Ngikhuluma isiZulu
Sawubona!
I figured that if I write the odd random phrase in Zulu, I'll read it often when I'm reading back through my blog and it will stick in my memory. Kind of a cunning language learning technique. Feel free to learn it too... see if you can spot linguistic patterns... (a little hobby of mine ;-) )
Ngikufisela impilontle nempilonde ngokukhumbula usuku lokuzalwa kwakho!
Happy Birthday!
(Lit: I wish you a pleasant life and a long life with remembering your birthday)
Ngikufisela unwele olude!
May you live long
(Lit: I wish for you long hair)
uKhisimuzi omuhle nonyaka omusha omuhle
Happy Christmas and a prosperous new year
Impilontle
cheers
Halala! Wenze kahle
Congratulations! You have done well.
I figured that if I write the odd random phrase in Zulu, I'll read it often when I'm reading back through my blog and it will stick in my memory. Kind of a cunning language learning technique. Feel free to learn it too... see if you can spot linguistic patterns... (a little hobby of mine ;-) )
Ngikufisela impilontle nempilonde ngokukhumbula usuku lokuzalwa kwakho!
Happy Birthday!
(Lit: I wish you a pleasant life and a long life with remembering your birthday)
Ngikufisela unwele olude!
May you live long
(Lit: I wish for you long hair)
uKhisimuzi omuhle nonyaka omusha omuhle
Happy Christmas and a prosperous new year
Impilontle
cheers
Halala! Wenze kahle
Congratulations! You have done well.
posted by Caroline @ 3:33 pm
2 Comments:
At Thursday, 18 May, 2006,
Martin said…
any clicks in these phrases?
At Sunday, 21 May, 2006,
Caroline said…
don't think so
but you never know...
am improving at the clicks but I'm sure the zulu children will come up with a nickname for me along the lines of 'the woman who tries hard but seriously can't click in Zulu' !!!
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