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How Tswana and Shona compare

Shared writing system

Tswana 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.

Related languages

Both Tswana 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.

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

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

Common Tswana phrases in Shona

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

Greetings

Dumela
Mhoro
Moso o montle
Mangwanani akanaka
Dumela thapama
Masikati akanaka
Maitsiboa a mantle
Manheru akanaka
Robala sentle
Husiku hwakanaka
Salang sentle
Mofamba zvakanaka
Re tla bonana moragonyana
Tozoonana
Re tla bonana ka moso
Tosangana mangwana
O amogetswe
Welcome
O tsogile jang?
Makadii henyu?
Ke siame, ke a leboga
Ndaswera ndatenda
Nna le letsatsi le le monate
Muve nezuva rakanaka

Courtesy

Tsweetswee
Ndapota
Ke a leboga
Ndatenda
Re leboga go menagane
Ndinokutendai zvikuru
O amogelesegile
Unogamuchirwa
Ee
Hongu
Nnyaa
Kwete
Tshwarelo
Pamusoroi
Ke maswabi
Ndine urombo
Ga go na bothata
Hapana dambudziko
Ee
Chokwadi
Rea go akgola
Makorokoto
Re go lakaletsa masego
Rombo rakanaka

Introductions

Leina la gago ke mang?
Zita rako ndiani?
Ke itumelela go go itse
Ndafara kukuzivai
O tswa kae?
Unobva kupi?
O na le dingwaga tse kae?
Une makore mangani?
Ke moithuti
Ndiri mudzidzi
Ke fano ka malatsi a boikhutso
Ndiri pano pazororo
Ke fano ka ntlha ya tiro
Ndiri kuno kubasa
Yo ke tsala ya me
Iyi ishamwari yangu

Numbers

Nngwe
Imwe
Tse pedi
Vaviri
Tse tharo
Vatatu
Nne
Four
Tlhano
Shanu
Thataro
Nhanhatu
Supa
Nomwe
Robedi
Eight
Robongwe
Nine
Lesome
Gumi
Lekgolo
Zana
Sekete
Chiuru chimwe

Time and dates

Gompieno
Nhasi
Ka moso
Mangwana
Maabane
Nezuro
Jaanong
Zvino
Moragonyana
Gare gare
Ke nako mang?
Inguvai?
Mo mosong
Mangwanani
Maitsiboa
Manheru
Mosupologo
Muvhuro
Labotlhano
Chishanu
Beke e e tlang
Svondo rinouya
Ura e le nngwe
Awa imwe

Directions and travel

Ntlwana ya botlhapelo e kae?
Ko imba yekugezera iripi?
Seteišene sa terena se kae?
Chiteshi chechitima chiripi?
Boemelafofane bo kae?
Ndeipi airport?
Ke tla ya jang koo?
Ndosvika seiko?
Retologela ka fa molemeng
Enda kuruboshwe
Retologela ka fa mojeng
Enda kurudyi
Tswelela ka tlhamalalo
Enda mberi
E gaufi
Yava pedyo
Go kgakala
Zviri kure
Ke latlhegile
Ndarasika
Ke tlhoka thekisi
Ndinoda tekisi
Nka reka thekethe kae?
Ndingatenga tikiti kupi?
Thekethe ke bokae?
Imarii tikiti?
A go babalesegile go tsamaya?
Kwakachengeteka here kufamba?

Food and restaurants

Ke tshwerwe ke tlala
Ndine nzara
Ke nyorilwe
Ndine nyota
Metsi, tsweetswee
Mvura, ndapota
Tafole ya batho ba le babedi, tsweetswee
Tafura yevaviri ndapota
Menyu, tsweetswee
Menyu, ndapota
O akantsha eng?
Chii chaunorumbidza?
Nka rata seno
Ndinoda izvi
E monate
Zvinonaka
Molaotlhomo, tsweetswee
Bhiri, ndapota
Ga ke je nama
Handidyi nyama
Ke na le aleji ya dijo
Ndine allergy yechikafu
Kofi
Kofi
Teye
Tea
Borotho
Chingwa

Shopping and money

Se se ja bokae?
Izvi zvinoda marii?
E tura thata
Inodhura zvakanyanya
A o amogela dikarata tsa sekoloto?
Unogamuchira makadhi echikwereti here?
Ke batla fela
Ndiri kungotarisa
Ke tla e tsaya
Ndichaitora
Bula
Vhura
E tswetswe
Yakavharwa
Botseno
Entrance
Tswa
Exit
Mmaraka o kae?
Musika uripi?

Emergency and health

Thuso
Help
Leletsa ngaka
Dana chiremba
Leletsa mapodisi
Dana mapurisa
Ke kopa thuso
Ndinoda rubatsiro
Ke a lwala
Ndiri kurwara
Kokelo e kae?
Chipatara chiripi?
Khemisi e kae?
Pharmacy iripi?
Go botlhoko fa
Zvinorwadza apa
Ke tlhoka ngaka
Ndinoda chiremba
A go na le bookelo gaufi?
Pane chipatara padhuze here?

Getting help with language

A o kgona Sekgowa?
Unotaura chirungu here?
Ga ke tlhaloganye
Handinzwisise
Ke a tlhaloganya
Ndinonzwisisa
Ke kopa o bue ka iketlo
Ndapota taura zvishoma nezvishoma
Tsweetswee boeletsa seo
Ndapota dzokorora izvozvo
Tsweetswee e kwale
Ndapota nyora pasi
Seno se kaya eng?
Izvi zvinorevei?
O bua jang se?
Unozvitaura sei izvi?
Ke ithuta
Ndiri kudzidza
Ke bua go le gonnye
Ndinotaura zvishoma
A o ka nthusa?
Mungandibatsirewo here?
Ga ke itse
Handizive

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

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.

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.

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