, uthanda ukuhamba labantu emazweni Doesn’t settle down, she likes going with people to different countries Hunting ukuzingela Nxa ehamba ukuyazingela uthatha umkhonto owaphiwa nguyisemkhulu When going hunting he likes to take a spear given by his grandfather Cooking pheka Ngiyathanda ukupheka akakhekhe I like baking cakes zulumaiden@live.com visit http://isizulu.net/

    8 min
  2. lesson 34 medical words and phrases

    29/05/2010

    lesson 34 medical words and phrases

    Learn isiZulu Lesson 34 Common medical words http://www.wolfescape.com/WebPages/ZuluDict.htm this contains medical words and phrases mainly used by nurses etc http://books.google.com/books?id=ZzYLAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false this has zulu stories also translated into English http://www.isolezwe.co.za/ South African written in Zulu disease/ flue- umkhuhlane Kanti awuboni na? Umunto lowu ulomkhuhlane ! Can’t you see? This person has a disease AIDS – ingculazi Ulengculazi – he/she has AIDS Cancer umhlaza / umdlavuza Kade ephethwe ngumdlavuza She had cancer Asthma - isifuba somoya Moya= breath/ air Umuntu lowu engagijimi, ulesifuba somoya This person mustn’t run, she has asthma Epilepsy – Isifo sokuwa Kuwa = fall Lo baba wakhe ulesifo sokuwa T.B isifo sofuba Fuba= chest Wabulawa ngesifo sofuba Chicken pox- inqubulungwana / upokisi Ngeviki eyadlulayo babanjwa ngepokisi Last week they caught chickenpox Diarrhoea- Sheka/hudo Angilalanga izolo, kade ngisheka ubusuku bonke I didn’t sleep yesterday, i had diarrhoea all night Constipation – ukuqumbeka Phuza lokhu uyaqeda ukuqumbeka Drink this, it will end constipation Urine umchamo Umchamo wami awulunganga My urine is not right (bad colour) STD - isifo socansi Uhamba ulala labantu uzothola isifo socansi You go sleeping around! You will catch an STD Rash – Qubuka Unyawo lwami luqale ukuqubuka My leg started getting a rash ! Itch – kuyaluma Uthe Inxeba yakhe iyaluma He said his wound is itchy Cut - ukusika Bazoyi sika ngoMgqibelo They will cut it on Saturday Swelling - kuyavuvuka Mhlawumbe usuvuvukile Maybe it’s swollen Pus ubomvu zulumaiden@live.com also visit http://isizulu.net/

    10 min
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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 some tongue twisters. Zulu is known for having many clicks that you can't learn off the book that's why am here to help you. The lessons provide many examples of everyday sentences that are looked in-depth.

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