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How to greet and introduce yourself in Shona

Welcome!	Mauya!
Hi!	Mhoro!
Good Morning	Mangwanani akanaka
Good Afternoon	Masikati akanaka
Good Evening	Manheru akanaka
Good Night	Usiku hwakanaka
See you -- See you later	Ndokuwona -- Ndokuwona gare gare
See you tomorrow	Ndokuwona mangwana
Have a nice day	Iva nezuva rakanaka
Have a nice trip	Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Goodbye	Sara mushe

So how can you introduce yourself?

What is your name?	Uno nzani?
My name is ____	Ndinonzi ____
Where are you from?	Unobva kupi?
I am from ____	Ndinobva ku ____
Nice to meet you	Ndafara kusangana newe
How old are you?	Une makore mangani?
I am ____ years old	Ndine makore ____

How to check if someone is okay

How are you? -- Whats up?	Makadii? -- Chii chirikuita?
I'm okay -- We are okay	Ndi nofara -- Tino fara
I'm great	Ndakasimba chose
I'm not good	Ndino fara zvishoma
I'm annoyed	Ndakasuruvara
I could be better	Ndi chavanani
I'm tired	Ndaneta
I'm hungry	Ndine nzara
I'm sick	Ndiri kurwara
I'm a bit sick	Handisikunzwa zvakanaka
Did you sleep well?	Wamuka zvakanaka here?
I slept well	Ndakarara zvakanaka
I didnt sleep well	Handina kurara zvakanaka

Learn Shona

Greetings & Introductions
How to greet and introduce yourself in Shona

Family
How can you describe your family in Shona?

Numbers
How to count in Shona

Days of the week
How to say days of the week in Shona

Months of the year
How to say months of the year in Shona

Time Concepts
How say early, late, always and other concepts in Shona

Question Words
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? How Much?

Traveling
Need to get to travel somewhere? Learn how to do it in Shona

Shopping
Let's go shopping and see how to buy items in Shona

Important Verbs
To be, To Have, To Do, To Say, To Go, To Know, To Want, To Can & To Use

Media
List of music, dances and movies in Shona

Phrases
Extra phrases in Shona that may be handy

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