Festival names in Shona and English

To learn Shona language, common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common Shona words that we can used in daily life. Festival are one part of common words used in day-to-day life conversations. If you are interested to learn Festival names in Shona, this place will help you to learn all Festival names in English to Shona language. Festival vocabulary words are used in daily life, so it is important to learn all Festival names in English to Shona and play Shona quiz and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you get not bored. If you think too hard to learn Shona language, then 1000 most common Shona words will helps to learn Shona language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Festival vocabulary words in Shona.

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List of Festival names in Shona

Here is the list of Festival in Shona language and their pronunciation in English.

Festival names - Shona

New year	Goredzva
Christmas	Kisimusi
Easter	Isita
Onam	Onam
Diwali	Diwali
Pongal	Pongal
Independence day	Zuva Resununguko
Republic day	Republic Day
Gandhi jayanti	Gandhi Jayanti
Holi	Holi
Durga puja	Durga Puja
Navratri	Navratri
Vinayaka chaturthi	Vinayaka Chaturthi
Krishna janmashtami	Krishna Janmashtami
Maha shivratri	Maha Shivratri
Mahavir janma kalyanak	Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
Makar sankranti	Makar Sankranti
Hornbill festival	Hornbill mutambo

Lohri festival	Lohri festival
Dussehra festival	Dussehra festival
Raksha bandhan	Raksha Bandhan
Rama navami	Rama Navami
Teej festival	Teej festival
Moatsü festival	Moatsü festival
Baishakhi	Baishakhi
Bihu festival	Bihu festival
Buddha purnima	Buddha Purnima
Chhath pooja	Chhath Pooja
Venice carnival	Venice Carnival
Losoong festival	Losoong festival
Montreux jazz festival	Montreux Jazz Mutambo
Bon festival	Bon festival
Kandy esala perahera	Kandy Esala Perahera
Saga dawa	Saga Dawa
Womad festival	Womad festival

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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

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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