Zulu — top 233 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
Sources: Mixed sources — 233 rows · 2 sources · no MT recorded
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| # | Zulu | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | hello (to one person) | |
| 2 | hello (to several) | |
| 3 | how are you? (one person) | |
| 4 | I'm well | |
| 5 | thank you | |
| 6 | thank you very much | |
| 7 | yes | |
| 8 | no | |
| 9 | please / I request | |
| 10 | excuse me / sorry | |
| 11 | go well (goodbye) | |
| 12 | stay well (goodbye) | |
| 13 | okay / it's fine | |
| 14 | what is your name? | |
| 15 | my name is… | |
| 16 | person | |
| 17 | people | |
| 18 | woman | |
| 19 | man / husband | |
| 20 | wife | |
| 21 | child | |
| 22 | father | |
| 23 | mother | |
| 24 | friend | |
| 25 | house | |
| 26 | home | |
| 27 | water | |
| 28 | food | |
| 29 | meat | |
| 30 | bread | |
| 31 | milk | |
| 32 | money | |
| 33 | work / job | |
| 34 | school | |
| 35 | book / letter | |
| 36 | car | |
| 37 | day | |
| 38 | night | |
| 39 | today | |
| 40 | tomorrow | |
| 41 | yesterday | |
| 42 | to eat | |
| 43 | to drink | |
| 44 | to go / walk | |
| 45 | to come | |
| 46 | to want | |
| 47 | to know | |
| 48 | to speak | |
| 49 | to see | |
| 50 | to hear / feel | |
| 51 | what? | |
| 52 | who? | |
| 53 | where? | |
| 54 | when? | |
| 55 | why? | |
| 56 | good / beautiful | |
| 57 | bad | |
| 58 | big | |
| 59 | small | |
| 60 | I love you | |
| 61 | I don't understand | |
| 62 | do you speak English? | |
| 63 | I'm sorry, I apologise | |
| 64 | good night, sleep well (to one person) | |
| 65 | man, male | |
| 66 | child | |
| 67 | boy | |
| 68 | baby | |
| 69 | teacher | |
| 70 | chief, king | |
| 71 | queen | |
| 72 | brother | |
| 73 | son | |
| 74 | daughter | |
| 75 | husband | |
| 76 | grandchild | |
| 77 | family | |
| 78 | you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun | |
| 79 | he, she, him, her, it; class 1 absolute pronoun | |
| 80 | we, us; first-person plural absolute pronoun | |
| 81 | they, them; class 2 absolute pronoun | |
| 82 | what | |
| 83 | one | |
| 84 | two | |
| 85 | three | |
| 86 | four | |
| 87 | five | |
| 88 | six | |
| 89 | seven | |
| 90 | eight | |
| 91 | nine | |
| 92 | ten | |
| 93 | hundred | |
| 94 | head (top part of the body) | |
| 95 | face | |
| 96 | eye | |
| 97 | ear | |
| 98 | nose | |
| 99 | mouth | |
| 100 | tooth | |
| 101 | tongue | |
| 102 | neck | |
| 103 | hand | |
| 104 | finger | |
| 105 | nail (fingernail, toenail) | |
| 106 | breast | |
| 107 | stomach | |
| 108 | back (part of the body) | |
| 109 | leg | |
| 110 | knee | |
| 111 | foot | |
| 112 | skin, hide (of a human or animal) | |
| 113 | bone | |
| 114 | blood | |
| 115 | heart (organ) | |
| 116 | liver | |
| 117 | fish | |
| 118 | egg | |
| 119 | salt | |
| 120 | sugar | |
| 121 | oil, liquid fat | |
| 122 | potato | |
| 123 | banana | |
| 124 | apple | |
| 125 | fruit | |
| 126 | beer (European style) | |
| 127 | wine | |
| 128 | animal | |
| 129 | dog | |
| 130 | cat (domestic) | |
| 131 | goat | |
| 132 | sheep | |
| 133 | pig | |
| 134 | horse | |
| 135 | donkey | |
| 136 | bird | |
| 137 | mouse, rat | |
| 138 | rabbit | |
| 139 | lion | |
| 140 | leopard | |
| 141 | elephant | |
| 142 | giraffe | |
| 143 | zebra | |
| 144 | hippopotamus | |
| 145 | black rhinoceros | |
| 146 | crocodile | |
| 147 | spotted hyena | |
| 148 | baboon | |
| 149 | snake | |
| 150 | bee | |
| 151 | ant | |
| 152 | louse | |
| 153 | wolf (literally "wild dog") | |
| 154 | eagle | |
| 155 | owl | |
| 156 | crow | |
| 157 | sun | |
| 158 | moon | |
| 159 | star | |
| 160 | sky | |
| 161 | cloud | |
| 162 | rain | |
| 163 | wind | |
| 164 | fire | |
| 165 | smoke | |
| 166 | ash | |
| 167 | earth | |
| 168 | sand | |
| 169 | stone | |
| 170 | mountain, hill | |
| 171 | river | |
| 172 | lake, pond, pool | |
| 173 | sea, ocean | |
| 174 | island | |
| 175 | ice | |
| 176 | tree | |
| 177 | forest | |
| 178 | shrub, bush | |
| 179 | grass | |
| 180 | leaf (of a plant) | |
| 181 | flower, blossom | |
| 182 | root (of a plant) | |
| 183 | road | |
| 184 | desert (barren area) | |
| 185 | light | |
| 186 | shadow | |
| 187 | roof | |
| 188 | chair | |
| 189 | table | |
| 190 | spoon | |
| 191 | knife | |
| 192 | basket | |
| 193 | book | |
| 194 | bus (vehicle) | |
| 195 | boat | |
| 196 | spear, assegai | |
| 197 | axe | |
| 198 | double-headed drum | |
| 199 | rope, cord | |
| 200 | bucket | |
| 201 | hospital | |
| 202 | time | |
| 203 | midday, noon | |
| 204 | year | |
| 205 | summer | |
| 206 | black | |
| 207 | white | |
| 208 | green, blue | |
| 209 | short | |
| 210 | new | |
| 211 | sweet | |
| 212 | to sleep | |
| 213 | to listen to | |
| 214 | to ask | |
| 215 | to call | |
| 216 | to understand, to comprehend, to grasp | |
| 217 | to bring | |
| 218 | to sing, to chant | |
| 219 | to laugh | |
| 220 | to hold, to catch | |
| 221 | to die | |
| 222 | to dig | |
| 223 | to bite | |
| 224 | to try, to attempt, to strive | |
| 225 | name | |
| 226 | story | |
| 227 | song, chant | |
| 228 | life | |
| 229 | peace | |
| 230 | war, battle | |
| 231 | God | |
| 232 | dream | |
| 233 | gift, present |