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A collection of useful phrases in Hausa. You can see them in many other languages by clicking on the English versions.
Key to abbreviations: >m = said to males, >f said to females
| English | ḥawsa (Hausa) حَوْسَ |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Sannu da zuwa |
| Hello | Sannu / Salama alaikum / A gaishai ka (ki) Amin. Alaikum salam (reply) |
| How are you? Fine (in health) |
Kana lahiya? (>m) Kina lahiya? (>f) |
| Lafiya (good) Lafiya lau (fine) Lafiya ƙalau (very good) |
|
| Long time no see | Kwana biyu |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
Mi sunanka? (>m) Mi sunanki? (>f) |
| Sunana ... | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
Daga ina ka fito? |
| Na fito daga ... | |
| Pleased to meet you | Ina farin cikin haduwa da kai |
| Good morning | Ina kwana? (How did you sleep?) Lahiya lau (reply - in health) |
| Good afternoon | Barka da yamma |
| Good evening | Barka da yamma |
| Good night | Allah ya ba mu alheri / Mu kwana lafiya |
| Goodbye | Sai sannu / Sai an jima / Sai Gobe |
| Good luck | Allah ya ba da sa'a |
| Cheers/Good health! | |
| Have a nice day | |
| Bon appetit | A ci abinci lafiya |
| Bon voyage | Sauka lafiya (arrive safely) |
| Do you understand? | Kana jin harshen? |
| I understand | Na gani |
| I don't understand | Ban gane ba |
| I don't know | Ban sani ba |
| Please speak more slowly | Fadi sannu sannu |
| Please say that again | |
| Please write it down | |
| Do you speak English? | Ka na jin harshen turanci kuwa? |
| Do you speak Hausa? Yes, a little |
|
| How do you say ... in Hausa? | |
| Excuse me | |
| How much is this? | Nawa ne? |
| Sorry | Sannu barka / Yi hak'uri |
| Please | Don Allah |
| Thank you Response |
Na gode |
| Ba kome | |
| Where's the toilet? | I na makewayi ya ke? |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
|
| Would you like to dance with me? |
|
| I miss you | |
| I love you | |
| Get well soon | Allah ya kawo sauki |
| Go away! | |
| Leave me alone! | |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
Taimaka! |
| Call the police! | Kira yan sanda! |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
Barka da Kirsimatikuma barka da sabuwar shekara |
| Happy Easter | |
| Happy Birthday | Barka da sabon shekera |
| One language is never enough |
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| My hovercraft is full of eels |
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Information about Hausa | Useful phrases in in Hausa | Tower of Babel in Hausa
Other collections of Hausa phrases
http://wikitravel.org/en/Hausa_phrasebook
http://mylanguages.org/hausa_phrases.php
http://www.lrc.columbia.edu/ha/ha10000/vocab/dailyexp
http://multimedia.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/audio/languagelessons/niger/NE_Hausa_Language_Lessons.pdf
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