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Common Shona to Latin phrases

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

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Looking for practical Shona to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Shona phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: read the Latin line out loud three times, then cover the Shona side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. Mhoro

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Ndatenda

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Mangwanani akanaka

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Masikati akanaka

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Manheru akanaka

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Usiku hwakanaka

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Tichasangana gare gare

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Sara zvakanaka

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Zita rako ndiani?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Zita rangu ndiri John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Uri sei?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Ndinofara kukuziva

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (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. Unotaura Chirungu here?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Handinzwisisi

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Ndokumbirawo utaure zvishoma

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Ungazvitaura zvakare here?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Chimbuzi chiripi?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwemaguta?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Tendeuka kuruboshwe

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Tendeuka kurudyi

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Enda mberi

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Mari yechikwereti ingani?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Tikiti imwe, ndapota

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Iko kure here kubva pano?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ndakakanganiswa

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ndingatenga kupi kadhi reSIM?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ehe

    Ita

  2. Kwete

    Non

  3. Pangove

    Fortasse

  4. Ndinobvumirana

    Consentio

  5. Handibvumirane

    Non consentio

  6. Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka

    Bene sonat

  7. Unofungei?

    Quid censes?

  8. Unogona kundibatsira here?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Ndiri kuda rubatsiro

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Mirira kwechinguva

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Ndine urombo

    Me paenitet

  12. Hapana chakaipa

    Nullum problema

  13. Makorokoto

    Felicitaciones

  14. Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Iva nerwendo rwakanaka

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Kupi kune chiteshi chechitima?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Kupi kune chiteshi chebhazi?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Ndeipi puratifomu?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Inobva nenguva ipi?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Iyi ndiyo nzira chaiyo here?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Iri pedyo pano

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Iri kure nepano

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Unogona kundiratidza pamepu here?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Mira pano, ndapota

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Zvinotora nguva yakareba sei?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Zvinodhura here?

    Quot hoc constat? (Zvinodhura here?)

  2. Izvozvo zvinodhura kwazvo

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. Une chimwe chinhu chiri pamutengo wakaderera here?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. Ndingada tafura yevaviri

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Chikwereti, ndapota

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Sevhisi iri mukati here?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. Ndiri muvegetarian

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. Hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. Izvi zvinonaka

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. Ndingawana menyu here?

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. Girazi remvura, ndapota

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Fonera mapurisa

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Fonera amburensi

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Ndiri kuda chiremba

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Ndiri kunzwa kusuruvara

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Ndine allergic kumapundu

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Chii chiri pedyo nechipatara?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Zvinorwadza pano

    Hic dolet

  8. Ndakakanganwa pasipoti yangu

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Unogona here kufonera hotera yangu?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Rubatsiro!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

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

  1. Ndinofara kukusangana

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Ngatirongei musangano

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Ndeipi nguva inokodzera kwauri?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Ndichatumira chirevo nhasi

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Tingataure mangwana here?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Ndapota tarisai faira rakabatanidzwa

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Ndatenda nenguva yako

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Ndiri kutarisira kushanda newe

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Ungajekesei iyo pfungwa?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Ndichadzoka kwauri

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Nguva yekupedzisira iChishanu

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Ndeipi nguva?

    Quot hora est? (N-dei-pi n-guh-wah?)

  2. Iri pa3

    Tertia hora est. (Ee-ree pah-tatu)

  3. Nhasi

    Hodie (N-ha-see)

  4. Mangwana

    Cras (Mahn-gwah-nah)

  5. Zuro

    Heri (Zoo-roh)

  6. Muvhuro

    Dies Lunae (Moo-vhoo-roh)

  7. Chipiri

    Dies Martis (Chee-pee-ree)

  8. Chitatu

    Dies Mercurii (Chee-tah-too)

  9. Imwe

    Unus (Ee-mweh)

  10. Piri

    Duo (Pee-ree)

  11. Tatu

    Tres (Tah-too)

  12. Gumi

    Decem (Goo-mee)

  13. Zana

    Centum (Zah-nah)

  14. Hafu

    Dimidium (Hah-foo)

  15. Zvimwe

    Plus (Zvee-mweh)

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