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Yoruba to Hausa translation

Most translation tools route Yoruba through English before they reach Hausa, which is where the meaning goes missing. SemaSoma translates the pair directly and hands back a pronunciation guide with every result.

Yoruba to Hausa: everyday phrases

Phrases that appear in both the Yoruba and Hausa courses, lined up side by side with the English meaning so you can check the match.

  • Ẹ ṣéNa gode
    Thank you/na GO-deh/
  • Ó dàbọ̀Sai an jima
    Goodbye/sigh an-JEE-ma/
  • Bẹ́ẹ̀ niIi
    Yes/EE/
  • RáráA'a
    No/AH-ah/
  • Jọ̀wọ́Don Allah
    Please/don al-LAH/
  • Báwo ni?Kana lafiya?
    How are you?/KA-na la-FEE-ya/
  • Mo wà dáadáaLafiya lau
    I am fine/la-FEE-ya LAU/
  • Kí ni orúkọ rẹ?Mene ne sunanka?
    What is your name?/MEH-neh neh soo-NAN-ka/
  • OmiRuwa
    Water/ROO-wa/
  • OúnjẹAbinci
    Food/a-BEEN-chee/
  • Ọ̀rẹ́Aboki
    Friend/a-BO-kee/
  • Ọ̀kanƊaya
    One/DA-ya/
  • ÈjìBiyu
    Two/BEE-yoo/
  • Ẹ̀taUku
    Three/OO-koo/
  • ÀrúnBiyar
    Five/BEE-yar/
  • Ẹ̀wáGoma
    Ten/GO-ma/
  • ỌjàKasuwa
    Market/ka-SOO-wa/
  • ÌyáUwa
    Mother/OO-wa/
  • BàbáUba
    Father/OO-ba/
  • ỌmọYaro
    Child/YA-ro/
  • ẸbíIyali
    Family/ee-YA-lee/
  • ÌyàwóMata
    Wife/MA-ta/
  • ỌkọMiji
    Husband/MEE-jee/
  • ÒníYau
    Today/YOW/
  • Ọ̀laGobe
    Tomorrow/GO-beh/
  • ÀnáJiya
    Yesterday/JEE-ya/
  • NísinsìnyíYanzu
    Now/YAN-zoo/
  • ẸranNama
    Meat/NA-ma/
  • ÌrẹsìShinkafa
    Rice/shin-KA-fa/
  • Búrẹ́dìBurodi
    Bread/boo-RO-dee/
  • Ebi ń pa míIna jin yunwa
    I am hungry/EE-na jin YOON-wa/
  • Ó dùnYana da dadi
    It is delicious/YA-na da DA-dee/
  • Ọkọ̀Mota
    Car/MO-ta/
  • IléGida
    House/GEE-da/
  • Ọ̀nàHanya
    Road/HAN-ya/
  • ÒsìHagu
    Left/HA-goo/
  • Ọ̀túnDama
    Right/DA-ma/
  • TààràKai tsaye
    Straight ahead/kai TSA-yeh/
  • DúróTsaya
    Stop/TSA-ya/

What to know before you translate

About Hausa

Northern Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, Chad, Cameroonaround 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.

About Yoruba

Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and a large diaspora in Brazil, Cuba and the USaround 45 million. Writing system: Latin alphabet with tone marks and sub-dot letters (ẹ, ọ, ṣ).

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.