Dictionnaire anglais–Shona

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