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Shopping

Shopping conversations in English and isiZulu.

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I want to go to the mall

Ngifuna ukuya ezitolo

I am going to the mall

Ngiya ezitolo

I am going to buy groceries

Ngiyothenga igilosa

I am going to buy bread

Ngiyothenga isinkwa

I am going to buy clothes

Ngiyothenga izimpahla zokugqoka

I am going to buy summer clothes

Ngiyothenga izimpahla zokugqoka zasehlobo

I am going to buy warm clothes

Ngiyothenga izimpahla zokugqoka ezifudumele

I am going to buy winter clothes

Ngiyothenga izimpahla zokugqoka zasebusika

Where is the nearest grocery store in town?

Sikuphi isitolo esiseduze esithengisa igilosa lapha edolobheni?

Where is the nearest clothing store in town?

Sikuphi isitolo esiseduze esithengisa izimpahla zokugqoka lapha edolobheni?

Where is the bread section?

Zitholakaphi izinkwa?

Where is the vegetable section?

Itholakalaphi imifino?

Where is the kid clothes section?

Izimpahla zokugqoka zabantwana zingakuphi?

Where is the adult clothes section?

Izimpahla zokugqoka zabantu abadala zingakuphi?

How much is a loaf of bread?

Sibiza malini isinkwa?

How much is an orange?

Libiza malini iwolitshi?

How much is a bottle of milk?

Libiza malini lebhodlela lebisi

How much is this shoe?

Sibiza malini lesi sichathulo?

How much is this jacket?

Libiza malini lebhantshi ?

How much is this dress?

Ibiza malini lengubo?

I am going to try this on

Ngizolinganisa lena

I would like to fit the dress

Ngingathanda ukulinganisa lengubo

I would like to fit the shoes

Ngingathanda ukulinganisa lezichathulo

I would like to fit the jacket

Ngingathanda ukulinganisa leli bhantshi

Do these shoes suits me?

Ziyangifanela lezi zichathulo?

Does this dress suits me?

Iyangifanela lengubo?

The dress suit you

Iyakufanela lengubo

The shoe suit you

Siyakufanela lesi sichathulo

We are out of milk at the moment

Lusasiphelele ubusi okwamanje

We are out of oranges at the moment

Sisaphelelwe amawolitshi okwamanje

We are out of apples at the moment

Asasiphelele ama-apula okwamanje

We are out of shoes at the moment

Zisasiphelele izichathulo okwamanje

It is cheap

Kubiza kancane

The bread is cheap

Asibizi kakhulu isinkwa

The shoes are cheap

Lezi zichathulo azibizi kakhulu

That dress is cheap

Lengubo ayibizi kakhulu

I can afford that

Kuyathengeka

I cannot afford that

Angeke ngikhone ukukhokhela lokho

It is expensive

Kumba eqolo

It is too expensive

Kumba eqolo kakhulu

The apples are expensive

Ama-apula amba eqolo

The oranges are expensive

Amawolitshi amba eqolo

The shoes are expensive

Izichathulo zimba eqolo

The dress is expensive

Ingubo imba eqolo

Please join the queue

Ngicela ungene emugqeni

Are you in the queue?

Usemgqeni na?

May I have a carrier bag?

Ngicela ushekhasi?

May I have another carrier bag?

Ngicela omunye ushekhasi?

I need any help packing

Ngicela noma olunjani usizo ngokupakisha

How would you like to pay?

Ungathanda ukubhadala kanjani?

I would like to pay with cash

Ngingathanda kubhadala ngemali

I would like to pay with credit

Ngingathanda ukubhadala ngesikweletu

Thank you for the service

Ngiyabonga ngoncedo lwakho