We love healthy eating. We love eating fruits and vegetables!And our super Fruit pals are here to teach us about healthy eating and teach us about Zimbabwean fruits and vegetables.Did you know that muchero means fruit?And muriwo means vegetable? This video is in Shona. Healthy eating Zimbabwean fruits and vegetables | Muriwo ne muchero Do… Continue reading Healthy eating Zimbabwean fruits and vegetables
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Mavambo – some Shona language basics
Mavambo means beginnings in Shona.Let’s learn some Shona language basics today with Sarura Kids. This video shows:AeroplaneBicycleBookBroomCarChairCupHutLeafPencilScissorsTableVarious animal namesKeyBusHatShoeHammerHoeClay potStoolCartDressToothbrush Enjoy learning Shona language with Sarura Kids! There are some fantastic words that you definitely don’t hear every day. How many of these words did you know already in Shona?Listen and follow along today as… Continue reading Mavambo – some Shona language basics
Mavambo Part Three
Hi kids!Today we are going to learn even more about the world around us in Mavambo part 3 – beginningsThe words we are covering today are:KeyBusHatShoeHammerHoeClay potStoolCartDressToothbrush There are some fantastic words that you definitely don’t hear every day. How many of these words did you know already in Shona?Listen and follow along today as… Continue reading Mavambo Part Three
Gogo Alice plays the mbira
Gogo Alice is learning how to play the mbira for the first time today.She took a tutorial online and in next to no time she is ready to play the thumb piano.This instrument makes very unique music and is very special in Shona culture.Hear more about its relevance and where it is played in this… Continue reading Gogo Alice plays the mbira
What is mbira or thumb piano?
What is mbira or thumb piano? This week saw a mbira Google DoodleWe are so excited to see such beautiful attention brought to the world by Google on what the mbira is. We loved the animation as well as the chance for anyone around the world to play a mbira virtually. In Zimbabwe the mbira… Continue reading What is mbira or thumb piano?
Mavambo Part Two
Hello kids Remember that mavambo means beginnings?Today we are going to learn animal names in Shona.We will have some funny animals as well as interesting cute animals that you can find either living in the house with you or outside in the yard, the farm, or in the wild.Can you tell which animals live in… Continue reading Mavambo Part Two
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
