| She scheduled | Uhlelile |
| I am watching television | Ngibuka umabonakude |
| I am watching television | Ngibuke umabonakude |
| I watched television | Ngizobuka umabonakude |
| I will watch television | Ngizobuka umabonakude |
| I am watching | Ngiyabuka |
| I watched | Ngibukile |
| I will watch | Ngizobuka |
| I am reading the newspaper | Ngifunda iphephandaba |
| I will read the newspaper | Ngizofunda iphephandaba |
| I read the newspaper | Ngifunde iphephandaba |
| I am reading | Ngiyafunda |
| I will read | Ngizofunda |
| One | Kunye |
| Two | Kubili |
| Three | Kuthathu |
| Four | Kune |
| Five | Kuhlanu |
| Monday | uMsombuluko |
| Tuesday | uLwesibili |
| Wednesday | uLwesithathu |
| Thursday | uLwesine |
| Friday | uLwesihlanu |
| Saturday | uMgqibelo |
| Sunday | iSonto |
| In the morning | Ekuseni |
| During the day | Emini |
| In the evening (In conversation, we usually use “ntambama”) | Kusihlwa |
| At night | Ebusuku |
| The day before yesterday | Kuthangi |
| Yesterday | Izolo |
| Today | Namhlanje |
| Tomorrow | Kusasa |
| It is cold | Kuyabanda |
| It is hot | Kuyashisa |
| It is raining | Liyanetha |
| It is sunny | Libalele |
| It is snowing | Liyakhithika |
| It is cloudy | Liguqubele |
| It is drizzling | Liyakhemezela |
| It is windy | Kunesivunguvungu |
| How did you sleep? | Ulale kanjani |
| I slept well, how did you sleep? | Ngilale kahle, wena ulale kanjani? |
| I also slept well | Nami, ngilale kahle |
| I did not sleep well | Mina, angilalanga kahle |
| How did you sleep? | Nilale kanjani? |
| We slept well, how did you sleep? | Silale kahle, nina nilale kanjani? |
| We also slept well | Nathi, silale kahle |
| We did not sleep well | Thina, asilalanga kahle |
| How was your day? | Belunjani usuku lwakho |
| My day was good/ bad, how was yours? | Usuku lwami beluluhle/ belulubi, olwakho belunjani? |
| Mine was also good. Or Mine was bad | Nolwami, beluluhle. Or Olwami belulubi |
| How was your day at work? | Belunjani usuku lwakho emsebenzini? |
| My day was good/ bad, how was yours? | Usuku lwami beluluhle/ belulubi, olwakho belunjani? |
| Mine was also good. Or Mine was bad | Nolwami, beluluhle. Or Olwami belulubi |
| Do you have a question? | Unawo umubuzo? (Singular) |
| Yes, I do | Yebo, nginawo |
| No, I don’t | Cha, anginawo |
| Do you have any questions? | Unayo imibuzo? (Plural) |
| Yes, I do | Yebo, nginayo |
| No, I don’t | Cha, anginayo |
| Do you understand? | Uyazwisisa? |
| Yes, I understand | Yebo, ngiyazwisisa |
| No, I don’t understand | Cha, angizwisisi |
| Parent | Umzali |
| Parents | Abazali |
| Farmer | Umlimi |
| Person or Human being | Umuntu |
| Leader | Umholi |
| Leaders | Abaholi |
| Teacher/ Preacher | Umfundisi |
| Teachers/ Preachers | Abafundisi |
| Builder | Umakhi |
| Brother | Umfowethu |
| Student | Umfundi |
| Students | Abafundi |
| The person is always crying | Umuntu ukhala njalo |
| The people are always crying | Abantu bakhala njalo |
| The child wants to sing | Umntwana ufuna ukucula |
| The children want to sing | Abantwana bafuna ukucula |
| The student is studying IsiZulu | Umfundi ufunda IsiZulu |
| The students are studying IsiZulu | Abafundi bafunda IsiZulu |
| The teacher is teaching the student | Umfundisi ufundisa umfundi |
| The teachers are teaching the students | Abafundisi bafundisa abafundi |
| Zinhle has gone to the shop | uZinhle uye esitolo |
| Zinhle and her friends have gone to the shop | oZinhle baye esitolo. (Zinhle and people who are with Zinhle) |
| All the people named John are tall | oJohn bade bonke |
| Mother/ Mom | uMama |
| Mom is at work | uMama usemsebenzini |
| The mothers/ our mothers are at work | oMama basemsebenzini |
| Father/ Dad | uBaba |
| Fathers | oBaba |
| Dad has eleven taxis | uBaba unamatekisi awu11 |
| My father and his brothers have 11 taxis | oBaba banamatekisi awu11 |
| The grandmothers have gone to collect their pension | oGogo baye kohola impesheni |
| Bean/s | uBhontshisi |
| The varieties/ different kinds of beans | oBhontshisi |
| Tomato/es | utamatisi |
| The varieties/ different kinds of tomatoes | otamatisi |
| Onion/s | u-anyanisi |
| The varieties/ different kinds of onions | o-anyanisi |
| Onions make one cry | u-Anyanisi uyakhalisana |
| Doctor/s | Udokotela or Odokotela |
| Nurse/s | Unesi or Onesi |
| Teacher/s | Uthisha or Othisha |
| Paint | Upende or Opende (varieties of paint) |
| Jug/s | Ujeke or Ojeke |
| Neighbor/s | Umakhelwane or Omakhelwane |
| My neighbor likes smoking | Umakhelwane wami uthanda ukubhema |
| The doctor is helped by nurses | Udokotela usizwa onesi |
| The water jugs are on the tables | Ojeke bamanzi basematafuleni |
| My sister likes amasi (fermented milk); Thanda- To like/ love | Udadewethu uthanda amasi |
| My sisters like amasi (fermented milk) | Odadewethu bathanda amasi |
| The tractor passes by in the mornings; Dlula- To pass | Ugandaganda udlula ekuseni |
| The tractors pass by in the mornings | Ogandaganda badlula ekuseni |
| The nurse is helping the doctor; Siza- To help | Unesi usiza udokotela |
| The nurses are helping the doctors | Onesi basiza odokotela |
| House | Umuzi |
| Fire | Umlilo |
| Ship | Umkhumbi |
| Plant/ Medicine (Medicine traditionally comes from plants so medicine in IsiZulu is umuthi) | Umuthi |
| Question | Umubuzo |
| Prayer | Umthandazo |
| Dance | Umdanso |
| Music | Umculo |
| Wedding (Noun) | Umshado |
| To wed/ Marry (Verb) Plural? | Shada |
| A broom (Noun) | Umshanelo |
| To sweep (Verb) Plural? | Shanela |
| A game (Noun) | Umdlalo |
| Meeting (Noun) | Umhlangano |
| To meet (Verb) Plural? | Hlangana |
| A competition (Noun) | Umncintiswano |
| A competition (Noun) | Umncintiswano |
| To compete (Verb) Plural? | Ncintisana |
| The house is being painted | Umuzi uyapendwa |
| The houses are being painted | Imizi iyapendwa |
| The road is being repaired/ fixed | Umgwaqo uyakhandwa/uyalungiswa |
| To repair/ Lungisa- To fix | Khanda |
| The roads are being repaired/ fixed | Imigwaqo iyakhandwa/ iyalungiswa |
| Tooth | Izinyo |
| Teeth | Amazinyo |
| Garden hoe | Igeja |
| Garden hoes | Amageja |
| Pill/ Tablet | Iphilisi |
| Pieces of Coal/ A bag of coal | Amalahle |
| Cloud | Ifu |
| Clouds | Amafu |
| Bush | Ihlathi |
| Bushes | Amahlathi |
| Day/Sun | Iqanda |
| Eye | Ihlo |
| Eyes | Amehlo |
| Lion | Ibhubesi |
| Lions | Amabhubesi |
| Zebra | Idube |
| Ameva- Thorns | Iva (some people would say Iliva in conversation)- Thorn |
| Stone | Itshe (some people would say Ilitshe in conversation) |
| Stones | Amatshe |
| Home | Ikhaya |
| Homes | Amakhaya |
| The pumpkin is tasty | Ithanga limnandi |
| Pumpkins are tasty | Amathanga amnandi |
| The bucket is full of water | Ibhakede ligcwele amanzi |
| The buckets are full of water | Amabhakede agcwele amanzi |
| The pot is full of food | Ibhodwe ligcwele ukudla |
| The pots are full of food | Amabhodwe agcwele ukudla |
| School | Isikole |
| Schools | Izikole |
| Illness/ death | Isifo |
| Illnesses/ deaths | Izifo |
| Lesson | Isifundo |
| A chair | Isihlalo |
| Chairs | Izihlalo |
| Platter | Isithebe |
| Platters | Izithebe |
| Slice of bread/ A loaf of bread | Isinkwa |
| Time | Isikhathi |
| Times | Izikhathi |
| Shoe | Isicathulo |
| Tree | Isihlahla |
| Trees | Izihlahla |
| Food platters | Izithebe zokudla |
| What time is it | Ubani isikhathi |
| Goat | Imbuzi |
| Goats | Izimbuzi |
| Elephant | Indlovu |
| Elephants | Izindlovu |
| Letter/ Book | Incwadi |
| Letters/ Books | Izincwadi |
| A thing | Into |
| Things | Izinto |
| House | Indlu |
| Houses | Izindlu |
| Dog | Inja |
| Dogs | Izinja |
| Hole | Imbobo |
| Holes | Izimbobo |
| Rain | Imvula |
| Rains | Izimvula |
