Today Gogo Alice is going to tell you the story of Rabbit and Cockerel Tsuro na Jongwe A Shona language story brought to you by Sarura Kids. Shona is a language spoken in Zimbabwe in Africa.In Zimbabwe we love to tell stories, and often children would sit round the fireplace to listen to fantastic stories… Continue reading Ngano ya Tsuro na Jongwe
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How to cook sadza
Ngatibikei sadza nemuriwo vanaLet us cook sadza and muriwo today children.Join the mothers and the grandmothers as they show you how to sift the maize flour to remove impurities before cooking the sadza on an open fire outside.What do you like to eat sadza with?LactoMunyuVegetablesMeatIf you want to see more traditional sadza cooking recipes hit… Continue reading How to cook sadza
Let’s sing near and far in Shona
Today we are going to learn how to say near and far in Shona When babies are very young it’s hard to tell when something is near or it is far. They know it is different but it is only through repetition and seeing examples of near and far that they start to understand it.… Continue reading Let’s sing near and far in Shona
Sarura Wako Kadeya Deya
If you enjoy traditional African music then you are going to enjoy this video.Sung in the Shona language, this song directly influenced the name of our channel.Growing up in Zimbabwe we would regularly sing this song.Girls and boys would form a ring and take it in turns to sing.Whoever is inside the circle would have… Continue reading Sarura Wako Kadeya Deya
How to say Dog in Shona
Let’s learn how to say dog in Shona. This video is in Shona without subtitles.For the English version please refer to this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjIx2uotz7g This video helps you to learn about animals names in Shona. Shona is a Zimbabwe language. Dog in Shona is “imbwa”Can you repeat it? Muchidzidzo chanhasi tiri kudzidzira nezve imbwaImbwa imhuka inogara… Continue reading How to say Dog in Shona
Dog fun facts in English
We’re going to try something new today. We’re going to post this video twice. This first one is just in English. The next video will be in Shona. No subtitles – http://bit.ly/2U8P05s We want you to watch both and see if you can remember what you learned in this video as it will be repeated… Continue reading Dog fun facts in English
Fetching water in Zimbabwe
Where do you get water from every day?If you are like most people you probably get it from the tap in your house. But in this place in Zimbabwe Sarura Kids learnt that water comes from different places.Do you remember Tinaishe and her grandmother?They are in this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E97XF3jOCdQTinaishe’s grandmother told us of two places she… Continue reading Fetching water in Zimbabwe
Kuchengetedza musha pa Zimbabwe
Ngatidzidzirei kuchengetedza musha pa Zimbabwe. Let’s learn how to look after the household in Zimbabwe. Many thanks to Tinaishe and her family who sent this video to us.Sarura Kids is about learning shona language and about the world around us.Watch this video recorded by Tinaishe and her family for us.She tells us about her average… Continue reading Kuchengetedza musha pa Zimbabwe
Mavambo Part One
Mavambo means beginnings in Shona. Today we start to learn the words for things around usIt’s a good place to start to learn Shona language. At the beginning. Whether you are Zimbabwean or not this video is simple enough and slow paced enough that you can pick up the words easily.Also great for being able… Continue reading Mavambo Part One
Kuchengeta hangaiwa pamba
Hangaiwa means pigeons in the Shona language. Ngonidzashe is caring for pigeons at home. Shona is a language spoken in Zimbabwe in AfricaKuchengeta hangaiwa pamba chinhu chinofadza kuona.It makes us happy to see someone caring for pigeons at home. Ngonidzashe feeds the pigeons. They flock to him to get the food he has.In Zimbabwe we… Continue reading Kuchengeta hangaiwa pamba