Description
Your first confident steps in isiZulu: greet people warmly, introduce yourself, count, shop, find your way and talk about home, all with a say-it-like guide and a friendly walk-through of the click sounds. This is the full written study guide for isiZulu CEFR A1 (Beginners): about 3,500 words to work through at your own pace, viewable online from your student dashboard for as long as you own it.
What is inside
- 14 modules with vocabulary tables: 182 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
- About isiZulu
- Greetings & courtesy
- Introduce yourself
- Numbers 1–20
- Bigger numbers & how much
- Days, time & when
- Food & drink
- Shopping & getting by
- Places & directions
- The Body
- Speaking Like a Local – Formal vs Everyday
- Family & people
- Around the home
- Feelings & encouragement
By the end of this level you can
- Greet people and say goodbye correctly to one person or to a group, and use everyday courtesies (please, thank you, sorry).
- Introduce yourself – give your name, where you are from and where you live – and ask another person the same.
- Count from one to twenty, use the tens, and say 100 and 1000.
- Name the days of the week and ask and tell the time of day in a simple way.
- Order and ask for food and drink, ask 'how much is it?' and handle simple money and shopping.
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 A1 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.