Welcome to the exercises related to Lesson 2.
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Where do you live?
How would you respond to: (Assume for these questions that your name is Sipho Tshabala and that you're a doctor who works at Johannesburg Hospital, in Johannesburg. But you come from Durban.)
(Mina) Ngihlala eGoli.
Igama lami nguSipho.
(Mina) ngiphuma eThekwini.
(Mina) ngingudokotela.
Yebo sawubona mntwana!
Cha, ngingudokotela.
Fill in the missing letters.
ngi
si
u
Spot the error.
ni doesn't agree with Yena. It should be Yena uyahlala.
There is no ya.
Professions and Places
Translate the following Zulu sentences into English:
Who are you?
Is he/she a teacher?
I'm pleased to meet you!
You stay in Cape Town.
I come from Canada.
Translate the following English sentences into Zulu:
Wena unguthisha.
Isibongo sami nguSmith.
Wenza mbsenzi muni?
Umyeni wami ungumkandi.
Wena uphumaphi/ uphuma kuphi?
Odd one out:
iMelika (America).
iSpeyini (Spain).
Fill in the blanks
ni
u
Spot the error. Fill in the blanks
i should be e.
si should be ni as it agrees with Nina.
Dialogue
Try translating the following dialogue:
Sipho: Hello father!
Njabulo: . Hello boy! How are you?
Sipho: I'm alive, how are you?
Njabulo: I'm here too. What is your name?
Sipho: My name is Sipho, Who is father?
Njabulo: I'm Njabulo. I'm pleased to meet you.
Sipho: Me also, I'm happy to meet you!
Njabulo: Where do you stay?
Sipho: I stay in Johannesburg. Where do you stay?
Njabulo: I stay in Soweto also where do you come from?
Sipho: I come from here Johannesburg.
Njabulo: I come from Durban. Stay well!
Njabulo: Go well!