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What is the meaning of Kunjani?
English Translation. what it is. More meanings for kunjani. how’s it going.
What is the meaning of Sanibonani?
Interjection. sanibonani (to multiple people, to one person sawubona) hello. good day (good morning, good afternoon, good evening)
How do you address people in Zulu?
Forms of address: When greeting a person older than yourself (more or less your parents’ age), baba ‘father’ would be used for a man and mama ‘mother’ for a woman. For greetings of people of your grandparents’ age mkhulu, ‘grandfather’, and gogo ‘grandmother’ are used as forms of address.
What are Afrikaans greetings?
English. Afrikaans. greetings. groete; groetnis; tabeetjies.
How do you respond to Unjani in Zulu?
Yebo (response, literally, yes.) Unjani? (how are you?) Ngiyaphila (I am fine.) Unjani wena? (and how are you?)
How do you respond to Sanibonani?
Sawubona and Sanbonani Most people in South Africa are familiar with this isiZulu word and its Swazi equivalent, ‘Sanbonani’. You can respond with the same word. Often Zulu people may follow this with ‘Unjani’ which means ‘how are you?”.
What is the response to Unjani?
Yebo (response, literally, yes.) Unjani? (how are you?) Ngiyaphila (I am fine.)
What can I say in Zulu?
Useful Zulu phrases
| English | isiZulu (Zulu) |
|---|---|
| Hello (General greeting) | Sawubona (sg) Sanibonani (pl) |
| How are you? | Unjani? (sg) Ninjani? (pl) |
| Reply to ‘How are you?’ | Ngikhona, ngiyabonga. Wena unjani? (sg) Sikhona, siyabonga. Nina ninjani? (pl) |
| Long time no see | Mehlo madala! (old eyes) |
What is your name in Zulu?
what is your name? ubani igama lakho?
How do you say good in South Africa?
Lekker. Lekker [lek-uh] is a widely used term indicating that something is ‘great’ or ‘nice’.
How do you say good evening in South Africa?
Goeienaand. This way of saying hello in Afrikaans is used exactly the same way as the phrase above, with one exception—use it after dark. It literally translates as “Good evening,” and is a more formal way of addressing a person at night time.
What do they say in Zulu?
Useful Zulu phrases
| English | isiZulu (Zulu) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Ngiyakwemukela (sg) Ngiyanemukela (pl) |
| Hello (General greeting) | Sawubona (sg) Sanibonani (pl) |
| How are you? | Unjani? (sg) Ninjani? (pl) |
| Reply to ‘How are you?’ | Ngikhona, ngiyabonga. Wena unjani? (sg) Sikhona, siyabonga. Nina ninjani? (pl) |