Greetings

Question 1

How do you say “Hello”?

Answer 1

Mhoroi or Kwaziwai

Question 2

What does “makadii (zvenyu / henyu)” mean?

Answer 2

How are you?

Question 3

Ndiripo (zvangu) means?

Answer 3

I am fine

Question 4

Say “We are fine”

Answer 4

Tiripo (zvedu) (plural is used to show respect)

Question 5

What does “wakadii” mean?

Answer 5

How are you (to a peer or someone younger)

Question 6

Mangwanani mamukasei means?

Answer 6

Morning, how did you get up?

Question 7

Say “I woke up well and you?”

Answer 7

Ndamuka mamukawo

Question 8

Say “Morning, how did you spend the night?”

Answer 8

Mangwanani mararasei?

Question 9

Ndarara mararawo means?

Answer 9

I slept well and you?

Question 10

Wamukasei means?

Answer 10

How did you sleep? (for younger ones or peers)

Question 11

What is the word for “afternoon” in Shona?

Answer 11

Masikati

Question 12

What is the shona word for “Evening”?

Answer 12

Manheru

Question 13

What does “maswerasei” mean?

Answer 13

How have you spent the day? (same phrases used for afternoon and evening)

Question 14

What does “ndaswera maswerawo” mean?

Answer 14

Well and how have you spent the day?

Question 15

How do you say “Sleep Good”

Answer 15

Murare zvakanaka or

Rarai zvakanaka

Question 16

Say “we are done”

Answer 16

Tapedza