Looking for practical Sinhala to Shona phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sinhala 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: read the Shona line out loud three times, then cover the Sinhala 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.
හෙලෝ
Mhoro(Hello)
ස්තුතියි
Ndatenda(sthuthiyi)
සුභ උදෑසනක්
Mangwanani akanaka(subha udæsanak)
සුභ පස්වරුක්
Masikati akanaka(subha paswaruk)
සුභ සවසක්
Manheru akanaka(subha sawasak)
සුභ රාත්රියක්
Usiku hwakanaka(subha rathriyak)
පසුව හමුවෙමු
Tichasangana gare gare(pasuwa hamuwemu)
ගුඩ් බයි
Sara zvakanaka(Goodbye)
ඔබගේ නම කුමක්ද?
Zita rako ndiani?(obagē nama kumakda)
මගේ නම ජෝන්
Zita rangu ndiri John(mage nama John)
ඔබට කොහොමද?
Uri sei?(obata kohomada)
ඔබට හමුවී සතුටුයි
Ndinofara kukuziva(obata hamuwi sathutuyi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ඔබට ඉංග්රීසි කතා කරන්න පුළුවන්ද?
Unotaura Chirungu here?(unotaura chirungu here)
මට හින්දි හොඳින් කතා කරන්න බැහැ
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka(handitauri hindi zvakanaka)