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Getting started with Hausa basics

Hausa Greetings and Pleasa­ntries Hi. Hello. Sannu. Hi. (response) Yawwa Sannu. Good morning 1. Barka da safe. Good morning 2. (early morning dawn) Barka da asuba. Thanks, same to you. (respo­nses) Yawwa barkar­ka(m) / barkar­ki(f) / barkar­ku(pl) dai. How are you? (in the morning) Ina kwana? How are you? (past noon) Ina wuni? Very well, thanks. Lafiya. How are you? (optional 2nd part) Ina gajiya? I'm good. (response) Ba gajiya. Goodbye. See you later. Sai anjima. Goodnight. Sai da safe. m = male, f = female, pl = plural Hausa Days and Time On [day of the week] A ran or A ranar [day of the week] Monday Litinin Tuesday Talata Wednesday Laraba Thursday Alhamis Friday Juma'a Saturday Asabar Sunday Lahadi Week Mako What's today? Yau yaushe? Tomorrow Gobe Yesterday Jiya Day before yesterday Shekar­anjiya Day after tomorrow Jibi Month Wata Next month Watan Gobe Year, years Shekara, shekaru (pl) Morning Safe Evening Yamma Night Dare Everyday, anytime Kullum, kodayaushe Time Lokaci Clock, watch Agogo 3 O'Clock Karfe Uku What time is it? Karfe nawa?

Hausa Numbers 0 Sifili 1 Daya 2 Biyu 3 Uku 4 Hudu 5 Biyar 6 Shida 7 Bakwai 8 Takwas 9 Tara 10 Goma 11 Sha Daya 20 Ashirin 21 Ashirin da daya 30 Talatin 40 Arba'in 50 Hamsin 60 Sittin 70 Saba'in 80 Tamanin 90 Chasa'in 100 Dari 101 Dari da daya 200 Dari Biyu 1000 Dubu 1st, 2nd... Na farko, na biyu... once, twice... Sau daya, sau biyu... one half rabi or rabi daya one quater rubu'i one third sulusi

Hausa Pronouns I Ni You Kai (m), Ke (f) He Shi She Ita We Mu You (pl) Ku They Su m = male, f = female, pl = plural Hausa Possessive Pronouns Mine Nawa Tawa Yours (m) Naka Taka Yours (f) Naki Taki Hers Nata Tata His Nasa (Nashi) Tasa (Tashi) Ours Namu Tamu Yours (pl) Naku Taku Theirs Nasu Tasu Column 1: Possessive Pronouns | Column 2: Referring to masculine noun | Column 3: Referring to feminine noun Hausa Family and Friends Family Iyali Older Brother Wa Younger Brother Kani Older Sister Ya Younger Sister Kyanwa Parents Mahaifa Mother Mahaifiya, uwa, mama Father Mahaifi, baba Grandp­arents Kaka Grandc­hild, Grandc­hildren Jika, Jikoki Friend (male) Aboki Friend (female) Kawa Mate (age) Sa'a

Getting started with Hausa basics 2

Hausa Greetings and Pleasa­ntries
Hausa	English
Sannu.	Hi. Hello.
Yawwa Sannu.	Hi. (response)
Barka da safe.	Good morning 1.
Yawwa barkar­ka(m) / barkar­ki(f) / barkar­ku(pl) dai.	Thanks, same to you. (respo­nses)
Ina kwana?	How are you? (in the morning)
Ina wuni/yini?	How are you? (past noon)
Lafiya.	Very well, thanks.
Ina gajiya?	How are you?(optional 2nd part)
Ba gajiya.	I'm good. (response)
Sai anjima.	Goodbye. See you later.
Sai da safe.	Goodnight.
m = male, f = female, pl = plural
Hausa Days and Time
English	Hausa
Sannu.	Hi. Hello.
On [day of the week]...	A ran or A ranar [sunan ranar]...
Monday	Litinin
Tuesday	Talata
Wednesday	Laraba
Thursday	Alhamis
Friday	Juma'a
Saturday	Asabar
Sunday	Lahadi
Week	Mako
What's today?	Yau yaushe?
Tomorrow Gobe	Yesterday Jiya
The day before yesterday	Shekaranjiya

Hausa Numbers
English	Hausa
0	Sifili
1	Daya
2	Biyu
3	Uku
4	Hudu
5	Biyar
6	Shida
7	Bakwai
8	Takwas
9	Tara
10	Goma
11	Sha Daya
20	Ashirin
21	Ashirin da daya
30	Talatin
40	Arba'in
50	Hamsin
60	Sittin
70	Saba'in
80	Tamanin
90	Chasa'in
100	Dari
101	Dari da daya
200	Dari Biyu
1000	Dubu
1st, 2nd...	Na farko, na biyu...
once, twice...	Sau daya, sau biyu...
one half	rabi or rabi daya
one quater	rubu'i
one third	sulusi

Hausa Pronouns
English	Hausa
Orange	Apple
Bread	Pie
Butter	Ice cream