Daily use common Shona Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Shona language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Shona sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Shona translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Shona language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Shona language quickly and also play some Shona word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Shona.

Shona sentences and phrases

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Shona language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	Mauya
Thanks	Ndatenda
Good	Kugona
Enjoy	Enjoy
Fine	Fine
Congratulations	Makorokoto
I hate you	Ndakakuvenga
I love you	Ndinokuda
I’m in love	Ndiri murudo
I’m sorry	Ndine hurombo
I’m so sorry	Ndine urombo
I’m yours	Ndiri wako
Thanks again	Thanks zvakare
How are you	Makadii
I am fine	Ndiripo
Take care	Zvichengetedze
I miss you	Ndakusuwa
You're nice	Wakanaka
That’s terrible	Izvo zvakaipa
That's too bad	Zvakaipa
That's too much	Izvo zvakanyanyisa
See you	Ndinokuwona
Thank you	Ndatenda
Thank you sir	Ndatenda changamire
Are you free	Wakasununguka here
No problem	Hapana dambudziko
Get well soon	Kurumidza kupora
Very good	Kugona chose
Well done	Kuita zvakanaka
What’s up	Chii chiri kuita
I can't hear you	Handikunzwei
I can't stop	Handigoni kumira
I know	Ndinoziva
Good bye	Sara mushe
Good idea	Pfungwa yakanaka
Good luck	Rombo rakanaka
You are late	Wanonoka
Who is next?	Ndiani anotevera?
Who is she?	Iye ndiani?
Who is that man?	Ndiani murume iyeye?
Who built it?	Ndiani akavaka?
They hurt	Vanorwadziwa
She got angry	Akatsamwa
She is a teacher	Iye mudzidzisi
She is aggressive	Ane hasha
She is attractive	Anoyevedza
She is beautiful	Akanaka
She is crying	Ari kuchema
She is happy	Anofara
No way!	Hapana nzira!
No worries	Hapana kunetseka
No, thank you	Kwete, ndatenda

I'm so happy	Ndinofara zvikuru
I'm hungry	Ndine nzara
I'm able to run	Ndava kugona kumhanya
I agree	Ndinobvumirana
I can swim	Ndinogona kushambira
I can't come	Handikwanisi kuuya
He got angry	Akatsamwa
He was alone	Akanga ari ega
He was brave	Akanga akashinga
He likes to swim	Anofarira kushambira
Don't be angry	Usatsamwa
Don't be sad	Usava neshungu
Don't cry	Usacheme
Come in	Pinda mukati
Come on	Handeyi nazvo
Can you come?	Unogona kuuya here?
Can I help?	Ndingabatsira here?
Can I eat this?	Ndingadya here izvi?
Can I help you?	Ndingakubatsire here?
Can I see?	Ndiri kuona here?
Are you going?	Uri kuenda here?
Are you hungry?	Une nzara here?
Are you mad?	Unopenga here?
Are you serious?	Uri kurevesa here?
Are you sleeping?	Uri kurara here?
Can you do this?	Unogona here kuita izvi?
Can you help me?	Unga ndibatsira here?
Can you tell me?	Ungandiudza here?
Come on tomorrow	Huya mangwana
Come quickly	Uyai nokukurumidza
Could I help you?	Ndingakubatsira here?
Could you tell me?	Ungandiudze here?
Do not disturb!	Usavhiringa!
Do you hear me?	Unondinzwa here?
Do you smoke?	Unosvuta here?
Have you eaten?	Wadya here?
Have you finished?	Wapedza here?
He can run fast	Anogona kumhanya nekukurumidza
He began to run	Akatanga kumhanya
He did not speak	Haana kutaura
His eyes are blue	Meso ake ane blue
His smile was good	Nyemwerero yake yakanga yakanaka
How is your life?	Hupenyu hwako huri sei?
How is your family?	Mhuri yenyu yakadii?
I am a student	Ndiri mudzidzi
I am going to study	Ndiri kuenda kunodzidza
I am not a teacher	handisi mudzidzisi
I am sorry	Ndine hurombo
I believe you	Ndinokutendai
I can do this job	Ndinogona kuita basa iri
I can run faster	Ndinogona kumhanya nekukurumidza
I can’t believe it	Handigoni kuzvitenda
It happens	Zvinoitika

It is new	Itsva
It is a long story	Inyaya refu
It looks like an bird	Inoita seshiri
It really takes time	Zvinotora nguva
It was really cheap	Zvaiva zvakachipa chaizvo
It was so noisy	Kwaiva neruzha
It was very difficult	Zvakanga zvakaoma zvikuru
It wasn't expensive	Yakanga isingadhure
It wasn't necessary	Zvaisafanira
Let me check	Mira nditarise
Let me say	Rega nditaure
Let me see	Rega ndione
May I come in?	Ndipindewo?
May I help you?	Ndingakubatsira here?
May I join you?	Ndingabatana newe here?
May I speak?	Ndingataura here?
May I eat this?	Ndingadya here izvi?
My father is tall	Baba vangu varefu
My sister has a job	Sisi vangu vane basa
My sister is famous	Sisi vangu vane mukurumbira
My wife is a doctor	Mukadzi wangu ndichiremba
No, I'll eat later	Kwete, ndichadya gare gare
Please come in	Pindai henyu
Please do that again	Ndapota ita izvozvo zvakare
Please give me	Ndapota ndipei
She admired him	Akamuyemura
She avoids me	Anondinzvenga
She came last	Akapedzisira kuuya
She goes to school	Anoenda kuchikoro
That house is big	Imba iyoyo ihombe
That is a good idea	Iro ipfungwa yakanaka
That is my book	Ndiro bhuku rangu
That is my son	Ndiye mwanakomana wangu
The dog is dead	Imbwa yakafa
The river is wide	Rwizi rwakafara;
There is no doubt	Hapana mubvunzo
They are playing	Vari kutamba
They are pretty	Vakanaka
They got married	Vakaroorana
They have few books	Vane mabhuku mashoma
They stopped talking	Vakabva vamira kutaura
This is my friend	Iyi ishamwari yangu
This bird can't fly	Shiri iyi haigoni kubhururuka
This decision is final	Sarudzo iyi ndeyekupedzisira
This is my book	Iri ibhuku rangu
This is my brother	Iyi ihama yangu
This is my daughter	Uyu ndiye mwanasikana wangu
This is not a joke	Iri harisi jee
This is surprising	Izvi zvinoshamisa
This river is beautiful	Rwizi urwu rwakanaka
This story is true	Nyaya iyi ndeyechokwadi
We are happy	Tinofara
Will it rain today?	Nhasi kuchanaya here?
Will you go on a trip?	Uchaenda parwendo here?

Will she come?	Achauya here?
Would you kill me?	Ungandiuraya here?
Would you love me?	Ungandida here?
Would you come here?	Ungauya kuno here?
You are a teacher	Iwe uri mudzidzisi
You are very beautiful	Wakanakisisa
You are very brave	Wakashinga zvikuru
You broke the rules	Wakatyora mitemo
You love me	Unondida
you love me or not	unondida here kana kuti haundidi
You make me happy	Munondifadza
You may go	Unogona kuenda
You should sleep	Unofanira kurara
You must study hard	Unofanira kudzidza nesimba
Whose idea is this?	Pfungwa yaani iyi?
Thanks for your help	Ndatenda nerubatsiro rwenyu
Thank you for coming	Maita basa nekuuya
How about you	Ko iwe
How is your family	Makadii mhuri yenyu
How to Say	Matauriro Okutaura
Good morning	Mangwanani akanaka
Good afternoon	Masikati akanaka
Good evening	Manheru akanaka
Good night	Husiku hwakanaka
Happy birthday	Bhavhadhe rinofadza
Happy Christmas	Kisimusi yakanaka
Happy new year	Goredzva rakanaka
Good to see you	Ndafara kukuona
I don't like it	handizvifarire
I have no idea	Ini handina zano
I know everything	Ndinoziva zvose
I know something	Ndinoziva chimwe chinhu
Thank you so much	Ndokutenda zvikuru
Thanks a million	Ndatenda miriyoni
See you later	Ndichakuwona gare gare
See you next week	Tosangana svondo rinouya
See you next year	Toonana gore rinouya
See you soon	Ndinokuwona manje manje
See you tomorrow	Ndinokuwona mangwana
Sweet dreams	Hope dzinotapira
I’m crazy about you	Ndinopenga pamusoro pako
I'm crazy with you	Ndinopenga newe
Nice to meet you	Ndafara kusangana newe
It's very cheap	Yakachipa zvikuru
Just a moment	Chinguvana
Not necessarily	Kwete hazvo
That’s a good deal	Icho chinhu chakanaka
You're beautiful	Wakanaka
You're very nice	Makanaka chose
You're very smart	Wakachenjera kwazvo
I really appreciate it	Ndinozvitenda chaizvo
I really miss you	I really miss you

Hard sentences

What is your name	Zita rako ndiani
Which is correct?	Ndechipi chakarurama?
Will you please help me?	Mungandibatsirewo here?
Will you stay at home?	Uchagara pamba here?
Do you need anything?	Pane chaunoda here?
Do you need this book?	Unoda bhuku iri here?
Are you feeling better?	Uri kunzwa zviri nani here?
Are you writing a letter?	Uri kunyora tsamba here?
Come and see me now	Huya undione izvozvi
Come with your family	Huya nemhuri yako
I'm very busy this week	Ndakabatikana zvikuru svondo rino
There is a lot of money	Kune mari yakawanda
They are good people	Ivo vanhu vakanaka
We need some money	Tinoda mari
What is your destination?	Uri kuenda kupi?
What are you doing today?	Uri kuitei nhasi?
What are you reading?	Uri kuverenga chii?
What can I do for you?	Chii chandingakuitira?
What is the problem?	Dambudziko nderei?
What is the story?	Nyaya yacho ndeipi?
What is your problem?	Dambudziko rako nderei?
What was that noise?	Ruzha urwu rwaiva rwei?
When can we eat?	Tingadya rini?
When do you study?	Unodzidza riini?
When was it finished?	Yakapera rini?
How about your family	Makadii nemhuri yenyu
Do you understand?	Unonzwisisa here?
Do you love me?	Unondida here?
Don't talk about work	Usataure nezvebasa
How can I help you?	Ndingakubatsire sei?
How deep is the lake?	Gungwa rakadzika sei?
I'm not disturbing you	handisi kukuvhiringa
I'm proud of my son	Ndinodada nemwanakomana wangu
I'm sorry to disturb you	Ndine urombo kukukanganisai
Is something wrong?	Pane chakaipa here?
May I open the door?	Ndovhura door here?
Thanks for everything	Ndatenda nezvese
This is very difficult	Izvi zvakaoma zvikuru
This is very important	Izvi zvakakosha zvikuru
Where are you from	Unobva kupi
Do you have any idea	Une zano here
I love you so much	Ndinokuda kwazvo
I love you very much	Ndinokudai zvikuru
I’m in love with you	Ndiri murudo newe
I missed you so much	Ndakakusuwa zvakanyanya
Let me think about it	Rega ndifunge nezvazvo
Thank you very much	Ndokutenda zvikuru
I can't stop thinking	Handigoni kumira kufunga
Will you stop talking?	Ucharega kutaura here?
Would you like to go?	Unoda kuenda here?
Would you teach me?	Mungandidzidzisawo here?

Where is your room?	Imba yako iripi?
Where should we go?	Tinofanira kuenda kupi?
Where is your house?	Imba yako iripi?
Please close the door	Ndapota vhara musuwo
She agreed to my idea	Akabvumirana nepfungwa yangu
That boy is intelligent	Mukomana iyeye ane njere
It was a very big room	Raiva kamuri hombe kwazvo
He can swim very fast	Anogona kushambira nekukurumidza
He accepted my idea	Akatambira pfungwa yangu
They loved each other	Vaidanana
When will you reach?	Uchasvika rinhi?
Where are you from?	Unobva kupi?
Where are you going?	Uri kuenda kupi?
We love each other	Tinodanana
We obeyed the rules	Taiteerera mitemo
We started to walk	Takatanga kufamba
We will never agree	Hatimbofi takabvumirana
We can make change	Tinogona kuita shanduko
We cook everyday	Tinobika mazuva ose
We enjoyed it	Takanakidzwa nazvo
What about you?	Ko iwe?
What are you doing?	Uri kuitei?
What did you say?	Wati kudii?
What do you need?	Unodei?
What do you think?	Unofungei?
What do you want?	Unodei?
What happened?	Chii chaitika?
What is that?	Chii icho?
When was she born?	Akazvarwa rini?
When will we arrive?	Tichasvika rinhi?
Where are you?	Uri kupi?
Where does it hurt?	Zvinorwadza papi?
Where is my book?	Bhuku rangu riripi?
Where is the river?	Rwizi ruripi?
Who broke this?	Ndiani aputsa izvi?
Why are you crying?	Urikuchemei?
I can't see anything	Hapana chandiri kuona
I disagree with you	Ndinopokana newe
I like it very much	Ndinoifarira zvikuru
I need more time	Ndinoda imwe nguva
I want to sleep	Ndinoda kurara
I'm able to swim	Ndava kugona kushambira
I'm not a doctor	handisi chiremba
I'm taller than you	Ndiri murefu kupfuura iwe
I'm very sad	Ndine shungu kwazvo
Is he a teacher?	Mudzidzisi here?
Is she married?	Akaroorwa here?
Is this book yours?	Bhuku iri nderenyu here?
Let's ask the teacher	Ngatibvunzei mudzidzisi
Let's go out and eat	Handei tinodya
Let's go to a movie	Handei kubhaisikopo

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	Mafungiro ake haana kugamuchirwa
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	Zvaakataura zvakatambirwa pamusangano uyu
How do you come to school?	Unouya sei kuchikoro?
If I had money, I could buy it	Dai ndaive nemari, ndaigona kuitenga
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	Kana uchida penzura, ndichakukweretesa imwe
If he comes, ask him to wait	Kana akauya, mukumbire kuti amirire
If it rains, we will get wet	Kana ikanaya, tinonyorova
If I studied, I would pass the exam	Dai ndaidzidza ndaizopasa bvunzo
My hair has grown too long	Bvudzi rangu rarebesa
My mother is always at home	Amai vangu vanogara vari pamba
There are many fish in this lake	Mudhamu iri mune hove dzakawanda
There are many problems to solve	Pane matambudziko akawanda ekugadzirisa
There are some books on the desk	Pane mamwe mabhuku padhesiki
There is nothing wrong with him	Hapana chakaipa paari
There was a sudden change in the weather	Mamiriro ekunze akangoerekana achinja
There was nobody in the garden	Mubindu macho makanga musina munhu
There was nobody there	Pakanga pasina munhu
There were five murders this month	Kwakanga kune mhondi shanu mwedzi uno
They admire each other	Vanoyemurana
They agreed to work together	Vakabvumirana kushanda pamwe chete
They are both good teachers	Vose vadzidzisi vakanaka
We want something new	Tinoda chimwe chinhu chitsva
We should be very careful	Tinofanira kungwarira zvikuru
When can I see you next time?	Ndichakuonai nguva inotevera?
When did you finish the work?	Basa racho wakaripedza riini?
When will you harvest your wheat?	Uchakohwa rinhi zviyo zvako?
Where do you want to go?	Unoda kuenda kupi?
Where is the pretty girl?	Musikana akanaka aripi?
Which food do you like?	Chikafu chipi chaunoda?
Which is more important?	Chii chinonyanya kukosha?
Which one is more expensive?	Ndeipi inodhura?
Which way is the nearest?	Inzira ipi iri pedyosa?
Which is your favorite team?	Nderipi timu yako yaunofarira?
Which languages do you speak?	Unotaura mitauro ipi?
Which team will win the game?	Chikwata chipi chichahwina mutambo uyu?
Why are you drying your hair?	Sei uri kuomesa bvudzi rako?
Why are you late?	Wanonoka nei?
Why did you get so angry?	Sei makatsamwa kudaro?
Why did you quit?	Wakaregerei?
Why don't you come in?	Wadii kupinda?

Why were you late this morning?	Wanonoka nei mangwanani ano?
Why are you so tired today?	Waneta nei nhasi?
Would you like to dance with me?	Ungada kutamba neni here?
Would you come tomorrow?	Ungauye mangwana here?
You are always complaining	Unogara uchingonyunyuta
Thanks for your explanation	Ndatenda netsanangudzo yenyu
Thanks for the compliment	Ndatenda nekurumbidza
Thanks for the information	Ndatenda neruzivo
Thanks for your understanding	Ndatenda nekunzwisisa kwenyu
Thank you for supporting me	Ndinokutendai nekunditsigira
I really miss you so much	I really miss you so much
Happy valentine’s day	Happy valentine's day
Whose decision was final?	Chisarudzo chaani chaiva chokupedzisira?
Whose life is in danger?	Upenyu hwaani huri mungozi?
You are a good teacher	Uri mudzidzisi akanaka
You can read this book	Unogona kuverenga bhuku rino
You don't understand me	Hausi kundinzwisisa
You have to study hard	Unofanira kudzidza nesimba
Where do you have pain?	Unonzwa kupi?
They are both in the room	Vari vaviri mumba
That house is very small	Imba iyoyo idiki chaizvo
Please give me your hand	Ndapota ndipe ruoko rwako
Please go to the school	Endai henyu kuchikoro
Please sit here and wait	Garai henyu pano mumirire
Please speak more slowly	Ndapota taura zvishoma zvishoma
My father is in his room	Baba vangu vari mumba mavo
May I ask you something?	Ndingakubvunza chimwe chinhu here?
May I ask you a question?	Ndingakubvunza mubvunzo here?
Is the job still available?	Basa richiripo here?
I arrived there too early	Ndakakurumidza kusvika
Do you have a family?	Une mhuri here?
Do you have any problem?	Une dambudziko here?
Do you have any idea?	Une zano here?
Did you finish the job?	Wapedza basa here?
Did you like the movie?	Wakafarira bhaisikopo?
Are we ready to go now?	Tagadzirira kuenda zvino here?
Would you like to come?	Unoda kuuya here?
I don't speak very well	Handitauri zvakanaka

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