Shona — top 64 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Shona | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | mhoro | hello (to one person) |
| 2 | mhoroi | hello (to several / polite) |
| 3 | mangwanani | good morning |
| 4 | masikati | good afternoon |
| 5 | manheru | good evening |
| 6 | wakadii? | how are you? |
| 7 | ndiri right | I'm fine |
| 8 | ndatenda | thank you |
| 9 | maita basa | thank you (well done) |
| 10 | hongu | yes |
| 11 | kwete | no |
| 12 | ndapota | please |
| 13 | pamusoroi | excuse me / sorry |
| 14 | chisarai | goodbye (said to one staying) |
| 15 | fambai zvakanaka | go well (goodbye) |
| 16 | munhu | person |
| 17 | vanhu | people |
| 18 | mukadzi | woman / wife |
| 19 | murume | man / husband |
| 20 | mwana | child |
| 21 | vana | children |
| 22 | baba | father |
| 23 | amai | mother |
| 24 | shamwari | friend |
| 25 | imba | house |
| 26 | musha | home / village |
| 27 | mvura | water / rain |
| 28 | sadza | thick maize porridge (staple) |
| 29 | chikafu | food |
| 30 | nyama | meat |
| 31 | mukaka | milk |
| 32 | mari | money |
| 33 | basa | work / job |
| 34 | chikoro | school |
| 35 | bhuku | book |
| 36 | motokari | car |
| 37 | mota | car (colloquial) |
| 38 | zuva | day / sun |
| 39 | usiku | night |
| 40 | nhasi | today |
| 41 | mangwana | tomorrow |
| 42 | nezuro | yesterday |
| 43 | kudya | to eat |
| 44 | kunwa | to drink |
| 45 | kuenda | to go |
| 46 | kuuya | to come |
| 47 | kuda | to want / to love |
| 48 | kuziva | to know |
| 49 | kutaura | to speak |
| 50 | kunzwa | to hear / feel |
| 51 | kuona | to see |
| 52 | chii? | what? |
| 53 | ani? | who? |
| 54 | kupi? | where? |
| 55 | rinhi? | when? |
| 56 | sei? | how / why? |
| 57 | zvakanaka | good / it's good |
| 58 | zvakaipa | bad |
| 59 | hukuru | big |
| 60 | diki | small |
| 61 | ndinoda | I want / I love |
| 62 | ndinonzwa | I understand / hear |
| 63 | handisi kunzwisisa | I don't understand |
| 64 | mvura inonaya | it's raining |