Melusi’s Everyday Zulu Tutoring Curriculum

Created by Thenjiwe Mswane, for Melusi Tshabalala.

Course Breakdown:

Week 1 : Ukubingelela

Week 2 & 3 : Imisindo eqinile

: Imisindo ethambile

: Imisindo enzima

Week 4 : Imibuzo

Week 5 : Action words

Week 6 & 7 : Grammar

Week 8 : Ubudlelwano

Week 9 : Isikathi

Week 10 : Ukudla

Week 1 - Ukubingelela, nokuzazisa.

[ Greetings and introductions]

Sawubona, Thisha

Good morning/afternoon/evening Teacher

Sanibonani, boThisha

Good morning/afternoon/evening TeachersSawubona Mfundi

Good morning/afternoon/evening student

Sanibonani, baFundi

Good morning/afternoon/evening studentsUnjani?

How are you?

Ninjani?

How are you?Ngiyaphila

I am fine.

Siyaphila

We are fineWena, unjani?

How are you?

Nina, ninjani?

How are you?Igama lami ngingu

My name is

Amagama ethu singo

Our names areNgiyajabula ukukwazi

I am happy to meet you

Siyajabula ukunazi

We are happy to meet youNgiyabonga (22)

I thank you/Thank you

Siyabonga

We thank youHamba Kahle

Go well

Hambani Kahle

Go wellSala kahle

Stay well

Salani kahle

Stay wellNgiyakuthanda

I love you

Siyakuthanda/Siyanithanda

We love you [s]/ We love you [p]

Lesson Plan

Pronunciation – Listening exercise – Audio and visual

Activity Sheet /Homework

Translate – Guqula

1. Igama lami ngingu

2. Good afternoon to you [p]

3. Unjani?

4. We are fine [p]

5. Go well [s]

6. I love you

This week, remember to listen to the audio and practice saying these phrases.

Remember, language is practiced.

Week 2 and 3 – Sounds, imisindo – Vowels, Alphabets

Week 2 - onkamisa, nemisindo

*Rule H turns hard syllables into soft sounds

A B C D E F G H I J K

AH – X BH CH DH - X EH – X FH - X GH - X HH – X IH – X JH – X KH

L M N O P Q R S T U V

LH – X MH – X

NHL OH – X PH QH NO R IN ISIZULU

SH TH UH – X VH – X

W X Y Z

WH – X

XH YH- X ZH – X

BBiza (pg. 174) – Biza imoto, iyabiza imoto[Call/expensive - call the car, the car is expensive]

Buza – buza ipasi nes’pesheli pg / ngiyabuzaAsk - / I am asking

BhBhola (pg. 151) – ibhola lombhoxo[Ball – here is the ball/ take the ball]

uBhuti (pg. 121)

CIculo (pg. 75) – lamnandi iculoSong – the song is nice.

Isicabucabu (pg. 52) – isicabucabu esikhuluspider – a big spider

impica (39, 40)

ChChaza (pg. 183) – Chaza lana, uyangichazaExplain/Impress – Explain here, you impress me

Chithwe (pg. 155) – awachithwe lamanzispill – spill this water

KKwazi (pg. 72) – ukwazi ukukhuluma isiZulu kuyasizaKnow – to know how to speak isiZulu is helpful

Nkomo (pg. 68) – inkomo iBraamancow – a Braaman Cow [breed]

KhIsikhokho (pg. 41)

Ukhamisile (pg. 92) – uDokotela wamaZinyo usebenze nabantu abakhamisileopen your mouth – A dentist works with people who have open mouths.

PPopeye (pg. 23) – Spinach Junkie

Popola – peek at

PhPhapha (pg. 20) – no english

Phambana (pg. 51) - cross paths, go against

Pheka (pg. 99) - cookQIqanda (pg. 33) - egg.

Iqiniso (pg. 73) - the truth

QhQhubeka – continue

SIsimo (pg 82)- situation/stateIsimo sibi – it’s a bad situation/state.

Isisu (pg 83) – stomachKheca isisu – suck in your stomach

Isifo (pg 77) - disease/illness

ShIshubaba (pg. 90) - burnt, dry or ashy piece of skin

Isishwapha (pg. 47)flat butt, or no butt

Ushwele see

TUkutefa (pg 110) - being a cry baby/sulkingYeka ukutefa – stop being a cry baby/ stop sulking

ThThuma (pg 56) - SendThuma mina – Send me.

Ithanga (pg 48)pumpkin/thigh

Thenga (pg 99)buy

XXaka (59)Confuse/put in a bind

XubhaBrush teeth

XhXhawula (pg 141)Shake hands.

Activity Sheet/Homework

This week’s homework has a special present of a live recording.

1. CCula, iculo lomgcwabo – C

2. QIqiniso lithi, laqhephuka iqanda

3. Sh Washeba sathane, leshwapha asishoni

4. Th Sengithi Th- ThIgama nguNathi, waseMnambithi angabafuni abathakathi ngoba banemithi

5. X Baxaba oXamu, bexabana ngengxogxo Busi Mhlongo READ MORE

Week 3 – imisindo enzima

Dl Dlisa (pg 19) – hamba uyodlisa inganefeed – go and feed the child.

Ubudlelwane (pg ) - sibe nobudlelwane obuhlerelationship - we had a good relationship.

Dlozi (pg. 157) – dlozi elihleancestor –good ancestor

Gc Gcoba (pg. 97)

Gx Gxabashe – e.g. Gxabashe from uZalo.Gxabashe is a surname.

Gq Mqqomo – BinGqom – music

Hl Umhlola (pg. 94) – ridiculousness.buka umhlola – look at the ridiculousness.

Ukuhlanya (pg. 194) – to go crazy/madnessmyeke, ukuhlanya kwakhe naye – leave them, it is their madness.

Nst

Nts Intsangu (pg. 149) - instangu isemtethweni.marijuana/ganja – marijuana/ganja is legal.

Ns Nsumpa (pg. 36) – wart and principaluneNsumpa – they have a wartuyiNsumpa – they are a principal

Mnsinsila (pg. 105) – butt cracklehla ibhulukwe, kwavela umnsinsila – the pants went down, and the butt crack showed.

Nc Ncese – SorryIthi Ncese – say sorry.

X Xubha – brush teethHamba uyoXubha – Go brush your teeth

Activity Sheet/Homework

Kuleli sonto, umsebenzi wasekhaya ukulalela umqhafazo onemisho uzame ukusho lemisho nawe.

This week’s homework is to listen to these audio recordings of sayings, and try say them as well.

Activity phrases

1. uDlomo udlala amadadla 2. uHlubi uyahlawula ngolwesihlanu 3. Gcoba Gcobisa, uzophasha 4. uNsele unamantsentse nomnsinsila okomile 5. Ncese, Ncebakazi ungabe usancozula nawe

Week 4 – Imibuzo/Questions

Phi?

U-ku-phi – where are you?

U-ya-phi – where are you going?

Ufunda phi?- where do you go to school?

Uhlala phi? – where do you live?

Ni? – when?

Unjani? – How are you?

Kunjani? – How is it?

Ufunani? Pg 59 – What do you want?

Ufundani? – what are you reading/studying?

Ngobani? – why?

Kungani? – Why?

Sifelani? (pg 179) – Why are we dying?

Week 5, 6 and 7 – isiZulu Grammar/action words

Hamba – Hambani

Noun [s]

Cathama (pg. 139) eThekwini, badanisa kube ngathi bayaCathama

Dakiwe (pg. 133)

Drunk

uDakiwe nanamhlanje, uMalume

Fakaza (pg. 53)

Testify

uCheryl Zondi, wafakaza

Gijima (pg. 140 also See )

Run

uCaster Semenya, uyaGijima

Lala

Sleep

Hamba uyolala

Lalela

Listen

Haibo, uyakhuzwa. Lalela.

Hamba

Go

Hamba La!

Moyizela (pg.139)

Blush

Ngayishela intombi, yamoyizela

I ‘proposed’ to a girl, she blushed.

Phinda (pg. 65)

Repeat

Uma ungaphumelelanga, ungaphinda

Phunyuka (pg. 118)

Escape

Bang’biza uPhunyuka bempethe

Thakatha (pg. 71)

Bewitch

Kufundelwa phi ukuthakatha?

Week 6 & 7, see the isiZulu Grammar Cheat sheet attached

Week 8 – ubudlelwano – Umndeni 102, nabangani 132

Ubhuti (pg. 121)

Brother

nangu ubhuti.

Here is brother.

Umalume (pg. 104)

Uncle

uphi umalume?

Where is Malume?

Isithembu (pg. 114)

Polygamist/polygamy

Uzoshadela kwisithembu?

You will marry into polygamy?

Ubaba (pg. 98)

Father

Mudlala ubaba

Father is old.

Izingane (pg. 98)

Children

Zinhle izingane

The children are beautiful.

Umzali (pg. 96)

Parent

Hlonipha umzali.

Respect the parent.

Ugogo

Granny

ugugile ugogo

Granny is old.

uMuntu wesimame (pg. 174)

Female/woman

yebo, umunto wesimame

uMfazi (pg. 183)

Wife

Uzomthatha umfazi?

Will you take a wife?

Umyeni (pg. 135) Akanamali umyeni?

Husband Does the husband not have money?

Ufuzo (pg. 103)

Family trait

Ingane yakho iyabonakala nje, ufuzo lukhona.

You can see your child, nje1. There are family traits.

Inja (pg. 152)

Dog.

iyaluma inja.

The dog bites

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Week 9 Isikhathi pg 168

Sikathi sini? - what is the time?

iHhora - hour

iHhora lesine - the fourth hour/four o clock

uMzumzu - minute

Umzuzu owodla - one minute

Kugamengxe - half past

Kugamengxe elokuqala - half past one.

Ayikho lenkukhu, awachitwe lamanzi (pg. 155)

there is no chicken, let’s spill the water

Impela sonto (pg. 164) - weekend

Isithunzi (pg. 213) - shadow

Intwasa hlobo (pg. 193) - spring

Phola (pg. 170) - cool off/calm down/relax

Week 10 – Ukudla, nokuphuza

Dla

Eat

Thatha ukudla (pg. 19)

take the food

tshwala

Alcohol

umuzi onotshwala (pg. 30)

the house with alcohol.

imvu (pg. 86)

Sheep

ayikhali imvu.

A sheep does not cry.

Inkomo (pg. 68)

Cow

yamnandi inkomo.

Cow is nice [beef is nice]

isikhokho (pg. 41)

hard crust stuck at bottom of a pot.

sikhona isikhokho?

Is there, a hard crust stuck at bottom of a pot?

isisu (pg. 83)

stomach

sisuthi isisu.

The stomach is full.

ithanga (pg. 48)

pumpkin/thigh

pheka ithanga

cook pumpkin

lambile (pg. 73)

hungry

angive ngilambile

I am very hungry

ulamthuthu (pg. 34) Ulamthuthu, inkukhu yomshini enethwa ife.

battery hen

imbuzi (pg. 86)

goat

yakhala imbuzi

pheka (pg. 99)

cook

pheka ukudla.

Cook food.

inyongo (pg. 145)

bile/gall bladder

khotha inyongo.

lick the bile/ gall bladder.

Umcimbi

celebration

wamnandi umcimbi

The celebration was nice.

imbiza (pg. 124)

pot and herb.

iyababa imbiza

The herb is bitter.

Thatha imbiza

Take the pot

phuza (pg. 112)

drink.

ngicela into yokuphuza?

May I please have somethink to drink?

CURRICULUM MATERIALS SURVEY

Please circle one of the numbers for each statement listed below.

The numbers represent the following:

(5) strongly agree; (4) agree: (3) disagree; (2) strongly disagree; and (1) not applicable

1. The materials reflect the reading interests of the age, sex, and background for which they

were designed. 5 4

3 2 1

2. Provisions are made for meeting the interests of students. 5 4

3 2 1

3. The materials are suitable in all parts of the country. 5 4 3 2 1

4. The materials contribute to expanding the experiential background of the students.

5 4 3 2 1

5. The informational content is relevant to the experiences of the students the materials are

designed for. 5 4 3 2 1

6. The materials appear suited to the background and experiences of the students who will

use them. 5 4

3 2 1

7. The level of complexity is appropriate to the abilities of the students the materials were

prepared for. 5 4 3 2 1

8. Motivational devices and activities are built into the materials. 5 4 3 2 1

9. The design, format, and pictures are sufficiently attractive to motivate interest. 5 4 3 2 1

I0. The material presented provides the students with auditory as well as visual stimuli.

5 4 3 2 1

11. Pictures are used in order for students to cue meaning from their reading. 5 4 3 2 1

12. Values expressed in the materials complement the known values of the group for whom

they are intended. 5 4 3 2 1

13. Values expressed in the materials are portrayed in a positive manner. 5 4 3 2 1

14. The information is clearly and accurately presented. 5 4 3 2 1

15. The materials use the dominant language pattern consistently and accurately. 5 4

3 2 1

16. The language of the materials provided is adequate for the reading comprehension of

the bilingual student. 5 4 3 2 1

17. The materials lend themselves to adaptability within the classroom. 5 4 3 2 1

18. - The materials complement other reading mater classroom teacher's use. 5 4 3 2 1

19. The vocabulary and word meaning is accurate and consistent with the basal reader

currently in use. 5 4 3 2 1

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