Shona Test #001

Posted by kudzai on May 13, 2010 in Shona Tests • 4 comments

Let’s see how well you’ve been learning your Shona.  This is a fun 10-question multiple choice quiz to test your knowledge from lessons 001 to 009 of the kudzai.net Shona Lessons Podcast:

How do you greet 5 people walking down the street.  (See lesson 001)





Respond to the following question: "Warara sei?" (See Lesson 002)





What does "Hembe" mean? (See lesson 003)





Which of the following is the correct translation of  "You are cooking okra" (See lesson 004)





What does "Ngatiende kumusika ne mukomana uyo"  mean? (See Lesson 005)





In the question: "Bhora riri kutambwa riinhi?" - What does the last word "riinhi" mean? (See lesson 006)





Which shona pronoun means "They" (See lesson 007)





Convert "Ndakaenda kuTown" (I went to town), so that it becomes "We went to town" (Lesson 008)





You're meeting your teacher Mr. Badza after a long holiday.  How should you greet him respectfully? (Lesson 009)





Translate the following into English from Shona: "Taura na Baba, nekuti tiri kuenda ku town mangwana. Tichaenda ne mota. Unoda kuenda nesu here?" (Combined Lessons)







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  1. portia on Jun 3, 2010, 1:05 pm:

    i enjoy learnin Shona..i’ve js found this website..plz email me lesson 1 to 5.i cnt access them on ma mobile phone..

  2. lungisani on Jun 15, 2010, 11:56 am:

    i have scored 8 out 10, i a zulu speaker. Would you email me other learning support. Ndafara zvikuru kufunda kutaura sishona.

  3. Kay on Jul 10, 2010, 3:54 pm:

    I love the test. Please give more tests. I scored 10 out of 10 on this one. Keep up the good work Kudzai. What does Kudzai mean?

  4. Kudzai on Jul 11, 2010, 8:21 am:

    Hey Kay! Great job! I’ll definitely put up more tests soon. Thank you :) Kudzai means “Praise” as in “Praise the Lord”, “Kudzai Ishe”

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