chiShona family & people
69 family & people phrases in chiShona, each with a say-it-like guide. Tap a phrase to hear it and see how it is used.
- FamilymhuriMHOO-ree
- Motheramaiah-MAH-ee
- FatherbabaBAH-bah
- ChildmwanaMWAH-nah
- ChildrenvanaVAH-nah
- Son / boymwanakomanamwah-nah-koh-MAH-nah
- Daughter / girlmwanasikanamwah-nah-see-KAH-nah
- GrandmothermbuyaMBOO-yah
- Grandfather / maternal unclesekuruseh-KOO-roo
- Older siblingmukomamoo-KOH-mah
- Younger siblingmunin'inamoo-nee-NYEE-nah
- Sibling of the opposite sexhanzvadzihahn-ZVAH-dzee
- Paternal auntteteTEH-teh
- Man / husbandmurumemoo-ROO-meh
- Woman / wifemukadzimoo-KAH-dzee
- Friendshamwarishahm-WAH-ree
- I am sadNdakasuwaB1ndah-kah-SOO-wah
- I am angryNdakatsamwaB1ndah-kah-TSAH-mwah
- I am afraidNdinotyaB1ndee-noh-TYAH
- I think that …Ndinofunga kuti…B1ndee-noh-FOO-ngah KOO-tee
- I agreeNdinobvumaB1ndee-noh-BVOO-mah
- I disagree with itHandibvumirani nazvoB1hahn-dee-bvoo-mee-RAH-nee NAH-zvoh
- It troubles meZvinondinetsaB1zvee-noh-ndee-NEH-tsah
- I love you / I like youNdinokudaB1ndee-noh-KOO-dah
- We get alongTinowiriranaB1tee-noh-wee-ree-RAH-nah
- I trust youNdinovimba neweB1ndee-noh-VEEM-bah NEH-weh
- WifeMudzimai / mukadziB1moo-dzee-MAH-ee / moo-KAH-dzee
- Husband / manMurumeB1moo-ROO-meh
- RelativeHamaB1HAH-mah
- NeighbourMuvakidzaniB1moo-vah-kee-DZAH-nee
- I am marriedNdakaroora / ndakaroorwaB1ndah-kah-ROH-roh-rah / ndah-kah-ROH-rwah
- We have two childrenTine vana vaviriB1TEE-neh VAH-nah vah-VEE-ree
- We live togetherTinogara pamwe cheteB1tee-noh-GAH-rah PAH-mweh CHEH-teh
- I visit relativesNdinoshanyira hamaB1ndee-noh-shah-NYEE-rah HAH-mah
- We help one anotherTinobatsiranaB1tee-noh-bah-tsee-RAH-nah
- Relative / kinHamaB2HAH-mah
- Son-in-lawMukwashaB2moo-KWAH-shah
- Daughter-in-lawMurooraB2moo-roh-OH-rah
- Grandfather / uncleSekuruB2seh-KOO-roo
- To respectKuremekedzaB2koo-reh-meh-KEH-dzah
- To live together wellKugarisana zvakanakaB2koo-gah-ree-SAH-nah zvah-kah-NAH-kah
- Conversation / discussionNhauriranoB2nhah-oo-ree-RAH-noh
- To discuss / chat at lengthKukurukuraB2koo-koo-roo-KOO-rah
- LoveRudoB2ROO-doh
- To give one another respectKupanana ruremekedzoB2koo-pah-NAH-nah roo-reh-meh-KEH-dzoh
- I'll tell you a storyNdichakuudza nyayaB2ndee-chah-koo-OO-dzah NYAH-yah
- It began…Zvakatanga…B2zvah-kah-TAHN-gah
- At that timePanguva iyoyoB2pah-NGOO-vah ee-YOH-yoh
- I was bornNdakazvarwaB2ndah-kah-ZVAH-rwah
- We lived / stayedTakagaraB2tah-kah-GAH-rah
- They cameVakauyaB2vah-kah-OO-yah
- We were very happyTakafara zvikuruB2tah-kah-FAH-rah zvee-KOO-roo
- I rememberNdinoyeukaB2ndee-noh-YEH-oo-kah
- From then onKubvira ipapoB2koo-BVEE-rah ee-PAH-poh
- So / thereforeSakaB2SAH-kah
- Because of that / thusNokudaroB2noh-koo-DAH-roh
- That's how it endedNdizvo zvazvakaperaB2NDEE-zvoh zvah-zvah-kah-PEH-rah
- I am very gladNdafara zvikuruC1ndah-FAH-rah zvee-KOO-roo
- True loveRudo rwechokwadiC1ROO-doh rweh-choh-KWAH-dee
- Kinship / relationshipUkamaC1oo-KAH-mah
- Loyalty / trustworthinessKuvimbikaC1koo-veem-BEE-kah
- Humility / to humble oneselfKuzvininipisaC1koo-zvee-nee-nee-PEE-sah
- Mutual compassionKunzwirana tsitsiC1koo-nzwee-RAH-nah TSEE-tsee
- Care / concernHanyaC1HAH-nyah
- To be indifferent / not to careKushaya hanyaC1koo-SHAH-yah HAH-nyah
- To forgive one anotherKuregereranaC1koo-reh-geh-reh-RAH-nah
- To comfort / entertain / consoleKuvaraidzaC1koo-vah-rah-EE-dzah
- To shed tearsKusvimha misodziC1koo-SVEEM-hah mee-SOH-dzee
- Kind-heartedness / goodwillMwoyochenaC1mwoh-yoh-CHEH-nah