Hausa sentences and phrases

To learn Hausa language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Hausa sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Hausa sentences translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Hausa language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Hausa language quickly and also play some Hausa word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Hausa.

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¤ Easy sentences
¤ Hard sentences
¤ Difficult sentences
¤ Sentences start with
¤ 1000 words
¤ Picture Vocabulary

Daily use common Hausa Sentences

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Hausa language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	Barka da zuwa
Thanks	Godiya
Good	Yayi kyau
Enjoy	Ji dadin
Fine	Lafiya
Congratulations	Barka da warhaka
I hate you	na ki jinin ka
I love you	Ina son ku
I’m in love	Ina soyayya
I’m sorry	na tuba
I’m so sorry	na tuba
I’m yours	Ni taka ce
Thanks again	godiya kuma
How are you	Yaya kake
I am fine	ina lafiya
Take care	Kula
I miss you	Ina kewar ka
You’re nice	Kuna da kyau
That’s terrible	Wannan mummunan abu ne
That’s too bad	Hakan yayi muni
That’s too much	Wannan yayi yawa
See you	Zan gan ki
Thank you	na gode
Thank you sir	Na gode yallabai
Are you free	Ana da dan lokaci
No problem	Babu matsala
Get well soon	Allah ya kara sauki
Very good	Yayi kyau
Well done	Sannu da aikatawa
What’s up	Me ke faruwa
I can’t hear you	Ba na jin ku
I can’t stop	Ba zan iya tsayawa ba
I know	na sani
Good bye	Lafiya lau
Good idea	Kyakkyawan ra’ayi
Good luck	Sa’a
You are late	kun makara
Who is next?	waye na gaba?
Who is she?	wacece?
Who is that man?	wanene wannan mutumin?
Who built it?	wa ya gina shi?
They hurt	sun ji ciwo
She got angry	ta fusata
She is a teacher	Malama ce
She is aggressive	ta daure
She is attractive	tana da ban sha’awa
She is beautiful	tana da kyau
She is crying	tana kuka
She is happy	tayi murna
No way!	babu hanya!
No worries	ba damuwa
No, thank you	a’a, na gode

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I’m so happy	ina murna sosai
I’m hungry	ina jin yunwa
I’m able to run	zan iya gudu
I agree	na yarda
I can swim	zan iya iyo
I can’t come	ba zan iya zuwa ba
He got angry	ya fusata
He was alone	shi kadai
He was brave	ya kasance jarumi
He likes to swim	yana son yin iyo
Don’t be angry	Kar ka yi fushi
Don’t be sad	Kar ka yi bakin ciki
Don’t cry	kar kayi kuka
Come in	Shigo
Come on	ku zo
Can you come?	zaka iya zuwa?
Can I help?	zan iya taimaka?
Can I eat this?	zan iya ci wannan?
Can I help you?	zan iya taimaka muku?
Can I see?	zan iya gani?
Are you going?	za ka je?
Are you hungry?	kuna jin yunwa?
Are you mad?	kana hauka?
Are you serious?	da gaske kake?
Are you sleeping?	barci kike?
Can you do this?	za ku iya yin wannan?
Can you help me?	za’a iya taya ni?
Can you tell me?	za ka iya gaya mani?
Come on tomorrow	zo gobe
Come quickly	zo da sauri
Could I help you?	zan iya taimaka muku?
Could you tell me?	za ku iya gaya mani?
Do not disturb!	Kar a damemu!
Do you hear me?	kana ji na?
Do you smoke?	kuna shan taba?
Have you eaten?	ka ci abinci?
Have you finished?	kun gama?
He can run fast	zai iya gudu da sauri
He began to run	ya fara gudu
He did not speak	bai yi magana ba
His eyes are blue	idanunsa shudi ne
His smile was good	murmushinsa yayi kyau
How is your life?	yaya rayuwarka take?
How is your family?	yaya danginku?
I am a student	Ni dalibi ne
I am going to study	zan yi karatu
I am not a teacher	ni ba malami ba ne
I am sorry	Yi hankuri
I believe you	na yarda da ke
I can do this job	zan iya yin wannan aikin
I can run faster	zan iya gudu da sauri
I can’t believe it	ba zan iya yarda da shi ba
It happens	yana faruwa

It is new	sabo ne
It is a long story	labari ne mai tsawo
It looks like an bird	yana kama da tsuntsu
It really takes time	yana ɗaukar lokaci da gaske
It was really cheap	arha ne da gaske
It was so noisy	ya yi surutu sosai
It was very difficult	yayi matukar wahala
It wasn’t expensive	ba tsada ba
It wasn’t necessary	ba lallai ba ne
Let me check	bari in duba
Let me say	bari in ce
Let me see	bari in gani
May I come in?	zan iya shiga?
May I help you?	Zan iya yin taimako?
May I join you?	zan iya shiga ku?
May I speak?	zan iya magana?
May I eat this?	zan iya ci wannan?
My father is tall	babana dogo ne
My sister has a job	kanwata tana da aiki
My sister is famous	‘Yar uwata ta shahara
My wife is a doctor	matata likita ce
No problem	ba matsala
No, I’ll eat later	a’a, zan ci abinci anjima
Please come in	don Allah ku shigo
Please do that again	don Allah a sake yin hakan
Please give me	don Allah a ba ni
She admired him	Ta yaba shi
She avoids me	ta guje ni
She came last	ta zo karshe
She goes to school	tana zuwa makaranta
That house is big	gidan nan babba ne
That is a good idea	wannan kyakkyawan ra’ayi ne
That is my book	wato littafina
That is my son	dana kenan
The dog is dead	kare ya mutu
The river is wide	kogin yana da fadi
There is no doubt	babu shakka
They are playing	suna wasa
They are pretty	suna da kyau
They got married	sunyi aure
They have few books	suna da ‘yan littattafai
They stopped talking	suka tsaya magana
This is my friend	wannan abokina ne
This bird can’t fly	wannan tsuntsu ba zai iya tashi ba
This decision is final	wannan shawarar ita ce ta ƙarshe
This is my book	wannan littafina ne
This is my brother	wannan dan uwana ne
This is my daughter	wannan ‘yata ce
This is not a joke	wannan ba wasa ba ne
This is surprising	wannan abin mamaki ne
This river is beautiful	wannan kogin yana da kyau
This story is true	wannan labarin gaskiya ne
We are happy	muna farin ciki
Will it rain today?	za ayi ruwa yau?
Will you go on a trip?	za ku yi tafiya?

Hard sentences

What is your name	Menene sunanka
Which is correct?	wanne ne daidai?
Will you please help me?	don Allah za ku taimake ni?
Will you stay at home?	zaka zauna a gida?
Do you need anything?	kuna bukatar wani abu?
Do you need this book?	kuna buƙatar wannan littafin?
Are you feeling better?	kana jin sauki?
Are you writing a letter?	Kuna rubuta wasiƙa?
Come and see me now	zo ku ganni yanzu
Come with your family	zo da iyalinka
I’m very busy this week	ina aiki sosai a wannan makon
There is a lot of money	akwai kudi da yawa
They are good people	mutanen kirki ne
We need some money	muna bukatar wasu kudi
What is your destination?	Ina ne zaku nufa?
What are you doing today?	me kuke yi yau?
What are you reading?	me kake karantawa?
What can I do for you?	me zan iya yi maka?
What is the problem?	menene matsalar?
What is the story?	menene labarin?
What is your problem?	menene matsalar ku?
What was that noise?	menene wannan hayaniyar?
When can we eat?	yaushe za mu iya ci?
When do you study?	yaushe kuke karatu?
When was it finished?	yaushe aka gama?
How about your family	Yaya batun iyalanka
Do you understand?	ka gane?
Do you love me?	kina sona?
Don’t talk about work	kar a yi maganar aiki
How can I help you?	Yaya zan iya taimaka ma ku?
How deep is the lake?	yaya zurfin tafkin yake?
I’m not disturbing you	ba na damun ku
I’m proud of my son	ina alfahari da dana
I’m sorry to disturb you	kayi hakuri na dame ka
Is something wrong?	wani abu ne ba daidai ba?
May I open the door?	zan iya bude kofa?
Thanks for everything	Godiya ga komai
This is very difficult	Wannan Yana da matukar wahala
This is very important	Wannan yana da matukar muhimmanci
Where are you from	Daga ina ku ke
Do you have any idea	Kuna da wani ra’ayi
I love you so much	ina son ka sosai
I love you very much	Ina son ku sosai
I’m in love with you	Ina soyayya da ku
I missed you so much	Na yi kewarku sosai
Let me think about it	Bari nayi tunani akai
Thank you very much	Na gode sosai
I can’t stop thinking	Ba zan iya daina tunani ba
Will you stop talking?	zaka daina magana?
Would you like to go?	kuna so ku tafi?
Would you teach me?	za ka koya mani?

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	ba a yarda da ra’ayinsa ba
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	an amince da shawarwarinsa a taron
How do you come to school?	yaya ake zuwa makaranta?
If I had money, I could buy it	idan ina da kudi, zan iya saya
If you want a pencil, I’ll lend you one	idan kana son fensir, zan ba ka ara daya
If he comes, ask him to wait	idan ya zo, a ce masa ya jira
If it rains, we will get wet	in anyi ruwa zamu jika
If I studied, I would pass the exam	idan na yi karatu zan ci jarrabawa
My hair has grown too long	gashi na yayi tsayi da yawa
My mother is always at home	mahaifiyata kullum tana gida
There are many fish in this lake	akwai kifi da yawa a cikin wannan tafkin
There are many problems to solve	akwai matsaloli da yawa don warwarewa
There are some books on the desk	akwai wasu littattafai a kan tebur
There is nothing wrong with him	babu laifi gareshi
There was a sudden change in the weather	sai aka samu canjin yanayi kwatsam
There was nobody in the garden	babu kowa a gonar
There was nobody there	babu kowa a wurin
There were five murders this month	an yi kisan kai guda biyar a wannan watan
They admire each other	suna sha’awar juna
They agreed to work together	sun amince su yi aiki tare
They are both good teachers	dukkansu malamai ne nagari
We want something new	muna son wani sabon abu
We should be very careful	ya kamata mu yi taka tsantsan
When can I see you next time?	yaushe zan iya ganinku gaba?
When did you finish the work?	yaushe kuka gama aikin?
When will you harvest your wheat?	yaushe za ku girbe alkama?
Where do you want to go?	ina kuke son zuwa?
Where is the pretty girl?	ina kyakkyawar yarinyar?
Which food do you like?	wane abinci kuke so?
Which is more important?	wanne ya fi muhimmanci?
Which one is more expensive?	wanne yafi tsada?
Which way is the nearest?	wace hanya ce mafi kusa?
Which is your favorite team?	wace kungiya ce kuka fi so?
Which languages do you speak?	Wadanne harsuna kuke magana?
Which team will win the game?	wace kungiya ce zata lashe wasan?
Why are you drying your hair?	me yasa kike bushewa?
Why are you late?	me yasa ka makara?
Why did you get so angry?	me yasa kuka fusata haka?
Why did you quit?	me yasa kuka daina?
Why don’t you come in?	me yasa baka shigo ba?

Sentences start with

English to Hausa – here you learn top sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Hausa meanings with transliteration.

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• Is sentences
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• All grammar

Top 1000 words

English to Hausa – here you learn the top 1000 words, which are separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level words are very helpful for beginners and all words have Hausa meanings.

Eat	ci
All	duka
New	sabo
Snore	kururuwa
Fast	sauri
Help	taimako
Pain	zafi
Rain	ruwan sama
Pride	girman kai
Sense	hankali
Large	babba
Skill	gwaninta
Panic	tsoro
Thank	na gode
Desire	sha’awa
Woman	mace
Hungry	yunwa

Hausa Vocabulary

Hausa Quiz

Will she come?	zata zo?
Would you kill me?	zaka kashe ni?
Would you love me?	za ku so ni?
Would you come here?	za ku zo nan?
You are a teacher	kai malami ne
You are very beautiful	kana da kyau sosai
You are very brave	kana da jaruntaka sosai
You broke the rules	kun karya doka
You love me	kuna sona
you love me or not	kana sona ko ba ka so
You make me happy	kana sa ni murna
You may go	za ku iya tafiya
You should sleep	yakamata kuyi bacci
You must study hard	dole ne ku yi karatu sosai
Whose idea is this?	wannan tunanin waye?
Thanks for your help	na gode da taimakon ku
Thank you for coming	na gode da zuwan
How about you	Yaya game da ku
How is your family	Yaya iyalanka
How to Say	Yadda Zaka Ce
Good morning	Barka da safiya
Good afternoon	Barka da yamma
Good evening	Barka da yamma
Good night	Ina kwana
Happy birthday	Barka da ranar haihuwa
Happy Christmas	Barka da Kirsimeti
Happy new year	Barka da sabon shekara
Good to see you	Kyakkyawan ganin ku
I don’t like it	Ba na son shi
I have no idea	Ban sani ba
I know everything	Na san komai
I know something	Na san wani abu
Thank you so much	na gode sosai
Thanks a million	Godiya ga miliyan
See you later	Sai anjima
See you next week	Mu hadu a mako mai zuwa
See you next year	Mu hadu a shekara mai zuwa
See you soon	Sai anjima
See you tomorrow	Sai gobe
Sweet dreams	Dadi mai dadi
I’m crazy about you	Ina hauka game da ku
I’m crazy with you	Ina hauka tare da ku
Nice to meet you	Na ji dadin haduwa da ku
It’s very cheap	Yana da matukar arha
Just a moment	Kamar ɗan lokaci
Not necessarily	Ba lallai bane
That’s a good deal	Wannan kyakkyawar yarjejeniya ce
You’re beautiful	Kina da kyau
You’re very nice	Kuna da kirki sosai
You’re very smart	Kuna da hankali sosai
I really appreciate it	Ina matukar yabawa
I really miss you	Lallai nayi kewan ku

Where is your room?	ina dakin ku?
Where should we go?	ina zamu je?
Where is your house?	ina gidanku?
Please close the door	don Allah a rufe kofar
She agreed to my idea	ta amince da ra’ayina
That boy is intelligent	wannan yaron yana da hankali
It was a very big room	babban daki ne
He can swim very fast	zai iya yin iyo da sauri
He accepted my idea	ya yarda da ra’ayina
They loved each other	suna son junansu
When will you reach?	yaushe zaka kai?
Where are you from?	daga ina kake?
Where are you going?	ina zakaje?
We love each other	muna son junanmu
We obeyed the rules	mun bi dokoki
We started to walk	muka fara tafiya
We will never agree	ba za mu taba yarda ba
We can make change	za mu iya yin canji
We cook everyday	muna girki kullum
We enjoyed it	mun ji dadinsa
What about you?	kai fa?
What are you doing?	me kuke yi?
What did you say?	me ka ce?
What do you need?	me kuke bukata?
What do you think?	me kuke tunani?
What do you want?	me kuke so?
What happened?	Me ya faru?
What is that?	Menene wancan?
When was she born?	yaushe aka haife ta?
When will we arrive?	yaushe zamu isa?
Where are you?	Ina ku ke?
Where does it hurt?	A ina yake ciwo?
Where is my book?	ina littafina?
Where is the river?	ina kogin?
Who broke this?	wa ya karya wannan?
Why are you crying?	me yasa kuke kuka?
I can’t see anything	ba zan iya ganin komai ba
I disagree with you	ban yarda da ku ba
I like it very much	ina son shi sosai
I need more time	ina bukatan karin lokaci
I want to sleep	ina so in yi barci
I’m able to swim	zan iya yin iyo
I’m not a doctor	ni ba likita ba ne
I’m taller than you	na fi ka tsayi
I’m very sad	ina bakin ciki matuka
Is he a teacher?	shi malami ne?
Is she married?	tayi aure?
Is this book yours?	wannan littafin naku ne?
Let’s ask the teacher	mu tambayi malam
Let’s go out and eat	mu fita mu ci abinci
Let’s go to a movie	mu je fim

Why were you late this morning?	me yasa kuka makara da safe?
Why are you so tired today?	meyasa ka gaji yau?
Would you like to dance with me?	kuna so ku yi rawa da ni?
Would you come tomorrow?	gobe zaka zo?
You are always complaining	kullum kuna korafi
Thanks for your explanation	na gode da bayanin ku
Thanks for the compliment	godiya ga yabo
Thanks for the information	godiya ga bayanin
Thanks for your understanding	na gode da fahimtar ku
Thank you for supporting me	na gode da goyon bayana
I really miss you so much	Gaskiya nayi matukar kewarku
Happy valentine’s day	Barka da ranar masoya
Whose decision was final?	wanne yanke shawarar karshe?
Whose life is in danger?	ran wa ke cikin hatsari?
You are a good teacher	kai malami ne nagari
You can read this book	za ku iya karanta wannan littafin
You don’t understand me	baka fahimceni ba
You have to study hard	sai ka yi karatun ta nutsu
Where do you have pain?	a ina kuke jin zafi?
They are both in the room	su duka a dakin
That house is very small	wannan gidan kadan ne
Please give me your hand	don Allah ka ba ni hannunka
Please go to the school	don Allah ku tafi makaranta
Please sit here and wait	don Allah a zauna a nan ku jira
Please speak more slowly	Don Allah dada yi magana da hankali
My father is in his room	mahaifina yana dakinsa
May I ask you something?	zan iya tambayar ku wani abu?
May I ask you a question?	zan iya yi muku tambaya?
Is the job still available?	har yanzu akwai aikin?
I arrived there too early	na isa can da wuri
Do you have a family?	kuna da iyali?
Do you have any problem?	kina da wata matsala?
Do you have any idea?	kuna da wani tunani?
Did you finish the job?	kun gama aikin?
Did you like the movie?	kuna son fim ɗin?
Are we ready to go now?	a shirye muke mu tafi yanzu?
Would you like to come?	kuna so ku zo?
I don’t speak very well	Bana magana sosai