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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.
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.
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.
Tswana: Approximately 8.2 million speakers. Shona: Approximately 14.2 million speakers worldwide, with about 13.1 million in Zimbabwe.
Everyday phrases translated from Tswana to Shona — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Tswana | Shona |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tswana | Shona |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tswana | Shona |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tswana | Shona |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tswana | Shona |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tswana | Shona |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Tswana | Shona |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tswana | Shona |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Tswana | Shona |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Tswana | Shona |
|---|---|
| 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.
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 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.
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