Looking for practical Nepali to Shona phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Nepali 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Shona-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
नमस्ते
Mhoro(namaste)
धन्यवाद
Ndatenda(dhanyabad)
शुभ बिहान
Mangwanani akanaka(shubh bihān)
शुभ अपराह्न
Masikati akanaka(shubh aparāhn)
शुभ साँझ
Manheru akanaka(shubh sānjh)
शुभ रात्री
Usiku hwakanaka(shubh rātri)
फेरि भेटौंला
Tichasangana gare gare(pherī bheṭaunlā)
बिदाई
Sara zvakanaka(bidāī)
तिम्रो नाम के हो?
Zita rako ndiani?(timro nām ke ho?)
मेरो नाम जोन हो
Zita rangu ndiri John(merō nām jōn ho)
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ?
Uri sei?(timīlā'ī kasto cha?)
तिमीलाई भेटेर खुशी लाग्यो
Ndinofara kukuziva(timīlā'ī bheṭera khushī lāgyō)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
के तपाईँ अङ्ग्रेजी बोल्नुहुन्छ?
Unotaura Chirungu here?(unotaura chirungu here)
मलाई हिन्दी राम्रोसँग बोल्न आउँदैन
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka(handitauri hindi zvakanaka)