Greetings vocabulary words in Shona and English - Common Shona Vocabulary

Learn common Shona vocabulary with this English-to-Shona list of Greetings vocabulary words. 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 Greetings vocabulary words in Shona.

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List of Greetings vocabulary words in Shona with English Pronunciation

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

Greetings vocabulary words - Shona

Hello	Mhoro
Welcome	Mauya
Thanks	ndatenda
Congratulations	makorokoto
Good morning	Mangwanani akanaka
Good afternoon	Masikati akanaka
Good evening	Manheru akanaka
Good night	Manheru akanaka
Happy birthday	Bhavhadhe rinofadza
Happy Christmas	kisimusi yakanaka
Happy new year	goredzva rakanaka
Happy valentine’s day	happy valentine's day
Thank you	Ndatenda
Thank you so much	ndokutenda zvikuru
Thank you very much	ndokutenda zvikuru
Thanks a million	kutenda miriyoni
I love you	Ndinokuda
I love you so much	ndinokuda kwazvo
I love you very much	ndinokuda zvikuru
I’m in love	ndiri murudo

I’m in love with you	ndinokuda
I missed you so much	ndakusuwa zvakanyanya
I’m crazy about you	ndinopenga pamusoro pako
Thanks for everything	kutenda nezvese
I really appreciate it	ndinozvitenda
What is your name	Zita rako ndiani
How are you	Makadii
I am fine	ndiripo
See you	ndinokuwona
See you later	ndichakuwona gare gare
See you next week	tozoonana svondo rinouya
See you next year	tozoonana gore rinouya
See you soon	ndinokuwona manje manje
See you tomorrow	ndinokuwona mangwana
I’m sorry	ndine hurombo
I’m so sorry	ndine urombo
I'm crazy with you	ndinopenga newe
Nice to meet you	ndafara kusangana newe
That’s a good deal	chinhu chakanaka
You're beautiful	wakanaka

You're nice	wakanaka
You're very nice	wakanaka kwazvo
You're very smart	wakachenjera kwazvo
Take care	zvichengetedze
I miss you	ndakusuwa
I really miss you	ndakusuwa chaizvo
I really miss you so much	ndakusuwa chaizvo
Very good	kugona chose
Well done	kuita zvakanaka
Sweet dreams	hope dzinotapira
Good idea	pfungwa yakanaka
Good luck	Rombo rakanaka
Good to see you	ndafara kukuona
Good bye	Sara mushe

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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