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Swahili and Shona 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 Swahili and Shona 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.
Swahili: Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region. Shona: Approximately 14.2 million speakers worldwide, with about 13.1 million in Zimbabwe.
Everyday phrases translated from Swahili to Shona — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Swahili | Shona |
|---|---|
| Habari | Mhoro |
| Habari za asubuhi | Mangwanani akanaka |
| Habari za mchana | Masikati akanaka |
| Habari za jioni | Manheru akanaka |
| Usiku mwema | Husiku hwakanaka |
| Kwaheri | Mofamba zvakanaka |
| Tuonane baadaye | Tozoonana |
| Tuonane kesho | Tosangana mangwana |
| Karibu | Welcome |
| Habari yako? | Makadii henyu? |
| Sijambo, asante | Ndaswera ndatenda |
| Uwe na siku njema | Muve nezuva rakanaka |
| Swahili | Shona |
|---|---|
| Tafadhali | Ndapota |
| Asante | Ndatenda |
| Asante sana | Ndinokutendai zvikuru |
| Mnakaribishwa | Unogamuchirwa |
| Ndiyo | Hongu |
| Hapana | Kwete |
| Samahani | Pamusoroi |
| Samahani | Ndine urombo |
| Hakuna tatizo | Hapana dambudziko |
| Bila shaka | Chokwadi |
| Hongera sana | Makorokoto |
| Bahati nzuri | Rombo rakanaka |
| Swahili | Shona |
|---|---|
| Jina lako ni nani? | Zita rako ndiani? |
| Nimefurahi kukutana nawe | Ndafara kukuzivai |
| Unatoka wapi? | Unobva kupi? |
| Una umri gani? | Une makore mangani? |
| Mimi ni mwanafunzi | Ndiri mudzidzi |
| Niko hapa likizo | Ndiri pano pazororo |
| Niko hapa kwa kazi | Ndiri kuno kubasa |
| Huyu ni rafiki yangu | Iyi ishamwari yangu |
| Swahili | Shona |
|---|---|
| Moja | Imwe |
| Mbili | Vaviri |
| Tatu | Vatatu |
| Nne | Four |
| Tano | Shanu |
| Sita | Nhanhatu |
| Saba | Nomwe |
| Nane | Eight |
| Tisa | Nine |
| Kumi | Gumi |
| Mia moja | Zana |
| Elfu moja | Chiuru chimwe |
| Swahili | Shona |
|---|---|
| Leo | Nhasi |
| Kesho | Mangwana |
| Jana | Nezuro |
| Sasa | Zvino |
| Baadaye | Gare gare |
| Ni saa ngapi? | Inguvai? |
| Asubuhi | Mangwanani |
| Wakati wa jioni | Manheru |
| Jumatatu | Muvhuro |
| Ijumaa | Chishanu |
| Wiki ijayo | Svondo rinouya |
| Saa moja | Awa imwe |
| Swahili | Shona |
|---|---|
| Bafuni iko wapi? | Ko imba yekugezera iripi? |
| Kituo cha gari moshi kiko wapi? | Chiteshi chechitima chiripi? |
| Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi? | Ndeipi airport? |
| Nitafikaje huko? | Ndosvika seiko? |
| Pinduka kushoto | Enda kuruboshwe |
| Geuka kulia | Enda kurudyi |
| Nenda mbele moja kwa moja | Enda mberi |
| Iko karibu | Yava pedyo |
| Ni mbali | Zviri kure |
| Nimepotea | Ndarasika |
| Nahitaji teksi | Ndinoda tekisi |
| Je, ninaweza kununua tikiti wapi? | Ndingatenga tikiti kupi? |
| Tikiti ni shilingi ngapi? | Imarii tikiti? |
| Je, ni salama kutembea? | Kwakachengeteka here kufamba? |
| Swahili | Shona |
|---|---|
| Nina njaa | Ndine nzara |
| Nina kiu | Ndine nyota |
| Maji, tafadhali | Mvura, ndapota |
| Jedwali la watu wawili, tafadhali | Tafura yevaviri ndapota |
| Menyu, tafadhali | Menyu, ndapota |
| Je, unapendekeza nini? | Chii chaunorumbidza? |
| Ningependa hii | Ndinoda izvi |
| Ni ladha | Zvinonaka |
| Mswada, tafadhali | Bhiri, ndapota |
| Sili nyama | Handidyi nyama |
| Nina mzio wa chakula | Ndine allergy yechikafu |
| Kahawa | Kofi |
| Chai | Tea |
| Mkate | Chingwa |
| Swahili | Shona |
|---|---|
| Hii inagharimu kiasi gani? | Izvi zvinoda marii? |
| Ni ghali sana | Inodhura zvakanyanya |
| Je, unakubali kadi za mkopo? | Unogamuchira makadhi echikwereti here? |
| Natafuta tu | Ndiri kungotarisa |
| Nitaichukua | Ndichaitora |
| Fungua | Vhura |
| Imefungwa | Yakavharwa |
| Kiingilio | Entrance |
| Toka | Exit |
| Soko liko wapi? | Musika uripi? |
| Swahili | Shona |
|---|---|
| Msaada | Help |
| Piga daktari | Dana chiremba |
| Piga polisi | Dana mapurisa |
| Nahitaji msaada | Ndinoda rubatsiro |
| Mimi ni mgonjwa | Ndiri kurwara |
| Hospitali iko wapi? | Chipatara chiripi? |
| Duka la dawa liko wapi? | Pharmacy iripi? |
| Inauma hapa | Zvinorwadza apa |
| Nahitaji daktari | Ndinoda chiremba |
| Je, kuna hospitali karibu? | Pane chipatara padhuze here? |
| Swahili | Shona |
|---|---|
| Je, unazungumza Kiingereza? | Unotaura chirungu here? |
| Sielewi | Handinzwisise |
| Ninaelewa | Ndinonzwisisa |
| Tafadhali ongea polepole | Ndapota taura zvishoma nezvishoma |
| Tafadhali rudia hilo | Ndapota dzokorora izvozvo |
| Tafadhali iandike | Ndapota nyora pasi |
| Hii ina maana gani? | Izvi zvinorevei? |
| Unasemaje hili? | Unozvitaura sei izvi? |
| Ninajifunza | Ndiri kudzidza |
| Naongea kidogo | Ndinotaura zvishoma |
| Unaweza kunisaidia? | Mungandibatsirewo here? |
| Sijui | Handizive |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
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.
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.
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