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How Shona and Tswana compare

Shared writing system

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.

Related languages

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.

Matching sentence structure

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.

Speakers

Shona: Approximately 14.2 million speakers worldwide, with about 13.1 million in Zimbabwe. Tswana: Approximately 8.2 million speakers.

Common Shona phrases in Tswana

Everyday phrases translated from Shona to Tswana — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

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

Courtesy

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

Introductions

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

Numbers

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

Time and dates

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

Directions and travel

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?

Food and restaurants

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

Shopping and money

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?

Emergency and health

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?

Getting help with language

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.

About Tswana Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin script.

Vowels

aeiou

Consonants

bdfghjklmnprstvwyz

Phonetics

Features a rich consonant system, including clicks and implosives.

Grammar and Syntax

Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Utilizes noun classes and concord systems.

Loanwords

Includes loanwords from English and Afrikaans.

Language Family

Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

Writing Systems

Latin script.

Writing System History

Standardized during the colonial period with contributions from missionaries.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 8.2 million speakers.

About Shona Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Zimbabwe and parts of Mozambique, with communities in Botswana, Zambia, and Shona diaspora worldwide.

Alphabet

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

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

bchdfghjklmnprssvtvwyzzhzv

Phonetics

Features 5 vowel phonemes, distinctive whistled sibilants (sv, zv), and high-low tone system affecting grammatical and lexical meaning.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Complex noun class system with 21 classes and extensive concordial agreement.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from English, Afrikaans, and other Bantu languages due to colonial history and regional contact.

Language Family

Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, closely related to other southeastern Bantu languages.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with digraphs for complex consonant sounds.

Writing System History

Written system developed by missionaries in late 19th century, orthography standardized for educational and official use.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 14.2 million speakers worldwide, with about 13.1 million in Zimbabwe.

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