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Months and years in Shona

Which month are we in? Tiri mumwedzi waani?
January Ndira
Febuary Kukadzi
March Kurume
April Kubvumbi
May Chivabvu
June Chukumi
July Chikunguru
August Nyamavhuvhu
September Gunyana
October Gumiguru
November Mbudzi
December Zvita

How to describe years

This year Gore rino
My birthday is in June this year Bhavhadhi rangu ririko muna Chikumi gore rino
Next year Gore rinouya
Next year in September the rainy season will start Gore rinouya zhizha rinotanga muna Gunyana
Last year Gore rakapera
It was difficult to travel to Mutare last year Gore rakapera muna Kurume zvaisava nyore kufamba kuenda kwaMutare

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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