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Zulu 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 Zulu 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.
Zulu follows verb-subject-object (VSO) order while Shona follows subject-verb-object (SVO). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Splitting long sentences improves accuracy.
Zulu: Approximately 13 million speakers, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in South Africa. Shona: Approximately 14.2 million speakers worldwide, with about 13.1 million in Zimbabwe.
Everyday phrases translated from Zulu to Shona — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Zulu | Shona |
|---|---|
| Sawubona | Mhoro |
| Sawubona | Mangwanani akanaka |
| Sawubona | Masikati akanaka |
| Sawubona | Manheru akanaka |
| Ulale kahle | Husiku hwakanaka |
| Usale kahle | Mofamba zvakanaka |
| Sobonana kamuva | Tozoonana |
| Sobonana kusasa | Tosangana mangwana |
| Siyakwamukela | Welcome |
| Unjani? | Makadii henyu? |
| Ngiyaphila, ngiyabonga | Ndaswera ndatenda |
| Ube nosuku oluhle | Muve nezuva rakanaka |
| Zulu | Shona |
|---|---|
| Ngiyacela | Ndapota |
| Ngiyabonga | Ndatenda |
| Ngiyabonga kakhulu | Ndinokutendai zvikuru |
| Wamukelekile | Unogamuchirwa |
| Yebo | Hongu |
| Cha | Kwete |
| Uxolo | Pamusoroi |
| Ngiyaxolisa | Ndine urombo |
| Akunankinga | Hapana dambudziko |
| Yebo kunjalo | Chokwadi |
| Siyakuhalalisela | Makorokoto |
| Inhlanhla | Rombo rakanaka |
| Zulu | Shona |
|---|---|
| Ungubani igama lakho? | Zita rako ndiani? |
| Ngiyajabula ukukwazi | Ndafara kukuzivai |
| Uvelaphi? | Unobva kupi? |
| Uneminyaka emingaka? | Une makore mangani? |
| Ngingumfundi | Ndiri mudzidzi |
| Ngilapha ngeholide | Ndiri pano pazororo |
| Ngilapha ngomsebenzi | Ndiri kuno kubasa |
| Umngane wami lo | Iyi ishamwari yangu |
| Zulu | Shona |
|---|---|
| Eyodwa | Imwe |
| Okubili | Vaviri |
| Ezintathu | Vatatu |
| Ezine | Four |
| Ezinhlanu | Shanu |
| Eziyisithupha | Nhanhatu |
| Eziyisikhombisa | Nomwe |
| Isishiyagalombili | Eight |
| Ayisishiyagalolunye | Nine |
| Ishumi | Gumi |
| Ikhulu | Zana |
| Inkulungwane eyodwa | Chiuru chimwe |
| Zulu | Shona |
|---|---|
| Namuhla | Nhasi |
| Kusasa | Mangwana |
| Izolo | Nezuro |
| Manje | Zvino |
| Kamuva | Gare gare |
| Isikhathi sini? | Inguvai? |
| Ekuseni | Mangwanani |
| Kusihlwa | Manheru |
| UMsombuluko | Muvhuro |
| NgoLwesihlanu | Chishanu |
| Ngesonto elizayo | Svondo rinouya |
| Ihora elilodwa | Awa imwe |
| Zulu | Shona |
|---|---|
| Ikuphi indlu yokugezela? | Ko imba yekugezera iripi? |
| Sikuphi isiteshi sesitimela? | Chiteshi chechitima chiripi? |
| Sikuphi isikhumulo sezindiza? | Ndeipi airport? |
| Ngifika kanjani lapho? | Ndosvika seiko? |
| Jikela kwesokunxele | Enda kuruboshwe |
| Jikela kwesokudla | Enda kurudyi |
| Hamba uqonde phambili | Enda mberi |
| Iseduze | Yava pedyo |
| Kukude | Zviri kure |
| Ngilahlekile | Ndarasika |
| Ngidinga itekisi | Ndinoda tekisi |
| Ngingalithenga kuphi ithikithi? | Ndingatenga tikiti kupi? |
| Malini ithikithi? | Imarii tikiti? |
| Ingabe kuphephile ukuhamba? | Kwakachengeteka here kufamba? |
| Zulu | Shona |
|---|---|
| Ngilambile | Ndine nzara |
| Ngomile | Ndine nyota |
| Ngicela, amanzi | Mvura, ndapota |
| Ngicela, itafula lababili | Tafura yevaviri ndapota |
| Ngicela, imenyu | Menyu, ndapota |
| Yini oyincomayo? | Chii chaunorumbidza? |
| Ngingathanda lokhu | Ndinoda izvi |
| Kumnandi | Zvinonaka |
| Ngicela, ibhili | Bhiri, ndapota |
| Angiyidli inyama | Handidyi nyama |
| Nginokungezwani nokudla | Ndine allergy yechikafu |
| Ikhofi | Kofi |
| Itiye | Tea |
| Isinkwa | Chingwa |
| Zulu | Shona |
|---|---|
| Kubiza malini lokhu? | Izvi zvinoda marii? |
| Kubiza kakhulu | Inodhura zvakanyanya |
| Uyawamukela amakhadi esikweletu? | Unogamuchira makadhi echikwereti here? |
| Ngibheka nje | Ndiri kungotarisa |
| Ngizoyithatha | Ndichaitora |
| Vula | Vhura |
| Kuvaliwe | Yakavharwa |
| Ukungena | Entrance |
| Phuma | Exit |
| Ikuphi imakethe? | Musika uripi? |
| Zulu | Shona |
|---|---|
| Usizo | Help |
| Shayela udokotela | Dana chiremba |
| Shayela amaphoyisa | Dana mapurisa |
| Ngidinga usizo | Ndinoda rubatsiro |
| Ngiyagula | Ndiri kurwara |
| Sikuphi isibhedlela? | Chipatara chiripi? |
| Likuphi ikhemisi? | Pharmacy iripi? |
| Kubuhlungu lapha | Zvinorwadza apa |
| Ngidinga udokotela | Ndinoda chiremba |
| Ingabe sikhona isibhedlela eduze? | Pane chipatara padhuze here? |
| Zulu | Shona |
|---|---|
| Ingabe uyasikhuluma isingisi? | Unotaura chirungu here? |
| Angiqondi | Handinzwisise |
| Ngiyaqonda | Ndinonzwisisa |
| Ngicela ukhulume kancane | Ndapota taura zvishoma nezvishoma |
| Sicela uphinde lokho | Ndapota dzokorora izvozvo |
| Ngicela uyibhale phansi | Ndapota nyora pasi |
| Kusho ukuthini lokhu? | Izvi zvinorevei? |
| Ukusho kanjani lokhu? | Unozvitaura sei izvi? |
| Ngiyafunda | Ndiri kudzidza |
| Ngikhuluma kancane | Ndinotaura zvishoma |
| Ungangisiza? | Mungandibatsirewo here? |
| Angazi | 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.
Primarily spoken in South Africa, especially in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. It is also spoken in parts of Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho, and Mozambique.
Uses the Latin alphabet with additional letters: c, q, x, and click sounds (c, x, and q are used to represent these click sounds).
Features a unique set of click sounds, including the lateral click (x), alveolar click (c), and palatal click (q).
Verb-subject-object (VSO) order is typical, with a highly agglutinative structure, using prefixes and suffixes to modify verbs and nouns for tense, aspect, mood, and person.
Includes many words from Afrikaans and English due to colonial and modern influences.
Part of the Nguni subgroup of the Bantu languages, which also includes Xhosa, Swati, and Ndebele.
Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Zulu script, which was a variant of the Mandombe script.
Adopted the Latin script during the 19th century with the work of missionaries who developed a written form of the language.
Approximately 13 million speakers, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in South Africa.
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