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Common Latin to Shona phrases

100 practical Latin to Shona phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Latin to Shona phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Shona translation (Shona) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.

The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Shona.

Tip: pick five Shona phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Salve

    Mhoro (sal-way)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Ndatenda (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Mangwanani akanaka (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Masikati akanaka (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Manheru akanaka (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bona nox

    Usiku hwakanaka (boh-nah nox)

  7. Vide te postea

    Tichasangana gare gare (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Vale

    Sara zvakanaka (wah-leh)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Zita rako ndiani? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

    Zita rangu ndiri John (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Quomodo es?

    Uri sei? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Ndinofara kukuziva (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Loquerisne Anglice?

    Unotaura Chirungu here? (unotaura chirungu here)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka (handitauri hindi zvakanaka)

  3. Non intellego.

    Handinzwisisi (handinzwisisi)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    Ndokumbirawo utaure zvishoma (ndokumbirawo utaure zvishoma)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    Ungazvitaura zvakare here? (ungazvitaura zvakare here)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Chimbuzi chiripi? (chimbuzi chiripi)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwemaguta? (ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwemaguta)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Tendeuka kuruboshwe (tendeuka kuruboshwe)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Tendeuka kurudyi (tendeuka kurudyi)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Enda mberi (enda mberi)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Mari yechikwereti ingani? (mari yechikwereti ingani)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    Tikiti imwe, ndapota (tikiti imwe, ndapota)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    Iko kure here kubva pano? (iko kure here kubva pano)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Ndakakanganiswa (ndakakanganiswa)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    Ndingatenga kupi kadhi reSIM? (ndingatenga kupi kadhi reSIM)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Ita

    Ehe

  2. Non

    Kwete

  3. Fortasse

    Pangove

  4. Consentio

    Ndinobvumirana

  5. Non consentio

    Handibvumirane

  6. Bene sonat

    Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka

  7. Quid censes?

    Unofungei?

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    Unogona kundibatsira here?

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Ndiri kuda rubatsiro

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Mirira kwechinguva

  11. Me paenitet

    Ndine urombo

  12. Nullum problema

    Hapana chakaipa

  13. Felicitaciones

    Makorokoto

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Iva nerwendo rwakanaka

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

    Kupi kune chiteshi chechitima? (Kupi kune chiteshi chechitima?)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Kupi kune chiteshi chebhazi? (Kupi kune chiteshi chebhazi?)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Ndeipi puratifomu? (Ndeipi puratifomu?)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    Inobva nenguva ipi? (Inobva nenguva ipi?)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    Iyi ndiyo nzira chaiyo here? (Iyi ndiyo nzira chaiyo here?)

  6. Prope est hic

    Iri pedyo pano (Iri pedyo pano)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Iri kure nepano (Iri kure nepano)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    Unogona kundiratidza pamepu here? (Unogona kundiratidza pamepu here?)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Mira pano, ndapota (Mira pano, ndapota)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    Zvinotora nguva yakareba sei? (Zvinotora nguva yakareba sei?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Zvinodhura here? (Zvinodhura here?)

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Izvozvo zvinodhura kwazvo

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

    Une chimwe chinhu chiri pamutengo wakaderera here?

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here?

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

    Ndingada tafura yevaviri

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Chikwereti, ndapota

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    Sevhisi iri mukati here?

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Ndiri muvegetarian

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

    Hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Izvi zvinonaka

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    Ndingawana menyu here?

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    Girazi remvura, ndapota

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Fonera mapurisa

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Fonera amburensi

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Ndiri kuda chiremba

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Ndiri kunzwa kusuruvara

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Ndine allergic kumapundu

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Chii chiri pedyo nechipatara?

  7. Hic dolet

    Zvinorwadza pano

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Ndakakanganwa pasipoti yangu

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Unogona here kufonera hotera yangu?

  10. Auxilium!

    Rubatsiro!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

    Ndinofara kukusangana

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Ngatirongei musangano

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Ndeipi nguva inokodzera kwauri?

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Ndichatumira chirevo nhasi

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    Tingataure mangwana here?

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    Ndapota tarisai faira rakabatanidzwa

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Ndatenda nenguva yako

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Ndiri kutarisira kushanda newe

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    Ungajekesei iyo pfungwa?

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Ndichadzoka kwauri

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    Nguva yekupedzisira iChishanu

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Quot hora est?

    Ndeipi nguva? (N-dei-pi n-guh-wah?)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Iri pa3 (Ee-ree pah-tatu)

  3. Hodie

    Nhasi (N-ha-see)

  4. Cras

    Mangwana (Mahn-gwah-nah)

  5. Heri

    Zuro (Zoo-roh)

  6. Dies Lunae

    Muvhuro (Moo-vhoo-roh)

  7. Dies Martis

    Chipiri (Chee-pee-ree)

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Chitatu (Chee-tah-too)

  9. Unus

    Imwe (Ee-mweh)

  10. Duo

    Piri (Pee-ree)

  11. Tres

    Tatu (Tah-too)

  12. Decem

    Gumi (Goo-mee)

  13. Centum

    Zana (Zah-nah)

  14. Dimidium

    Hafu (Hah-foo)

  15. Plus

    Zvimwe (Zvee-mweh)

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