List of Nouns in Shona and English


To learn Shona language common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common words that we can used in daily life. Here you learn top Nouns in English with Shona translation. If you are interested to learn the most common Nouns in Shona, this place will help you to learn Nouns in Shona language with their pronunciation in English. Nouns are used in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all words in English and Shona.


List of Nouns in Shona and English

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Nouns in Shona


Here is the list of Nouns in Shona language and their pronunciation in English.


Chocolate chokoreti
Church chechi
Cigarette mudzanga
City guta
Classroom mukirasi
Client client
Climate mamiriro ekunze
Clothes zvipfeko
Coffee kofi
Collection collection
College college
Combination musanganiswa
Committee komiti
Communication kutaurirana
Community community
Comparison kuenzanisa
Competition makwikwi
Complaint chichemo
Computer kombiyuta
Concept pfungwa
Conclusion mhedziso
Confusion kuvhiringidzika
Connection kubatana
Consequence mhedzisiro
Construction kuvaka
Context context
Contract contract
Contribution mupiro
Control control
Conversation hurukuro
Cookie cookie
Country nyika
County County
Courage ushingi
Cousin muzukuru
Criticism kushoropodzwa
Currency mari
Customer mutengi
Dad baba
Data data
Database database
Dealer mutengesi
Death rufu
Debt chikwereti
Decision chisarudzo
Definition tsanangudzo
Delivery delivery
Department department
Departure kubva
Depression kuora mwoyo
Depth udzamu
Description tsananguro
Desk desk
Development development
Device mudziyo
Diamond diamond
Difference musiyano
Difficulty kuoma
Dinner kudya kwemanheru
Direction direction
Director director
Dirt tsvina
Disaster njodzi
Discussion hurukuro
Disease chirwere
Disk disk
Distribution kugovera
Drama drama
Drawer dhirowa
Drawing drawing

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

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
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