Shona — top 64 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Shona | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | hello (to one person) | |
| 2 | hello (to several / polite) | |
| 3 | good morning | |
| 4 | good afternoon | |
| 5 | good evening | |
| 6 | how are you? | |
| 7 | I'm fine | |
| 8 | thank you | |
| 9 | thank you (well done) | |
| 10 | yes | |
| 11 | no | |
| 12 | please | |
| 13 | excuse me / sorry | |
| 14 | goodbye (said to one staying) | |
| 15 | go well (goodbye) | |
| 16 | person | |
| 17 | people | |
| 18 | woman / wife | |
| 19 | man / husband | |
| 20 | child | |
| 21 | children | |
| 22 | father | |
| 23 | mother | |
| 24 | friend | |
| 25 | house | |
| 26 | home / village | |
| 27 | water / rain | |
| 28 | thick maize porridge (staple) | |
| 29 | food | |
| 30 | meat | |
| 31 | milk | |
| 32 | money | |
| 33 | work / job | |
| 34 | school | |
| 35 | book | |
| 36 | car | |
| 37 | car (colloquial) | |
| 38 | day / sun | |
| 39 | night | |
| 40 | today | |
| 41 | tomorrow | |
| 42 | yesterday | |
| 43 | to eat | |
| 44 | to drink | |
| 45 | to go | |
| 46 | to come | |
| 47 | to want / to love | |
| 48 | to know | |
| 49 | to speak | |
| 50 | to hear / feel | |
| 51 | to see | |
| 52 | what? | |
| 53 | who? | |
| 54 | where? | |
| 55 | when? | |
| 56 | how / why? | |
| 57 | good / it's good | |
| 58 | bad | |
| 59 | big | |
| 60 | small | |
| 61 | I want / I love | |
| 62 | I understand / hear | |
| 63 | I don't understand | |
| 64 | it's raining |