Dicionário inglês–Shona

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