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Zulu and Swahili 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.
Both Zulu and Swahili belong to the Niger-Congo language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.
Zulu follows verb-subject-object (VSO) order while Swahili 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. Swahili: Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.
Everyday phrases translated from Zulu to Swahili — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Zulu | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Sawubona | Habari |
| Sawubona | Habari za asubuhi |
| Sawubona | Habari za mchana |
| Sawubona | Habari za jioni |
| Ulale kahle | Usiku mwema |
| Usale kahle | Kwaheri |
| Sobonana kamuva | Tuonane baadaye |
| Sobonana kusasa | Tuonane kesho |
| Siyakwamukela | Karibu |
| Unjani? | Habari yako? |
| Ngiyaphila, ngiyabonga | Sijambo, asante |
| Ube nosuku oluhle | Uwe na siku njema |
| Zulu | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Ngiyacela | Tafadhali |
| Ngiyabonga | Asante |
| Ngiyabonga kakhulu | Asante sana |
| Wamukelekile | Mnakaribishwa |
| Yebo | Ndiyo |
| Cha | Hapana |
| Uxolo | Samahani |
| Ngiyaxolisa | Samahani |
| Akunankinga | Hakuna tatizo |
| Yebo kunjalo | Bila shaka |
| Siyakuhalalisela | Hongera sana |
| Inhlanhla | Bahati nzuri |
| Zulu | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Ungubani igama lakho? | Jina lako ni nani? |
| Ngiyajabula ukukwazi | Nimefurahi kukutana nawe |
| Uvelaphi? | Unatoka wapi? |
| Uneminyaka emingaka? | Una umri gani? |
| Ngingumfundi | Mimi ni mwanafunzi |
| Ngilapha ngeholide | Niko hapa likizo |
| Ngilapha ngomsebenzi | Niko hapa kwa kazi |
| Umngane wami lo | Huyu ni rafiki yangu |
| Zulu | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Eyodwa | Moja |
| Okubili | Mbili |
| Ezintathu | Tatu |
| Ezine | Nne |
| Ezinhlanu | Tano |
| Eziyisithupha | Sita |
| Eziyisikhombisa | Saba |
| Isishiyagalombili | Nane |
| Ayisishiyagalolunye | Tisa |
| Ishumi | Kumi |
| Ikhulu | Mia moja |
| Inkulungwane eyodwa | Elfu moja |
| Zulu | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Namuhla | Leo |
| Kusasa | Kesho |
| Izolo | Jana |
| Manje | Sasa |
| Kamuva | Baadaye |
| Isikhathi sini? | Ni saa ngapi? |
| Ekuseni | Asubuhi |
| Kusihlwa | Wakati wa jioni |
| UMsombuluko | Jumatatu |
| NgoLwesihlanu | Ijumaa |
| Ngesonto elizayo | Wiki ijayo |
| Ihora elilodwa | Saa moja |
| Zulu | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Ikuphi indlu yokugezela? | Bafuni iko wapi? |
| Sikuphi isiteshi sesitimela? | Kituo cha gari moshi kiko wapi? |
| Sikuphi isikhumulo sezindiza? | Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi? |
| Ngifika kanjani lapho? | Nitafikaje huko? |
| Jikela kwesokunxele | Pinduka kushoto |
| Jikela kwesokudla | Geuka kulia |
| Hamba uqonde phambili | Nenda mbele moja kwa moja |
| Iseduze | Iko karibu |
| Kukude | Ni mbali |
| Ngilahlekile | Nimepotea |
| Ngidinga itekisi | Nahitaji teksi |
| Ngingalithenga kuphi ithikithi? | Je, ninaweza kununua tikiti wapi? |
| Malini ithikithi? | Tikiti ni shilingi ngapi? |
| Ingabe kuphephile ukuhamba? | Je, ni salama kutembea? |
| Zulu | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Ngilambile | Nina njaa |
| Ngomile | Nina kiu |
| Ngicela, amanzi | Maji, tafadhali |
| Ngicela, itafula lababili | Jedwali la watu wawili, tafadhali |
| Ngicela, imenyu | Menyu, tafadhali |
| Yini oyincomayo? | Je, unapendekeza nini? |
| Ngingathanda lokhu | Ningependa hii |
| Kumnandi | Ni ladha |
| Ngicela, ibhili | Mswada, tafadhali |
| Angiyidli inyama | Sili nyama |
| Nginokungezwani nokudla | Nina mzio wa chakula |
| Ikhofi | Kahawa |
| Itiye | Chai |
| Isinkwa | Mkate |
| Zulu | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Kubiza malini lokhu? | Hii inagharimu kiasi gani? |
| Kubiza kakhulu | Ni ghali sana |
| Uyawamukela amakhadi esikweletu? | Je, unakubali kadi za mkopo? |
| Ngibheka nje | Natafuta tu |
| Ngizoyithatha | Nitaichukua |
| Vula | Fungua |
| Kuvaliwe | Imefungwa |
| Ukungena | Kiingilio |
| Phuma | Toka |
| Ikuphi imakethe? | Soko liko wapi? |
| Zulu | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Usizo | Msaada |
| Shayela udokotela | Piga daktari |
| Shayela amaphoyisa | Piga polisi |
| Ngidinga usizo | Nahitaji msaada |
| Ngiyagula | Mimi ni mgonjwa |
| Sikuphi isibhedlela? | Hospitali iko wapi? |
| Likuphi ikhemisi? | Duka la dawa liko wapi? |
| Kubuhlungu lapha | Inauma hapa |
| Ngidinga udokotela | Nahitaji daktari |
| Ingabe sikhona isibhedlela eduze? | Je, kuna hospitali karibu? |
| Zulu | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Ingabe uyasikhuluma isingisi? | Je, unazungumza Kiingereza? |
| Angiqondi | Sielewi |
| Ngiyaqonda | Ninaelewa |
| Ngicela ukhulume kancane | Tafadhali ongea polepole |
| Sicela uphinde lokho | Tafadhali rudia hilo |
| Ngicela uyibhale phansi | Tafadhali iandike |
| Kusho ukuthini lokhu? | Hii ina maana gani? |
| Ukusho kanjani lokhu? | Unasemaje hili? |
| Ngiyafunda | Ninajifunza |
| Ngikhuluma kancane | Naongea kidogo |
| Ungangisiza? | Unaweza kunisaidia? |
| Angazi | Sijui |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Spoken in several countries in East Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mozambique, as well as in the African Great Lakes region.
Uses the Latin alphabet, with additional letters CH (ch as in 'church'), DH (dh as in 'this'), GH (gh as in 'giant'), KH (kh as in 'khan'), NG' (ng as in 'sing'), NY (ny as in 'canyon'), SH (sh as in 'shoe'), TH (th as in 'thin'), UU (uu as in 'boot'), and vowels with diacritical marks (É as in 'é', Ó as in 'ó').
Features a distinctive set of sounds, including the 'dh' sound (like 'th' in 'this') and the 'kh' sound (like 'ch' in 'loch').
Subject-verb-object (SVO) order predominates. Features complex verb conjugation and an extensive noun class system.
Includes words from Arabic, Portuguese, English, and other languages due to historical and modern influences.
Part of the Bantu language family, under the Niger-Congo language group.
Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Arabic script.
Transitioned from Arabic to Latin script during the colonial period.
Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.
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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