How to Say “Babe” in Zulu
The Zulu word for ‘babe’ is sthandwa.
The Zulu word for “night” is ubusuku. ubusuku refers to the period of time between sunset and sunrise.
ngiyakuthanda is the Zulu phrase for “I like you”. The verb stem used here, thanda, covers both the English concepts of “to like” and “to love”.
In Zulu, “hello how are you” is said as Sawubona, unjani?
ndiyeke is the Xhosa phrase for leave me alone. This phrase is used to tell someone to stop talking to you or to stop doing something to you.
Unyaka omutsha omnandi is the Xhosa way to say Happy New Year.
The English word ‘tiger’ is ihlosi in Xhosa. The word ihlosi refers to the mammal Panthera tigris.
The Xhosa word for cow is inkomo. inkomo refers to an adult female of the species Bos taurus.
The English phrase “my queen” can be translated into Xhosa as kumkanikazi wam.
The Xhosa word for girl is intombazana. The term intombazana refers to a young female person.