Most translation tools can't go from Hausa to Amharic without turning it into English first. Meaning gets lost in the handoff — register, respect, the difference between what you'd say to an elder and what you'd say to a friend. SemaSoma translates Hausa and Amharic directly.
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Sannu
ሰላም
/seh-LAM/
Na gode
አመሰግናለሁ
/a-meh-seh-gee-NA-leh-hoo/
Sai an jima
ደህና ሁን
/DEH-na hoon/
Ii
አዎ
/A-wo/
A'a
አይደለም
/ay-deh-LEM/
Don Allah
እባክህ
/eh-BA-keh/
Kana lafiya?
እንደምን ነህ
/en-deh-MEN neh/
Ina son ka
እወድሻለሁ
/i-we-DI-sha-le-hu/
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Phrases that appear in both the Hausa and Amharic courses, lined up side by side with the English meaning so you can check the match.
Ethiopia — around 60 million including second-language speakers. Writing system: Ge'ez (Fidäl) syllabary — each character is a consonant plus a vowel.
Northern Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, Chad, Cameroon — around 80 million including second-language speakers. Writing system: Latin alphabet (Boko), historically also Arabic script (Ajami).
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.