Learning Shona

Hello

Let's begin with one of the most commonly translated words in language - hello. In Shona hello is mhoro (mho row). Or you could say hesi (hey see), but this is less informal. To say goodbye to someone all you need to say is sara (sa rah) zvakanaka (jah ka na ka). If you are saying goodbye to a group of people just say sarai (sa rah ee) zvakanaka (jah ka na ka)

How are you

To say how you are, you simply have to say wakadii (waka dee). Or you can say unofara (uno fa rah) here (her reh). These two phrases are both formal, but a less informal version is bho (bow ) here (her reh)

Name

If you want to ask someone their name you say, unonzani (uno nza nee). Or if you are asking two or more people their name(s) you say munonzani? (muno nza nni). And to reply to this question you say ndinonzi …. (ndi non zee).

Location

IIf someone asks where are you from - unobva (oon ob va) kupi (coo pee)? You say ‘I’m from ..’ just say ndinobva (dee no bva) ku (kwu) …. To say I stay in, just say ndinogara (ndino ga rah) mu (moo).