Zulu Vocabulary
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all
/ɔːl/ = ADJECTIVE: -nke, -nkana;
USER: konke, wonke, bonke, yonke, nke,
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always
/ˈɔːl.weɪz/ = ADVERB: njalo, njalonjalo;
USER: njalo, ngaso sonke isikhathi, njalonjalo, ngaso sonke, uhlale,
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and
/ænd/ = CONJUNCTION: na-, kanye na-;
USER: futhi, and, kanye, bese, no,
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around
/əˈraʊnd/ = ADVERB: ngokuphendukela, ngokujiya;
PREPOSITION: -zungeze;
USER: azungeze, emhlabeni, nxazonke, ngokujiya, ezungeze,
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/ət/ = PREPOSITION: e-;
USER: at, ngesikhathi, ngaleso, ngaso, nganoma,
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beat
/biːt/ = NOUN: ukushaya, ukubhula;
VERB: shaya, bhula;
USER: ishaye, beat, ukushaya, shaya, ukubhula,
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billy
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blow
/bləʊ/ = VERB: phephetha, phephula;
USER: igalelo, phephetha, phephula, bhaklu, ngembibizane,
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but
/bʌt/ = CONJUNCTION: kodwa, kanti, kepha;
USER: kodwa, kepha, kanti, kodwana,
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can
/kæn/ = NOUN: -ikani, -noku, nga-, -ithini;
VERB: ngakwazi, -vumela;
USER: can, ngakwazi, unga, ongakwenza, okusemandleni,
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cause
/kɔːz/ = NOUN: imbangela, isisusa, isiqaliso, okudala;
VERB: enza, dala, banga, susa;
USER: imbangela, okudala, isisusa, susa, dala,
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crying
/ˈkraɪ.ɪŋ/ = USER: ekhala, ememeza, bememeza, kokukhamuluka, omemeza ethi,
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culture
/ˈkʌl.tʃər/ = NOUN: usiko;
USER: isiko, namasiko, amasiko, nesiko, usiko,
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dance
/dɑːns/ = NOUN: umdanso, ukusina, umgido, ukugiya;
VERB: dansa, sina, gida, giya;
USER: dance, umdanso, giya, dansa, sina,
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day
/deɪ/ = NOUN: usuku;
USER: usuku, ngosuku, suku, osukwini, ilanga,
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didn
/ˈdɪd.ənt/ = USER: akazange, Akwenzanga, ungazange,
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don
/dɒn/ = USER: don, uDon, misha, Izithombe don, don omar,
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done
/dʌn/ = USER: wenziwe, kwenziwe, kwenziwa, yenzeka, ukukwenza,
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duration
/djʊəˈreɪ.ʃən/ = NOUN: isikhathi sisonke;
USER: ubude, isikhathi sisonke, ubude besikhathi, nobude besikhathi, adlulayo,
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english
/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ = USER: english, IsiZulu, IsiNgisi, esingisi,
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every
/ˈev.ri/ = ADJECTIVE: -njalo, -nke;
USER: zonke, njalo, yonke, wonke, yilowo,
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failed
/feɪld/ = USER: wehluleka, yehlulekile, uhlulekile, ehlulekile, yehluleka,
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feedback
/ˈfiːd.bæk/ = USER: feedback, impendulo, umbiko, ngempendulo, umbiko lobuya,
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format
/ˈfɔː.mæt/ = NOUN: isimo;
USER: format, yohlelo, isimo, yokwehlela, format Ukufuna,
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friends
/frend/ = USER: abangane, nabangane, abangani, nabangani, kubangani,
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get
/ɡet/ = VERB: zuza, thola, bamba;
USER: uthole, ukuthola, zuza, bamba, thola,
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glace
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gonna
/ˈɡə.nə/ = USER: Gonna, Gonna basazigcina, ngingowakho,
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had
/hæd/ = USER: kwadingeka, waba, kwakufanele, kwakumelwe, ayenakho,
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hard
/hɑːd/ = ADJECTIVE: nzima, -lukhuni, -qinile, -gwanyile, -qatha;
USER: hard, kanzima, kunzima, nzima, onzima,
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he
/hiː/ = PRONOUN: injena, owesilisa;
USER: yena, owesilisa, injena, kwakhe, he,
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head
/hed/ = NOUN: inhloko, ikhanda;
USER: ikhanda, ekhanda, inhloko, kwekhanda, yinhloko,
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help
/help/ = NOUN: usizo, uncedo, iselekelelo;
VERB: siza, nceda, lekelela;
USER: Usizo, ukusiza, asize, ukukusiza, basize,
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her
/hɜːr/ = PRONOUN: yana;
USER: wakhe, yakhe, yana, kuye, kwakhe,
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his
/hɪz/ = PRONOUN: yena;
USER: yakhe, wakhe, bakhe, zakhe, lakhe,
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i
/aɪ/ = USER: i, lingo, + i, isitokwe,
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in
/ɪn/ = PREPOSITION: ku-, phakathi kwa-;
USER: e, in, ku, ngo,
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is
/ɪz/ = USER: kuba, iyi, iwukuba, iyona, yilona,
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job
/dʒɒb/ = NOUN: umsebenzi, itoho;
USER: umsebenzi, itoho, msebenzi, emisebenzi, kwamathuba,
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johnny
/ˈdʒɒn.i/ = USER: johnny, noJohnny, uJohnny, mfana,
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jul
/dʒʊˈlaɪ/ = USER: Jul, Julayi, uJulayi,
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just
/dʒʌst/ = ADVERB: neqiniso, fanelekile, lunge nqo;
ADJECTIVE: -lungile, -fanele, -qotho;
USER: nje, neqiniso, fanelekile, lunge nqo, nje kuphela,
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keep
/kiːp/ = VERB: gcina, londa, khweza;
USER: gcina, ugcine, ukugcina, khweza, londa,
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leave
/liːv/ = VERB: shiya, yeka;
USER: shiya, ushiye, ukushiya, yeka, ashiye,
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likes
/laɪk/ = USER: ukuthandwa, ukuthandwa okungaphezu, abasithandayo, okuthandiwe, lokuthandiwe,
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long
/lɒŋ/ = ADJECTIVE: -langazelela, -labatheka, -de, -banzi, -nendawo ende;
USER: long, eside, isikhathi eside, olude, ezinde,
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mail
/meɪl/ = NOUN: iposi;
USER: mail, imeyili, imeyli, iposi, email,
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matters
/ˈmæt.ər/ = USER: izindaba, ezindabeni, nezindaba, ngezindaba, zindaba,
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me
/miː/ = PRONOUN: mina, ngi-;
USER: me, kimi, kwami, nami, mina,
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mind
/maɪnd/ = NOUN: ingqondo, umqondo;
USER: ingqondo, engqondweni, kwengqondo, umqondo, nengqondo,
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my
/maɪ/ = ADJECTIVE: -okwami;
USER: yami, my, wami, lami, zami,
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need
/niːd/ = NOUN: isidingo, ukudinga, ukufuna;
VERB: dinga, swela, ntula;
USER: kudingeka, udinga, badinga, okudingeka, kudingeke,
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needs
/nēd/ = USER: izidingo, nezidingo, ngezidingo, tidzingo, ezidingweni,
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no
/nəʊ/ = NOUN: cha, qha;
ADJECTIVE: -nokuba;
USER: akukho, kungekho, qha, akekho, cha,
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now
/naʊ/ = ADVERB: manje;
USER: manje, nyalo, khathesi, kwamanje, njengamanje,
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of
/əv/ = PREPOSITION: sa, wa-, iwa-;
USER: of, ka, we, ye,
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on
/ɒn/ = ADVERB: phezulu;
PREPOSITION: phezu kwa-;
USER: on, phezulu, phezu, kwi,
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one
/wʌn/ = NOUN: kunye, okukodwa;
USER: one, omunye, eyodwa, elilodwa, munye,
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only
/ˈəʊn.li/ = ADVERB: kuphela;
CONJUNCTION: kuphela, kodwa;
ADJECTIVE: -yedwa, -nye;
USER: kuphela, nje, kodwa, nje kuphela, kwaphela,
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out
/aʊt/ = ADVERB: phandle, ngaphandle;
USER: out, ngaphandle, aphume, phandle, ukuphuma,
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own
/əʊn/ = ADJECTIVE: wami, lami, yami, sami;
VERB: vuma;
USER: siqu, sami, vuma, wami, lami,
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perfectly
/ˈpɜː.fekt.li/ = USER: ngokuphelele, ephelele, ngokupheleleko, ngendlela ephelele, kamhlophe,
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published
/ˈpʌb.lɪʃ/ = USER: eshicilelwe, ishicilelwe, eyanyatheliswa, ezinyatheliswa, ezishicilelwe,
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/riː/ = USER: re, kabusha, ukuphinde, kabusha ku, kuphinde,
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real
/rɪəl/ = ADJECTIVE: -liqiniso, -khona ngempela;
USER: zangempela, real, Okuyınqo, yangempela, sangempela,
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regret
/rɪˈɡret/ = NOUN: ukuzisola, ukuzwelana, ukudabukela;
VERB: zisola, dabukela, zwela;
USER: uzisole, wazisola, bazisole, ukuzisola, dabukela,
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responding
/rɪˈspɒnd/ = USER: kokuphendula, yezimpendulo, ayisabeli, sisukuma siphendula, kokuphenudula,
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= USER: s, ama, BakaJehova, kaJehova, sika,
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see
/siː/ = VERB: bona, qonda;
USER: bheka, ukubona, ubone, sibone, abone,
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she
/ʃiː/ = PRONOUN: yena, yona;
USER: yena, yona, wabe, usho, lona,
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so
/səʊ/ = ADVERB: ngokulingene;
USER: kanjalo, ukuze, ngokulingene, kangaka, kunjalo,
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some
/səm/ = ADJECTIVE: -nye, -yingcosana;
USER: abanye, ezinye, amanye, ezithile, eminye,
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song
/sɒŋ/ = NOUN: iculo, ihubo;
USER: song, ingoma, ihubo, iculo, ngengoma,
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spin
/spɪn/ = VERB: photha, shwila;
USER: spin, photha, shwila, ukujikeleza, kayiphothi,
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struggling
/ˈstrʌɡ.lɪŋ/ = USER: ekuthola kunzima, udonsa kanzima, olwisana, idonsa kanzima njengoba, abashikiliswa,
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sweet
/swiːt/ = ADJECTIVE: -mnandi, -mtoti, -noshukela;
USER: sweet, elimnandi, amnandi, ezinoshukela, ethaphukayo,
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/tiː/ = USER: t, UT, r, IINHLOKO, z,
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task
/tɑːsk/ = NOUN: umsebenzi onikeziweyo;
USER: umsebenzi, msebenzi, umsebenzi onikeziweyo, Umsebenti, emsebenti,
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tears
/teər/ = USER: izinyembezi, ngezinyembezi, nezinyembezi, wezinyembezi, zinyembezi,
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that
/ðæt/ = CONJUNCTION: ukuthi, ukuba;
ADJECTIVE: lokho, leyo, lelo;
PRONOUN: lokhu, lowo, leyo, lena;
USER: ukuthi, lokho, kutsi, ngokuthi, wokuthi,
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they
/ðeɪ/ = PRONOUN: bona;
USER: base, bona, benza, bathi, ba,
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thing
/θɪŋ/ = NOUN: into, utho;
USER: into, nto, utho, yinto, nento,
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time
/taɪm/ = NOUN: isikhathi;
USER: isikhathi, sikhathi, ngesikhathi, kwesikhathi, nesikhathi,
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to
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track
/træk/ = NOUN: umkhondo, umugqa, amasondo, indlela, umgwaqo, umgudu, isipolo, iyaritshi;
VERB: landela ngomkhondo;
USER: ithrekhi, track, umugqa, iyaritshi, threkhi,
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transcript
/ˈtræn.skrɪpt/ = USER: yombhalo, Incwadi yombhalo, okulotshiweyo, lawo marekhodi akopishiwe, marekhodi akopishiwe,
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tried
/traɪd/ = USER: wazama, bazama, ezama, azama, ngazama,
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up
/ʌp/ = ADVERB: ngaphezulu, enhla;
PREPOSITION: phezulu;
USER: up, kuze, ngaphezulu, phezulu, naphezulu,
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well
/wel/ = ADVERB: kahle, kamnandi, ngakho;
NOUN: umthombo wamanzi, umgodi onomthombo wamanzi, ipitsi;
USER: kahle, ngakho, kamnandi, umgodi onomthombo wamanzi, ipitsi,
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with
/wɪð/ = PREPOSITION: ne-, kanye na-, na-;
USER: nge, kanye, ngayo, nazo,
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working
/ˈwɜː.kɪŋ/ = USER: ukusebenza, esebenza, abasebenza, usebenza, besebenza,
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world
/wɜːld/ = NOUN: izwe, umhlaba;
USER: umhlaba, world, emhlabeni, izwe, kwezwe,
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yard
/jɑːd/ = NOUN: igceke, ibala, ijalidi;
USER: egcekeni, igceke, ijalidi, ibala, ejalidini,
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you
/juː/ = PRONOUN: nina, wena, mhlonishwa, wena wasenhla;
USER: wena, kuwe, nawe, kini, kwakho,
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