Zulu Sounds and Pronunciation

Recognize the letters of the Zulu alphabet and how they differ from English/Afrikaans letters

Pronounce the five Zulu vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) consistently

Pronounce common Zulu consonants, including aspirated and breathy sounds

Produce the three Zulu click sounds (c, q, x) in isolation

Produce voiced and nasalized variants of clicks (e.g., gc, nc, nq) in simple words

Apply the rule that Zulu stress falls on the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable

Read simple Zulu words aloud with correct vowel, consonant, and stress pronunciation