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Now lets get into our morning greeting. Tsitsi, can you tell us how we say Good morning in Shona? Mangwanani.

Mangwanani is the common way to greet someone in the morning. When an adult greets you by saying Mangwanani, you response will be: Mangwanani, marara sei? which means, Good morning, how was your sleep? The words Marara sei? Literally mean: how did you sleep? Its a way to ask if the person had a pleasant sleep during the night. To respond to Marara Sei, you say : Ndarara - This means I slept well.