Kuteerera (listening) zvichireva kuteya nzeve kuti unzwe zviri kutaurwa kana kuimbwa kana kurira. VaNyungwe vanoti -tetekera (listen) kureva kutetekera. VaNyakyusa vanoti pilika (hear; feel) kureva kunzwa. VaYao vanoti pilikana (to heed to; to hear; to feel; to understand; obey). Mamwe mazwi: pilikanila (to listen) vacchireva kuteerera. Baila vanoti ku telela (to hear, to understand, to feel, to obey) vachireva kunzwa. Mamwe mazwi: kutelelana (to hear, to understand each other) vachireva kunzwanana. Kimbundu vanoti -tongonoka (understandable) kureva kunzwisisika.