Hello there now many years ago on this site I am seeing Shona doing ha comedy shorts. Very funny. Please tell ha to make more funnies. You friend, Conor.
Am here and it’s getting useful Am Ghanaian, got a Zim girlfriend First thought it ain’t gonna work But here I am too deep into it that I have no choice than to learn Shona and make myself comfortable Long live Tulani Long live Zim
I'm a Zulu too and I am trying to learn Shona but for me it's not that I have anyone I just love the language and I'm willing to learn it as fast as possible
After listening to oliver mtukudzi music todi 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 much love from kenya 🇰🇪 anyways my government rejected import of maize from Zimbabwe🇿🇼 let music unite as more
First time learning shona. but the vowels are exactly the same as in the Swahili language. gives me tremendous hope that i can learn shona and teach Swahili to the shona people. i will go and live in Zimbabwe one day
I speak Spanish and English; I also know a little Quechua (Runasimi) and Esperanto. My friend has been in love with mbira music for the last 20 years. Now she wants to teach mbira and Zimbabwean dance and song. I told her I'd pay her for singing lessons. So now I'm learning Shona pronunciation, so I can try singing. I'm so lucky that Shona vowels are identical to Spanish vowels! 😁
Interestingly shona surnames are much more similar to Spanish and Portuguese surnames like Maduro , Sinyoro(sinori) , Mina, Maritina(martina) , Furashishko(fransisco), the list is endless , I think sShona people share something deep with Spanish people and Moroccans , our music sounds like Spanish Latino , our beats from guitars and dances ,
I hope I get to learn some African languages in my lifetime . I'm black but not Zimbabwean (I'm West Indian originally from Trinidad) , but I'm interested in foreign languages.I saw a Shona dictionary a few years ago in an NYC library .I wish I'd read it. I will watch more of your videos.
Please continue with this series when you have some time again. I went through it a few years ago but because of not knowing enough Shona people I ended up not practicing and forgetting everything, well, almost everything. I understand it takes a lot to make one video and edit it, but if you can find the time, you'll be doing those of us who are like me, a huge favour.
Hi, these videos are really helping. Looking to go out to Zimbabwe to live with my wife (she is from Zim) to work in the community. More lessons please.
I was born In Zimbabwe and I moved to England when I was 5 years old and I didn’t get to learn Shona and I want to speak to my cousins and the rest of my family in Shona
Just came across your videos very enjoyable. Trying to pick up some Shona because of a girl haha. Just think it would be nice to be able to speak with her in her native language.
Shona has different versions my brother it's not the Same even exams they write separate papers there's Manika , Ndau , ZeZuru , Kalanga among others. One that shares direct Aura, authenticity and shares words even with Zulu is Zezuru , language spoken mainly in Harare and surrounding provinces , it's exactly same vowels also Ndau and and Manica Kalanga is a mix with Venda and Tswana language or Sotho so much common things
Thanks for the lesson! I may be working with some Zimbabweans in my near future, so I'd like to pick up some Shona. Your Baba example sounded like more of a tone difference than a vowel difference, am I hearing that wrong?
I spent my childhood age11 in Harare Stanley avenue rotan road five years and return back my dad to India 1989 it's golden period for us never forget memories in my life I love too much Zimbabwe and theirs people
@@St0ckwell That's not true at all. Take this name for instance. She is a famous south African actress her name is written as Liteboho Molise but when you speak it's pronounced as Diteboho MoDise. The Ls are pronounced as Ds. It's a Lesotho thing. Thank me later😎
Not sure if you’re still on UA-cam , but I’m having trouble learning how to pronounce the Shona name: (Nyarai) .. any tips on how to break it down to pronounce properly? Thanks!
Shona sister languages are plenty in Europe , Spanish , Portuguese, Russia, Japan, not mentioning India . I think Indians can speak sjona with so much ease bcoz the Word Shona is Indian also
@@sandrasandy6705 ohh that's great. I was asking because I'm Zimbabwean, Shona speaking, and just wanted to know where you intend to use Shona language since it's a regional language. Many people I've seen who learn Shona do so because they'll be married to Shona-speaking partners, or planning to visit Zimbabwe.
my reason of learning Shona Zimbabwe is because I am currently having a future with a wonderful Zimbabwe partner especially if going to Bulawayo Zimbabwe in the near future when things are safe
I always tell people this. When you are not familiar with the language it sounds more foreign but digging deeper makes it easy because it is a Bantu language.
Xhosas are no different to Shona people I believe this strongly, even Xhosas who migrated to Zimbabwe overwhelmingly went to infiltrate shona society , translated their surnames and started to speak Zezuru
The vowel is not what Americans will get wrong; it's the tone of voice when producing that vowel. The shape of the mouth and placement of the tongue are not different when an American reads and pronounces BABA and when a Zimbabwean pronounces it. The vocal folds are what changes.
your videos are very helpful, you do a great job breaking everything down. Question, when you say Shona you aren't pronouncing it with the same pronunciation as the first video taught with the vowels, what is this correct pronunciation of the language itself? thanks again :)
Hi Sir, thank you so much. I have a question on one pronounciation, "ko". In South African pronouciation, "ko" is split in two, your "ko'" is "kho" [Zulu], in Pedi the same, however the "o" can sound like "u", which may sound like "khu" instead to a pedi speaker, and well the principle is closely aligned to others, however, Afrikaans speakers would need further breakdown, as we don't treat English vowels as English but as native languages, which are borrowed a lot from the khoi-San languages. Even Khoi itself is a Nguni language, hence K[h]oi, instead of "koi" which are two different words. Please clarify that part with regards to Shona, as I believe somehow, Shona relates to the same vowel rules as Venda
I am learning Shona for court interpreting. I wanna help shona people get justice in courts of south Africa😍😍
Hello there now many years ago on this site I am seeing Shona doing ha comedy shorts. Very funny. Please tell ha to make more funnies. You friend, Conor.
Am here and it’s getting useful
Am Ghanaian, got a Zim girlfriend
First thought it ain’t gonna work
But here I am too deep into it that I have no choice than to learn Shona and make myself comfortable
Long live Tulani
Long live Zim
I was born into a Ndebele family. We moved to England and the whole family apart from me speaks shona and want to learn as well
It's very easy to learn
That's awesome of you to take initiative 🧡
What a coincidence that’s the exact definition of my family
same
only that I'm not in England but same story here
These lessons are helpful, I am a Zulu lady and my handsome man is Shona from Zim ♥️
I'm a Zulu too and I am trying to learn Shona but for me it's not that I have anyone I just love the language and I'm willing to learn it as fast as possible
@@fathimamangubaneahmed4840 I can teach you
@@fathimamangubaneahmed4840 also check 'Taurai ChiShona '♥ i can also help with Shona. LOVE it too,am Shona.
It's never too late to master your mother tongue :)
I have a new guy at work that’s from Zimbabwe. I know he speaks Shona and I would love to make him feel comfortable. I’m going to learn Shona !
After listening to oliver mtukudzi music todi 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 much love from kenya 🇰🇪 anyways my government rejected import of maize from Zimbabwe🇿🇼 let music unite as more
@KJ Senior, thanks for stopping by. I plan on posting a video each week ...
+Learning Shona with Tulani Shona is a tonal language like Chinese, right? How many tones it has?
Learning Shona with Tulani i understand Shona fluently I from uk and I'm 13 I can't really talk it though.
Is this Shona being spoken in the video?
ua-cam.com/video/V3q4QznlKUo/v-deo.html
Let's keep the Shona Language alive. Like if you agree
Found myself here after searching my first name on UA-cam
Shona Rockett
Hi
lovely name
My name is Shona too 😍😂😂
What is the meaning of your first name?
Can't be the same as the Shona people!
Shona Rockett your name is Gaelic. Shona is Gaelic for Jessie.
Hi i live in the US and this is great for my sister, she came here when she was really young, thanks
Hie mazvita
🎉🎉🎉🎉
First time learning shona. but the vowels are exactly the same as in the Swahili language. gives me tremendous hope that i can learn shona and teach Swahili to the shona people. i will go and live in Zimbabwe one day
Ends in a vowel. Thank you for being so good Shona!
Sounds like shona might be slightly tonal,the problem is not vowels!
I speak Spanish and English; I also know a little Quechua (Runasimi) and Esperanto. My friend has been in love with mbira music for the last 20 years. Now she wants to teach mbira and Zimbabwean dance and song. I told her I'd pay her for singing lessons. So now I'm learning Shona pronunciation, so I can try singing. I'm so lucky that Shona vowels are identical to Spanish vowels! 😁
Interestingly shona surnames are much more similar to Spanish and Portuguese surnames like Maduro , Sinyoro(sinori) , Mina, Maritina(martina) , Furashishko(fransisco), the list is endless , I think sShona people share something deep with Spanish people and Moroccans , our music sounds like Spanish Latino , our beats from guitars and dances ,
Hi Tulani. I'm from Brazil. The vowels sounds are exactely the same of Brazilian Portuguese. Very cool!
So you don't know you're from Zimbabwe and Mozambique?? Zimbabwe and Mozambique is one people from one father , same people who are in brazil
I’m the first American from my family. My family comes from the Shona tribe in Zimbabwe and I’m disappointed they never taught me the language
I've learned 2 new languages in the past year, from the 1st 5min I knew I was on the right channel to learn Shona basics
I am a xhosa speaker and i want to learn more
Thanks for creating this channel
Hi Tulani, can you do translation of Oliver Mtukudzi songs, maybe one a week.
Mukoma Thulani. I Love Your Channel
Welp. I'm going to be learning shona for fun. Customer is from Zimbabwe and I fell in love with lesson 1 it is... my ancestors got excited
Honestly I’m here because I can’t be Zimbabwean yet only speak Ndebele and English thus I’m learning Shona and Sesotho
I hope I get to learn some African languages in my lifetime . I'm black but not Zimbabwean (I'm West Indian originally from Trinidad) , but I'm interested in foreign languages.I saw a Shona dictionary a few years ago in an NYC library .I wish I'd read it. I will watch more of your videos.
Your English is what I am learning more . Thanks
Please continue with this series when you have some time again. I went through it a few years ago but because of not knowing enough Shona people I ended up not practicing and forgetting everything, well, almost everything.
I understand it takes a lot to make one video and edit it, but if you can find the time, you'll be doing those of us who are like me, a huge favour.
Hi, these videos are really helping. Looking to go out to Zimbabwe to live with my wife (she is from Zim) to work in the community. More lessons please.
Can you please do more videos on phrases and other things please. Thank you so much!
My parents speak Shona but I live in England with my parents so I’m still learning
Ndataura kana kudaidza chikoro chedzimwe nyika muHarare. Anogamuchira aindinzwisisa chaizvo.
Me and my friends joke a lot about Zimbabwe and we all respect Zimbabwe a lot. This simple joke turned into me learning shona
Well done, its truly a beautiful language
I was born In Zimbabwe and I moved to England when I was 5 years old and I didn’t get to learn Shona and I want to speak to my cousins and the rest of my family in Shona
Awww I remember learning this in primary school in Zimbabwe
Just came across your videos very enjoyable. Trying to pick up some Shona because of a girl haha. Just think it would be nice to be able to speak with her in her native language.
When love is projected, grace takes over.
My boyfriend is from Zimbabwe! I need to learn Shona!
Do you know anything about the Shins people being linked to the tribe of Issachar?
These are the cousins
Could you do some beginning lessons for Shona speakers to speak English? I would like to put it on a SD card for a Solar audio
I have sent them a Solar Audio Bible with a SD card. I would like to add it to the SD card
Mhoroi, ndinobva kuAlgeria🇩🇿
Im english and im with my bf whos from Zimbabwe and im trying to learn some shona but i would say the hard part is pronouncing it right.
Amazing, this is how you pronounce vowels in Romania. Cool.
I love to speak Shona I have been to Zimbabwe with my family when I was 4
and in Spanish...
In german too :)
also japanese !
The language of the love of my life is shona .... I want to learn it for him 💕🥰
i can teach you
Vowels pronunciation are 100% same as Zulu language but I am not sure about the construction of sentences if it's exactly 100% the same same or not
Shona has different versions my brother it's not the Same even exams they write separate papers there's Manika , Ndau , ZeZuru , Kalanga among others. One that shares direct Aura, authenticity and shares words even with Zulu is Zezuru , language spoken mainly in Harare and surrounding provinces , it's exactly same vowels also Ndau and and Manica
Kalanga is a mix with Venda and Tswana language or Sotho so much common things
This is so helpful . Thank you Tulani 💃🏿💃🏿
Ndakafonera amburenzi mu ottawa canada nhasi.
Hahaa your gramma is kinda bad bit asi waedza
Thanks for the lesson! I may be working with some Zimbabweans in my near future, so I'd like to pick up some Shona. Your Baba example sounded like more of a tone difference than a vowel difference, am I hearing that wrong?
Hello, I am ready to learn… I desire to visit Zimbabwe …
My good friend is from Zimbabwe and I don't think it's gibberish, I am in awe of this.
I spent my childhood age11 in Harare Stanley avenue rotan road five years and return back my dad to India 1989 it's golden period for us never forget memories in my life I love too much Zimbabwe and theirs people
Hello Tulani. Great job on the lessons.
Wait, I think going through the vowels themselves, explains why the "h" is not there, I follow, thanks, perfect. You're the best!!
Shamwari how often are you going to be uploading
You will be my new teacher now. Thank you
Is Shona like Spanish: you read exactly like it's written?
Lola González In respect yes.
Absolutely correct. Shona hi one of the easiest languages to read. It's like Japanese
All African languages have phonetic alphabets
@@St0ckwell That's not true at all. Take this name for instance. She is a famous south African actress her name is written as Liteboho Molise but when you speak it's pronounced as Diteboho MoDise. The Ls are pronounced as Ds. It's a Lesotho thing. Thank me later😎
Panicking Shmuley Kinyarwanda, Kirundi and Luganda don’t.
Or rather how can I get in touch with him?
Will you be making more videos soon?
You explain very well ! Thank you for the work you've put in this !
Camille S You are very welcome Camille, thanks for watching and thank you for your encouraging words
Why learn shona? Because my boyfriend is from zimbabwe. Excited to learn 😁😁❤
How do you say 'Beautiful Shona' in Shona?
Kunaka. If it is someone you say wakanaka. If it is an item you yakanaka.
nice mugabe impression. i already no shona but i just want to see how they teach it.in shona i am saying ini ndagara ndinoziva shona
I am from Louisiana and I grew up speaking Creole, And I love to learn African Languages.
The vaaals are in Portuguese
Yes and Spanish
Does anyone know where Tulani is now please?
Not sure if you’re still on UA-cam , but I’m having trouble learning how to pronounce the Shona name: (Nyarai) .. any tips on how to break it down to pronounce properly? Thanks!
Shona's vowels sounds just like Russian's vowels. It's getting intresting :)
Shona sister languages are plenty in Europe , Spanish , Portuguese, Russia, Japan, not mentioning India . I think Indians can speak sjona with so much ease bcoz the Word Shona is Indian also
This is brilliant content 👍🏽
It is a very beautiful language I am interested in this language and hope to learn
Great lesson!🌟😁
Hi m8, will be subscribing to your channel. I have zim friends and only know about 4 words and 2 phrases.
Waita bassa.
where do I go and who will tell me how to say phrases/words in Shona?
are you planning to move to Zim, or your partner is Zimbabwean?
@@BigSamAviation my friend lives in Zimbabwe. I hope to go there one day. Why do you ask?
@@sandrasandy6705 ohh that's great.
I was asking because I'm Zimbabwean, Shona speaking, and just wanted to know where you intend to use Shona language since it's a regional language. Many people I've seen who learn Shona do so because they'll be married to Shona-speaking partners, or planning to visit Zimbabwe.
what is the song in the beginning?
I'm Zimbabwe as well do you know what chimed a meens
Me and mu sir made a pact to greet one another in different languages daily, shona my first choice.
I wish you would have continued teaching
I feel very comfortable after watching this video
my reason of learning Shona Zimbabwe is because I am currently having a future with a wonderful Zimbabwe partner especially if going to Bulawayo Zimbabwe in the near future when things are safe
I'm Xhosa speaking from SA. The vowels are exactly same with my language. Amazing 😍.
I always tell people this. When you are not familiar with the language it sounds more foreign but digging deeper makes it easy because it is a Bantu language.
Xhosas are no different to Shona people I believe this strongly, even Xhosas who migrated to Zimbabwe overwhelmingly went to infiltrate shona society , translated their surnames and started to speak Zezuru
what does marakadira mean?
How does one say i am beautiful in Shona?
Pluie M they say ndakanaka
God bless you and thank you for those lessons ! May I ask what does "mukomana" mean please?
if an elder calls someone mukomana it usually depends on the speaker it means a child(male) so boy is the correct wording.
appreciate it franz you make Zimbos proud.
thank you
You're welcome.
I was born there but I moved to aus when I was four... and I feel lost and missing part of me
The lesson starts at 2:00
Yo bro u still unloading
The vowel is not what Americans will get wrong; it's the tone of voice when producing that vowel. The shape of the mouth and placement of the tongue are not different when an American reads and pronounces BABA and when a Zimbabwean pronounces it. The vocal folds are what changes.
Yeah but we must keep mindful polyglots are on the rise
Nakidz qqn ten
I speak shona, but I have also learnt from your video
Please continue posting videos :)
Rachel Norah Olivier-Bheeka Hi Rachel, thanks for watching. I promise I will actively start posting weekly
what does the world Zivania means? in shona
Winile Mncwango mmmm zivanai means ‘know each other ‘ zivania not shona
Where are more lessons?
your videos are very helpful, you do a great job breaking everything down. Question, when you say Shona you aren't pronouncing it with the same pronunciation as the first video taught with the vowels, what is this correct pronunciation of the language itself? thanks again :)
I'm learning how to speak shona and its fun
Good job🎉🎉🎉
I am Mexican and my handsome boyfriend is from Zim
Woww I also want to marry a Mexican , we have same culture as Mexicans, same dances, same rhythms just woww I love Mexicans
GOD bless you hama yangu!
Hi Sir, thank you so much.
I have a question on one pronounciation, "ko". In South African pronouciation, "ko" is split in two, your "ko'" is "kho" [Zulu], in Pedi the same, however the "o" can sound like "u", which may sound like "khu" instead to a pedi speaker, and well the principle is closely aligned to others, however, Afrikaans speakers would need further breakdown, as we don't treat English vowels as English but as native languages, which are borrowed a lot from the khoi-San languages. Even Khoi itself is a Nguni language, hence K[h]oi, instead of "koi" which are two different words. Please clarify that part with regards to Shona, as I believe somehow, Shona relates to the same vowel rules as Venda
Biggest fan 👏🏽👏🏽
so its kinda similar to swahili, cuz i'm Tanzanian
I agree
no it is not swahilli
@@talent7090 Anorld said it's similar not that it is swahili. Dont be tribalistic
Your vowels are said same as the Māori language, here in New Zealand
What is the difference between mumhanzi/mimhanzi?
singular and plural
bra your learns are great but wat does those words mean?