Talk:Zulu

Hello as the creator of the original page. I have to say even my creation of the page is shaky and I am a third language speaker at a push. Basically I'm hoping that someone who actually speaks the language will come along and create something better.

Introductory Lessons Aim
The book is going to be written to satisfy first the requirements of the A1 level according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This is done since it is a reasonably accepted framework. The requirements are presented below.

"Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help."

-Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, A1 --IKnowNothing (talk) 15:13, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Basic Points
--IKnowNothing (talk) 15:13, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Everyday Expressions
 * Introductions
 * Questions about personal details
 * He/she lives.
 * People he/she knows
 * Things he/she has.

According to the text
" Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need. "

Basic Points

 * Shopping
 * Local Geography
 * Family information
 * Basic personal information.
 * Employment
 * One's background
 * Immediate environment
 * Matter's of interest or areas of immediate need.

Current scope
Lesson 1
 * Introduce oneself and others.
 * Say how one is.

Lesson 2
 * Ask where people stay or come from.
 * Say where one comes from.
 * Ask people what job they do.
 * Say certain jobs/professions that one might do. ( Not all)

Lesson 3
 * Say how long one has been studying or working.
 * Ask how long someone has been studying or working.
 * Introduction of all the pronouns and subject concords.
 * Formation of simple sentences with nouns of class 1/1a as the subject or pronouns.

Lesson 4
 * Asking people if they know people or places.
 * Introducing multiple people.

Lesson 5
 * Asking people what is wrong/ what they are suffering from.
 * Saying what one is suffering from.
 * Say that one has certain things or family members.
 * Introduction of plurals and the class 3 nouns.

Lesson 6
 * Expressing not having certain objects or family members.
 * Expressing likes and dislikes.
 * Negation of all pronouns and noun class learnt so far.

Current fulfilment
All lessons up to and including lesson 6 fulfil the A1.

--IKnowNothing (talk) 00:04, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Exercises?
Good work! This book is already looking better than some common-language ones. However, exercises are sorely missing and without exercises people won't remember much of what is taught. I'd also really like to see recordings, as Zulu probably doesn't sound at all like English ;-)

Junesun (talk) 18:53, 16 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I know that exercises are required. I just didn't know how to do them appropriately. It feels like there are not enough resources for book writers to improve their wiki skills. I've used the same approach for exercises as the Spanish wikibook, which looks like one of the better language books around.  Sound clips would be excellent but unfortunately I'm not a native speaker so my efforts at audio would undoubtedly be dismal.  Most importantly, I really would like to know if anyone visits this book because I cannot help feeling that I am writing this book for myself. Oh, I've written two exercises so far.


 * --IKnowNothing (talk) 20:57, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Audio pronousation of grammar words
As learners of the Zulu  language (isizulu) peoole need pronousation to  certain  words to enhance and quicken their learning of the language so it would be a great idea to add a few audiotapes teaching the pronousation if keywords in the Zulu kanguage

Thank you Ladrizzy Austin (discuss • contribs) 17:57, 21 April 2022 (UTC)