Zulu for Beginners: Learn to speak basic Zulu immediately (Udemy.com)

The fastest, simplest and most enjoyable way to learn Zulu. Images included to improve your learning experience..

Created by: Joseph Themba

Produced in 2017

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What you will learn

  • Use Zulu nouns, pronouns and verbs
  • Greet and introduce yourself to people
  • Have basic conversations in Zulu
  • Express yourself in Zulu
  • Write and pronounce Zulu words correctly

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Overall Score : 70 / 100

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Course Description

Zulu has got to be one of the most exciting African languages you'll ever learn.
The language is spoken by over 23 million South Africans (12 million speak Zulu as a first language, and 15 million South Africans speak it as a second or third language). Zulu is understood by over 70% of the South African population, making it the most popular language in South Africa. It is also well-understood in neighboring countries like Swaziland and Zimbabwe.

This course is designed to help you start speaking Zulu immediately. We have combined words, sound and images to make it easier to both follow and remember what you're learning. We have included sound to help you improve your pronunciation, while written words will help you withspelling and grammar. Images will help you improve your understanding of the language.

Why learn Zulu?

There are many reasons to learn Zulu, apart from being an interesting language; Zulu is one of the most popular African languages in the World. You can learn Zulu for fun, or as a language of communication that you can use when traveling to South Africa. You can also learn Zulu as a "special language" you can use with friends or family in public, knowing that no one else will understand what you are talking about (especially if you live outside South Africa). Well-known celebrity Oprah Winfrey has referred to herself as a Zulu woman because of her love for the Zulu language and culture. Some celebrities like Trevor Noah (Host of America's Daily Show) speaks fluent Zulu. Other celebrities like Idris Elba (British Actor) has had fun speaking Zulu in one Oude Meester advert. Learning Zulu will also help you communicate better with whenever you meet South Africans abroad.

Becoming fluent in Zulu:

As a way of improving our students' learning experience and helping them to enjoying learning Zulu, we have opened a WhatsApp group where we interact with our students on a daily basis. This is done in a fun and enjoyable way. Each day we post a practical activity that will help students communicate in Zulu with fellow students in the group. Students will also get an opportunity to interact with native Zulu speakers in the group.

Each lesson is also accompanied by a downloadable pdf version which students can use offline to practice anywhere, anytime.

In just 12 weeks of enrolling in this course, you'll be able to count, name things, talk about the weather, greet and hold conversations in fluent Zulu.

Who this course is for:
This course is intended for anyone interested in learning Zulu.
Learning Zulu will also be very useful to students, tourists, and anyone travelling to or residing in South Africa

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Instructor Details

Joseph Themba

I am a Certified Outcomes-based Learning Programmes developer with over 9 years experience in the education and training industry. I develop course material for different skills programmes in different topics and academic fields. I am the founder and owner of an Accredited Education and Training institution specializing in Leadership, Management and Entrepreneurship training.
I speak 3 languages, namely English, Zulu and SiSwati, and I am in the process of learning Tshivenda, Afrikaans and Spanish.
Teaching and knowledge-sharing are my passion. I enjoying teaching, learning and also sharing what I've learned from others, that's my purpose for being on Udemy.


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By Karin Clark on 12/6/2020

I really enjoyed the course. It was a wonderful learning experience.

By Lotanya Strydom on 10/2/2020

Very basic and easy to follow. Pronunciations are clear. Translation of some colours would be a great bonus. Other than that it is a well taught course and the additional PDFs are a wonderful learning aid.

By Deon Wilson on 8/2/2020

Course content to fast especially for beginners

By Bradley Stevens on 7/14/2020

concise and clear

By Roscoe Krieling on 6/21/2020

Enjoyable and at my own pace will, continue to repeat to improve.

By Maxi Kotze on 5/22/2020

cannot open course keeps on saying 4% installed

By John Irhue on 5/15/2020

i feel you would have stated with alphabets and their pronunciations and the vowels or consonants sound too

By Anita Frasco on 5/14/2020

Enjoyed it. Yes good match

By Alano on 3/26/2020

Goes through the information very fast without explanations or exercises. So far, I could have used google translate to get this information.

By John Hayes on 2/17/2020

Right away there were clear presentations, and it is obvious that the instructor is well aware of just what difficulties most foreign language learners will encounter. He has planned accordingly, to make the learning effort simple, meaningful and enjoyable. I am thrilled to be able to study a language such as Zulu, rooted so far away from since it has NEVER

By Andreas Kyriacou on 2/15/2020

Brilliant course. Helpful to the point information. I recommend this for beginners

By Susan Marx on 2/4/2020

I hope there is some repetition and a quiz to help student remember/drill the material.