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Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing in Shona
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu. Play the ten Shona words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 11 Shona phrases in this lesson
- Ndinoda...n-dee-NOH-dah
- I would like...
- IchiEE-chee
- This one
- Imarii?ee-mah-REE
- How much is it?
- Bhiri, ndapotaBEE-ree, n-dah-POH-tah
- The bill, please
- Nekadhineh-KAH-dee
- By card
- Nemarineh-MAH-ree
- In cash
- MvuraMVOO-rah
- Water
- KofiKOH-fee
- Coffee
- Tiitee
- Tea
- DoroDOH-roh
- Beer
- Pasina...pah-SEE-nah
- Without...
Literally "I want ...".
Point and say it.
Literally "it is how much money?".
Mobile money, EcoCash, is very common.
Literally "with money". US dollars are widely used.
Also means rain.
Tea, tii (TEE), is the everyday drink.
Traditional sorghum beer is called hwahwa.
Literally "where there is no ...": "pasina shuga", without sugar.