Insect names in Shona and English - Common Shona Vocabulary

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

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List of Insect names in Shona with English Pronunciation

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

Insect names - Shona

Ant	Ant
Bee	Bee
Beetle	Beetle
Caterpillar	Caterpillar
Mosquito	Mosquito
Wasp	Wasp
Alderflies	Alderflies
Archaeognatha	Archaeognatha
Barklice	Barklice
Biting lice	Kuruma inda
Booklice	Booklice
Butterfly	Butterfly
Bugs	Bugs
Cockroaches	Mapete
Crickets	Crickets
Dragonflies	Dragonflies
Earwigs	Earwigs
Fleas	Nhata

Flies	Nhunzi
Grasshoppers	Mhushu
Lacewings	Lacewings
Lice	Inda
Moths	Moths
Praying mantids	Kunamata Mantids
Scorpionflies	Scorpionflies
Snakeflies	Snakeflies
Stick insects	Tupukanana tupembenene
Stoneflies	Stoneflies
Sucking lice	Kusveta inda
Termites	Mujuru
Thrips	Thrips

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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