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Basic Phrases in Hausa

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In today’s lesson we are going to study the following topic: ”BASIC PHRASES” in Hausa

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Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Pronouns in Hausa, Parts of the Body, Health & People in Hausa.

Basic Phrases in Hausa

ENGLISH	HAUSA	ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION	PORTUGUESE
Hello (Good Day)	Barka dai (Rana mai kyau)	bahr kah die (rah nah my kih ow)	Olá (Bom dia)
How are you ?	Lafiya kuwa?	lah fee yah koo ah  ?	E aí ?
I'm well.	Ina lafiya.	ih nah lah fee yah	tô bem
What is your name?	Menene sunanki?	meh neh neh sou nahn kih?	Qual seu nome?
My name is ...	Sunana ...	sou nah nah	Meu nome é...
Nice to meet you.	Na ji dadin haduwa da ku.	nah jih dah dihn hah doo ah dah kou	Muito prazer!
Please.	Don Allah.	dohn ahl lah	Por favor!
You're welcome	Marabanku	mah rah bahn kou	De nada!
Yes.	Ee.	eeh	Tá / sim
No.	A'a	ah ah	Não
Excuse me.	Gafara dai.	gah fah rah diw	Com licença
I'm sorry.	Na tuba.	nah tou bah	Desculpa!
I don´t speak Hausa	Ba na jin Hausa	bah nah jeen how sah	Eu não falo Hauçá
Do you speak English?	Ana jin Turanci?	ah nah jeen tou rahn chih	Você fala Inglês?
Help!	Taimako!	tie mah koh	Socorro!
Good morning	Barka da safiya	bahr kah dah sah fee yah	Bom dia
Good afternoon	Barka da yamma	bahr kah dah yahm mah	Boa tarde
Good evening	Barka da yamma	bahr kah dah yahm mah	Boa tarde
Good night	Ina kwana	ih nah koo ah nah	Boa noite
I don't understand	Ban gane ba	bahn gah neh bah	Eu não entendo
Where are you from?	Daga ina ku ke?	dah gah ih nah kou keh	De onde você é?
I am from ...	Ni daga ...	nih dah gah	Eu venho de...
Good luck!	Sa'a!	sah ah	Boa sorte!

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