"Please" in Shona

While there isn't one single, direct translation for "please" in Shona, here are a few ways to express politeness and make a request:

• Ndapota ndipeiwo mvura. (Please give me some water.)
• Ndapota vhurai gonhi. (Please open the door.)
• Ndapota, usavhara musuwo. (Please, don't close the door.)

Adding "-wo" or "-iwo" at the end of the verb softens the request and makes it more polite.

• Ndipeiwo sadza. (Please give me some sadza.)
• Tibatsireiwo. (Please help us.)