{"id":92805,"date":"2023-03-29T17:36:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T15:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/?p=92805"},"modified":"2023-03-29T17:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T15:36:12","slug":"zimbabwe-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/zimbabwe-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe \u2013 language"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;92824&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<b>What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of Zimbabwe? For our team, it would be majestic Victoria Falls, endless savanna and the Big Five game animals.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zimbabwe is a true cultural melting pot. Its 16 million population is composed of various ethnic groups. The most numerous are Bantu tribes: Shona and Ndebele, but a considerable part of the society belongs to different clans (Chewa, Tonga and Venda among others; source: study.com).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/zimbabwe-language\/#Zimbabwe_in_a_nutshell\" >Zimbabwe in a nutshell<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/zimbabwe-language\/#Zimbabwe_%E2%80%93_language\" >Zimbabwe \u2013 language<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/zimbabwe-language\/#Shona\" >Shona<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/zimbabwe-language\/#Ndebele\" >Ndebele<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/zimbabwe-language\/#English\" >English<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/zimbabwe-language\/#Tonga\" >Tonga<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/zimbabwe-language\/#Chewa\" >Chewa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/zimbabwe-language\/#Sign_language\" >Sign language<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/zimbabwe-language\/#Shona_basic_phrases\" >Shona basic phrases<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/zimbabwe-language\/#Ndebele_basic_phrases\" >Ndebele basic phrases<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/zimbabwe-language\/#Zimbabwean_literature\" >Zimbabwean literature<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/zimbabwe-language\/#Is_Zimbabwe_worth_visiting\" >Is Zimbabwe worth visiting?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Zimbabwe_in_a_nutshell\"><\/span>Zimbabwe in a nutshell<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zimbabwe is a country located in Southern Africa. It borders Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia. The state\u2019s capital is Harare. Nowadays, Zimbabwe has two currencies in use: the national Zimbabwe dollar and the United States dollar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status (Harare and Bulawayo). The country\u2019s political system is a republic, with Emmerson Mnangagwa as the head of state. He has replaced the long-ruling former president Robert Mugabe, who resigned in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a relic of British colonial rule, left-hand traffic applies in Zimbabwe. For a long time, until 2003, the country remained a member of the Commonwealth. According to the 2012 Census, 99.6% of the population has African roots; white residents constitute the remaining 0.4%. Christianity is the religion that gained the biggest share of believers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, the estimated life expectancy in Zimbabwe was 62 years. It is safe to say that the country has made big progress from the 44 years anticipated in 2003. All due to the development of the healthcare system (source: macrotrends.net). There has been a considerable number of allegations of human rights violations against Zimbabwe: restriction of freedom of speech, illegal arrests, tortures, and sexual abuse by the police and military.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Zimbabwe_%E2%80%93_language\"><\/span>Zimbabwe \u2013 language<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2013 Zimbabwe constitution mentions 16 official languages: Shona, Ndebele, Tonga, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Nambya, sign language, Ndau, Shangani, Sotho, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, and Chewa. Some of them are used by millions of people; others are on the brink of extinction. Zimbabwe (together with Bolivia and India) is a country with one of the highest numbers of official languages (source: Ad Astra).<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shona\"><\/span>Shona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shona is the most popular language of the country and has been considered the mother tongue of approximately 10 million people. Another few million uses it in everyday communication. Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, is almost entirely Shona-speaking (source: devere-zimbabwe.co.zw).<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ndebele\"><\/span>Ndebele<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second language in terms of popularity is Ndebele, another Bantu tongue. It has a community of 2 million speakers, who live mainly in the southern part of Zimbabwe. The most significant number of its users can be found in Bulawayo (source: devere-zimbabwe.co.zw).<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"English\"><\/span>English<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English has been considered a common language in Zimbabwe. Its beginnings in the country can be traced back to 1888 and the arrival of numerous British colonisers. The language is used in administration, business, and schools. For many of the residents, it is not a mother tongue. Only 5% of the population speaks English since early childhood (source: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Languages of Zimbabwe: A Journey of Discovery into Languages in Zimbabwe<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tonga\"><\/span>Tonga<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tonga, another language from the Bantu family, has around 200 thousand users in Zimbabwe, mainly in the northern parts of the country. Since the arrival of Christian missionaries, it has been written with the Latin alphabet. To represent the Tonga pronunciation, slight changes had to be made in the system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chewa\"><\/span>Chewa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chewa is a popular language in southern regions of Africa. Its speakers live in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and north-eastern Zimbabwe, where it takes the 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> place in terms of the number of users (source: wholeeartheducation.com).<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sign_language\"><\/span>Sign language<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign language in Zimbabwe is considered an official language. The Zimbabwe National Association of Deaf has 280 thousand members. Although the government\u2019s decision definitely deserves a prize, there have been some doubts. The question is: Which sign language should be considered the official one? The last 50 years in Zimbabwe brought the development of at least 7 lingoes. Moreover, some citizens prefer to use American Sign language.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;92818&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;92812&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;92806&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shona_basic_phrases\"><\/span>Shona basic phrases<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will not have difficulties finding English speakers in Zimbabwe. However, if you intend to make new friends, we strongly recommend learning some basic phrases in local languages that will help you get around with ease. Let\u2019s start with Shona, which will be particularly useful during your stay in Harare.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mauya<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Welcome<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mhoro<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Hello<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urare zvakanaka<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Good evening<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wakadini zvako?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 How are you?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ndiri rayiti<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 a popular response to \u201chow are you?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unonzani?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 What is your name?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ndinonzi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026 \u2013 My name is\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unobva kupi?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Where are you from?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ndinobva ku<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026 \u2013 I am from\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ndafara kukuziva.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Nice to meet you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sara zvakanaka <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Goodbye<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uve nemhanza yakanaka!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Good luck!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uve nezuva rakanaka!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Have a nice day!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mudye kunaka! <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Enjoy your meal!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ufambe zvakanaka! <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Safe travels!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Munonzvisisa here?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Do you understand me?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ndinonzvisisa.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 I understand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handisi kunyaso nzwisisa.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 I do not understand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ndinokumbirawo kuti musakurumidze kutaura.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Please speak slower.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ndinokumbirawo kuti muzvitaure futi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u2013 Please repeat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pamusoro<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 I am sorry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waita zvako<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Thank you<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ndebele_basic_phrases\"><\/span>Ndebele basic phrases<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your destination is Bulawayo, instead of Harare, and you plan to learn some local lingo, focus on Ndebele. Here you will find some useful phrases.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Siyalemukela<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Welcome<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salibonani<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Hello<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unjani?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 How are you?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ngiyaphila<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 a popular response to \u201chow are you?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ibizo lakho ngubani?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 What is your name?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mina ngingu<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026 \u2013 My name is\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uvela ngaphi?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Where are you from?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ngivela e<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026 \u2013 I am from\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kuhle ukukubona! <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Nice to meet you!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lilale kuhle<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Good night<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lisale kuhle<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Goodbye<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ngikufisela inhlanhla enhle!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Good luck!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ube lelanga elihle! <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Have a nice day!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Udle kuhle!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Enjoy your meal!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hamba kahle!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Safe travels!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ngiyezwa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 I understand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angizwa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 I do not understand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angazi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 I do not know.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khuluma kancene. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Please speak slower.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phinda futhi. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Please say it one more time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uyakhuluma isikhiwa?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Do you speak English?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uxolo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 I am sorry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ngiyacela<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Please<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ngiyabonga <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Thank you<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Zimbabwean_literature\"><\/span>Zimbabwean literature<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the data gathered by UNESCO, 83.6% of adult residents of Zimbabwe can write and read. Local sources mention a more considerable number (up to 90%). Such a high degree of literacy puts the country in the lead in comparison with the majority of African states (source: africacheck.org).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a long time, local tales and legends were only transmitted orally. The Christian missionaries, who came to Africa not only to Christianize but also to teach, brought the Latin alphabet to the people, and the development of Zimbabwean literature started slowly. The first national novel, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teso<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Solomon Mutswairo, arrived in 1956.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, Zimbabwean literature was strongly inspired by the works of colonial authors. When European influence started to be considered a real danger to African culture, the artists went their own way. Some of the most prominent writers are Dambudzo Marechera, NoViolet Bulawayo and Stanlake Samkange.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Translating literature is much more than just finding the relevant equivalents in another language. More than anything, it is transmitting the atmosphere of the work. Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/english\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/french\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">French<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skrivanek.pl\/en\/ukrainian\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukrainian translators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been born with that skill.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Zimbabwe_worth_visiting\"><\/span>Is Zimbabwe worth visiting?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zimbabwe is a good travel destination for all adventure seekers. Not many foreign tourists decide to visit the country, so you will not feel overwhelmed by the crowd. From the moment you step out of the plane on the African continent, you will not get bored. The beautiful and almost wild nature will take care of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you wish to master a unique ability, you can try to learn Shona or Ndebele. Nevertheless, if you do not plan to travel to Zimbabwe often, we do not encourage this option as finding reliable manuals to study is anything but easy. Instead, we recommend Italian, Spanish, or French which will prove useful during many of your travels. Do you need extra motivation and tutoring during your learning journey? Take a look at our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/szkolajezyk.pl\/en\/individual-courses\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">language courses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;92824&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of Zimbabwe? 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