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Shona Vocabulary - Count to 10
Welcome to the Shona Vocabulary - Count to 10 lesson. This lesson will teach you the basics of counting in Shona. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎
Main Words
Here are some basic words and phrases in Shona.
Word in Shona | Pronunciation | English Translation |
---|---|---|
munhu | mu-nhu | person |
makumi mana | ma-ku-mi ma-na | ten |
makumi maviri | ma-ku-mi ma-vi-ri | twenty |
makumi matatu | ma-ku-mi ma-ta-tu | thirty |
makumi mana nemaviri | ma-ku-mi ma-na ne-ma-vi-ri | forty |
makumi mana nematatu | ma-ku-mi ma-na ne-ma-ta-tu | fifty |
makumi mana nenhatu | ma-ku-mi ma-na ne-nha-tu | sixty |
makumi mana nenhanhatu | ma-ku-mi ma-na ne-nha-nha-tu | seventy |
makumi mana nenhanerimwe | ma-ku-mi ma-na ne-nha-ne-ri-mwe | eighty |
makumi mana nenhanerimwe nemaviri | ma-ku-mi ma-na ne-nha-ne-ri-mwe ne-ma-vi-ri | ninety |
makumi mana nenhanerimwe nematatu | ma-ku-mi ma-na ne-nha-ne-ri-mwe ne-ma-ta-tu | one hundred |
Useful Phrases
Here are some useful phrases in Shona:
- Ndiri makumi mana. (ndi-ri ma-ku-mi ma-na) – I am ten.
- Ndiri makumi maviri. (ndi-ri ma-ku-mi ma-vi-ri) – I am twenty.
- Ndiri makumi matatu. (ndi-ri ma-ku-mi ma-ta-tu) – I am thirty.
- Ndiri makumi mana nemaviri. (ndi-ri ma-ku-mi ma-na ne-ma-vi-ri) – I am forty.
- Ndiri makumi mana nematatu. (ndi-ri ma-ku-mi ma-na ne-ma-ta-tu) – I am fifty.
- Ndiri makumi mana nenhatu. (ndi-ri ma-ku-mi ma-na ne-nha-tu) – I am sixty.
- Ndiri makumi mana nenhanhatu. (ndi-ri ma-ku-mi ma-na ne-nha-nha-tu) – I am seventy.
- Ndiri makumi mana nenhanerimwe. (ndi-ri ma-ku-mi ma-na ne-nha-ne-ri-mwe) – I am eighty.
- Ndiri makumi mana nenhanerimwe nemaviri. (ndi-ri ma-ku-mi ma-na ne-nha-ne-ri-mwe ne-ma-vi-ri) – I am ninety.
- Ndiri makumi mana nenhanerimwe nematatu. (ndi-ri ma-ku-mi ma-na ne-nha-ne-ri-mwe ne-ma-ta-tu) – I am one hundred.
Related Lessons
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Videos
Counting 1 to 10 - 1 minute Shona Vocabulary - YouTube
How to count in Shona tutorial for beginners (1-10) - YouTube