Shona Adjectives
Welcome to the second Shona lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Shona to help you practice your daily phrases.
black nhema |
grey pfumbu |
white chena |
blue bhuruu |
green girini |
yellow yero |
red tsvuku |
brown bhurauni |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules - Shona |
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| my house is white [noun + adjective] imba yangu ichena |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] nyika yako yakakura |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] mabhuku matsva anodhura |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] tiri kufara pano |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] ane imbwa duku nhatu |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] mutauro uyu wakapfava |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] ndine imba duku yegirini |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold kutonhora |
hot kupisa |
cloudy kune makore |
rainy kuri kunaya |
snowy kune sinou |
sunny kune zuva |
windy kune mhepo |
warm kuri kudziya |
Conversation in Shona
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English - Shona |
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| hi hesi |
| how are you? wakadini? |
| I'm good, thank you ndakasimba, waita hako |
| and you? ko iwe? |
| what is your name? zita rako ndiani? |
| my name is Maya zita rangu ndimaya |
| nice to meet you ndafara kukuona |
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