isiZulu Language


Days of the week in isiZulu

Day Izinsuku
What day is today? Ulwesingaki namhlanje?
Monday UMsombuluko
Tuesday ULwesibili
Wednesday ULwesithathu
Thursday ULwesine
Friday ULwesihlanu
Saturday UMgqibelo
Sunday ISonto

How to describe weeks

This week Kuleli viki
I have exams this week Ngiyabhala ngoLwesihlanu kuleli sonto
I week there will be some activities Kuleli sonto kuzoba nezinto ezithile
This week will be better than last week Leli sonto lizoba ngcono kunesonto eledlule
Next week Evikini elizayo
I will return next week Saturday Ngizobuya ngesonto elizayo ngoMgqibelo
I have exams next week Ngesonto elizayo ngizoba nezivivinyo
Next week we will have a visit Ngesonto elizayo sizoba nokuvakasha
Last week Evikini eledlule
We went shopping last week Monday Uhambe ezitolo ngesonto eledlule ngoMsombuluko
Last week went by quite quickly Isonto eledlule lidlule ngokushesha okukhulu
I had medical consultations last week Ngibe nezikhathi zokwelashwa ngesonto eledlule

A sample sentence

I need to travel to uMhlabuyalingana on Tuesday because I need to be in Maputo on Wednesday for a funeral Ngidinga ukuya kwaMhlabuyalingana ngoLwesibili ngoba ngidinga ukuba seMaputo ngoLwesithathu ngomngcwabo

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