#separator:tab #html:false #columns:Front Back #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