| Chicken | Inkukhu |
| Chickens | Izinkukhu |
| A car/ vehicle | Imoto |
| Cars/ vehicles | Izimoto |
| Bird | Inyoni |
| We are asking for rain, but not many rains | Sicela imvula, kodwa hayi izimvula eziningi |
| Birds | Izinyoni |
| The thing I like about Malawi is its people | Into engiyithandayo ngeMalawi abantu bakhona |
| My neighbour bought a car | Umakhelwane wami uthenge imoto |
| This evening, I will cook chicken | Kusihlwa, ngizopheka inkukhu |
| Horn | Uphondo |
| Leaf | Uhlamvu |
| Tortoise | Ufudu |
| Symbol/ Sign | Uphawu |
| Tribulation/ Sadness | Usizi |
| Day | Usuku |
| feather | Usiba |
| Piece of wood | Ukhuni |
| The horn is facing upward | Uphondo lubheke phezulu |
| The horns are facing upward | Izimpondo zibheke phezulu |
| A tortoise is slow | Ufudu luhamba kancane |
| Tortoises are slow | Izimfudu zihamba kancane |
| My beads are beautiful | Ubuhlalu bami buhle |
| Old age will catch up with us all | Ubudala buzosifica sonke. |
| The grass is burning | Utshani buyasha |
| The milk is finished | Ubisi luphelile |
| The election is near | Ukhetho lusondele |
| Love is patient | Uthando lunesineke |
| Food | Ukudla |
| Sickness/ Illness | Ukugula |
| Death | Ukufa |
| Listening | Ukulalela |
| Heat | Ukushisa |
| Crying | Ukukhala |
| Dreaming | Ukuphupha |
| Throwing | Ukuphosa |
| Arriving | Ukufika |
| Teaching makes me happy | Ukufundisa kuyangijabulisa |
| Traditional food is tasty | Ukudla kwesintu kumnandi |
| Sickness made me quit work. | Ukugula kungiyekise umsebenzi |
| Building has landed me in debt. | Ukwakha kungifake ezikweletini |
| Fear holds one back | Ukwesaba kuyabambezelana |
| Face | Ubuso |
| Milk | Ubisi |
| Beads | Ubuhlalu |
| Old age/ age | Ubudala |
| Evil/ Ugliness | Ububi |
| Sleep | Ubuthongo |
| Beauty/ Goodness | Ubuhle |
| Alcohol | Utshwala |
| Grass | Utshani |
| Election | Ukhetho |
| Love | Uthando |
| Temper | Ulaka |
| Trouble | Uhlupho |
| The profession of teaching/ preaching | Ubufundisi |
| Teacher/ Preacher | Umfundisi (noun) |
| Laziness | Ubuvila |
| A lazy person | Ivila (noun) |
| Kingship/ Chieftaincy | Ubukhosi |
| King | Inkosi (noun) |
| Theft | Ubusela |
| Thief | Isela (noun) |
| The grass is burning | Utshani buyasha |
| There is a lot of theft in Johannesburg | Ubusela buningi eGoli |
| I am sleepy | Ngiphethwe ubuthongo |
| My beads are beautiful | Ubuhlalu bami buhle |
| The grass is burning | Utshani buyasha |
| The milk is finished | Ubisi luphelile |
| The election is near | Ukhetho lusondele |
| Love is patient | Uthando lunesineke |
| Food | Ukudla |
| Sickness/ Illness | Ukugula |
| Death | Ukufa |
| Listening | Ukulalela |
| Heat | Ukushisa |
| Crying | Ukukhala |
| Dreaming | Ukuphupha |
| Throwing | Ukuphosa |
| Arriving | Ukufika |
| Zinhle likes eating meat and dumplings | UZinhle uthanda ukudla inyama namadombolo |
| She took the car and the house | Uthathe imoto nendlu |
| She took the car and the house | Uthathe imoto nomuzi |
| My sister and my brother live in Johannesburg | Udadewethu nomfowethu bahlala eGoli |
| He is smart but he is lazy | Uhlakaniphile kodwa uyivila |
| Sfiso did not go to work because he is sick | uSfiso akayanga emsebenzini ngoba uyagula |
| I’m here because I need your help | Ngi la ngoba ngidinga usizo lwakho |
| I could not study IsiZulu because I was busy | Angikwazanga ukufunda IsiZulu ngoba bengimatasa (full form bengimatasatasa) |
| Parent | Umzali |
| My parent | Umzali wami |
| Your parent | Umzali wakho |
| His/ her parent | Umzali wakhe |
| Our parent | Umzali wethu (wa+ithu) |
| Your parent (plural) | Umzali wenu (wa+inu) |
| Their parent | Umzali wabo |
| Parents | Abazali |
| My parents | Abazali bami |
| Your parents | Abazali bakho |
| His/ her parents | Abazali bakhe |
| Our parents | Abazali bethu (ba+ithu) |
| Your parents (plural) | Abazali benu (ba+ inu) |
| Their parents | Abazali babo |
| Lawyer | Ummeli |
| My lawyer | Ummeli wami |
| Your lawyer | Ummeli wakho |
| His/ her lawyer | Ummeli wakhe |
| Our lawyer | Ummeli wethu (wa+ithu) |
| Your lawyer (plural) | Ummeli wenu (wa+inu) |
| Their lawyer | Ummeli wabo |
| Lawyers | Abameli |
| My lawyers | Abameli bami |
| Your lawyers | Abameli bakho |
| His/ her lawyers | Abameli bakhe |
| Our lawyers | Abameli bethu (ba+ithu) |
| Your lawyers (plural) | Abameli benu (ba+ inu) |
| Their lawyers | Abameli babo |
| Mine | Owami |
| Yours | Owakho |
| His/ hers | Owakhe |
| Ours | Owethu (wa+ithu) |
| Yours (plural) | Owenu (wa+inu) |
| Theirs | Owabo |
| Mine | Abami |
| Yours | Abakho |
| His/ hers | Abakhe |
| Ours | Abethu (ba+ithu) |
| Yours (plural) | Abenu (ba+ inu) |
| Theirs | Ababo |
| What do you want? | Ufunani? |
| I want to go on holiday | Ngifuna ukuya eholidini |
| What do you need? | Udingani? |
| I need money | Ngidinga imali |
| Where do you want to go? | Ufuna ukuyaphi / ufuna ukuya kuphi? |
| I want to go home | Ngifuna ukuya ekhaya |
| What do you want to do now? | Ufuna ukwenzani manje? |
| I do not know | Angazi |
| I want to play golf | Ngifuna ukudlala igalofu |
| How do you feel? | Uzizwa kanjani/unjani? |
| I feel better | Ngizizwa ngincono |
| My head still aches | Ikhanda lami lisebuhlungu |
| How does the child feel? /How does your child feel? | Uzizwa enjani umntwana? Uzizwa enjani umntwana wakho? |
| He/She feels better | Uzizwa encono |
| His/Her head still aches | Ikhanda lakhe lisebuhlungu |
| Why does she need a lot of money? | Kungani edinga imali eningi? |
| She needs to buy food and clothes | Udinga ukuthenga ukudla nezingubo |
| Do you like coffee? | Uyalithanda ikhofi |
| Yes, I do like coffee | Yebo, ngiyalithanda ikhofi |
| No, I do not like coffee | Cha, angilithandi ikhofi |
| Where are you going tomorrow? | Uyaphi kusasa? |
| I want to go to the shops in the morning | Ngifuna ukuya ezitolo ekuseni |
| I want to go to church/Sunday/Week | Ngifuna ukuya esontweni |
