Schedule & Booking

1. Umhlangano uzokuthoma nini?

   When does the meeting start?

   Usage

   Ask when a meeting or event starts

   Grammar Note

   umhlangano (meeting, class 3) + u-zoku-thoma (will begin) + nini (when). The future is marked with -zoku-, and begin is thoma. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Ngizokufika ekuseni.

   I will arrive in the morning.

   Usage

   Tell someone roughly when you will arrive

   Grammar Note

   ngi-zoku-fika (I will arrive) + ekuseni (in the morning). The future marker -zoku- differs in form from Zulu -zo-. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Ngivuka ekuseni.

   I get up in the morning.

   Usage

   Talk about your morning routine

   Grammar Note

   ngi-vuka (I get up) + ekuseni (in the morning). A simple present tense for habits

4. Sizokubonana nini?

   When shall we meet?

   Usage

   Arrange the time of a meeting

   Grammar Note

   si-zoku-bon-ana (we will meet) + nini (when). The ending -ana means each other. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Sizokubonana kusasa.

   Let us meet tomorrow.

   Usage

   Make a plan to meet the next day

   Grammar Note

   si-zoku-bon-ana (we will meet) + kusasa (tomorrow). Today is namhlanje and yesterday is izolo. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Sizokubonana ngoMgqibelo.

   Let us meet on Saturday.

   Usage

   Make a plan to meet on a named day

   Grammar Note

   si-zoku-bon-ana (we will meet) + ngoMgqibelo (on Saturday). Days take ngo- or nge- to mean on that day, and the day name is capitalized. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Imizuzu ema-30

   Thirty minutes

   Usage

   State how long something takes or how long to wait

   Grammar Note

   imizuzu is the plural of umzuzu (minute). The number takes the agreement prefix ema- joined by a hyphen, written ema-30

8. NgoSondo, ngoMvulo, ngeLesibili, ngeLesithathu, ngeLesine, ngeLesihlanu, ngoMgqibelo

   On Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

   Usage

   Review all seven weekday names for asking about opening days and plans

   Grammar Note

   Sunday, Monday and Saturday take ngo-, while Tuesday to Friday are built on the ordinals lesibili, lesithathu, lesine and lesihlanu with nge-

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