Disease names in Shona and English - Common Shona Vocabulary

Learn common Shona vocabulary with this English-to-Shona list of Disease names. Essential for daily conversations, this will help to build your Shona language skills through popular words and play Shona quizzes and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you do get not bored. If you think too hard to learn the Shona language, then the 1000 most common Shona words will help you to learn the Shona language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Disease vocabulary words in Shona.


Disease names in Shona and English - Common Shona Vocabulary

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List of Disease names in Shona with English Pronunciation


Learn Disease in Shona, along with their English pronunciation. This vocabulary guide helps beginners and language enthusiasts expand their Shona vocabulary for daily conversations.

Disease names - Shona

Anaemia kupererwa neropa
Arthritis arthritis
Asthma asima
Bald mhanza
Belching belching
Bleeding kubuda ropa
Blind bofu
Cancer kenza
Catarrh catarrh
Cholera korera
Cough kukosora
Disease chirwere
Dumb mbeveve
Dwarf dwarf
Epilepsy pfari
Fever kupindwa nechando
Headache musoro
Hurt kurwadziwa
Itch itch
Lame zvirema
Lean lean
Leprosy maperembudzi
Mad mad
Measles gwirikwiti
Obesity kufutisa
Pain kurwadziwa
Pimple mburwa
Sneezing kuhotsira
Spittle mate
Stomachache marwadzo emudumbu
Sweat ziya






Top 1000 Shona words


Here you learn top 1000 Shona words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Shona meanings with transliteration.


Eat kudya
All zvose
New itsva
Snore ngonono
Fast fast
Help help
Pain kurwadziwa
Rain mvura
Pride kudada
Sense pfungwa
Large hombe
Skill unyanzvi
Panic kutya
Thank thank
Desire chido
Woman mukadzi
Hungry nzara

Daily use Shona Sentences


Here you learn top Shona sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Shona meanings with transliteration.


Good morning Mangwanani akanaka
What is your name Zita rako ndiani
What is your problem Dambudziko rako nderei?
I hate you Ndakakuvenga
I love you Ndinokuda
Can I help you Ndingakubatsire here?
I am sorry Ndine hurombo
I want to sleep Ndinoda kurara
This is very important Izvi zvakakosha zvikuru
Are you hungry Une nzara here?
How is your life Hupenyu hwako huri sei?
I am going to study Ndiri kuenda kunodzidza
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