Dictionnaire Shona–anglais

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Mot	Partie du discours	Traduction	Exemple
ini	pronom	I	Ini ndagadzirira zvino. I am ready now.
iwe	pronom	you	Iwe uri shamwari yangu. You are my friend.
iye	pronom	he	Iye ari kumba. He is at home.
iye	pronom	she	Iye anofara zvikuru. She is very happy.
isu	pronom	we	Isu tiri kuenda nhasi. We are going today.
ivo	pronom	they	Ivo vanoshanda kuchikoro. They work at school.
chii	pronom	what	Zita rako ndiani? What is your name?
kupi	adverbe	where	Unogara kupi zvino? Where do you live now?
riini	adverbe	when	Uchauya riini? When will you come?
ndiani	pronom	who	Ndiani ari pamusuwo? Who is at the door?
nei	adverbe	why	Uri kusuruvara nei? Why are you sad?
sei	adverbe	how	Unoziva sei? How do you know?
kuva	verbe	to be	Vanoda kuva nesimba. They want to be strong.
kuva ne	verbe	to have	Ndine bhuku idzva. I have a new book.
kuita	verbe	to do	Tinoita basa redu zvakanaka. We do our work well.
kuenda	verbe	to go	Vanoenda kuchikoro mazuva ose. They go to school daily.
kuuya	verbe	to come	Ndapota uya kumba kwangu. Please come to my house.
kuona	verbe	to see	Ndinoona muti mukuru. I see the big tree.
kuziva	verbe	to know	Ndinoziva baba vako zvakanaka. I know your father well.
kufunga	verbe	to think	Tinofunga nezveramangwana. We think about the future.
kuda	verbe	to want	Ndinoda mvura. I want some water.
kuda	verbe	to need	Tinoda nguva yakawanda. We need more time.
kugadzira	verbe	to make	Anogona kugadzira tii yakanaka. She can make good tea.
kutora	verbe	to take	Tora bhuku uende naro kumba. Take the book home.
kupa	verbe	to give	Ndapota ndipe mvura. Please give me water.
kutaura	verbe	to say	Usataura izvozvo. Do not say that.
kuudza	verbe	to tell	Ndiudze chokwadi. Tell me the truth.
kubvunza	verbe	to ask	Ndinoda kukubvunza. I want to ask you.
kuwana	verbe	to find	Tinowana mari ipapo. We find money there.
kutarisa	verbe	to look	Tarisa denga. Look at the sky.
kushandisa	verbe	to use	Tinoshandisa tafura iyi mazuva ose. We use this table daily.
kushanda	verbe	to work	Vanoshanda mangwanani oga oga. They work every morning.
kudya	verbe	to eat	Vana vanodya mupunga masikati. Children eat rice at noon.
kunwa	verbe	to drink	Ndinonwa tii mazuva ose. I drink tea every day.
kurara	verbe	to sleep	Mwana anoda kurara. The child wants to sleep.
kufamba	verbe	to walk	Tinofamba kuenda kuchikoro. We walk to school.
kumhanya	verbe	to run	Vakomana vanomhanya mumugwagwa. Boys run in the street.
kuverenga	verbe	to read	Ndinoverenga bhuku iri. I read this book.
kunyora	verbe	to write	Anonyora zita rake. She writes her name.
kutaura	verbe	to speak	Vanotaura mutauro wedu. They speak our language.
kuteerera	verbe	to listen	Teerera mudzidzisi zvakanaka. Listen to the teacher carefully.
kunzwa	verbe	to hear	Ndinonzwa mhepo panze. I hear the wind outside.
kutenga	verbe	to buy	Tinotenga chikafu nhasi. We buy food today.
kutengesa	verbe	to sell	Vanotengesa chingwa pano. They sell bread here.
kubhadhara	verbe	to pay	Ndinobhadhara mari zvino. I pay the money now.
kubatsira	verbe	to help	Ndapota batsira mwana. Please help the child.
kuda	verbe	to love	Ndinoda mhuri yangu. I love my family.
kugara	verbe	to live	Tinogara muguta. We live in the city.
kufa	verbe	to die	Vanhu vose vanofa rimwe zuva. All people die someday.
kudzidza	verbe	to learn	Vana vanodzidza kuchikoro. Children learn at school.
kudzidzisa	verbe	to teach	Vanodzidzisa vana vadiki. They teach young children.
kuvhura	verbe	to open	Vhura musuwo zvino. Open the door now.
kuvhara	verbe	to close	Ndapota vhara hwindo. Please close the window.
munhu	nom	person	Munhu uya ane mutsa zvikuru. That person is very kind.
murume	nom	man	Murume uyu ndibaba vangu. The man is my father.
mukadzi	nom	woman	Mukadzi ari kuimba. The woman is singing.
mwana	nom	child	Mwana ari kurara. The child is sleeping.
mukomana	nom	boy	Mukomana anomhanya nokukurumidza. The boy runs fast.
musikana	nom	girl	Musikana anoverenga zvakanaka. The girl reads well.
mhuri	nom	family	Mhuri yangu inogara pano. My family lives here.
amai	nom	mother	Amai vangu vari kubika. My mother is cooking.
baba	nom	father	Baba vangu vanoshanda nesimba. My father works hard.
shamwari	nom	friend	Iye ishamwari yangu. She is my friend.
imba	nom	house	Imba yavo yakakura. Their house is big.
kumba	nom	home	Tiri kuenda kumba. We are going home.
chikoro	nom	school	Chikoro chiri pedyo. The school is nearby.
guta	nom	city	Guta iri rine mabasa mazhinji. This city is busy.
nyika	nom	country	Nyika yedu yakanaka. Our country is beautiful.
nyika	nom	world	Nyika iri kushanduka. The world is changing.
mugwagwa	nom	street	Mugwagwa wakareba. The street is long.
kamuri	nom	room	Kamuri yakachena. The room is clean.
nguva	nom	time	Nguva inofamba nokukurumidza. Time goes very quickly.
zuva	nom	day	Nhasi izuva rakanaka. Today is a good day.
usiku	nom	night	Usiku hunotonhora. The night is cold.
mangwanani	nom	morning	Ndinoshanda mangwanani oga oga. I work every morning.
manheru	nom	evening	Tinonwa tii manheru oga oga. We drink tea every evening.
vhiki	nom	week	Ndichauya svondo rinouya. I will come next week.
mwedzi	nom	month	Mwedzi uno wakareba. This month is long.
gore	nom	year	Gore rino rinokosha. This year is important.
nhasi	adverbe	today	Tinoshanda nhasi chete. We work today only.
mangwana	adverbe	tomorrow	Ndichakuona mangwana. I will see you tomorrow.
nezuro	adverbe	yesterday	Akauya pano nezuro. She came here yesterday.
zvino	adverbe	now	Uya pano zvino, ndapota. Come here now, please.
zuva	nom	sun	Zuva rinopisa. The sun is hot.
mwedzi	nom	moon	Mwedzi unopenya manheru ano. The moon is bright tonight.
nyeredzi	nom	star	Nyeredzi iya inopenya. That star is bright.
denga	nom	sky	Denga riri bhuruu. The sky is blue.
nyika	nom	earth	Nyika ndiyo imba yedu. The earth is our home.
moto	nom	fire	Moto unopisa. The fire is hot.
mvura	nom	water	Mvura yakakosha muupenyu. Water is good for life.
mvura	nom	rain	Mvura iri kunaya. The rain is falling.
mhepo	nom	wind	Mhepo ine simba nhasi. The wind is strong today.
muti	nom	tree	Muti wakareba. The tree is tall.
ruva	nom	flower	Ruva iri rakanaka. This flower is beautiful.
gomo	nom	mountain	Gomo iro rakakwirira. That mountain is high.
rwizi	nom	river	Rwizi rune mvura yakawanda. The river has much water.
gungwa	nom	sea	Gungwa rakakura zvikuru. The sea is very big.
chikafu	nom	food	Chikafu chagadzirira. The food is ready.
chingwa	nom	bread	Ndakatenga chingwa chitsva. I bought fresh bread.
mupunga	nom	rice	Tinodya mupunga kazhinji. We eat rice often.
nyama	nom	meat	Nyama iri kubikwa. The meat is cooking.
hove	nom	fish	Tiri kudya hove. We are eating fish.
zai	nom	egg	Zai raputsika. The egg is broken.
mukaka	nom	milk	Mwana anonwa mukaka. The child drinks milk.
muchero	nom	fruit	Muchero uyu unotapira. This fruit is sweet.
tii	nom	tea	Tii inopisa. The tea is hot.
kofi	nom	coffee	Ndinonwa kofi mazuva ose. I drink coffee daily.
musoro	nom	head	Musoro wangu unorwadza nhasi. My head hurts today.
ziso	nom	eye	Ziso rake rakatsvuka. Her eye is red.
nzeve	nom	ear	Nzeve yangu inonzwa. My ear can hear.
muromo	nom	mouth	Vhura muromo wako zvikuru. Open your mouth wide.
mhuno	nom	nose	Mhuno yangu iri kutonhora. My nose is cold.
ruoko	nom	hand	Geza ruoko rwako zvino. Wash your hand now.
tsoka	nom	foot	Tsoka yangu inorwadza zvikuru. My foot hurts badly.
mwoyo	nom	heart	Mwoyo wake une simba. His heart is strong.
zita	nom	name	Zita rako rakanaka. Your name is beautiful.
bhuku	nom	book	Bhuku iri idzva. This book is new.
shoko	nom	word	Shoko iro rinokosha. That word is important.
mutauro	nom	language	ChiShona ndiwo mutauro wedu. Shona is our language.
mari	nom	money	Ndinoda mari yakawanda. I need more money.
basa	nom	work	Basa rangu rakaoma. My work is hard.
rudo	nom	love	Rudo runounza vanhu pamwechete. Love brings people together.
mimhanzi	nom	music	Mimhanzi yakanaka. The music is beautiful.
nyaya	nom	story	Nyaya inonakidza. The story is interesting.
nzira	nom	way	Nzira iyi iri nyore. This way is easier.
chinhu	nom	thing	Chinhu ichocho chinobatsira. That thing is useful.
upenyu	nom	life	Upenyu hunokosha zvikuru. Life is very precious.
musuwo	nom	door	Musuwo wakazaruka. The door is open.
tafura	nom	table	Bhuku riri patafura. The book is on the table.
chigaro	nom	chair	Chigaro chaputsika. The chair is broken.
motokari	nom	car	Motokari itsva. The car is new.
akanaka	adjectif	good	Chikafu ichi chakanaka. This food is good.
yakaipa	adjectif	bad	Mamiro ekunze akaipa. The weather is bad.
guru	adjectif	big	Vanogara muimba huru. They live in a big house.
diki	adjectif	small	Kamuri kadiki. The room is small.
itsva	adjectif	new	Ndakatenga motokari itsva. I bought a new car.
chakare	adjectif	old	Imba iyo ndeyekare. That house is old.
refu	adjectif	long	Mugwagwa wakareba. The road is long.
pfupi	adjectif	short	Nyaya ipfupi. The story is short.
kakwirira	adjectif	high	Gomo rakakwirira. The mountain is high.
pasi	adjectif	low	Tafura iri pasi. The table is low.
kupisa	adjectif	hot	Tii inopisa. The tea is hot.
kutonhora	adjectif	cold	Mvura inotonhora. The water is cold.
anofara	adjectif	happy	Mwana anofara. The child is happy.
anosuruvara	adjectif	sad	Anonzwa kusuruvara nhasi. She feels sad today.
akanaka	adjectif	beautiful	Ruva rakanaka. The flower is beautiful.
nyore	adjectif	easy	Basa iri riri nyore. This work is easy.
oma	adjectif	hard	Mubvunzo uyu wakaoma. This question is hard.
kukasira	adjectif	fast	Motokari inomhanya nokukurumidza. The car is fast.
inononoka	adjectif	slow	Murume mukuru anononoka. The old man is slow.
chokwadi	adjectif	right	Mhinduro yako ndeyechokwadi. Your answer is right.
zvisiri izvo	adjectif	wrong	Mhinduro iyo haina kunaka. That answer is wrong.
chakakosha	adjectif	important	Bhuku iri rakakosha. This book is important.
chokwadi	adjectif	true	Nyaya iyo ndeyechokwadi. That story is true.
chakazara	adjectif	full	Mukombe wakazara. The cup is full.
chisina chinhu	adjectif	empty	Kamuri hamuna chinhu. The room is empty.
mudiki	adjectif	young	Mudzidzisi mudiki. The teacher is young.
nesimba	adjectif	strong	Murume uya ane simba. That man is strong.
asina simba	adjectif	weak	Mwana haana simba. The child is weak.
tsvuku	adjectif	red	Ruva rakatsvuku. The flower is red.
bhuruu	adjectif	blue	Denga riri bhuruu. The sky is blue.
girini	adjectif	green	Uswa hwakasvibira. The grass is green.
yero	adjectif	yellow	Ruva rine ruvara rweyero. The flower is yellow.
dema	adjectif	black	Mbudzi yacho itema. The goat is black.
chena	adjectif	white	Mukaka muchena. The milk is white.
hongu	interjection	yes	Hongu, ndanzwisisa zvino. Yes, I understand now.
kwete	interjection	no	Kwete, handibvumirani. No, I do not agree.
kwete	adverbe	not	Handisati ndagadzirira. I am not ready.
uye	conjonction	and	Amai nababa vari pano. Mother and father are here.
kana	conjonction	or	Tii kana kofi zvakanaka. Tea or coffee is fine.
asi	conjonction	but	Ndakaedza, asi ndakakundikana. I tried, but I failed.
kana	conjonction	if	Kana ukauya, ndichabatsira. If you come, I will help.
nekuti	conjonction	because	Ndakagara kumba nekuti kwakanaya. I stayed home because it rained.
na	préposition	with	Ndakauya neshamwari yangu. I came with my friend.
pasina	préposition	without	Akaenda asina mari. He left without money.
kuna	préposition	for	Chipo ichi ndechako. This gift is for you.
kubva	préposition	from	Akauya achibva kumba. She came from home.
ku	préposition	to	Takaenda kuchikoro. We went to school.