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Shona and Swahili are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.
Both Shona and Swahili belong to the Niger-Congo language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.
Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.
Shona: Approximately 14.2 million speakers worldwide, with about 13.1 million in Zimbabwe. Swahili: Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.
Everyday phrases translated from Shona to Swahili — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Shona | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Mhoro | Habari |
| Mangwanani akanaka | Habari za asubuhi |
| Masikati akanaka | Habari za mchana |
| Manheru akanaka | Habari za jioni |
| Husiku hwakanaka | Usiku mwema |
| Mofamba zvakanaka | Kwaheri |
| Tozoonana | Tuonane baadaye |
| Tosangana mangwana | Tuonane kesho |
| Welcome | Karibu |
| Makadii henyu? | Habari yako? |
| Ndaswera ndatenda | Sijambo, asante |
| Muve nezuva rakanaka | Uwe na siku njema |
| Shona | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Ndapota | Tafadhali |
| Ndatenda | Asante |
| Ndinokutendai zvikuru | Asante sana |
| Unogamuchirwa | Mnakaribishwa |
| Hongu | Ndiyo |
| Kwete | Hapana |
| Pamusoroi | Samahani |
| Ndine urombo | Samahani |
| Hapana dambudziko | Hakuna tatizo |
| Chokwadi | Bila shaka |
| Makorokoto | Hongera sana |
| Rombo rakanaka | Bahati nzuri |
| Shona | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Zita rako ndiani? | Jina lako ni nani? |
| Ndafara kukuzivai | Nimefurahi kukutana nawe |
| Unobva kupi? | Unatoka wapi? |
| Une makore mangani? | Una umri gani? |
| Ndiri mudzidzi | Mimi ni mwanafunzi |
| Ndiri pano pazororo | Niko hapa likizo |
| Ndiri kuno kubasa | Niko hapa kwa kazi |
| Iyi ishamwari yangu | Huyu ni rafiki yangu |
| Shona | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Imwe | Moja |
| Vaviri | Mbili |
| Vatatu | Tatu |
| Four | Nne |
| Shanu | Tano |
| Nhanhatu | Sita |
| Nomwe | Saba |
| Eight | Nane |
| Nine | Tisa |
| Gumi | Kumi |
| Zana | Mia moja |
| Chiuru chimwe | Elfu moja |
| Shona | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Nhasi | Leo |
| Mangwana | Kesho |
| Nezuro | Jana |
| Zvino | Sasa |
| Gare gare | Baadaye |
| Inguvai? | Ni saa ngapi? |
| Mangwanani | Asubuhi |
| Manheru | Wakati wa jioni |
| Muvhuro | Jumatatu |
| Chishanu | Ijumaa |
| Svondo rinouya | Wiki ijayo |
| Awa imwe | Saa moja |
| Shona | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Ko imba yekugezera iripi? | Bafuni iko wapi? |
| Chiteshi chechitima chiripi? | Kituo cha gari moshi kiko wapi? |
| Ndeipi airport? | Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi? |
| Ndosvika seiko? | Nitafikaje huko? |
| Enda kuruboshwe | Pinduka kushoto |
| Enda kurudyi | Geuka kulia |
| Enda mberi | Nenda mbele moja kwa moja |
| Yava pedyo | Iko karibu |
| Zviri kure | Ni mbali |
| Ndarasika | Nimepotea |
| Ndinoda tekisi | Nahitaji teksi |
| Ndingatenga tikiti kupi? | Je, ninaweza kununua tikiti wapi? |
| Imarii tikiti? | Tikiti ni shilingi ngapi? |
| Kwakachengeteka here kufamba? | Je, ni salama kutembea? |
| Shona | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Ndine nzara | Nina njaa |
| Ndine nyota | Nina kiu |
| Mvura, ndapota | Maji, tafadhali |
| Tafura yevaviri ndapota | Jedwali la watu wawili, tafadhali |
| Menyu, ndapota | Menyu, tafadhali |
| Chii chaunorumbidza? | Je, unapendekeza nini? |
| Ndinoda izvi | Ningependa hii |
| Zvinonaka | Ni ladha |
| Bhiri, ndapota | Mswada, tafadhali |
| Handidyi nyama | Sili nyama |
| Ndine allergy yechikafu | Nina mzio wa chakula |
| Kofi | Kahawa |
| Tea | Chai |
| Chingwa | Mkate |
| Shona | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Izvi zvinoda marii? | Hii inagharimu kiasi gani? |
| Inodhura zvakanyanya | Ni ghali sana |
| Unogamuchira makadhi echikwereti here? | Je, unakubali kadi za mkopo? |
| Ndiri kungotarisa | Natafuta tu |
| Ndichaitora | Nitaichukua |
| Vhura | Fungua |
| Yakavharwa | Imefungwa |
| Entrance | Kiingilio |
| Exit | Toka |
| Musika uripi? | Soko liko wapi? |
| Shona | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Help | Msaada |
| Dana chiremba | Piga daktari |
| Dana mapurisa | Piga polisi |
| Ndinoda rubatsiro | Nahitaji msaada |
| Ndiri kurwara | Mimi ni mgonjwa |
| Chipatara chiripi? | Hospitali iko wapi? |
| Pharmacy iripi? | Duka la dawa liko wapi? |
| Zvinorwadza apa | Inauma hapa |
| Ndinoda chiremba | Nahitaji daktari |
| Pane chipatara padhuze here? | Je, kuna hospitali karibu? |
| Shona | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Unotaura chirungu here? | Je, unazungumza Kiingereza? |
| Handinzwisise | Sielewi |
| Ndinonzwisisa | Ninaelewa |
| Ndapota taura zvishoma nezvishoma | Tafadhali ongea polepole |
| Ndapota dzokorora izvozvo | Tafadhali rudia hilo |
| Ndapota nyora pasi | Tafadhali iandike |
| Izvi zvinorevei? | Hii ina maana gani? |
| Unozvitaura sei izvi? | Unasemaje hili? |
| Ndiri kudzidza | Ninajifunza |
| Ndinotaura zvishoma | Naongea kidogo |
| Mungandibatsirewo here? | Unaweza kunisaidia? |
| Handizive | Sijui |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Spoken in several countries in East Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mozambique, as well as in the African Great Lakes region.
Uses the Latin alphabet, with additional letters CH (ch as in 'church'), DH (dh as in 'this'), GH (gh as in 'giant'), KH (kh as in 'khan'), NG' (ng as in 'sing'), NY (ny as in 'canyon'), SH (sh as in 'shoe'), TH (th as in 'thin'), UU (uu as in 'boot'), and vowels with diacritical marks (É as in 'é', Ó as in 'ó').
Features a distinctive set of sounds, including the 'dh' sound (like 'th' in 'this') and the 'kh' sound (like 'ch' in 'loch').
Subject-verb-object (SVO) order predominates. Features complex verb conjugation and an extensive noun class system.
Includes words from Arabic, Portuguese, English, and other languages due to historical and modern influences.
Part of the Bantu language family, under the Niger-Congo language group.
Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Arabic script.
Transitioned from Arabic to Latin script during the colonial period.
Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.
Primarily spoken in Zimbabwe and parts of Mozambique, with communities in Botswana, Zambia, and Shona diaspora worldwide.
Uses Latin alphabet with 23 letters: A, B, CH, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, SV, T, U, V, W, Y, Z, ZH, ZV
Features 5 vowel phonemes, distinctive whistled sibilants (sv, zv), and high-low tone system affecting grammatical and lexical meaning.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Complex noun class system with 21 classes and extensive concordial agreement.
Contains loanwords from English, Afrikaans, and other Bantu languages due to colonial history and regional contact.
Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, closely related to other southeastern Bantu languages.
Uses Latin script with digraphs for complex consonant sounds.
Written system developed by missionaries in late 19th century, orthography standardized for educational and official use.
Approximately 14.2 million speakers worldwide, with about 13.1 million in Zimbabwe.
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