The read (listen) and repeat formula is designed to increase your intuitive understanding of Shona sentence structures.
Family & Age
Comparatives/Superlatives relating to Family and Age
Young younger – mudiki, mudiki pane.
Younger brother – hanzvadzi diki
Younger sister – muninina (for a female)
I have one younger brother and two younger sisters – ndine hanzvadzi diki imwe
nevaninina vaviri
Old, older – mukuru ,mukuru pane..
Older brother – hanzvadzi huru
Older sister – mukoma(for a female)
I have one older brother and two older sisters – ndine hanzvadzi huru imwe
nevakoma vaviri
Youngest – mudiki pane vose
I am the youngest – ndiri mudiki pane vose
She is the youngest – iye ndiye mudiki pane vose
Oldest – mukuru pane vose
I am the oldest – ini ndini mukuru pane vose
Older than – mukuru kuna
My sister is older than me – mukoma wangu mukuru kwandiri
Years makore
She is two years older than me – mukuru kwandiri nemakore maviri
I am one year older than him – ndiri mukuru kwaari negore rimwe.
Possessives
Their -avo
Names (plural) – mazita
What are their names – mazita avo ndivanaani?
My young brothers name is – Tendai Hanzvadzi yangu diki inonzi Tendai
His name is Tendai Zita – rake ndiTendai
My older brothers name is Dan – Hanzvadzi yangu huru inonzi Dan
My younger sisters name is Sekai – Muninina wangu anonzi Sekai
My older sisters name is Maria – Mukoma wangu anonzi Maria
Likes/Dislikes
(Zvaunoda/Zvausingadi)
Food – zvokudya
To like – kufarira
What is your favorite food? (The food that you like is what?) – Unofarira kudya chii?
My favorite food (The food that l like )is – zvokudya zvandinofarira i.
Drink – zvinwiwa
Whats your favorite drink? – Unofarira kunwa chii?
Whats her favorite drink? – Anofarira kunwa chii?
What do you not like – Chii chausingafariri?
Languages (Mitauro)
Shona – Chishona
Ndebele – ChiNdevere
English – ChiRungu
French – ChiFrench
Spanish – ChiSpanish
To Speak (Kutaura)
I speak – Ndinotaura
I speak English and French well – Ndinotaura ChiRungu neChiFrench
zvakanaka
You speak Shona – very well Unotaura Chishona zvakanaka chaizvo
He/she speaks – Anotaura
You speak – Unotaura
We speak – Tinotaura
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