Shona Phrases For Travel: Days & Numbers

Spoken in: Zimbabwe; also Botswana, Mozambique, and Zambia. 

Language known locally as: chiShona. 

Alphabet: Latin alphabet.

Travelling to a Shona speaking country and don't know a word of Shona?

No problem!

Travel With Confidence has you covered!!!

I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals 😃 After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, I’d leave knowing I’d connected with the people who made each place special. You see I learnt that you don’t need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.

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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. 👎🏼 No thank you!

That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!

What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. 😮

I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.

In the meantime, here are my Shona phrases for travel, for free 🤑

Shona Phrases For Travel

Shona Days & Numbers

English	Shona	Pronunciation
Monday	Muvhuro	moo-vhoo-ro
Tuesday	Chipiri	chee-pee-ree
Wednesday	Chitatu	chee-tah-too
Thursday	China	chee-nah
Friday	Chishanu	chee-shah-noo
Saturday	Mugovera	moo-go-veh-ra
Sunday	Svondo	svon-doh

English	Shona	Pronunciation
0	Zero	zeh-ro
1	Poshi	po-shee
2	Piri	pee-ree
3	Tatu	tah-too
4	Ina	ee-nah
5	Shanu	shah-noo
6	Tananhatu	tah-nhah-too
7	Nomwe	no-mewh
8	Sere	seh-reh
9	Pfumbamwe	pfoo-mba-mweh
10	Gumi	goo-mee
11	Gumi neimwe	goo-mee neh eem-weh
12	Gumi nembiri	goo-mee nehm-bee-ree
13	Gumi netatu	goo-mee neh-tah-too
14	Gumi neina	goo-mee neh-ee-nah
15	Gumi neshanu	goo-mee neh-shah-noo
16	Gumi netanhatu	goo-mee ne-tah-nhan-too
17	Gumi nenomwe	goo-mee neh-nohm-weh
18	Gumi nesere	goo-mee neh-seh-reh
19	Gumi nepfumbamwe	goo-mee neh-pfoom-bah-mweh
20	Makumi maviri	mah-koo-mee mah-vee-ree
21	Makumi maviri neimwe	mah-koo-mee neh eem-weh
25	Makumi maviri neshanu	mah-koo-mee neh shah-noo
30	Makumi matatu	mah-koo-mee mah-tah-too
40	Makumi mana	mah-koo-mee mah-nah
50	Makumi mashanu	mah-koo-mee mah-shah-noo
60	Makumi matanhatu	mah-koo-mee mah-tah-nhah-too
70	Makumi manomwe	mah-koo-mee mah-nohm-weh
80	Makumi masere	mah-koo-mee mah-seh-reh
90	Makumi mapfumbamwe	mah-koo-mee mah-pfoo-mba-mweh
100	Zana	zah-nah
101	Zana rimwe	zah-nah reer-meh
150	Zana nemakumi mashanu	zah-nah neh mah-koo-mee mah-shah-noo
200	Mazana maviri	mah-zah-nah mah-vee-ree
1,000	Chiuru	chee-oo-roo
10,000	Zviuru gumi	zvee-oo-roo goo-mee
100,000	Zviuru zana	zvee-oo-roo zah-nah
1,000,000	Miriyoni imwe	mee-ree-yoh-nee ee-mweh

Now you've got all the Shona Days & Numbers travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:

• Shona Greetings Travel Phrases

• Shona Travel Basics Travel Phrases

• Shona Food & Dining Travel Phrases

I'm busy uploading my entire book onto this website, so you can have it all for free. Why? Because I know that not everyone can afford to buy everything they want. I was a poor traveler for MANY years myself, so I know the struggle!

Therefore these blogs are my gift to travelers worldwide 🎁

However, if you don't want to spend all day searching through blogs and want your very own copy of my book to have at hand, when and where you need it, then head over to Amazon now and grab a copy.

The best thing about having your very own copy is:

You won't ever have to rely on wifi or data to communicate what you need!

From my many years of travel, this is without a doubt THE BEST REASON TO OWN MY BOOK!

You may think that everywhere has wifi or signal these days because that's the world you are used to. But when you land in a third world country or you trek out into remote locations, you quickly realise that your phone is absolutely useless in your new environment!

So make sure you're prepared for all eventualities and don't get caught out!

Grab a copy of Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook today.

Want to look inside the book?

Download a sample version here 👇🏽

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Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.