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🇿🇦 Zulu culture and festival words

The festivals, the places people go for them, and the ideas underneath. This is the part of a language that stops you being a tourist. Press any line to hear it.

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Temple & Culture

Isonto (umpristi)Monk
Ukubingelela kwe-waiThai greeting (wai)
Ukwenza okuhleMake merit
ImpephoIncense
Isithombe sikaBuddhaBuddha statue
IsikoCulture
IsikoTradition
Khumula izicathuloTake off your shoes
UkuhloniphaTo respect
Umkhosi wokugcotshwaOrdination ceremony

At the Temple

IthempeliTemple
UmonkiMonk
Isithombe sikaBuddhaBuddha image
I-wai (ukubingelela ngezandla)To pay respect (wai)
ImpephoIncense
IkhandlelaCandle
Ukwenza okuhleTo make merit
UkuthandazaTo pray / chant
InkoloReligion
UkukhothamaTo bow / prostrate
UkunikelaTo donate
OkunokuthulaPeaceful

Countries & Nationalities

IzweCountry
UbuzweNationality
Owakwelinye izweForeigner
IMelikaAmerica
INgilandiEngland
IShayinaChina
IJapaneJapan
IKoreaKorea
IFulansiFrance
IJalimaneGermany
INdiyaIndia
UlimiLanguage

Philosophy & Big Questions

IfilosofiPhilosophy
Incazelo yempiloThe meaning of life
Iyini injabulo?What is happiness?
UkuziphathaEthics
Intando ekhululekileFree will
UkuhlakaniphaWisdom
IngqondoReason
UbukhonaExistence
UkwaziConsciousness
IsimiseloFate
Ukubuza izintoTo question things
UmbonoPoint of view
Ayikho impendulo emileNo fixed answer
Kungani silapha?Why are we here?

Art & Painting

UbucikoArt
UkupendaTo paint
Ibhulashi lokupendaPaintbrush
Indwangu yokupendaCanvas
Amabala amanziWatercolor
Upende kawoyelaOil paint
UmdweboPainting
Igalari yobucikoArt gallery
UkubumbaTo sculpt
Umsebenzi omuhle kakhuluMasterpiece

Superstitions & Luck

IbhadiBad luck
InteleziAmulet
Indlwana yemimoyaSpirit house
IsipokiGhost
Inhlanhla yesimoFortune
UmbhuliFortune teller
IsibonakalisoOmen
Inombolo yenhlanhlaLucky number
Ukungqongqoza okhuniniKnock on wood
Okholelwa ezinkolelweniSuperstitious

Zodiac & Horoscopes

Uphawu lwezinkanyeziZodiac sign
Isibikezelo sezinkanyeziHoroscope
Izinkanyezi zamaShayinaChinese zodiac
Unyaka webhadiUnlucky year
Ukufundwa kwenhlanhlaFortune reading
Amakhadi e-tarotTarot cards
Ukufunda intende yesandlaPalm reading
Isayensi yezinkanyeziAstrology
Isikhathi esihleAuspicious time
Umphefumulo oyingxenye yakhoSoulmate

Poetry & Stories

InkondloPoem
ImbongiPoet
Imibhalo yobucikoLiterature
InganekwaneFolk tale
Uhlaka lwendabaPlot
IsahlukoChapter
IsingathekisoMetaphor
Ukuqamba inkondloTo compose a poem
Umbhalo wesandlaManuscript
UmshicileliPublisher

Myths & Legends

Inganekwane yenduloLegend
Indaba yezimangaFairy tale
UdrakoDragon
UNagaNaga
IsiqhwagaGiant
Inkosazana yezuluFairy
Inkosazana yolwandleMermaid
OngafiImmortal
IsiqalekisoCurse
UmlingoMagic

Songkran Festival

Ukuchela amanziTo splash water
Isibhamu samanziWater gun
Umcako omhlopheWhite powder paste
Ukuthela amanzi ezandleni zabadalaPouring water on elders' hands
Unyaka omusha waseThailandThai New Year
Okungangenisi manziWaterproof
Udwendwe lomgubhoParade
Ukugeza isithombe sikaBuddhaBathing the Buddha image
Ihembe lezimbaliFlower-print shirt
Iholide elideLong holiday

At the Temple Fair

Ilotho yezinkanyeziStar lottery game
Umdanso wombuthano waseThailandThai circle dance
Imicibisholo yamabhaluniBalloon darts
Umdlalo wesintu waseThailandThai folk theater
Ibhayisikobho langaphandleOutdoor cinema
Umdlalo wokuwela emanziniDunk tank
Indawo yokudubulaShooting gallery
Inqaba yokugxumaBouncy castle
Isiteji sangaphandleOpen-air stage
Umklomelo womkhosiCarnival prize
Isixuku esikhuluHuge crowd
Ithikithi lelothoLottery ticket
Umkhosi waminyaka yonkeAnnual fair
Ikalishi le-ayisikhilimuIce cream cart
Isondo lenhlanhlaPrize wheel

Loy Krathong

IkrathongKrathong
Inyanga egcweleFull moon
Iqabunga likabhananaBanana leaf
IziqhumaneFireworks
Isibani sesibhakabhakaSky lantern
Ukucela uxolo emfuleniTo ask the river for forgiveness
Osebeni lomfulaRiverside
Ukukhanya kwekhandlelaCandlelight
Ubusuku benyanga egcweleFull moon night
Uhlamvu ekrathongCoin in the krathong
Umsinga wamanziThe current
Ukubonakala emanziniReflection on the water
Inyanga yeshumi nambiliTwelfth lunar month
Okuhle kakhuluGraceful
Ukudedela isibaniTo release a lantern

Architecture

Umakhi wamapulaniArchitect
Ipulani lesakhiwoBlueprint
IsakhiwoStructure
Insika yesisekeloFoundation pile
UmshayoBeam
Isakhiwo esideSkyscraper
Ubuciko bokwakha baseThailandThai architecture
Uphahla olunamacala amabiliGabled roof
Imodeli encaneScale model
Indawo esebenzisekayoUsable space
Udonga othwalayoLoad-bearing wall
Ukwakha ngokwepulaniTo build to plan
Izinto zokwakhaBuilding materials
Imvume yokwakhaBuilding permit
Ukuklama indluTo design a house

Buddhist Wisdom

IKarmaKarma
UkudedelaTo let go
Ukungahlali njaloImpermanence
Umusa wothandoLoving kindness
INirvanaNirvana
Imiyalo emihlanuThe five precepts
Okuhle kubuyisa okuhleGood deeds return good
Umjikelezo wokuzalwa kabushaThe cycle of rebirth
Indlela ephakathiThe middle path
Sathu amenSathu