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English to Hausa: the words people look up most

Hello

Sannu

/SAN-noo/

Thank you

Na gode

/na GO-deh/

Goodbye

Sai an jima

/sigh an-JEE-ma/

Yes

Ii

/EE/

No

A'a

/AH-ah/

Please

Don Allah

/don al-LAH/

How are you?

Kana lafiya?

/KA-na la-FEE-ya/

I love you

Ina son ka

/EE-na son KA/

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English to Hausa: everyday phrases

Common phrases from the Hausa course, each with a respelling — capitals mark the stressed syllable.

  • HelloSannu
    Hello/SAN-noo/
  • Thank youNa gode
    Thank you/na GO-deh/
  • WelcomeBarka da zuwa
    Welcome/BAR-ka da ZOO-wa/
  • GoodbyeSai an jima
    Goodbye/sigh an-JEE-ma/
  • YesIi
    Yes/EE/
  • NoA'a
    No/AH-ah/
  • PleaseDon Allah
    Please/don al-LAH/
  • SorryYi haƙuri
    Sorry/yee ha-KOO-ree/
  • How are you?Kana lafiya?
    How are you?/KA-na la-FEE-ya/
  • I am fineLafiya lau
    I am fine/la-FEE-ya LAU/
  • What is your name?Mene ne sunanka?
    What is your name?/MEH-neh neh soo-NAN-ka/
  • My name is...Sunana...
    My name is.../soo-NA-na/
  • WaterRuwa
    Water/ROO-wa/
  • FoodAbinci
    Food/a-BEEN-chee/
  • FriendAboki
    Friend/a-BO-kee/
  • MoneyKuɗi
    Money/KOO-dee/
  • OneƊaya
    One/DA-ya/
  • TwoBiyu
    Two/BEE-yoo/
  • ThreeUku
    Three/OO-koo/
  • FourHuɗu
    Four/HOO-doo/
  • FiveBiyar
    Five/BEE-yar/
  • TenGoma
    Ten/GO-ma/
  • How much is it?Nawa ne?
    How much is it?/NA-wa neh/
  • MarketKasuwa
    Market/ka-SOO-wa/
  • I want to buyIna son sayi
    I want to buy/EE-na son SA-yee/
  • MotherUwa
    Mother/OO-wa/
  • FatherUba
    Father/OO-ba/
  • BrotherƊan uwa
    Brother/dan OO-wa/
  • Sister'Yar uwa
    Sister/yar OO-wa/
  • ChildYaro
    Child/YA-ro/
  • FamilyIyali
    Family/ee-YA-lee/
  • WifeMata
    Wife/MA-ta/
  • HusbandMiji
    Husband/MEE-jee/
  • TodayYau
    Today/YOW/
  • TomorrowGobe
    Tomorrow/GO-beh/
  • YesterdayJiya
    Yesterday/JEE-ya/
  • NowYanzu
    Now/YAN-zoo/
  • In the morningDa safe
    In the morning/da SA-feh/
  • In the afternoonDa rana
    In the afternoon/da RA-na/
  • In the eveningDa yamma
    In the evening/da YAM-ma/

What to know before you translate

About Hausa

Northern Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, Chad, Cameroon — around 80 million including second-language speakers. Writing system: Latin alphabet (Boko), historically also Arabic script (Ajami).

  • Hausa uses hooked letters ɓ, ɗ and ƙ for sounds English does not have.
  • It is tonal, with high, low and falling tones.
  • Long and short vowels are different words, so vowel length matters.

How accurate is it?

Translations are produced by an AI model, so treat long or legal text as a draft and check it with a speaker. Short everyday sentences — greetings, directions, family talk — are where it is strongest, and the pronunciation guide is written for English readers. Lesson audio is AI pronunciation audio, not a recording of a native speaker.

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