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Shona and Tswana 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 Tswana 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. Tswana: Approximately 8.2 million speakers.
Everyday phrases translated from Shona to Tswana — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Shona | Tswana |
|---|---|
| Mhoro | Dumela |
| Mangwanani akanaka | Moso o montle |
| Masikati akanaka | Dumela thapama |
| Manheru akanaka | Maitsiboa a mantle |
| Husiku hwakanaka | Robala sentle |
| Mofamba zvakanaka | Salang sentle |
| Tozoonana | Re tla bonana moragonyana |
| Tosangana mangwana | Re tla bonana ka moso |
| Welcome | O amogetswe |
| Makadii henyu? | O tsogile jang? |
| Ndaswera ndatenda | Ke siame, ke a leboga |
| Muve nezuva rakanaka | Nna le letsatsi le le monate |
| Shona | Tswana |
|---|---|
| Ndapota | Tsweetswee |
| Ndatenda | Ke a leboga |
| Ndinokutendai zvikuru | Re leboga go menagane |
| Unogamuchirwa | O amogelesegile |
| Hongu | Ee |
| Kwete | Nnyaa |
| Pamusoroi | Tshwarelo |
| Ndine urombo | Ke maswabi |
| Hapana dambudziko | Ga go na bothata |
| Chokwadi | Ee |
| Makorokoto | Rea go akgola |
| Rombo rakanaka | Re go lakaletsa masego |
| Shona | Tswana |
|---|---|
| Zita rako ndiani? | Leina la gago ke mang? |
| Ndafara kukuzivai | Ke itumelela go go itse |
| Unobva kupi? | O tswa kae? |
| Une makore mangani? | O na le dingwaga tse kae? |
| Ndiri mudzidzi | Ke moithuti |
| Ndiri pano pazororo | Ke fano ka malatsi a boikhutso |
| Ndiri kuno kubasa | Ke fano ka ntlha ya tiro |
| Iyi ishamwari yangu | Yo ke tsala ya me |
| Shona | Tswana |
|---|---|
| Imwe | Nngwe |
| Vaviri | Tse pedi |
| Vatatu | Tse tharo |
| Four | Nne |
| Shanu | Tlhano |
| Nhanhatu | Thataro |
| Nomwe | Supa |
| Eight | Robedi |
| Nine | Robongwe |
| Gumi | Lesome |
| Zana | Lekgolo |
| Chiuru chimwe | Sekete |
| Shona | Tswana |
|---|---|
| Nhasi | Gompieno |
| Mangwana | Ka moso |
| Nezuro | Maabane |
| Zvino | Jaanong |
| Gare gare | Moragonyana |
| Inguvai? | Ke nako mang? |
| Mangwanani | Mo mosong |
| Manheru | Maitsiboa |
| Muvhuro | Mosupologo |
| Chishanu | Labotlhano |
| Svondo rinouya | Beke e e tlang |
| Awa imwe | Ura e le nngwe |
| Shona | Tswana |
|---|---|
| Ko imba yekugezera iripi? | Ntlwana ya botlhapelo e kae? |
| Chiteshi chechitima chiripi? | Seteišene sa terena se kae? |
| Ndeipi airport? | Boemelafofane bo kae? |
| Ndosvika seiko? | Ke tla ya jang koo? |
| Enda kuruboshwe | Retologela ka fa molemeng |
| Enda kurudyi | Retologela ka fa mojeng |
| Enda mberi | Tswelela ka tlhamalalo |
| Yava pedyo | E gaufi |
| Zviri kure | Go kgakala |
| Ndarasika | Ke latlhegile |
| Ndinoda tekisi | Ke tlhoka thekisi |
| Ndingatenga tikiti kupi? | Nka reka thekethe kae? |
| Imarii tikiti? | Thekethe ke bokae? |
| Kwakachengeteka here kufamba? | A go babalesegile go tsamaya? |
| Shona | Tswana |
|---|---|
| Ndine nzara | Ke tshwerwe ke tlala |
| Ndine nyota | Ke nyorilwe |
| Mvura, ndapota | Metsi, tsweetswee |
| Tafura yevaviri ndapota | Tafole ya batho ba le babedi, tsweetswee |
| Menyu, ndapota | Menyu, tsweetswee |
| Chii chaunorumbidza? | O akantsha eng? |
| Ndinoda izvi | Nka rata seno |
| Zvinonaka | E monate |
| Bhiri, ndapota | Molaotlhomo, tsweetswee |
| Handidyi nyama | Ga ke je nama |
| Ndine allergy yechikafu | Ke na le aleji ya dijo |
| Kofi | Kofi |
| Tea | Teye |
| Chingwa | Borotho |
| Shona | Tswana |
|---|---|
| Izvi zvinoda marii? | Se se ja bokae? |
| Inodhura zvakanyanya | E tura thata |
| Unogamuchira makadhi echikwereti here? | A o amogela dikarata tsa sekoloto? |
| Ndiri kungotarisa | Ke batla fela |
| Ndichaitora | Ke tla e tsaya |
| Vhura | Bula |
| Yakavharwa | E tswetswe |
| Entrance | Botseno |
| Exit | Tswa |
| Musika uripi? | Mmaraka o kae? |
| Shona | Tswana |
|---|---|
| Help | Thuso |
| Dana chiremba | Leletsa ngaka |
| Dana mapurisa | Leletsa mapodisi |
| Ndinoda rubatsiro | Ke kopa thuso |
| Ndiri kurwara | Ke a lwala |
| Chipatara chiripi? | Kokelo e kae? |
| Pharmacy iripi? | Khemisi e kae? |
| Zvinorwadza apa | Go botlhoko fa |
| Ndinoda chiremba | Ke tlhoka ngaka |
| Pane chipatara padhuze here? | A go na le bookelo gaufi? |
| Shona | Tswana |
|---|---|
| Unotaura chirungu here? | A o kgona Sekgowa? |
| Handinzwisise | Ga ke tlhaloganye |
| Ndinonzwisisa | Ke a tlhaloganya |
| Ndapota taura zvishoma nezvishoma | Ke kopa o bue ka iketlo |
| Ndapota dzokorora izvozvo | Tsweetswee boeletsa seo |
| Ndapota nyora pasi | Tsweetswee e kwale |
| Izvi zvinorevei? | Seno se kaya eng? |
| Unozvitaura sei izvi? | O bua jang se? |
| Ndiri kudzidza | Ke ithuta |
| Ndinotaura zvishoma | Ke bua go le gonnye |
| Mungandibatsirewo here? | A o ka nthusa? |
| Handizive | Ga ke itse |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Spoken in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.
Uses the Latin script.
Features a rich consonant system, including clicks and implosives.
Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Utilizes noun classes and concord systems.
Includes loanwords from English and Afrikaans.
Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
Latin script.
Standardized during the colonial period with contributions from missionaries.
Approximately 8.2 million speakers.
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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