PART 6.1 | VOCABULARY
Kukwazisa = to greet
Kwazisa = greet
Kwaziswa = be greeted (past tense)
Kwaziso = greetings
Kukukwazisa = to greet you
Kukukwazisai = to greet you (to an older person)
Kumukwazisa = to greet him/her
Kuvakwazisa = to greet them/you (to older person)
Ndikwazise (greet me)
Mukwazise (greet him/her)
Vakwazise (greet them)
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PART 6.2 | GREETINGS
Greetings = Kwaziso
KWA = Qua in "quantify"
ZI = Zi in "Zimbabwe"
SO = so like "sociology"
To greet = Kukwazisa
KU = ku in "kungfu"
KWA = Qua in "quantify"
ZI = zi in "Zimbabwe"
SA = sa in "Sacrifice"
Mhoro / Mhoroi
- Hello (casual)
Mho-ro / mho-ro-i
Mhoro = used between friends or from an older person to a younger one. Never to an older person it's disrespectful.
Mhoroi = respectful and can be said to an older perosm though it must be followed with "makadii?" which you'll learn in a second.
Makadii? / Makadi ni?
- How are you? (Standard/formal)
- Hello (equivalent)
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Ma-ka-di-i / Ma-ka-di-ni?
Ma = maria
Ka = cartoon
Di = dira (NOT dh = d for dog)
i = ink
Ni = like knee
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With Shona "M" is plural in some contexts, so it's used to address older people. You will learn more in the prefixes lesson. For now remember, to your friend or someone your age you can say the following:
Wakadii?
- how are you? (Casual)
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Wa-ka-di-i?
Wa = want
Ka = cartoon
Di = di ra (NOT dh = d for dog)
i = ink
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Ndeipi?
- hello/hi (slang)
- which one is it? (Literal translation)
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Nde-yi-pi?
Nde = understand
i = yi
Pi = pizza
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Used between friends or from an older person to a younger person.
Hesi
- hi
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He-si
He = help
Si = sit
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Used with friends or from an older person to a younger person.
Uri bho?
- hi, how are you? (Casual)
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U-ri-bho?
U = root
Ri = Rich
Bho = bottom
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Used between friends or from an older person to a younger person
Kanjani?
- what's up? (Shona context)
- Ndebele derived
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Kan-ja-ni?
Ka = cartoon
Nja = ninja
Ni = knee
Used between friends (rarely) or from older people to younger in Shona context (not sure about Ndebele). I personally have heard Kanjani being used especially by those older than me towards me.
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