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Zulu and Portuguese are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.
Zulu belongs to the Niger-Congo family while Portuguese belongs to the Indo-European family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.
Zulu follows verb-subject-object (VSO) order while Portuguese follows subject-verb-object (SVO). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Splitting long sentences improves accuracy.
Zulu: Approximately 13 million speakers, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in South Africa. Portuguese: Approximately 280 million speakers worldwide, with about 230 million in Brazil and 10 million in Portugal.
Everyday phrases translated from Zulu to Portuguese — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Zulu | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Sawubona | Olá |
| Sawubona | Bom dia |
| Sawubona | Boa tarde |
| Sawubona | Boa noite |
| Ulale kahle | Boa noite |
| Usale kahle | Adeus |
| Sobonana kamuva | Até mais |
| Sobonana kusasa | Até amanhã |
| Siyakwamukela | Bem vindo |
| Unjani? | Como você está? |
| Ngiyaphila, ngiyabonga | Estou bem, obrigado |
| Ube nosuku oluhle | Tenha um bom dia |
| Zulu | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Ngiyacela | Por favor |
| Ngiyabonga | Obrigado |
| Ngiyabonga kakhulu | Muito obrigado |
| Wamukelekile | De nada |
| Yebo | Sim |
| Cha | Não |
| Uxolo | Com licença |
| Ngiyaxolisa | Me desculpe |
| Akunankinga | Sem problemas |
| Yebo kunjalo | Claro |
| Siyakuhalalisela | Parabéns |
| Inhlanhla | Boa sorte |
| Zulu | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Ungubani igama lakho? | Qual é o seu nome? |
| Ngiyajabula ukukwazi | Prazer em conhecê-lo |
| Uvelaphi? | De onde você é? |
| Uneminyaka emingaka? | Quantos anos você tem? |
| Ngingumfundi | Eu sou um estudante |
| Ngilapha ngeholide | Estou aqui de férias |
| Ngilapha ngomsebenzi | Estou aqui para trabalhar |
| Umngane wami lo | Este é meu amigo |
| Zulu | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Eyodwa | Um |
| Okubili | Dois |
| Ezintathu | Três |
| Ezine | Quatro |
| Ezinhlanu | Cinco |
| Eziyisithupha | Seis |
| Eziyisikhombisa | Sete |
| Isishiyagalombili | Oito |
| Ayisishiyagalolunye | Nove |
| Ishumi | Dez |
| Ikhulu | Cem |
| Inkulungwane eyodwa | Mil |
| Zulu | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Namuhla | Hoje |
| Kusasa | Amanhã |
| Izolo | Ontem |
| Manje | Agora |
| Kamuva | Mais tarde |
| Isikhathi sini? | Que horas são? |
| Ekuseni | De manhã |
| Kusihlwa | À noite |
| UMsombuluko | Segunda-feira |
| NgoLwesihlanu | Sexta-feira |
| Ngesonto elizayo | Semana que vem |
| Ihora elilodwa | Uma hora |
| Zulu | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Ikuphi indlu yokugezela? | Onde fica o banheiro? |
| Sikuphi isiteshi sesitimela? | Onde fica a estação de trem? |
| Sikuphi isikhumulo sezindiza? | Onde fica o aeroporto? |
| Ngifika kanjani lapho? | Como faço para chegar lá? |
| Jikela kwesokunxele | Vire à esquerda |
| Jikela kwesokudla | Vire à direita |
| Hamba uqonde phambili | Vá em frente |
| Iseduze | Está perto |
| Kukude | Está longe |
| Ngilahlekile | Estou perdido |
| Ngidinga itekisi | Eu preciso de um táxi |
| Ngingalithenga kuphi ithikithi? | Onde posso comprar um ingresso? |
| Malini ithikithi? | Quanto custa o bilhete? |
| Ingabe kuphephile ukuhamba? | É seguro caminhar? |
| Zulu | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Ngilambile | Estou com fome |
| Ngomile | Estou com sede |
| Ngicela, amanzi | Água, por favor |
| Ngicela, itafula lababili | Uma mesa para dois, por favor |
| Ngicela, imenyu | O cardápio, por favor |
| Yini oyincomayo? | O que você recomenda? |
| Ngingathanda lokhu | Eu gostaria disso |
| Kumnandi | É delicioso |
| Ngicela, ibhili | A conta, por favor |
| Angiyidli inyama | Eu não como carne |
| Nginokungezwani nokudla | Eu tenho uma alergia alimentar |
| Ikhofi | Café |
| Itiye | Chá |
| Isinkwa | Pão |
| Zulu | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Kubiza malini lokhu? | Quanto custa isso? |
| Kubiza kakhulu | É muito caro |
| Uyawamukela amakhadi esikweletu? | Você aceita cartões de crédito? |
| Ngibheka nje | Estou apenas olhando |
| Ngizoyithatha | Eu vou pegar |
| Vula | Abrir |
| Kuvaliwe | Fechado |
| Ukungena | Entrada |
| Phuma | Sair |
| Ikuphi imakethe? | Onde está o mercado? |
| Zulu | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Usizo | Ajuda |
| Shayela udokotela | Chame um médico |
| Shayela amaphoyisa | Chame a polícia |
| Ngidinga usizo | Eu preciso de ajuda |
| Ngiyagula | Estou doente |
| Sikuphi isibhedlela? | Onde fica o hospital? |
| Likuphi ikhemisi? | Onde fica a farmácia? |
| Kubuhlungu lapha | Dói aqui |
| Ngidinga udokotela | Eu preciso de um médico |
| Ingabe sikhona isibhedlela eduze? | Existe um hospital próximo? |
| Zulu | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Ingabe uyasikhuluma isingisi? | Você fala inglês? |
| Angiqondi | Eu não entendo |
| Ngiyaqonda | Eu entendo |
| Ngicela ukhulume kancane | Por favor fale devagar |
| Sicela uphinde lokho | Por favor repita isso |
| Ngicela uyibhale phansi | Por favor, escreva |
| Kusho ukuthini lokhu? | O que isso significa? |
| Ukusho kanjani lokhu? | Como você diz isso? |
| Ngiyafunda | Estou aprendendo |
| Ngikhuluma kancane | Eu falo um pouco |
| Ungangisiza? | Você pode me ajudar? |
| Angazi | Não sei |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Official language in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor, and Macau.
Uses Latin alphabet with 26 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Features nasal vowels, distinctive nasal diphthongs, and complex vowel reduction patterns in unstressed syllables.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Two-gender system (masculine/feminine), complex verbal system with subjunctive mood extensively used.
Contains loanwords from Arabic, indigenous languages of Brazil and Africa, French, English, and various contact languages.
Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the West Ibero-Romance branch, closely related to Spanish and Galician.
Uses Latin script with diacritical marks (acute, circumflex, tilde, cedilla).
Evolved from Latin during medieval period, orthography standardized differently in Portugal and Brazil with 1990 agreement attempting unification.
Approximately 280 million speakers worldwide, with about 230 million in Brazil and 10 million in Portugal.
Primarily spoken in South Africa, especially in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. It is also spoken in parts of Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho, and Mozambique.
Uses the Latin alphabet with additional letters: c, q, x, and click sounds (c, x, and q are used to represent these click sounds).
Features a unique set of click sounds, including the lateral click (x), alveolar click (c), and palatal click (q).
Verb-subject-object (VSO) order is typical, with a highly agglutinative structure, using prefixes and suffixes to modify verbs and nouns for tense, aspect, mood, and person.
Includes many words from Afrikaans and English due to colonial and modern influences.
Part of the Nguni subgroup of the Bantu languages, which also includes Xhosa, Swati, and Ndebele.
Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Zulu script, which was a variant of the Mandombe script.
Adopted the Latin script during the 19th century with the work of missionaries who developed a written form of the language.
Approximately 13 million speakers, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in South Africa.
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