The English term "the day before yesterday" matches the Zulu term "kuthangi"
| other english words that include "the" : | zulu : |
|---|---|
| all the | nke |
| another | nye |
| be in the habit of | ukuejwayele |
| brother | ubhuti |
| father | ubaba |
| for the reason that | ngoba |
| grandmother | ugogo |
| mother | umame |
| movie theatre | ibhayisikobho, ilibhayisikobho |
| nevertheless | nokho |
| other | nye |
| over there | lapho |
| put on the stage | ukuazisa, ukuethula |
| rather | kancane |
| there | lapho |
| there are | kukhona |
| there is | kukhona |
| these days | okwamanje |
| weather | ilizulu, izulu |
| other english words that include "day" : | zulu : |
|---|---|
| Friday | uLwesihlanu |
| Monday | umSombuluko |
| Saturday | uMgqibelo |
| Sunday | iliSonto, iSonto |
| Thursday | uLwesine |
| Tuesday | uLwesibili |
| Wednesday | uLwesithathu |
| birthday | usuku lokuzalwa |
| day | umhla, ulusuku, usuku |
| good day | sawubona |
| holiday | iholide, iliholide |
| nowadays | okwamanje |
| these days | okwamanje |
| today | namhlanje |
| yesterday | izolo |
| other english words that include "before" : | zulu : |
|---|---|
| before | phambi kwa |