My husband is Zimbabwean and I’m Haitian. He’s taking me to Zimbabwe for the first time in December of 2024! I don’t wanna be lost in conversation the whole time I’m in Zim, so I’m starting to learn Shona now, so I can be able to hold a conversation by the time I meet his family and friends. I also would love to impress them by being able to communicate with them in their language. I’m excited to learn! Thank you for these videos. You earned my subscription lol 👌🏾👏🏾.
My mum sent me this video because I always use to pronounce mhoroi wrong, and said the way I pronounced it sounded like I was insulting someone😅 Can’t wait to learn more
My sister’s boyfriend is from Zimbabwe and I want to surprise him by speaking Shona even though he was born in UK and we can speak english 🤞😄 Let’s go! 💯
@@kimxx1528 lol sorry for the months later reply but yes XD. Born in Britain tho so technically Black British and Zimbabwean. Proud to be both and have dual citizenship
My boyfriend is from zim and is currently home visiting his family. He gets back in the middle of August and I would love to surprise him with hopefully some small talk communication. He misses speaking Shona and hearing it so I want to help him with that! I’m so glad I found a reliable channel for learning Shona! Thank you!
My partner is from Zim and we’ve been together for quite some time. It bothers me that I can’t speak Shona cause he speaks my language fluently. I should have learned Shona long time ago just I don’t put effort and commit..so as from today I wanna start learning Shona and watch TH-cam Shona videos everyday. So thank you so much for these videos, will watch them all. One of my resolutions this year is to learn Shona. I do know few words but every time when someone try to speak Shona with me I forget every Shona word I know lol don’t know if this happens to me only, it’s so frustrating and discourage me but this time around I’m serious 😭I would really love to be fluent in Shona. It’s quite embarrassing that I can’t speak Shona while my partner speaks my language fluently.💔💔even when we’re in Zim can’t even communicate with people urgh! Once again, thank you for these videos.. I appreciate them.
You are in the right place to learn! I have just launched site where I will be posting beginner courses to get started. Go to speakshona.com, sign up and you'll get notified as soon as the new lesson are up!
Me too.. I'm married to a shona man.. when there are family gatherings I feel so left out.. where as when he is with family, he blends because he's so fluent in Zulu. I'm signing up. I want to surprise him and the fam in December 😆
Thank you for making quality videos on teaching shona. My husband is from Zimbabwe and I have been wanting to learn how to speak shona but was struggling to find anything good online, so thank you for your videos. Please keep them coming!!
I am Malawian and my grandfather spoke shona. I liked the way he sounded and I was interested to learn it. Now is a good time to do so. By the way I can see Shona has some words similar to Sena, a language it southern Malawi I guess that's why people liked inviting your celebrities like the legendary Oliver Mtukudzi to perform there for it was easier to get him. More love from Malawi
@@mdubbstech829 that's amazing!! Good of you for learning! And I just listened to some Sena!! I could understand at least 40% I'm so going to learn it!!
I am so so happy I found this channel! My partner is Zimbabwean and speaks Shona and english fluently. He works and stays in Cape Town and I know he misses home a lot. He lights up and gets so excited when he meets people that speaks his home language therefore I am so eager to learn how to speak Shona because I would never want him to feel lonely or alone or like I don't understand him. It doesn't bother him at all, but it bothers me. I can't wait to learn. Thank you thank you thank you ♡
A Google wormhole brought me here by chance. I don't think I will ever have to use what I learnt here or stick with learning Shona, but I wanted you to know how incredible I found your teaching style. This was the most informative, useful, and comprehensive language lesson I had in my entire life, my own language included. Thanks for sharing! Thanks for the effort! ♥️
@speak-shona German, but my country uses a variation (?) of it. I'm really bad with learning languages. 😅 I would have switched my French lessons to Shona in seconds back in my schooldays. 🤣
Greetings from Rwanda, my jaw dropped when I learned the similarities btn Shona and Kinyarwanda, I was watching a movie when they said kneel down "pfugama pasi" sounded familiar, only to find out it translates to "pfukama hasi" in kinyarwanda🙃 sending love to Zimbabwe❤
"nda" sound we have it in kinyarwanda as a prefix to a present tense verb!! Ndaswera will have a different meaning lol....like similarities between languages
I grew up in Harare as a Mukiwa, and still think Shona is one of the prettiest languages ever, especially when coupled with the body language that goes with it.
@speak-shona It's the cupped hand clapping, lingering hand holding after a handshake, body positioning when addressing an elder etc. Seeing Shona being spoken in the community is different from hearing it in my personal experience - it's a very "alive" language 😀
Honestly thanks for this lesson. I'm in a Zim family but I can't speak any so knowing how to speak the basics will stop the aunties from bullying me anytime we call
Loving this. I've been trying to learn and finding it hard cause I struggle learning languages like a parrot. Most of the time when I ask for meaning or seeking understanding no real explanation is given. I'm happy, I really like knowing exactly what I am saying and or at least what is implied. Thank you so much. Keep it them coming, I'll be going through lessons. 😊✨️ P.S. I'm working in Zim temporarily and would like to communicate with the people in their beautiful language and understand better.
A very good lesson to me baby girl, i am just around the corner in SA and i can speak all SA 11 languages above 78% with out Ndebele 35% , siswati 30 % and Namibian herero 5% , ovamnbo 4 ,6% French 5% as my senior manager is from Murritius. I always wanted to learn shona as zim is closer but all zim guys current and previous colleagues we undermine each other and even yiu show respect they don't worry about you. But 80% òf zim ladies in SA are so good and shows respect. One good lady with name of Sinah from Mutare taught me same greetings and thanks her and the marvelous lady teaching us here to her channel. How do i learn Murritius language and fail my neighborhood one ? To respect each other will easily make Africa smarter. 😂😂😂❤❤❤
manheru! my father was from zimbabwe but I never got the chance to learn shona so your videos are so helpful and really enlightening to me as someone who is looking to embrace that part of my heritage more!! I remember greeting my grandmother as a child and hearing him speak to my other relatives and really wanting to learn. thank you!
Unfortunately it's taken me this long to meet someone from Zimbabwe, but they're such lovely and friendly people! I'm hoping to pick up a couple of phrases to help them feel more welcome here, thanks for the lesson!
I delighted that i found your channel.....I am following it up until the day that I will be able to understand a shona song without looking out for the lyrics. The langauge is good and some words like 'gogo' can be found in my kalenjin dialect which makes it easier for me to grasp some words
Looking at the comments about learning to be able to speak to our partners make me so happy! I too am here to learn so that I can speak with him more, and kind of show how much I do see a future for us. I can't wait to surprise him soon with a few sentences, thank you for the videos!
42 Whether you are members of Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity or Judaism, know that I, Kacou Philippe, that speak to you, I am a man like you, but I am the angel who has come from Heaven to mark the elect with the seal of God in this generation. Every day, I beg God to open your eyes like Simon Peter of the Bible to understand who I am.
isiXhosa : Mholweni. Similar to Mhoroi for Greetings any time of the day. isiZulu : Sawubona ( singular) or Sanbonani ( plural) also anytime of the day. Thanks for the lesson.
I'm going on a mission trip to Zimbabwe this summer. As a guest, should I stick with the formal greetings? I'll be volunteering with children as well, and I'm not sure if I should address kids in a formal manner. Thank you for teaching others this language! I couldn't find it on the duolingo app, so this is very helpful 💞
Kids younger than you are always informal if it's one kid, but if they are always together, i.e. more than one child, then they are plural which equals the polite form so you are good :) So yes learn formal first if it makes things easier then you will get the hang of when to use the informal after a while :)
My boyfriend is Shona and I'm Yoruba. He's really good at picking up Yoruba words but I'm terrible at picking up Shona. I am determined to learn. Gonna be a fun surprise!
I am writing a paper on ethics and Cultural nuances of communication in Shona (hunhu and hukama). Considering 21st century Shona, should we ignore "ndeipi" as an acceptable form of greeting amongst peers? 😅
I have a bunch of coworkers from Zimbabwe. Nagoni keeps coming up to me, asking how to say certain phrases in my language. Can't wait to learn these and surprise him! Thank you for this video :)
Great for noting that! The letter 'w' when next to another letter can add an extra little k sound in there for softer consonants or a little g sound for heavier consonants. So sw would sound like skw, pw would sound like pkw. bw because it is heavy would sound like bgw. Leaving the extra sound out is not wrong, just a different dialect :) There are two videos with all the consonant sounds th-cam.com/video/xh2hHeUbf0U/w-d-xo.html and this second one will show what I have just explained th-cam.com/video/Z5ZXrUmztis/w-d-xo.html
These are very good lessons. I was born in Harare, then Salisbury. And I never learnt to speak Shona. It was a big mistake, do I enjoy these lessons because I've still got an ear in from long ago
@@speak-shonathank you for the lessons. I was dating a Zim girl for a year and discovered that she was still in contact with her ex... I love her but I took the decision of letting her go it's been 3 months now. Actually if I miss her, I learn Shona.
@@speak-shona Thank you. Learning from DRC. I'm confident that I'll speak Shona and will keep it as a legacy inherited from the love I have for her.❤️❤️
Sure thing! Check out the Basics playlist that's were our very basic classes start explaining grammar and pronunciation :) th-cam.com/play/PLNuwDmJdOP0WYc9-Ze0uTPll-qtIQ8i_K.html Then after that start the beginner lessons :)
I'm sorry to hear about his passing (Nematambudziko) She can definitely learn here, happy to help! Follow us on facebook and Instagram social media to know when we have live children's classes, and we are launching some kid friendly material soon, so keep watching :)
😂😂😂 Salut tout le monde je m'appelle SHONA 😅 et je viens de tomber par hasard que SHONA c'est une langue 😂😂😂 et vraiment je voudrai apprendre cette belle langue qui sait peut être qu'un jour je viendrai au Zimbabwé 😊
The one difficult thing about this language is it changes depending on who you speak to. Adult, stranger, friend, it's all different 😂. My dumb brain is struggling
It's simple you start with "ma" if you are addressing an older person. And you start with "wa" if you are addressing a child, young person, friend or sibling. Age matters in Shona so you can convey respect accordingly. For example, in the family you can address your sisters and brothers with "wa" as well as your friends and relatives in the same age group. Elders, aunts, uncles, grandparents and senior people should be addressed with "ma". Addressing a child or young person with "ma" will look weird. They will probably think its a joke, mockery or flattery. Some youth or kids may be offended because they don't want to be taken for old people. However, to senior people it conveys respect. You can't use "wa" when addressing an elder because it's rude and disrespectful
My husband is Zimbabwean and I’m Haitian. He’s taking me to Zimbabwe for the first time in December of 2024! I don’t wanna be lost in conversation the whole time I’m in Zim, so I’m starting to learn Shona now, so I can be able to hold a conversation by the time I meet his family and friends. I also would love to impress them by being able to communicate with them in their language. I’m excited to learn! Thank you for these videos. You earned my subscription lol 👌🏾👏🏾.
Yaaay! So exciting! Practice everyday with him out alone and you will be conversant come December '24!!
My wife is Zimbabwean and we’ve been the last two years. You’ll love it there.
Thank you . I believe by the end of the year, my daughter will be speaking Shona with me.❤
Same here am going to see them in December
I'm in the same boat with you sis 😊, good luck to both of us
i’m zimbabwean and everyone in my family speaks shona but me so can’t wait to learn it
Wlecome! Mauya! You are in the nest place to learn!
Me too 🤣
Me too😂😂
My mum sent me this video because I always use to pronounce mhoroi wrong, and said the way I pronounced it sounded like I was insulting someone😅 Can’t wait to learn more
Me too but I want to learn it as a secret
My sister’s boyfriend is from Zimbabwe and I want to surprise him by speaking Shona even though he was born in UK and we can speak english 🤞😄 Let’s go! 💯
Indeed! The best kind of surprises :)
@@speak-shona do you offer group classes online?
@@emilya5118 Yes, we have teachers in different times who have available slots, please visit speakshona.com or message on Instagram to book
Mamgwananai masseurs sei
@@carolreid4619 Taswera maswerawo!
I speak Shona since my parents are Zimbabwean and I never thought I'd actually find lessons on it online. 😂
Anything can now be found online LOL :)
Omg you are zim??
@Kookie Sensations you have shocked @@kimxx1528 :) and me too after visiting your page LOL 우리를 놀라게했다
@@kimxx1528 lol sorry for the months later reply but yes XD. Born in Britain tho so technically Black British and Zimbabwean. Proud to be both and have dual citizenship
@Michelle Muswere ur first name is the same as mine and last the same as my cousins 😂😂😂
My boyfriend is from zim and is currently home visiting his family. He gets back in the middle of August and I would love to surprise him with hopefully some small talk communication. He misses speaking Shona and hearing it so I want to help him with that! I’m so glad I found a reliable channel for learning Shona! Thank you!
@@doubletrebel5858 aww 🥰 that's super sweet! Good luck!!
My partner is from Zim and we’ve been together for quite some time. It bothers me that I can’t speak Shona cause he speaks my language fluently. I should have learned Shona long time ago just I don’t put effort and commit..so as from today I wanna start learning Shona and watch TH-cam Shona videos everyday. So thank you so much for these videos, will watch them all. One of my resolutions this year is to learn Shona. I do know few words but every time when someone try to speak Shona with me I forget every Shona word I know lol don’t know if this happens to me only, it’s so frustrating and discourage me but this time around I’m serious 😭I would really love to be fluent in Shona. It’s quite embarrassing that I can’t speak Shona while my partner speaks my language fluently.💔💔even when we’re in Zim can’t even communicate with people urgh! Once again, thank you for these videos.. I appreciate them.
You are in the right place to learn! I have just launched site where I will be posting beginner courses to get started. Go to speakshona.com, sign up and you'll get notified as soon as the new lesson are up!
@@speak-shona I will, thank you so much ☺️
You are not alone ...I'm in the same position like you ..but me I surprised him learning sime words by myself on TH-cam. Good luck
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I am here for the same reason too 😁
Me too.. I'm married to a shona man.. when there are family gatherings I feel so left out.. where as when he is with family, he blends because he's so fluent in Zulu. I'm signing up. I want to surprise him and the fam in December 😆
i am starting to learn Shona since i need a Zimbabwean wife and i will dedicate my self in these lessons. Thank you for coming up with this.
You are welcome! Muchitendei!!
Woow that's a beautiful language I would like to learn more of it. Am from 🇺🇬
Welcome1 Mauya! you are on the right place!
Thank you for making quality videos on teaching shona. My husband is from Zimbabwe and I have been wanting to learn how to speak shona but was struggling to find anything good online, so thank you for your videos. Please keep them coming!!
Watch for our new content on the site and social pages coming soon!
Wow, it's such an empathic language. My goodness what a beautiful culture you have.
It really is! Thank you!!!
I am Malawian and my grandfather spoke shona. I liked the way he sounded and I was interested to learn it. Now is a good time to do so. By the way I can see Shona has some words similar to Sena, a language it southern Malawi I guess that's why people liked inviting your celebrities like the legendary Oliver Mtukudzi to perform there for it was easier to get him. More love from Malawi
@@mdubbstech829 that's amazing!! Good of you for learning! And I just listened to some Sena!! I could understand at least 40% I'm so going to learn it!!
@@speak-shona Welcome to Malawi 🎉
of its morning you say mangwani and
and if its afternoon you say maskati
Had my childhood in Harare/ Rusape, I still remember some Shona, I would love to have a mate from Zimbabwe, Lorenzo from Sheffield (Uk)
Keep speaking and learning and before long tons of friends from Zimbabwe!!!
This is amazing, our language is amazing, people have no idea.
Ndofara chaizvo nekudzidzira rurimi rwaAmai.
Neniwo shaa! Kudzidza hakuperi! :)
I am traveling to Zimbabwe and I can't wait to speak shona🎉🎉
oo so exciting! Have fun and safe travels!
My speaks Shona, but I can't,thank God for this lesson online, it's an opportunity to learn it.I will surprise my wife and my in laws
Can't wait to learn Shona as we have a lot of relatives in Zimbabwe.
@@Patricia_Chisankha mauya! Welcome!
I am so so happy I found this channel! My partner is Zimbabwean and speaks Shona and english fluently. He works and stays in Cape Town and I know he misses home a lot. He lights up and gets so excited when he meets people that speaks his home language therefore I am so eager to learn how to speak Shona because I would never want him to feel lonely or alone or like I don't understand him. It doesn't bother him at all, but it bothers me. I can't wait to learn.
Thank you thank you thank you ♡
That's wonderful, I speak shona I cn teach u if you have time
You are welcome! and welcome to the learning journey :)
I am Zulu, but I am very interested in learning Shona language & this is the best platform for me 2 learn..
Yaay Welcome Mauya!
A Google wormhole brought me here by chance. I don't think I will ever have to use what I learnt here or stick with learning Shona, but I wanted you to know how incredible I found your teaching style. This was the most informative, useful, and comprehensive language lesson I had in my entire life, my own language included.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the effort! ♥️
Welcome aboard! Thank you so much, great to know the style resonates :) What is your lanaguage?
@speak-shona German, but my country uses a variation (?) of it. I'm really bad with learning languages. 😅 I would have switched my French lessons to Shona in seconds back in my schooldays. 🤣
such a wonderful language ... it is quite phonetic ... and so amazingly rhythmical
Yes it is! Thank you!
Greetings from Rwanda, my jaw dropped when I learned the similarities btn Shona and Kinyarwanda,
I was watching a movie when they said kneel down "pfugama pasi" sounded familiar, only to find out it translates to "pfukama hasi" in kinyarwanda🙃
sending love to Zimbabwe❤
Ooh that's perfect! Love it. yep can see the same roots in pfukama hasi!
"nda" sound we have it in kinyarwanda as a prefix to a present tense verb!! Ndaswera will have a different meaning lol....like similarities between languages
@@benjaminmunyakazi4822 now I'm curious what would it mean?? Love the similarities 😍
In luhya(Kenya )it's kusigama Hasi
Visiting my Gogo and family in Zimbabwe for the first time after COVID-19 than you so much!!❤
Wow so exciting! Eat lots of Sadza and maputi and cerevita and chibage and nyimo and mazoe for me ok LOL 😀
I grew up in Harare as a Mukiwa, and still think Shona is one of the prettiest languages ever, especially when coupled with the body language that goes with it.
Epic! Now I'm curious about the body language lol
@speak-shona It's the cupped hand clapping, lingering hand holding after a handshake, body positioning when addressing an elder etc. Seeing Shona being spoken in the community is different from hearing it in my personal experience - it's a very "alive" language 😀
@@flokifloki2176 Wow love that!! the imagery brought me right home! thank you 😄❣
Am from Malawi and Seems I can learn this easily as the words sound similar. Great platform.
@@rashiddeula5715 mauya! Yes there will be some similar things 😄
You are really a good teacher. My son will learn a lot from you.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Yaay, Mauya! Welcome!
I am half Zimbabwean so this helps alot because i want to talk to my dad in shona thank you
Muchitendei! Mu pleasere! Welcome to the Speak Shona family!
Me too! I have struggled to find lessons and I have such a hard time trying to pronounce from the dictionary. Thank you for explaining the meanings!
@@haylflayl1312 muchitendei! You’re welcome!
Thanks for these videos my sister, it helps us in the diaspora who cannot speak our mother tongue so this is very much needed. Thanks a lot 🙏
This Language Must be Popular in Africa... Goodness i Love Zimbabwe
Well I hope to make it popular lol
This is great .. my helper and my man are Zimbabwean so this would help💯💯🙌🏾
Yaaaay! Welcome to the learning journey!!
Mamuka sei? Aiwa ndamuka🙈 you are doing a great job Tsitsi! Mangwanani-good morning, masikati-good afternoon, manheru-goo evening.
Wagona!
Honestly thanks for this lesson. I'm in a Zim family but I can't speak any so knowing how to speak the basics will stop the aunties from bullying me anytime we call
Take it as encouragement and say to them “well teach me then don’t just laugh” so you have practice partners!
Loving this. I've been trying to learn and finding it hard cause I struggle learning languages like a parrot. Most of the time when I ask for meaning or seeking understanding no real explanation is given. I'm happy, I really like knowing exactly what I am saying and or at least what is implied. Thank you so much. Keep it them coming, I'll be going through lessons. 😊✨️
P.S. I'm working in Zim temporarily and would like to communicate with the people in their beautiful language and understand better.
That's amazing! Glad you are finding them useful and can learn!! Mauya!
Great, teaching our language!
Thanks! Having fun too!
I had been in Zimbabwe. It will be nice to learn Shona because this language is beautiful.
Join us and learn! You are always welcome :)
A very good lesson to me baby girl, i am just around the corner in SA and i can speak all SA 11 languages above 78% with out Ndebele 35% , siswati 30 % and Namibian herero 5% , ovamnbo 4 ,6% French 5% as my senior manager is from Murritius. I always wanted to learn shona as zim is closer but all zim guys current and previous colleagues we undermine each other and even yiu show respect they don't worry about you. But 80% òf zim ladies in SA are so good and shows respect. One good lady with name of Sinah from Mutare taught me same greetings and thanks her and the marvelous lady teaching us here to her channel.
How do i learn Murritius language and fail my neighborhood one ? To respect each other will easily make Africa smarter. 😂😂😂❤❤❤
Wow keep up the good work with the languages and mauya, welcome to Shona!
What a cool language!! Thank you for sharing!
It's an absolute pleasure :)
This is great! I love learning languages and I have been trying to find videos to learn shona for my african languages project. Thank you!!
Welcome! Mauya!
What a beatiful language
Thank you!
"Gogo" is Ndebele. In Shona, word is "mbuya".
Great lessons, well presented.
Maita! Thank you! Yes it is, it is one of our borrowed/loan words.
My boyfriend is from Zimbabwe and I will soon be meeting his family. I need to learn how to speak Shona. Thank you for these videos ☺
:D Welcome!
I love this channel! Do you offer virtual Shona lessons or group lessons by chance?
@@avadoesitall4762 yes I do! But site of down at the moment check again next week for details, we have summer school coming soon
Woooow i love shona im frm queenstwn EC south africa soon will be in zim
Molweni! Zimbabwe welcomes you :) Def learn some Shona to make your trip more fun!
I am going to Zimbabwe and my mum is from there so this was very helpful . Masikati .❤😊
Masikati!! Safe trip and have fun!!
manheru! my father was from zimbabwe but I never got the chance to learn shona so your videos are so helpful and really enlightening to me as someone who is looking to embrace that part of my heritage more!! I remember greeting my grandmother as a child and hearing him speak to my other relatives and really wanting to learn. thank you!
So cool that you are learning! Subscribe at speakshona.com as we will be adding tons of resources there this year!
Thank you for these lessons. Am very grateful
You're welcome! Muchitendei!
It's afternoon here so "Masikati mose!!!"
Awesome 👏🏾👏🏾 I'm using these lessons to teach my daughter
Yaaaay, keep watch we are launching some kid freindly resources on our site soon :)
Mangwanani, doing my morning Shona lesson 🙏🏼
Good for you, you will a pro in no time :)
Thought I’d learn some Shona because of my name, greetings from Scotland 🏴
Hi Shona! And welcome! Mauya!!!
Unfortunately it's taken me this long to meet someone from Zimbabwe, but they're such lovely and friendly people! I'm hoping to pick up a couple of phrases to help them feel more welcome here, thanks for the lesson!
Yaaay and good luck learning!
I delighted that i found your channel.....I am following it up until the day that I will be able to understand a shona song without looking out for the lyrics. The langauge is good and some words like 'gogo' can be found in my kalenjin dialect which makes it easier for me to grasp some words
That is so amazing, today I learnt about Kalenjin! Welcome to the channel!
Yeap, kalenjin is kenyan
@@kiptanuisimatwo7741 So I see, I have added to my growing list of languages to explore :)
🎉🎉🎉 it's such as amazing language...!!!
I definitely agree!!! Thank you!
Goodness me ... this is a tongue twisting difficult language to Master ..... but it's BEAUTIFUL, so I will give it a good go! LONDON UK
Don't worry you will get there :)
Looking at the comments about learning to be able to speak to our partners make me so happy! I too am here to learn so that I can speak with him more, and kind of show how much I do see a future for us. I can't wait to surprise him soon with a few sentences, thank you for the videos!
Wow so excited for you! Mauya muroora!
Welldone girl
@@Chishonatutor Maita :)
Mangwanani, mamuka sei? (It is morning here in Texas.) (Thank you for the great lesson--I will use these lessons in Gweru in June!)
Tamuka mamukawo! Yaaay Fun learning and safe travel! You will have a blast!
Such a great teacher ❤
Thank you!!!
It’s afternoon here, so “masikati mose” would do. But since it’s a first time greeting I would prefer to say, “mhoroi mose (hello everyone).”
Masikati Tendai!
42 Whether you are members of Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity or Judaism, know that I, Kacou Philippe, that speak to you, I am a man like you, but I am the angel who has come from Heaven to mark the elect with the seal of God in this generation. Every day, I beg God to open your eyes like Simon Peter of the Bible to understand who I am.
Beautiful!❤
Thank you! 😊 Ndatenda!
isiXhosa : Mholweni. Similar to Mhoroi for Greetings any time of the day. isiZulu : Sawubona ( singular) or Sanbonani ( plural) also anytime of the day. Thanks for the lesson.
Yes I've always loved how molo and molweni parallel mhoro and mhoroi :)
new subscriber from Namibia🇳🇦.... I want 2 learn... Shona because of my husband s from Zimbabwe🇿🇼
Welcome!! Mauya!!!
My husband is Zimbabwean and I want to learn Shona. Thank you.
You are most welcome to this amazing language journey!
Thanks for the lesson I've subscribed❤❤
Yaay, Welcome, Mauya, Titambire!
my two bosses moved to Scotland from zim 5 years ago and i have been trying to learn bits and bobs but this video has help to much matia basa
Muchitendei! (You're welcome!)
My new teacher 😀👍
I'm going on a mission trip to Zimbabwe this summer. As a guest, should I stick with the formal greetings? I'll be volunteering with children as well, and I'm not sure if I should address kids in a formal manner.
Thank you for teaching others this language! I couldn't find it on the duolingo app, so this is very helpful 💞
Kids younger than you are always informal if it's one kid, but if they are always together, i.e. more than one child, then they are plural which equals the polite form so you are good :) So yes learn formal first if it makes things easier then you will get the hang of when to use the informal after a while :)
@@speak-shona Perfect. Thanks for the reply!
@@peerlessstrategies my pleasure!
Good work-Thanks for sharing!!!
Muchitendei!
Masikati, Maswera Sei
Taswera maswerawo 😄
A beautiful language.
Thank you! It is!
Nunca había escuchado este dialecto. 😊😊Pero me da gusto encontrarlo.😅😅
¡Guau eso es increible! Estoy feliz de presentarle el idioma shona.
My boyfriend is Shona and I'm Yoruba. He's really good at picking up Yoruba words but I'm terrible at picking up Shona. I am determined to learn. Gonna be a fun surprise!
Yaaay! Just keep at it and before you know you'll have a whole slew of words under your belt!
Manheru miss maswera sei?
Damn my friends are going to be so shocked 😄😄😄
Nice shock to have! Good luck!
Surely if i focused i cab pick something coz here in Uganda there some works which are like the same
@@perfecttarget6692 most definitely!! You'd need to just figure out the patterns 😊
I have a Zimbabwean friend and am wanting to suprise him by having a conversation with him soon!
Mauya! Welcome!! And good luck, there is nothing like hearing Shona unexpectedly! You will make his day, his week, lol his whole month!!
I am writing a paper on ethics and Cultural nuances of communication in Shona (hunhu and hukama).
Considering 21st century Shona, should we ignore "ndeipi" as an acceptable form of greeting amongst peers? 😅
I'd ignore it if it is not in use... thing is it is use ALL the time, so definitely an acceptable form of greeting :)
I loooooove this, my 2023 resolution is to learn Shona, there is so many Shona speaking in SA for me not to be able to greet in Shona.
Yaaay, welcome!!! And thank you for the openness and love of learning the language :)
From Blantyre Malawi my dad's home village is Gokwe I will suprise them with Shona
That's epic! Good luck!!
I have a bunch of coworkers from Zimbabwe. Nagoni keeps coming up to me, asking how to say certain phrases in my language. Can't wait to learn these and surprise him! Thank you for this video :)
LOL give them a nice surprise!!!
I'm sure you are a teacher. Thank you, sesi
Well sometimes LOL
Brilliant! Thank you for this course!
Muchitendei! You are most welcome!
Maytabasa! Manheru!\
What a lovely language thank you for making these videos!
Thanks! It's a pleasure!!!
Hi. So thankful to see this channel.
1 question. You pronounce maswera and taswera as "taskwera and maskwera". How come that is like that.
Great for noting that! The letter 'w' when next to another letter can add an extra little k sound in there for softer consonants or a little g sound for heavier consonants. So sw would sound like skw, pw would sound like pkw. bw because it is heavy would sound like bgw. Leaving the extra sound out is not wrong, just a different dialect :) There are two videos with all the consonant sounds th-cam.com/video/xh2hHeUbf0U/w-d-xo.html and this second one will show what I have just explained th-cam.com/video/Z5ZXrUmztis/w-d-xo.html
Hello. Thank you for the lessons. In which video is the name of the teacher introduced?
Hi I'm Tsitsi, I always forget to say my name lol I'll try do so more :)
These are very good lessons. I was born in Harare, then Salisbury. And I never learnt to speak Shona. It was a big mistake, do I enjoy these lessons because I've still got an ear in from long ago
Let's unearth that hidden Shona! Welcome!
@@speak-shonachengereni, basu raku, mangwana koeti orega, kuba ritswa basu
@@speak-shonathat's my quality, not good
@@not.likely 😂 well you are in the right place to get better!!
@@speak-shona tks
Good teaching, watching from Eastern Cape,thank you my sister.
You are most welcome!!
@@speak-shonathank you for the lessons.
I was dating a Zim girl for a year and discovered that she was still in contact with her ex...
I love her but I took the decision of letting her go it's been 3 months now.
Actually if I miss her, I learn Shona.
@@gtshilos aww Shona is always there for you.
@@speak-shona Thank you. Learning from DRC. I'm confident that I'll speak Shona and will keep it as a legacy inherited from the love I have for her.❤️❤️
This is WONDERFUL. Thank you so much!!
Muchitendei! (You're welcome)
Muchitendei! (You're welcome)
hello and thank you i just wanted to ask for you to teach the basics (if you havent) thank you for this it has helped me a lot
Sure thing! Check out the Basics playlist that's were our very basic classes start explaining grammar and pronunciation :) th-cam.com/play/PLNuwDmJdOP0WYc9-Ze0uTPll-qtIQ8i_K.html Then after that start the beginner lessons :)
Masikati.
Masikati Nunya, maswera sei? :)
I’m in Zim right now and this is helpful, I have a Shona companion book, but it doesn’t seem as accurate as you 😅
LOL really
Learning so fast,,,,, ndinotenda😂
Muchitendei :) Mauya, welcome!
My husband who recently passed was Zimbabwean. We have a 6 year old and I desperately want her to learn Shona. Thank you for this video
I'm sorry to hear about his passing (Nematambudziko) She can definitely learn here, happy to help! Follow us on facebook and Instagram social media to know when we have live children's classes, and we are launching some kid friendly material soon, so keep watching :)
@@speak-shona Thank you so much. I promise I will. She enjoyed the first video. I told her every night we will watch one a video for a week.
@@algeniamatongo4933 That is so cool! She will def learn as she goes, remember to keep quizzing or using the words throughout the day to aid retention
@@speak-shona I will do my best lol my Shona is awful 😖
@@algeniamatongo4933 Practice makes better!
😂😂😂 Salut tout le monde je m'appelle SHONA 😅 et je viens de tomber par hasard que SHONA c'est une langue 😂😂😂 et vraiment je voudrai apprendre cette belle langue qui sait peut être qu'un jour je viendrai au Zimbabwé 😊
Salut Shona ! C'est tellement génial de vous avoir ici! Apprenez quelques chiShona pour pouvoir dire : "Je suis Shona, je parle Shona" LOL :D
This is brilliant. Maitabasa 👏
Tatenda :)
Great video.
Maita! (Thanks!)
Masikati 👋🏾
Masikati!
This is a great channel!
Tatenda! 😀(Thank you!)
Thanks Tsitsi, great content! My friend speaks Shona and he said Ndeipi is also a common greeting. How does it compare to the ones in the video?
Ndeipi is common yes, it's colloquial and is used by everyone meeting their friends, it would translate to "what's up"?
Cool, thanks!
Ndeipi is very informal, only used with your friends.
I love this!
Maita! Many many thanks!
Masikati 🙇🏾♂️🙇🏾♂️
Maswera sei?
The one difficult thing about this language is it changes depending on who you speak to. Adult, stranger, friend, it's all different 😂. My dumb brain is struggling
Just learn the one form, Adult, polite it will serve you 95% of the time well even if you sound a little formal to some!
It's simple you start with "ma" if you are addressing an older person. And you start with "wa" if you are addressing a child, young person, friend or sibling. Age matters in Shona so you can convey respect accordingly. For example, in the family you can address your sisters and brothers with "wa" as well as your friends and relatives in the same age group. Elders, aunts, uncles, grandparents and senior people should be addressed with "ma". Addressing a child or young person with "ma" will look weird. They will probably think its a joke, mockery or flattery. Some youth or kids may be offended because they don't want to be taken for old people. However, to senior people it conveys respect. You can't use "wa" when addressing an elder because it's rude and disrespectful
If I want to say thank u so much in shona
Ndinotenda zvikuru (I thank you a lot) or Maitabasa guru (you have done a 'big/good' job)
this is great , thanks for uploading this
Yaaay! Thanks for the support!