List of Verbs 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 Verbs in English with Shona translation. If you are interested to learn the most common Verbs in Shona, this place will help you to learn Verbs in Shona language with their pronunciation in English. Verbs are used in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all words in English and Shona.


List of Verbs in Shona and English

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Verbs in Shona


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


Born born
Borrow kukwereta
Bother bother
Break break
Bring bring
Brush brush
Build kuvaka
Burn kupisa
Burst kuputika
Buy buy
Calculate kuverenga
Call call
Camp camp
Cancel kanzura
Care care
Carry takura
Cash cash
Catch kubata
Cause chikonzero
Celebrate celebrate
Change shanduko
Chart chati
Check check
Choose sarudza
Claim kudai
Clean yakachena
Clear clear
Click tinya
Close pedyo
Collect unganidza
Combine batanidza
Come uya
Command command
Comment comment
Commit commit
Communicate communication
Company kambani
Compare enzanisa
Compete competition
Complain complain
Complete yakakwana
Concentrate concentrate
Concern kunetseka
Confirm simbisa
Conflict kunetsana
Connect connect
Consider funga
Consist consist
Consult consult
Contact contact
Contain contain
Content content
Contest contest
Continue enderera
Contribute batsira
Convert convert
Convince gutsikana
Cook kubika
Copy kopi
Correct correct
Cost mutengo
Could aigona
Count count
Counter counter
Couple vaviri
Cover cover
Crack crack
Craft craft
Crash kuparara
Create gadzira

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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