Pronunciation guide
[edit]Phrase list
[edit]Basics
[edit]- How are you?
- Vho vuwa hani?
- What's your name?
- Dzina lavho ndi nnyi?
- My name is ...
- Dzina langa ndi ...
- Where are you from?
- Ni bva gai?
- I'm from ...
- Ndi bva ...
- Pleased to meet you
- Ndo takala ro divhana
- Goodbye
- Kha vha sale (to person staying)
- Goodbye
- Vha tshimbile zwavhudi (to person leaving)
- I don't understand
- A thi pfesesi
- Please speak more slowly
- Ndi humbela uri vha ambe nga u ongolowa
- Please say that again
- Ndi humbela uri vha dovholole
- Please write it down
- Kha vha tou nwala
- Do you speak English?
- Vha a amba English naa?
- Do you speak Venda?
- Vha a amba naa?
- How do you say ... in Venda?
- Hi pfi ... ndi mini nga Tshivenḓa
- Excuse me
- Tshiimo tsha shishi
- How much is this?
- Zwi ita vhugai?
- Sorry
- Ndi khou humbela pfarelo
- Please
- Ndi khou tou humbela
- Thank you
- Ndo livhuwa
- I love you
- Ndi a ni funa
- Good luck
- Mashudu mavhuya
Problem/Emergency
[edit]- Help!
- Thuso!
- Call the police!
- Ndi humbela uri vha founele mapholisa!
Numbers
[edit]Numbers
- 1
- thihi
- 2
- mbili
- 3
- raru
- 4
- ia
- 5
- hanu
- 6
- rathi
- 7
- sumbe
- 8
- malo
- 9
- ahe
- 10
- fumi
- 11
- fumithihi
- 12
- fumimbili
- 13
- fumiraru
- 14
- fumia
- 15
- fumihanu
- 20
- fumbili
- 21
- fumbilithihi
- 22
- fumbilimbili
- 50
- fuhanu
- 100
- ana
- 1000
- gidi
Time
[edit]Clock time
[edit]Greetings
[edit]- Good morning
- Ndi matsheloni
- Good afternoon
- Ndi masiari
- Good evening
- Ndi madekwana
- Good night
- Lo kovhela
Days
[edit]- Sunday
- Swondaha
- Monday
- Musumbuluwo
- Tuesday
- Ḽavhuvhili
- Wednesday
- Ḽavhuraru
- Thursday
- Ḽavhuṋa
- Friday
- Ḽavhuṱanu
- Saturday
- Mugivhela
Months
[edit]- January
- Phando
- February
- Luhuhi
- March
- Ṱhafamuhwe
- April
- Lambamai
- May
- Shundunthule
- June
- Fulwi
- July
- Fulwana
- August
- Ṱhangule
- September
- Khubvumedzi
- October
- Tshimedzi
- November
- Ḽara
- December
- Nyendavhusiku
Colors
[edit]- White
- Tshena
- Black
- Ntsu
- Purple
- Phephulu
- Green
- Dala
- Yellow
- Tada
- Red
- Tswuku
- Pink
- Pinki
Transportation
[edit]Part of the body
[edit]- Head
- Ṱhoho
- Hair
- Mavhudzi
- Eyes
- Maṱo
- Nose
- Ningo
- Mouth
- Mulomo
- Lips
- Meme
- Teeth
- Maṋo
- Tongue
- Lulimi
- Shoulder
- Shada
- Elbow
- Lukuḓavhavha
- Hands
- Zwanḓa
- Neck
- Mukulo
- Chest
- Khana
- Ribs
- Mbabvu
- Stomach
- Thumbu
- Waist
- Khundu
- Back
- Muṱana
- Buttocks
- Pfuralelo
Family (Muta)
[edit]- Father
- Khotsi
- Mother
- Mme
- Sister
- Khaladzi
- Brother
- Murathu
- Grandfather
- Makhulu (tshinna)
- Grandmother
- Makhuku (tshisadzi)
- Uncle (paternal)
- Khotsi muhulu
- Uncle (maternal)
- Malume
- Aunt (paternal)
- Makhadzi
- Aunt (maternal)
- Mmane
- Cousin
- Muzwala
- Parents
- Vhabebi
- Child
- Nwana
- Children
- Vhana