Looking for practical Meiteilon Manipuri to Shona phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Meiteilon Manipuri 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: when a Shona phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Meiteilon Manipuri wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
নমস্কাৰ
Mhoro(namaskār)
ধন্যবাদ
Ndatenda(dhanyabād)
শুভ প্ৰভাত
Mangwanani akanaka(shubha prabhāt)
শুভ অপরাহ্ন
Masikati akanaka(shubha aparāhna)
শুভ সন্ধ্যা
Manheru akanaka(shubha sandhyā)
শুভ ৰাতি
Usiku hwakanaka(shubha rāti)
পিছৰ পৰা দেখা
Tichasangana gare gare(pichar porā dekhā)
বিদায়
Sara zvakanaka(bidāy)
আপোনাৰ নাম কি?
Zita rako ndiani?(āpōnāra nām ki?)
মোৰ নাম জন
Zita rangu ndiri John(mōr nām John)
আপুনি কেনে আছেন?
Uri sei?(āpuni kene āchēn?)
আপোনাৰ সৈতে সাক্ষাৎ কৰি আনন্দিত
Ndinofara kukuziva(āpōnāra soite sākhāt kori ānondit)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯧꯔꯥꯡꯗꯦ?
Unotaura Chirungu here?(unotaura chirungu here)
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯍꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka(handitauri hindi zvakanaka)