BEGINNER
BEGINNER
Simple text, familiar words, word repetition, few words, high degree of illustration support, Word range: up to 50.
Chidhori chaSowetho
Sowetho ane makore masere. Sowetho anofarira chidhori chake. Chidhori chaSowetho chinonzi Donadhori. Rimwe zuva Sowetho akashaya Donadhori. Sowetho akatsvaga Donadhori mumba. Akatsvaga pasi petafura. Akatsvaga pasi pechigaro. Sowetho akatsamwa nekuti akashaya Donadhori. Akatsvaga mumaruva. Akabvunza katsi Kumala. Katsi Kumala yakatarisa Sowetho. Sowetho akabvunza huku Chiki. Huku Chiki yakatarisa pasi. Sowetho akabvunza imbwa Imbwayashe. Sowetho akawana … Read more
Murume murefurefu
‘STORY’ is a story by LEARNER NAME, with guidance from Shungu C. Chidovi under the ZimbOriginal 1-on-1 Shona for Kids Program, with illustrations by Catherine Groenewald – published by African Storybook Initiative (© African Storybook Initiative, 2014) under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Ani?
Shona English Uhwu uso hwaAnn. This is Ann’s face. Aya maziso aChipo. These are Chipo’s eyes. Idzi inzeve dzaRuby. These are Ruby’s ears. Uyu muromo waBen. This is Ben’s mouth. Iyi imhuno yaGabby. This is Gabby’s nose. Ichi chirebvu chaTayana. This is Tayana’s chin. Aya mazino aNoob. These are Noob’s teeth. Urwu rurimi rwaKyle. This … Read more
Uso hwangu
Shona English Uso hwangu hwakanaka. My face is beautiful. Maziso angu akanaka. My eyes are beautiful. Nzeve dzangu dzakakura. My ears are big. Muromo wangu wakakura. My mouth is big. Rurimi rwangu rwakareba. My tongue is long. Mhuno yangu yakakura. My nose is big. Chirebvu changu chakapfava. My chin is soft. Tsiye dzangu dzakanaka. My … Read more
