Q. What is the African word for thank you?
Asante
Q. How do you greet in Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwean Culture
Table of Contents
- Q. What is the African word for thank you?
- Q. How do you greet in Zimbabwe?
- Q. How do you say hello in Zimbabwe?
- Q. How do you say thank you in Ndebele?
- Q. How do you say yes in Ndebele?
- Q. How do you respond to Kunjani?
- Q. How do you respond to Sawubona?
- Q. How do you respond to Sanbonani?
- Q. What can I say in Zulu?
- Q. How do you introduce yourself in Zulu?
- Q. How do you greet a woman in Zulu?
- Q. What is your name in Xhosa?
- Q. How is Zulu time written?
- Q. What does Zulu mean on my watch?
- Q. What is the difference between GMT and Zulu time?
- Q. Why do we use Zulu time?
- Greet anyone older than yourself first.
- The common greeting is a firm handshake with the right hand.
- The traditional greeting involves a clap after the handshake.
- Women may lower their body briefly, kneel or curtsy whilst shaking hands out of respect.
Q. How do you say hello in Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe
- English: Hello.
- Shona: Mhoro (Hello)
- Ndebele: Sawubona (Hello)
Q. How do you say thank you in Ndebele?
Key to abbreviations: sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person)….Useful phrases in Northern Ndebele.
| English | Sindebele (Northern Ndebele) |
|---|---|
| Sorry | Uxolo |
| Please | Ngiyacela |
| Thank you | Ngiyabonga |
| Reply to thank you | Kulungile |
Q. How do you say yes in Ndebele?
A collection of useful phrases in Southern Ndebele, a Bantu language spoken by in South Africa. Key to abbreviations: sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person)….Useful phrases in Southern Ndebele.
| Phrase | isiNdebele (Southern Ndebele) |
|---|---|
| Yes | Iye |
| No | Awa |
| Maybe | Mhlamunye |
| I don’t know | Angazi |
Q. How do you respond to Kunjani?
Kunjani means, how are you? and she helped me again with my response of “ngiyaphila”, meaning I am fine, in Zulu.
Q. How do you respond to Sawubona?
One common response to the “Sawubona” greeting is, “Yebo, sawubona.” This response means, “I see you seeing me.” Think about how good it feels to see someone’s eyes light up when they feel acknowledged.
Q. How do you respond to 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?”. In response you would say ‘ngiyaphila unjani wena?
Q. 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) |
Q. How do you introduce yourself in Zulu?
Say how you are: Ngiyaphila, ngikhona, angiphilile. Introduce yourself: Igama lami ngu-, Ngingu-. Introduce others: Lo ngu-.
Q. How do you greet a woman in Zulu?
Greetings Hello! (to one person) Sawubona! Hello! (to more than one person) Sanibonani!
Q. What is your name in Xhosa?
Useful Xhosa phrases
| English | isiXhosa (Xhosa) |
|---|---|
| What’s your name? | Ngubani igama lakho? Lithini igama lakho? |
| My name is … | Igama lam ngu … |
| Where are you from? | Uvela phi? (sg) Usuka phi? (sg) Nivela phi? (pl) Nisuka phi? (pl) |
| I’m from … | Ndivela e Ndisuka e … |
Q. How is Zulu time written?
That is a date “YYYY-MM-DD” with the four-digit Year, two-digit month and two-digit day, “T” for “time,” followed by a time formatted as “HH:MM:SS” with hours, minutes and seconds, all followed with a “Z” to denote that it is Zulu format. …
Q. What does Zulu mean on my watch?
The “clock” at Greenwich, England is used as the standard clock for international reference of time in communications, military, aviation, maritime and other activities that cross time zones. The letter designator for this clock is Z. Note that the phonetic alphabet is used for the letter Z (Zulu).
Q. What is the difference between GMT and Zulu time?
UTC use to be called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), but still is in English speaking countries, or Zulu Time (Z), which is used in plane and ship navigation. UTC is the time at the Prime Meridian (0° Longitude) given in hours and minutes on a 24 hour clock.
Q. Why do we use Zulu time?
Since the NATO phonetic alphabet word for Z is “Zulu”, UTC is sometimes known as “Zulu time”. This ensures that all pilots, regardless of location, are using the same 24-hour clock, thus avoiding confusion when flying between time zones.
