Free Tshivenda course
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Tshivenda (also called Venda or Luvenda) is one of South Africa’s official languages, spoken mainly in Limpopo. Tshivenda Daily teaches it in 26 short chapters, based on the book Tshivenda Daily: From Zero to Hero by Fhumulani Mulaudzi. Every chapter has clear examples in Tshivenda and English, a conversation, and a short quiz.
Part One: Starting from zero
Chapter 1: Welcome to Tshivenda
Understand what you are learning, why it matters, and how to use this book.
Chapter 2: Tshivenda Pronunciation
Learn to notice the five vowels, special letters, and sound differences.
Chapter 3: Building Your First Vocabulary
Build a useful vocabulary notebook and learn how to revise words.
Part Two: Learning to form sentences
Chapter 4: Greetings and Everyday Expressions
Recognise common greetings and practise respectful responses.
Chapter 5: Introducing Yourself
Prepare a short introduction and ask another person simple questions.
Chapter 6: Pronouns and People
Understand what pronouns do and how Tshivenda uses agreement.
Chapter 7: Understanding Tshivenda Noun Classes
Recognise noun-class patterns and understand why agreement matters.
Chapter 8: Subject Concords and Sentence Structure
Learn to notice agreement between a subject and its verb.
Chapter 9: Understanding Tshivenda Verbs
Learn how verbs communicate actions and why sentences are better than isolated roots.
Chapter 10: Talking About Time
Notice common present, ongoing, past and future patterns without guessing forms.
Chapter 11: Asking Questions
Recognise question words and practise asking for information.
Chapter 12: Making Negative Sentences
Understand how to express not understanding and learn negatives from verified examples.
Part Three: Speaking in everyday life
Chapter 13: Family and Relationships
Build vocabulary for family and practise talking about people.
Chapter 14: Food, Cooking and Eating
Prepare for everyday conversations about food and drink.
Chapter 15: Shopping and Money
Practise useful language for prices, items and simple transactions.
Chapter 16: Directions and Places
Learn how to build a useful directions vocabulary.
Chapter 17: School, Work and Daily Routines
Talk about everyday activities in simple, connected sentences.
Chapter 18: Feelings, Opinions and Descriptions
Express simple feelings and descriptions without relying on word-for-word translation.
Chapter 19: Social Conversations
Start, continue and repair a conversation when you get stuck.
Part Four: Developing fluency
Chapter 20: Reading Tshivenda
Read short phrases and paragraphs while noticing familiar patterns.
Chapter 21: Writing Tshivenda
Use verified phrases to write short, clear messages.
Chapter 22: Listening and Understanding Spoken Tshivenda
Develop a practical listening routine for real speech.
Chapter 23: Common Mistakes Made by Beginners
Use mistakes as feedback and learn how to correct them.
Chapter 24: Real-Life Tshivenda Dialogues
Combine greetings, clarification, everyday phrases and follow-up questions.
Chapter 25: From Beginner to Independent Speaker
Create a sustainable routine and begin producing original speech.
Part Five: Practice and revision
Chapter 26: Exercises, Tests and Final Assessment
Review what you have learned and identify the next skills to develop.
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Greetings, numbers, family, food, time and everyday phrases with English meanings.
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