Shona	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