The read (listen) and repeat formula is designed to increase your intuitive understanding of Shona sentence structures.
Home (Kumba)
To live – Kugara
You live – unogara
Where – kupi
Where do you live? – Unogara kupi
I live in Alex Park – Ndinogara kuAlex Park
Where is that – Ndekupi ikoko?
Near – Pedyo
It is near Mount Pleasant – Iri pedyo neMount Pleasant
Marital Status
To marry – Kuroora
To be married – Kuroorwa
Are you married? – Wakaroora/wakaroorwa here?
Im married – Ndakaroora/ Ndakaroorwa
Im single – Handina kuroora/kuroorwa
Im engaged – Ndakapiwa chitsidzo
Im divorced – Ndakarambana nemukadzi/murume
Im a widow – Ndakafirwa nemurume
Im a widower – Ndakafirwa nemukadzi
Have Kuva/Kuve
I have – ndine
A child – mwana
Children – vana
I have two children – ndine vana vaviri
You have – une
He/she has – ane
It has – ine / chine / rine
You have (singular or informal) une
You have (plural or formal) – mune
We have – tine
They have – vane
I dont have – handina
I dont have any children handina vana
You dont have (singular or informal) – hauna
You dont have (plural or formal) – hamuna
She /.He doesnt have (singular or informal) – haana
She /.He doesnt have – havana
We dont have – hatina
They dont have – havana
The following is part of a series of Shona lessons provided by http://www.learnshona.com. The audio versions are available at learnshona.com. Please note that learnShona.com courses are designed to teach you by listening and repeating the words, as this is similar to the highly effective and proven Pimsleur technique. As such, it will be more difficult, and much slower, to grasp by reading alone. We recommend downloading the audio course to listen and repeat.
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