Description
This is the full written study guide for isiZulu CEFR C2 (Near-Native Fluency): about 4,400 words to work through at your own pace, viewable online from your student dashboard for as long as you own it.
What is inside
- 11 modules with vocabulary tables: 152 words and phrases, each with its meaning and, where given, a say-it-like pronunciation hint
- A sounds and pronunciation section
- 2 dialogues to read aloud, line by line with meanings
- 8 grammar and usage notes with examples and tips
- Practice exercises (matching, fill in the missing word, translation and a self-check) with a full answer key
Modules in this guide
- Proverbs & their wisdom
- Oratory & public speaking
- Idiomatic mastery
- Register & connotation
- Wordplay, humour & poetry
- Specialised & technical registers
- Worldview & values
- Regional & historical variation
- Praise & naming traditions
- Counsel for the young
- Blessings & farewells
By the end of this level you can
- Understand with ease virtually everything heard or read in isiZulu, including fast idiomatic speech, oratory and broadcast registers.
- Recognise and deploy proverbs (izaga) and idioms (izisho), grasping the wisdom and connotation they carry beneath their literal words.
- Shift register fluently between intimate home speech, respectful elder speech and formal public address, choosing the right tone for each setting.
- Deliver and follow extended formal speeches, opening with the chair and dignitaries and closing with thanks in the expected oratorical style.
- Greet and honour people through their clan praises (izithakazelo) and appreciate the lineage and ancestry these names invoke.
Good to know
- Viewable online in your account, on any device. It is not a download to keep.
- A Teach Yourself level: this level’s interactive lessons plus its full written guide. No certificate, and not a live or tutor-marked course.
- Built from the same content as our interactive isiZulu C2 lessons.
Get every level for less
The complete isiZulu pack ($99) includes all six isiZulu study guides (A1 to C2) plus the interactive online lessons for every level.
Practise speaking
When you are ready to use it in conversation, find a tutor for 1-on-1 lessons.