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#deck:LinguaCommons::Shona (from English)
mhoro hello (to one person)
mhoroi hello (to several / polite)
mangwanani good morning
masikati good afternoon
manheru good evening
wakadii? how are you?
ndiri right I'm fine
ndatenda thank you
maita basa thank you (well done)
hongu yes
kwete no
ndapota please
pamusoroi excuse me / sorry
chisarai goodbye (said to one staying)
fambai zvakanaka go well (goodbye)
munhu person
vanhu people
mukadzi woman / wife
murume man / husband
mwana child
vana children
baba father
amai mother
shamwari friend
imba house
musha home / village
mvura water / rain
sadza thick maize porridge (staple)
chikafu food
nyama meat
mukaka milk
mari money
basa work / job
chikoro school
bhuku book
motokari car
mota car (colloquial)
zuva day / sun
usiku night
nhasi today
mangwana tomorrow
nezuro yesterday
kudya to eat
kunwa to drink
kuenda to go
kuuya to come
kuda to want / to love
kuziva to know
kutaura to speak
kunzwa to hear / feel
kuona to see
chii? what?
ani? who?
kupi? where?
rinhi? when?
sei? how / why?
zvakanaka good / it's good
zvakaipa bad
hukuru big
diki small
ndinoda I want / I love
ndinonzwa I understand / hear
handisi kunzwisisa I don't understand
mvura inonaya it's raining